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HAMILTON, ONTARIO 26 March 2007
After many
years of life experience and hard work in front of a computer screen,
Suzanne M Hurley is awaiting the launch of her first novel.
Following the exploits of a young secondary school counselor, the reader is
asked to speculate in the mysteries that abound in this setting.
Wings EPress was chosen from a myriad of publishers and Changeable
Facades will be available in September 2007 both in print and electronic
versions. In anticipation of the book launch, the novelist has also
developed an internet presence as well.
Check out Suzanne M Hurley and her Mysterious World at
http://suzannemhurley.com .
The site contains excerpts and ordering information.
Also See:
Suzanne M
Hurley in the Media
 01
October 2007
Area Writer's Book Signing set
for Haldimand County Library Posters on the doors of area library branches has
been announcing to area residences their chance to meet with Caledonia's newest
Writer - Suzanne M. Hurley.
Through the auspices of Paul
Diette, Deputy CEO of the Haldimand County Library System and the generous
efforts of Teresa Thompson, Librarian, notification of an upcoming event for
area writer Suzanne Hurley has been circulating through Branch Libraries since
early September.
Hurley's debut novel
Changeable Facades released by her publisher Wings Press on September 1st became
part of the circulating books available to library patrons shortly thereafter.
Saturday October 13 will find Canadian Author Suzanne M Hurley at Haldimand
County Caledonia Public Library, 100 Haddington Street in Caledonia for a book
signing, short presentation, question and answer session and light refreshments
starting at 1:00 pm. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and
autographing.
Book orders can be done
through the author's site http://suzannemhurley.com or see the new owners at the
Plank Road Bookstore on Argyle Street.
Changeable Facades is the
first of a series of Romantic Mysteries depicting the adventures of High School
Counsellor Samantha Barclay. The opening novel has a small town setting and
contains as many twists and turns as the hills of West Virginia. Release dates
have not been announced for the rest of the series.
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November 2007
Area Author In Simcoe Town Centre for Book Signing
Suzanne Hurley of Caledonia will be at the Simcoe Town Centre, 150 West
Street, on December 8th with her latest Samantha Barclay Novel
-"Changeable Facades" which received her Publisher's Best Selling Award
for first month sales.
Hurley will be available in Coles at the Town Centre to autographed
copies of her debut novel, purchased that December 8th from 1:00 to 3:00
pm.
After several years of research, plotting and planning, Hurley's first
Novel "Changeable Facades", a cozy romantic mystery, was released by her
publisher on September 1, 2007.
The gist of the fictional story is as follows: Samantha Barclay sets out
on her first job as a Counselor at Milton High School in the small
mountain town of Paxton, West Virginia. She is thrilled to be finally
working in her area of expertise: adolescents. Immediately she is
immersed in a Murder Mystery, involving the death of Tommy Bride's
mother. Tommy is a grade 9 student at the High School. Along the way she
rekindles the friendship and possible romance with one of her former
schoolmates, a police officer, Al Michaels, whom she has not seen in
years. As the novel progresses, Sam is engrossed in a wild, often
dangerous journey that will lead her to the truth of what really
happened to Tommy's mother. The truth is shocking and unbelievable!!
"Changeable Facades" is the first in a series of books Suzanne is
writing, where readers can immerse themselves into the fictional reality
of High School Counsellor Samantha Barclay. Samantha is a feisty
counsellor, who will steadfastly guard the students in her care as well
as her family, from the dangers that lurk in Society."
Hurley is currently at work on book 2 & 3 of her Series about Samantha.
In the second book Samantha is thrust into a 'career dilemma.' A student
she is counselling hides her secret life, lies to Sam and is in worse
shape than she lets on. In the third book Samantha is transferred to
another school to help find a young boy who is missing. Publishing dates
have yet to be set.
