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== Biography ==
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
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[[Category:1985 Debut]]
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[[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Romantic Suspense Authors]]
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[[Bethany Campbell]] (aka: [[Sally McCluskey]]) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, as an only child. She attended college beginning as a chemistry major, after quickly switching her major to English. She obtainded a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, and an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas. She met her husband, Dan Borengasser, while both were graduate students at Northern Illinois University, where she obtained a Ph.D. in English.
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Sally started to teach and in her spare time wrote, but after her marriage, they moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, [[Harlequin]] bought her story ''After The Stars Fall'' and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym [[Bethany Campbell]]. Since also wrote as [[Lisa Harris]]. She has has won three Romance Writers of America [[RITA]] Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.
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Today, she lives with her husband in Northwest Arkansas. Her husband Dan Borengasser, vice-president of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.
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Bethany Campbell won the [[1989 Golden Medallion Winners|1989 Golden Medallion]] in the Traditional Category. She subsequently won other awards and accolades for her work. She appears to have stopped writing.
 
Bethany Campbell won the [[1989 Golden Medallion Winners|1989 Golden Medallion]] in the Traditional Category. She subsequently won other awards and accolades for her work. She appears to have stopped writing.
  
[[Bethany Campbell]] also published under the name [[Lisa Harris]]. As an author for [[Harlequin Romance]], she published 22 romance novels. Writing for the Harlequin [[Intrigue]] imprint, she published four novels.
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== On the Web ==
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* Website [http://www.bethanycampbell.com/ Bethany Campbell]
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== See Also ==
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* [[Lisa Harris]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* [[Add a Little Spice|''Add a Little Spice'']] - April, 1993 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3260]]
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* ''[[Add A Little Spice]]'' - 1993
* [[After the Stars Fall|''After the Stars Fall'']] - November, 1985 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2726]]
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* ''[[After The Stars Fall]]'' - 1985
* [[Child's Play|''Child's Play'']] - September 1992, ([[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue #196]])
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* ''[[Always And Forever]]'' - 1995
* [[The Cloud Holders|''Cloud Holders, The'']] - July, 1991 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3133]]
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* ''[[Amarillo By Morning]]'' - 1993
* [[Dancing Sky|''Dancing Sky'']] - July, 1990 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3062]]
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* ''[[The Baby Gift|Baby Gift, The]]'' - 2002
* [[Dead Opposites|''Dead Opposites'']] - December 1990, ([[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue #151]])
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* ''[[Child's Play]]'' - 1992
* [[The Diamond Trap|''Diamond Trap, The'']] - December, 1988 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2949]]
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* ''[[The Cloud Holders|Cloud Holders, The]]'' - 1991
* [[Don't Talk To Strangers|''Don't Talk To Strangers'']] - 1996
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* ''[[Dancing Sky]]'' - 1990
* [[The Ends of the Earth|''Ends of the Earth, The'']] - October, 1990 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3079]]
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* ''[[Dead Opposites]]'' - 1990
* [[Every Kind of Heaven|''Every Kind of Heaven'']] - December, 1991 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3163]]. This title won the [[1992 RITA® Winners|1992 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category.
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* ''[[The Diamond Trap|Diamond Trap, The]]'' - 1988
* [[Every Woman's Dream|''Every Woman's Dream'']] - March, 1991 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3109]]
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* ''[[Don't Talk To Strangers]]'' - 1996
* [[Flirtation River|''Flirtation River'']] - June, 1988 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2911]]. This title won the [[1989 Golden Medallion Winners|1989 Golden Medallion]] in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category.
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* ''[[The Ends Of The Earth|Ends Of The Earth, The]]'' - 1990
* [[The Heart of the Sun|''Heart of the Sun, The'']] - April, 1990 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3045]]
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* ''[[Every Kind Of Heaven]]'' - 1991
* [[Heartland|''Heartland'']] - December, 1987 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2877]]
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* ''[[Every Woman's Dream]]'' - 1991
* [[The Lady and the Tomcat|''Lady and the Tomcat, The'']] - August, 1993 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3277]]
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* ''[[Flirtation River]]'' - 1988
* [[The Long Way Home|''Long Way Home, The'']] - August, 1987 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2852]]
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* ''[[Gentle On My Mind]]'' - 1994
* [[The Lost Moon Flower|''Lost Moon Flower, The'']] - August, 1989 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3000]]
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* ''[[The Guardian|Guardian, The]]'' - 1999
* [[The Man Who Came for Christmas|''Man Who Came for Christmas, The'']] - December, 1993 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3293]]
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* ''[[Hear No Evil]]'' - 1998
* [[Only a Woman|''Only a Woman'']] - August, 1986 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2779]]
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* ''[[Heartland]]'' - 1987
* [[Only Make-Believe|''Only Make-Believe'']] - November, 1992 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3230]]
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* ''[[The Heart Of The Sun|Heart Of The Sun, The]]'' - 1990
* [[Pros And Cons|''Pros And Cons'']] - May 1987, ([[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue #65]])
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* ''[[Home To Texas]]'' - 2004
* [[The Roses Of Constant|''Roses of Constant, The'']] - June 1989, ([[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue #116]])
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* ''[[I'll Take Texas]]'' - 2002
* [[Sand Dollar|''Sand Dollar'']] - August, 1992 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3211]]
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* ''[[The Lady And The Tomcat|Lady And The Tomcat, The]]'' - 1993
* [[Sea Promises|''Sea Promises'']] - February, 1987 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2815]]
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* ''[[A Little Town In Texas]|Little Town In Texas, A]'' - 2003
* [[See How They Run|''See How They Run'']] - [[Bethany Campbell]] won the [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|Romantic Suspense]] category.
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* ''[[Lone Star State Of Mind]]'' - 1995
* [[The Snow Garden|''Snow Garden, The'']] - December, 1989 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3019]]
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* ''[[The Long Way Home|Long Way Home, The]]'' - 1987
* [[Spellbinder|''Spellbinder'']] - April, 1992 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #3187]]
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* ''[[The Lost Moon Flower|Lost Moon Flower, The]]'' - 1989
* [[A Thousand Roses|''Thousand Roses, A'']] - December, 1986 [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers|Harlequin Romance #2803]]
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* ''[[The Man Who Came For Christmas|Man Who Came For Christmas, the]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[One Track Mind]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[One True Secret]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Only A Woman]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Only Make-Believe]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[P.S. Love You Madly]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Pros And Cons]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Rhinestone Cowboy]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Roses Of Constant|Roses Of Constant, The]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Sand Dollar]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Say It With Flowers]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Sea Promises]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[The Secret Heiress|Secret Heiress, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[See How They Run]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[The Snow Garden|Snow Garden, The]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Spellbinder]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[A Thousand Roses|Thousand Roses, A]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[The Thunder Rolls|Thunder Rolls, The]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Truth And Consequences]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Whose Little Girl Are You?]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Wild Horses]]'' - 2005
  
