Q:Facts:   - period: 1993-present    - notableworks: '' the firebird ''    - influences: mary stewart , nevil shute    - genre: romance , thrillers      - pseudonym: susanna kearsley emma cole    - birth date: brantford , ontario    - awards: rita award 2014 the firebird best paranormal romance    - name: susanna kearsley    - nationality: canada    - occupation: novelist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of susanna kearsley .
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susanna kearsley -lrb- born in brantford , ontario -rrb- 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 '' .