Reviews, ordering information and further details can be found on the
Author's Website http://suzannemhurley.com. Copies of "Changeable
Facades" are available in local Bookstores, "The Book Factory" and from
December 8th in "Coles - the Book People"
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November 2007
Christmas in Caledonia - A Good News Event for the Holidays
An exciting and unique gathering for the ‘Grand Experience'
is in the works for downtown Caledonia, Ontario during the upcoming holiday
season - a celebration of area authors. In conjunction with Christmas in
Caledonia Light-up Night, The Plank Road Bookstore, 62 Argyle Street North
(downtown Caledonia) has contacted several area Authors. On Friday November 23,
2007, the new owner of the local bookstore Nicole LeVatte has coordinated a
gathering of regional authors for a county's first.
This is only a representative sampling of the region's
talented writers including published and self-published authors. "One of my warm
and fuzzy memories of past Christmas mornings" remarked Suzanne Hurley of
Caledonia, "Was ripping open the wrapping to discover a brand new book, that I
was to savour over the upcoming holidays." Hurley is one of the local authors
invited for this special Holiday Book Signing. "Nicole LeVatte has set Caledonia
in a special spotlight, for such a gathering of an unique blend of established
and new authors is rarely seen even in larger cities. Area residents have the
chance to explore the downtown, freshly decorated for the Light-up Night, do
some shopping and meet some very popular local authors all at the same time. "
The schedule is set as follows with all authors in residence
at the Plank Road Bookstore: from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Tashene Wolfe followed up
from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm with Gordon Leenders, Dan Buist, Suzanne Hurley, Cheryl
MacDonald, Bob Blakeley, John Passfield and Brad Smith. In addition to the
expanding inventory of new & used books, there is stationary, photography and
other small gifts. Copies of the authors' books are available for purchase and
autographing. Additional information on the event at the Plank Road Bookstore 62
Argyle Street N Caledonia. Visit www.plankroadbookstore.ca or Call 905
289-284-0351 for added details.
Haldimand County has a wide range of authors writing in a
variety of genres.
Brad Smith, author of "Big Man Coming down the Road, Busted
Flush, All Hat", and "One Eyed-Jacks", which was nominated for the Dashiell
Hammett Prize and the Arthur Ellis Award. Luke Kirby and Keith Carradine star in
director Leonard Farlinger's adaptation of author Smith's laid back western
novel "All Hat", part of the recent Toronto Film Festival.
Gordon J H Leender author of "May Not Appear Exactly As
Shown" and the "To Be Continued" series uses parts of Haldimand county in
addition to cross Canada locales as settings for some of his writings. He has
received several writng award and reviews for his
work.
Suzanne M Hurley of Caledonia is busy on a new cozy mystery
series. "Changeable Facades" A Samantha Barclay Novel, was released in September
2007. Her debut novel garnered her Publisher's Best Seller Award for the first
month of sales. [www.suzannemhurley.com] Publication dates for new novels have
not been released.
Cheryl MacDonald, owner of Heronwood Enterprises, offering
writing & editorial services [www.heronwoodent.ca] is an experienced
professional writer with more than a dozen books and thousands of published
articles to her credit. Cheryl's work has appeared in Harrowsmith, Canadian
Living, The Beaver, the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, New York Daily News and
other publications. She has written a weekly heritage column for the Simcoe
Times-Reformer since the mid-1980s
Bob Blakeley of Waterford, penned the recently released "The
Civilian Soldier A Complete History of the Norfolk Militia 1796-2007". From
pioneer times to the present day, ordinary people have been ready and willing to
defend Norfolk County and Canada from real and threatened danger.
Dan
Buist, a Caledonia retiree, recently self-published his first novel "there is no
god", a tale of a womanizing cop's leap into the big leagues [www.lulu.com]and
is busy on his second.
John Passfield, Cayuga, has taught and studied literature,
creative writing and drama, Water Lane is his first self-published novel. A
companion book, The Making of Water Lane, records the process whereby a visit to
Water Lane, led the author to write a complex literary novel which is a story of
political intrigue [www.johnpassfield.ca]
Tashene Wolfe, President of the Hamilton and Area Healing
Network, has released "A Path to Wholeness" a Self-Help/ Spirituality Book,
[www.healingpathways.ca/index.php?pr=Tashene] and two other titles are awaiting
release dates.
