Bethany Campbell | |
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| Born | Sally Lea Bostwick April 27, 1941 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 2022 (aged 80) |
| Pen name | Sally Lea McCluskey, Lisa Harris |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Wayne State Teachers College (BA) University of Arkansas (MA) Northern Illinois University (PhD) |
| Period | 1984–2022 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable awards | RITA Award |
| Website | |
| www | |
Sally Lea McCluskey (née Bostwick; April 27, 1941 – March 26, 2022), known by her pen names Bethany Campbell and Lisa Harris, was an American writer of romance novels.
Sally McCluskey was born on April 27, 1941, in Omaha, Nebraska. 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, where she met her future husband, Dan Borengasser, a fellow graduate student.[1]
After graduation, she taught at her alma mater and later at Eastern Illinois University. She has also worked on a freelance basis as a writer for several greeting card companies. She published her first romance novel in 1984. She has received three Romance Writers of America RITA Awards,[2] three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. She died on March 26, 2022, at the age of 80.[3]
