Meagan McKinney
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Meagan McKinney | |
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Born | Ruth Leslie Goodman 1961 (age 62–63) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Ruth Goodman Roberson |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Occupation(s) | Biologist, novelist |
Years active | 1987–2003 |
Children | 2 |
Ruth Leslie Goodman (born 1961) is an American writer of romance novels who uses the pen name Meagan McKinney.
Education
[edit]Goodman studied biology at Columbia University.[1]
Career
[edit]Goodman's career began as a biologist for several years. Goodman became a writer professionally and used the pen name Meagan McKinney.
Goodman's first book, My Wicked Enchantress, was a finalist for a Romance Writers of America Golden Medallion.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Goodman is divorced and resides with her two children in New Orleans, Louisiana. In November 2010, Goodman pleaded guilty to defrauding FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.[1][2] She was sentenced to 3 years in prison.[3]
Works
[edit]source:[4]
Single novels
[edit]Title | Publication Year | ISBN |
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No Choice But Surrender | 1987 | ISBN 978-0821758595 |
My Wicked Enchantress | 1990 | ISBN 978-0821756614 |
When Angels Fall | 1990 | ISBN 978-0440205210 |
Till Dawn Tames the Night | 1991 | ISBN 978-0440208709 |
The Ground She Walks Upon | 1995 | ISBN 978-0440215790 |
Gentle from the Night | 1997 | ISBN 978-0821758038 |
A Man to Slay Dragons | 1999 | ISBN 978-0821753453 |
The Fortune Hunter | 1998 | ISBN 978-0821760376 |
In the Dark | 1999 | ISBN 978-1575663715 |
The Merry Widow | 2000 | ISBN 978-0821767078 |
Still of the Night | 2001 | ISBN 978-1575666150 |
Moonlight Becomes Her | 2002 | ISBN 978-0821770504 |
Van Alen Family Saga series
[edit]Title | Publication Year | ISBN |
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Lions and Lace | 1988 | ISBN 978-0440212300 |
Fair is the Rose | 1993 | ISBN 978-0385309158 |
Matched in Montana series
[edit]Series Entry | Title | Publication Date | ISBN |
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1 | The Cowboy Meets His Match | June, 2000 | ISBN 978-0373762996 |
2 | The Lawman Meets His Bride | October, 2000 | ISBN 978-0373271078 |
3 | The M.D. Courts His Nurse | March, 2001 | ISBN 978-0373763542 |
5[a] | Plain Jane and the Hotshot | February 2002 | ISBN 978-0373764938 |
6 | The Cowboy Claims His Lady | March 2002 | ISBN 978-1426886126 |
7 | Billionaire Boss | April 2003 | ISBN 978-0373765058 |
Anthologies in collaboration
[edit]The Monk in DANCE WITH THE DEVIL, published October 1997, along with Rexanne Becnel, Anne Logan and Deborah Martin.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Perlstein, Michael (November 11, 2011). "Garden District romance novelist pleads guilty to Katrina fraud". WWL-TV. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ US Attorney's Office (August 26, 2010). "Twenty-Two Individuals Charged with Fraud Related to the Recovery of Funds Following Hurricane Katrina". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ Perlstein, Mike (February 25, 2011). "Garden District novelist sentenced in FEMA fraud". WWL-TV. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ Meagan McKinney at fantasticfiction
Notes
[edit]- ^ Book 4 in the series, Cinderella & The Playboy, was written by Laura Wright
External links
[edit]- 1961 births
- Living people
- American romantic fiction writers
- American women novelists
- American women romantic fiction writers
- Writers from New Orleans
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- Novelists from Louisiana