Wings ePress Author - Suzanne Hurley


Romantic Mystery	Romantic Mystery	Romantic Suspense

Happiness to this author is curled up with her laptop creating imaginary worlds that come from her heart. Writing is her passion and dreaming up story lines is her love. Suzanne was born in Peterborough, Ontario and currently lives in Caledonia, Haldimand County, where on morning walks, she tries out her new plots on the cows, sheep and numerous wild animals she greets along the way.

Suzanne Hurley explores this idea in her new romantic mystery, DELUSIONS (Wings e-Press, October, 2008). DELUSIONS is a bittersweet tale of teen angst and tragedy, of a murder-minded drug dealer roaming the halls of a small rural high school, and of benign faces hiding their true natures behind masks.

Once you meet Sam and her friends, you'll be eager to know what lies ahead for her. Good news! There's a third book in the works. -- Dorothy Bodoin -author www.dorothybodoin.com

DELUSIONS is a fast moving, tense mystery. Just as the reader thinks all has been revealed, the author springs yet another surprise. An enjoyable read. I highly recommend it. -- Norma Seely - author

Delusions, the sequel to Changeable Facades, Suzanne M. Hurley’s debut romantic suspense novel, is a story filled with numerous twists and unexpected turns. I thought I had my finger on the culprit, but Ms Hurley’s genuine talent for deception kept me guessing the plot’s ultimate outcome. A great ‘who-dunnit’ Ms. Hurley can be proud of. -- Kimberley Dehn www.kimberley-dehn

DELUSIONS: Suzanne Hurley keeps the reader in suspense, right up to the very end, with both the identity of the person behind the drug problem and with the outcome of Sam’s romantic life. -- Linda Rettstatt - www.geocities.com/lindarettstatt

In Delusions, Suzanne M. Hurley creates another suspenseful Samantha Barclay Mystery, as the High School councilor once again gets into trouble when she gives in to her own natural curiosity to ferret out the truth. Why are her best people getting into drugs? Suzanne Hurley creates another suspenseful, page turning mystery where absolutely everyone appears to be the culprit. -- Joan Powell - author www.congerbooks.com

Chances: I loved this suspense novel so much I read it twice, back-to-back. Yes, it’s that good! I’ve read Ms Suzanne M. Hurley before, but this is by far the best book she has master-minded. The ending will keep you gasping with surprises. Don’t wait for a rainy day to read this one. Get it today. -- Joan Powell

Chances:The high school counselor, Samantha Barclay, is at her best when she is sleuthing undercover. A student has disappeared. Some say he has run away, while others insist he has been kidnapped. Sam puts her own life on the line to find him and keep him safe. Little does she know that even as she and her dog, Maxine, brave dangers to locate the missing teenager, she herself is being stalked by an aggressive New York reporter, Mariah Blue. Even as she works to win trust from others, she herself struggles with the same problem. Her boyfriend, Deputy Al Michaels, can only shake his head in wonder as Sam tries to tackle the whole situation… alone. -- Joan Powell

Chances: For Samantha Barclay, counselor at Milton High School in the little town of Paxton, West Virginia, life is never serene. Just when her relationship with Deputy Al Michaels has reached an exciting new stage and her father is on the verge of marrying his newfound love, change enters in the form of an old FBI friend.

When we think we know the answers, Ms. Hurley cleverly twists the plot in a different direction. Soon Sam finds herself once again in grave danger, risking not only her relationship with Al but also her life. In the meantime, after a series of frustrations and dead ends, Mariah Blue finds Sam, and we still don’t know her agenda. This is a book that will keep you guessing right up to the last chapter.

Ms. Hurley is a talented writer who is willing to experiment with previous success. She uses the first point of view for Samantha, as in previous books; for Mariah she switches to third person, a technique that keeps the suspense at a fever pitch. And this is a true page-turner. It kept me coming back to read “just one more chapter” while my other chores went undone.

I was happy to be back in Samantha’s world with her friends, enjoying her sense of humor, marveling at how she managed to extricate herself from the direst predicaments and deal realistically with a major, unanticipated crisis in her own life.

I hear there’s a fourth Samantha book in the works; it can’t come soon enough for me. -- Dorothy Bodoin, www.dorothybodoin.com

Chances: At the request of FBI agent Ryan Leam, school counselor Samantha Barclay goes undercover to try to find out more about his son’s disappearance. She is welcomed by the faculty at her new school assignment, but students are wary of her attempts to garner information about Jason Leam. Meanwhile, New York Times reporter Mariah Blue takes a surprising ‘vacation’ and heads to West Virginia on a quest to locate Samantha.

Ms. Hurley artfully weaves together these two story lines to keep the reader guessing. In the end, we are surprised by the resolution of each story, when Samantha and Mariah come face-to-face.

Chances will satisfy the mystery lover, while the deepening relationship between Samantha and Sheriff’s Deputy Al Michaels will tease readers of sweet romance. -- Linda Rettstatt, www.lindarettstatt-author.blogspot.com