Susanna Kearsley was working as a museum curator when she wrote her first book on a dare from her sister and realized that writing was all that she wanted to do.
She left the museum and worked as a waitress instead while she wrote her second novel, which went on to win the U.K.'s Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize in 1993. Since then, her books have been translated into several languages, selected for The Mystery Guild, condensed for Reader's Digest, and optioned for film.
Genres: Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, Historical Mystery, Mystery
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Series
Slains
1. The Winter Sea (2008)
aka Sophia's Secret
2. The Firebird (2013)
3. The Vanished Days (2021)
1. The Winter Sea (2008)
aka Sophia's Secret
2. The Firebird (2013)
3. The Vanished Days (2021)
Novels
Undertow (1993)
The Gemini Game (1994)
Mariana (1994)
The Splendour Falls (1995)
The Shadowy Horses (1997)
Named of the Dragon (1998)
Season of Storms (2001)
Every Secret Thing (2006) (as by Emma Cole)
The Rose Garden (2011)
A Desperate Fortune (2015)
Bellewether (2018)
The King's Messenger (2024)
The Gemini Game (1994)
Mariana (1994)
The Splendour Falls (1995)
The Shadowy Horses (1997)
Named of the Dragon (1998)
Season of Storms (2001)
Every Secret Thing (2006) (as by Emma Cole)
The Rose Garden (2011)
A Desperate Fortune (2015)
Bellewether (2018)
The King's Messenger (2024)
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Susanna Kearsley recommends
O Little Town of Bethlehem (2024)
(Bethlehem , book 1)
Elizabeth Boyle
"Elizabeth Boyle has always had a rare gift for giving us people to care about, but she's put her whole heart into this beautiful, magical story that caught my heart completely in its spell. Absolutely enchanting!"
Someday I'll Find You (2023)
C C Humphreys
"C.C. Humphreys has written the book of his heart, and it's a triumph. A soaring mix of action and emotion, this powerful novel of love and war is simply unforgettable. A definite keeper."
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library (2023)
Hester Fox
"Weaves a spell of darkness that's mysterious and magical, and binds it with a knot of deathless love."
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