Used books by Ruth Jean Dale from $20.65

About Ruth Jean Dale

Birth

1939

Death

2022

First book

1989

Years writing

37

Biography

Betty Lee Duran was an American writer of romance novels. She started writing as Ruth Jean Dale, and now then wrote as Lee Duran.

Ruth Jean Dale, born in the Ozark Mountains, was a prolific American novelist with 67 published works.

She wrote under the pseudonym Lee Duran, focusing primarily on the romance genre.

Her passion for writing began in childhood when she penned her own sequel to Black Stallion, unaware of plagiarism laws.

Due to her father's work in highway construction, she lived in numerous states during her youth, which broadened her horizons.

Her book Kids, Critters and Cupid stands out as one of her most recognized titles in contemporary romance literature.