Susanna Kearsley

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.

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

As Susanna Kearsley

 * (part 1 of a trilogy, set in 1707)
 * (part 2 of a trilogy)
 * The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021
 * (part 1 of a trilogy, set in 1707)
 * (part 2 of a trilogy)
 * The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021
 * (part 1 of a trilogy, set in 1707)
 * (part 2 of a trilogy)
 * The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021
 * (part 2 of a trilogy)
 * The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021
 * The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021
 * The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021

Awards and reception

 * 2010 – Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Historical Fiction for The Winter Sea
 * 2011 – Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Historical Fantasy/Paranormal for The Rose Garden
 * 2011 – OKRWA National Readers Choice Award for Novel with Romantic Elements for The Rose Garden
 * 2013 – Goodreads Choice Nominee for Fantasy for The Firebird
 * 2014 – Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for The Firebird
 * 2014 – DABWAHA Romance Tournament for Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements for The Firebird

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. Several titles have also been Top Picks at RT Book Reviews. Huffington Post called The Firebird a "stunning read."

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