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Bethany Campbell and Lisa Harris are pen-names of Sally McCluskey, an American
United States
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 writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

 of romance novels.

Biography

Sally McCluskey was born in Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 and raised in Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

. She received a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in English literature from Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University is a state university and research institution located in DeKalb, Illinois, with satellite centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon. It was originally founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P...

, where she met her future husband, Dan Borengasser, a fellow graduate student.

After graduation McCluskey taught at her alma mater and then Eastern Illinois University. She has also worked on a freelance basis as a writer for several greeting card companies. She sold her first romance novel in 1984. She has won three Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...

 RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.

Awards

  • Flirtation River: 1989 Rita Awards Best Novel winner
  • Every Kind of Heaven: 1992 Rita Awards Best Novel winner
  • See How They Run: 1997 Rita Awards Best Novel winner

Single novels

  • After The Stars Fall, 1985
  • A Thousand Roses, 1986
  • Only a Woman, 1986
  • Heartland, 1987
  • Pros and Cons, 1987
  • Sea Promise, 1987
  • The Long Way Home, 1987
  • Flirtation River, 1988
  • The Diamond Trap, 1988
  • The Lost Moon Flower, 1989
  • The Snow Garden, 1989
  • The Roses of Constant, 1989
  • Dead Opposites, 1990
  • Heart of the Sun, 1990
  • The Ends of the Earth, 1990
  • Dancing Sky, 1990
  • Every Kind of Heaven, 1991
  • Every Woman's Dream, 1991
  • The Cloud Holders, 1991
  • Spellbinder, 1992
  • Child's Play, 1992
  • Sand Dollar, 1992
  • Only Make Believe, 1992
  • Add a Little Spice, 1993
  • The Lady and the Tomcat, 1993
  • The Man Who Came For Christmas, 1993
  • Amarillo by Morning, 1993
  • The Thunder Rolls, 1993
  • Rhinestone Cowboy, 1994
  • Gentle on My Mind, 1994
  • Lonestar State of Mind, 1995
  • Don't Talk To Strangers, 1996
  • See How They Run, 1996
  • Hear No Evil, 1998
  • The Guardian, 1999
  • P.S. Love You Madly, 2000
  • Whose Little Girl Are You?, 2000
  • The Baby Gift, 2002
  • A Little Town in Texas, 2003
  • Home to Texas, 2004
  • Wild Horses, 2005

Anthologies in collaboration

  • "Say it with flowers" in With This Ring, 1991
  • Always and Forever, 1995 (with Jasmine Cresswell
    Jasmine Cresswell
    Jasmine Rosemary Cresswell is a best-selling author of over 50 romance novels as Jasmine Cresswell and Jasmine Craig.-Biography:...

     and Debbie Macomber
    Debbie Macomber
    Debbie Macomber is a best-selling American author of over 150 romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Over 140 million copies of her books are in print throughout the world, and four have become made-for-TV-movies...

    )
  • "I'll take Texas" in Return to Crystal Creek, 2002
  • One True Secret / Full House, 2004 (with Nadia Nichols)
  • Baby, it's Cold Outside / Family Doctor / Baby Gift, 2004 (with Bobby Hutchinson and Kristine Rolofson
    Kristine Rolofson
    Kristine Rolofson is a popular U.S.American writer of over 35 romance novels since 1987.-Biography:...

    )

Single novels

  • I Will Find You!, 1994
  • Undercurrent, 1994
  • Trouble in Paradise, 1994
  • The Tempting, 1995
  • A Man from Oklahoma, 1996
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