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Susanna Kearsley (born January 17, 1966) is a New York Times best-selling Canadian novelist of historical fiction and mystery, as well as thrillers under the pen name Emma Cole. In 2014, she received Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for The Firebird.[1]

Susanna Kearsley
Born	(1966-01-17) January 17, 1966 (age 56) Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Pen name	Susanna Kearsley Emma Cole
Occupation	Novelist
Period	1993–present
Genre	romance, thrillers
Notable works	The Firebird
Notable awards	RITA award – Best Paranormal Romance 2014 The Firebird
Website
susannakearsley.com

Biography

Kearsley studied politics and international development at university, and has worked as a museum curator.[2] She lives near Toronto, Canada.[3]

Bibliography

As Susanna Kearsley

• Undertow. Thomas Bouregy & Company. March 1993 [1993]. ISBN 978-0-8034-8987-5.
• The Gemini Game. Thomas Bouregy & Company. March 1994 [1994]. ISBN 978-0-8034-9047-5.
• Mariana. Bantam. August 1995 [1995]. ISBN 978-0-553-573763.
• The Splendour Falls. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. April 1996 [1996]. ISBN 978-0-7704-2718-4.
• Named of the Dragon. Seal Books. November 1998 [1998]. ISBN 978-0-7704-2790-0.
• The Shadowy Horses. Jove. March 1999 [1999]. ISBN 978-0-515-12464-4.
• Season of Storms. Jove. August 2001 [2001]. ISBN 978-0-515-13111-6.
• The Winter Sea. Allison & Busby. September 2008 [2008]. ISBN 978-0-7490-8097-6. (part 1 of a trilogy)
• The Rose Garden. Allison & Busby. May 2011 [2011]. ISBN 978-0-7490-0951-9.
• The Firebird. Sourcebooks. June 2013 [2013]. ISBN 978-1-4022-7663-7. (part 2 of a trilogy)
• A Desperate Fortune. Sourcebooks. April 2015 [2015]. ISBN 978-1-4926-0202-6.
• Bellewether. Simon & Schuster. April 2018 [2018]. ISBN 978-1-5011-1654-4.
• The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021

As Emma Cole

• Every Secret Thing. Allison & Busby. September 2007 [2007]. ISBN 978-0-7490-8147-8.

Awards and reception

• 2010 – Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Historical Fiction for The Winter Sea[4]
• 2011 – Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Historical Fantasy/Paranormal for The Rose Garden[5]
• 2011 – OKRWA National Readers Choice Award for Novel with Romantic Elements for The Rose Garden^{[citation needed]}
• 2013 – Goodreads Choice Nominee for Fantasy for The Firebird[6]
• 2014 – Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for The Firebird[1]
• 2014 – DABWAHA Romance Tournament for Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements for The Firebird^{[citation needed]}

Her novel Mariana won the Catherine Cookson Literary Prize. Every Secret Thing was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel.[7] Several titles have also been Top Picks at RT Book Reviews.[8] Huffington Post called The Firebird a "stunning read."[9]

Her 2015 release, A Desperate Fortune, debuted at #8 on the New York Times Bestsellers list in audio format.[10] Other titles to make the New York Times best sellers list include The Rose Garden,[11][12] The Winter Sea peaking at #5,[13] The Shadowy Horses at #14[14][15]

References

External links

• Official Website
• Author's Blog
• Susanna Kearsley on USAToday

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