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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1985
  • Latest Book:
    June 2020
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About the Author

Susan Kay was born on 1952 in Manchester, England. She worked as a primary school teacher until leaving to bring up a family, and now lives with her husband and two children in Cheshire. Her first novel was Legacy, about the life of Queen Elizabeth I and won a Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and a Betty Trask Award in 1985. Her second novel was Phantom, which expands upon the history of Erik, the hideous, brilliant character from Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, and won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association in 1991.

Book List in Order: 8 titles



  • THE MAGNIFICENT NOVEL OF ENGLAND'S MOST PASSIONATE QUEEN...AND THREE MEN WHO LOVED HER From the spectacular era that bears her name comes the spellbinding story of Elizabeth I. . . her tragic childhood; her relentless, often ruthless confrontation...



  • A CHILD IS BORN... His mother's only gift is a mask. Precocious and gifted, he will live friendless and alone. Taunted and abused, he will flee, only to find himself caged again--as a freak in a Gypsy carnival. A BRILLIANT OUTCAST...THE WORLD IS...



  • This captivating story follows the lives of Sarah Taylor and Samantha Howard as they grow up in different worlds and at different times. Sarah struggles to find the courage to face and relive the memories from her childhood. Samantha struggles to men...




  • Abby & Gabby Tales is about two little sister puppies that get adopted in Scotland, and brought over to the United States to start a new life. They aren't ordinary puppies. Abby & Gabby are talking puppies. That is what makes them so unique and speci...






  • One brisk fall day, Mother Nature calls to all her animal friends -- it’s autumn now, and there’s no time to play! All creatures must start preparing for the winter to come. Children must button their sweaters as the mornings grow colder, and lea...




Award-Winning Books by Susan Kay

Phantom
1991 RoNA -- Romantic Novel of the Year


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Susan Kay has published 8 books.

Susan Kay does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Fall, Said All, was published in June 2020.

The first book by Susan Kay, Legacy, was published in October 1985.

No. Susan Kay does not write books in series.