Ruth Jean Dale

Betty Lee Duran
Born Ozark Mountains, Missouri, United States
Pen name Ruth Jean Dale,
Lee Duran
Occupation newspaper reporter, novelist
Nationality American
Period 1988 - present
Genre Romance Mystery Humor

Betty Lee Duran (b. in Ozark Mountains, Missouri, United States) was an American writer of romance novels. She started writing as Ruth Jean Dale, and now, she writes as Lee Duran.

Ruth Jean Dale's books have been translated in many foreign languages, including French, Spanish, German, Polish, Greek, Italian, Russian and Chinese. She has made frequent appearances on romance best seller lists, and was nominated a "Top Ten Favorite Author" by Affaire de Coeur magazine.

Duran retired temporarily in 2000 after her husband suffered a stroke. After his death in 2008, she returned to writing under her own name: Lee Duran.

Biography

Betty Lee Duran was born in the Ozark Mountains, Missouri. She traveled throughout the U.S. during her childhood. She studied Journalism in her native Missouri. She served in the U.S. Navy, and married a U.S. Marine. She worked as newspaper reporter in California, with her husband. In 1984, she suffered a brain aneurysm, followed by three brain surgeries.[1]

Duran sold her first novel as Ruth Jean Dale on July 8, 1988. She also collaborated with her friend, the writerMargaret Brownley. They sold a two-year story projection to the CBS soap, As The World Turns. Duran retired temporarily in 2000 after her husband suffered a stroke. Following his death in 2008, she returned to writing under her own name: Lee Duran

Bibliography

As Ruth Jean Dale

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Stand alone novels

The Taggarts of Texas! Saga

  1. Legend! (1993)
  2. Fireworks! (1992)
  3. The Red-Blooded Yankee! (1992)
  4. Showdown! (1993)
  5. Hitched! (2000)

The Camerons of Colorado Saga

  1. Kids, Critters and Cupid (1996)
  2. The Cupid Conspiracy (1996)
  3. The Cupid Chronicles (1996)
  4. Cupid's Revenge (1998)

Runaway Wedding Series

  1. Runaway Wedding (1996)
  2. A Simple Texas Wedding (1996)
  3. Runaway Honeymoon (1996)

Gone to Texas! Series

  1. The Wrangler's Woman (2000)
  2. Almost a Cowboy (2000)
  3. The Cowgirl's Man (2000)

Rebels & Rogues Series Multi-Author

Back To The Ranch Series Multi-Author

Matchmaking Moms Series Multi-Author

Simply the Best Series Multi-Author

Whirlwind Weddings Series Multi-Author

Hero for Hire Series Multi-Author

Texas Grooms Wanted! Series Multi-Author

The Lyon Legacy Series Multi-Author

Bachelor Auction Series Multi-Author

A Walk Down the Aisle: Wedding Celebration Series Multi-Author

Collections

Omnibus in collaboration

As Lee Duran

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Single novels in collaboration

Single novels

References and sources

  1. Ruth Jean Dale in Harlequin, retrieved 2008-07-03
  2. Ruth Jean Dale in FantacticFiction, retrieved 2008-07-03
  3. Lee Duran in FantacticFiction, retrieved 2008-07-03

External links

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