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Whitewater'''
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# ''[[The Lost Moon Flower]]''
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# ''[[The Cloud Holders]]''
  
== See Also ==
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==Awards==
* [[Lisa Harris]]
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*1997  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romantic Suspense, ''[[See How They Run]]''
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*1992  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Traditional Romance, ''[[Every Kind Of Heaven]]''
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*1989  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Winner - Traditional Romance, ''[[Flirtation River]]''
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*1989  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Harlequin Intrigue, ''[[The Roses Of Constant]]''
  
== On the Web ==
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==Recognitions==
* [http://www.bethanycampbell.com/ Bethany Campbell] - website currently offline
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*1993  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[Only Make-Believe]]''
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*1992  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[The Cloud Holders]]''
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[The Roses Of Constant]]''

Latest revision as of 16:28, 7 October 2024


Bethany Campbell (aka: Sally McCluskey) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, as an only child. She attended college beginning as a chemistry major, after quickly switching her major to English. She obtainded a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, and an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas. She met her husband, Dan Borengasser, while both were graduate students at Northern Illinois University, where she obtained a Ph.D. in English.

Sally started to teach and in her spare time wrote, but after her marriage, they moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, Harlequin bought her story After The Stars Fall and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym Bethany Campbell. Since also wrote as Lisa Harris. She has has won three Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.

Today, she lives with her husband in Northwest Arkansas. Her husband Dan Borengasser, vice-president of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.

Bethany Campbell won the 1989 Golden Medallion in the Traditional Category. She subsequently won other awards and accolades for her work. She appears to have stopped writing.

On the Web

See Also

Books

Series/Related Titles

Whitewater

  1. The Lost Moon Flower
  2. The Cloud Holders

Awards

Recognitions