Ruth Lee Duran

Background

Betty Lee Duran was born in the Ozark Mountains, Missouri.

Education

She studied Journalism in her native Missouri.

Career

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. After his death in 2008, she returned to writing under her own name: Lee Duran.

She traveled throughout the United States. during her childhood.

In 1984, she suffered a brain aneurysm, followed by three brain surgeries. 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 Columbia Broadcasting System soap, As The World Turns.

Following his death in 2008, she returned to writing under her own name: Lee Duran.

Interests

• Writers

  She has made frequent appearances on romance best seller lists, and was nominated a "Top Ten Favorite Author" by Affaire de Coeur magazine.