William Bart, Caledonia author and illustrator, did
readings and signing of his children book "Wibby the Peanut Butter Rat" on
November 3rd and is not part of this particular holiday event. Good things are
happening in Caledonia, plan a visit this holiday season.
Summary: Press Release: Local Regional Authors Meet for First
Time
01
September 2007
Suzanne M Hurley, a
Caledonia resident, is pleased to announce that her first mystery,
Changeable Facades (E-ISBN: 1-59705-160-8 POD-ISBN Romantic Mystery) has
been published.
Suzanne has been a mystery
buff since she was a child. With three brothers in the house who owned the
Hardy Boy Series she read and re-read each book, enthralled with the world
of sleuthing and solving problems. She moved on to Agatha Christie, devoured
her books and still proceeds to read every mystery she can get her hands on
- Marcia Muller is currently her favorite author.
A few years ago, Suzanne
tried her hand at writing her own mystery about Samantha Barclay, a
fictional counselor at Milton High School in Paxton West Virginia. Although
Paxton is an imaginary town, it is based on the small town, Pax that exists
in West Virginia where she visited. Inspired by the hospitality of the
people there, she conceived this novel while jogging one morning. The many
hills, twists and turns of West Virginia mirrored the twists and turns found
in her novel.
The gist of the story is
this: Samantha Barclay, new to the school, encounters Tommy Bride, a ninth
grade student who believes that his mother was murdered. Everyone else,
including Deputy Al Michaels, believes that she died from complications of
diabetes. Samantha wins the trust of Tommy and begins a wild ride as she
races to find out who the killer is, before they strike again. The ending is
shocking and will leave you stunned. Please visit Suzanne at her website:
www.suzannemhurley.com
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October 2008
Caledonia author launching new title
Caledonia author Suzanne Hurley has completed her
second novel as part of her Samantha Barclay series and will launch the new
book on Oct. 25 at the Dragonfly Bookstore in Caledonia.
Delusions is the sequel to her
first novel Changeable Facades, released in 2007. The books are both
written in the mystery genre, about a fictional
counselor and amateur sleuth
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Samantha Barclay.
In her new book, Samantha tackles the world of narcotics that is
sweeping Milton High. She is also having a career meltdown.
A student she counsels has been living a secret life that Sam didn’t know
about. Not only are her counseling skills called into question, but she is
having problems with key people in her life such as her dad, landlady and
the local deputy.
Hurley will be at Dragonfly Bookstore & Gifts to launch
her new novel on Saturday, Oct. 25th from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. She will be
signing books as well as answering any questions.
For more information, please call Nicole LeVatte at the Dragonfly Book &
Gifts, 18 Argyle St N, Caledonia at
289-284-0351. Copies of both books are available through the
author's website
01
August 2009
Caledonia author launching new title
Caledonia author Suzanne Hurley has completed her
third novel as part of her Samantha Barclay series and will launch the new
book on Sep. 12 at the Dragonfly Bookstore in Caledonia.
Chances is the
third installment in the Samantha Barclay Novel series. This
August 2009 release has also been awarded the Publisher's Best Seller
distinction as the previous two books. Delusions (2008) was the sequel to her
first novel Changeable Facades, released in 2007. The three books are both
written in the mystery genre, about a fictional
counselor and amateur sleuth
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Samantha Barclay.
In her new book, FBI agent Ryan Leam's son is missing. Seeking truth, Psychologist Samantha Barclay
risks her life shortly after her father' wedding, to go undercover at Sacred Heart Academy
in Virginia. A new character appears during her absence in Paxton, newspaper reporter Mariah Blue; She is hot on
Samantha's trail. No one knows why. Will Samantha find the boy before it's too
late? Will she survive Mariah's confrontation? The truth
is both shocking and unbelievable.
Hurley will be at Dragonfly Bookstore & Gifts to launch
her new novel on Saturday, Sep 12th from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. She will be
signing books as well as answering any questions.
For more information, please call Nicole LeVatte at the Dragonfly Book &
Gifts, 18 Argyle St N, Caledonia at
289-284-0351. Copies of all three books are available through the
author's website
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