Ruth Leslie Goodman (born 1961), is an American writer of
romance novels
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who uses the
pen name
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A pen na ...
Meagan McKinney.
Education
Goodman studied biology at Columbia University.
Career
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.
Personal life
Goodman is divorced and resides with her two children in
. In November 2010, Goodman pleaded guilty to defrauding
FEMA
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in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina
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.
She was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Works
source:
Single novels
Van Alen Family Saga series
Matched in Montana series
Anthologies in collaboration
''The Monk'' in ''DANCE WITH THE DEVIL'', published October 1997, along with
,
Anne Logan
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:( Chad Brannon, 2009)
Abigail
:(Ivy Bethune, 1987)
Sarah Abbott
:(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83)
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and
Deborah Martin
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.
References
Notes
External links
Meagan McKinney at goodreads.comMeagan McKinney at openlibrary.org
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1961 births
Living people
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
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