The Roses of Constant

by Bethany Campbell

Roses Of Constant [Jun 01, 1989] Bethany Campbell …

Genres: Harlequin, Romantic Suspense

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

About the author

Sally McCluskey (aka Bethany Campbell) was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, as an only child. She attended college beginning as a chemistry major, after quickly switching her major to English. She obtainded a B.A. from Wayne State Teachers College, and an M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas. She met her husband, Dan Borengasser, while both were graduate students at Northern Illinois University, where she obtained a Ph.D. in English.

Sally taught and in her spare time wrote, but after marriage, the couple moved to an area where teaching jobs were scarce, and she turned to writing full time. She wrote poetry, articles, short stories, and contributed to textbooks, but finally decided to try a romance novel at the urging of her mom and aunt, both avid romance fans. To Sally’s amazement, Harlequin bought her story After the Stars Fall and published it in 1985 under the pseudonym Bethany Campbell. She has also written as Lisa Harris. She has won three Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards, three Romantic Times Reviewer Awards, a Maggie Award, and the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence.

She lived with her husband in northwest Arkansas. Her husband, who serves as Vice President of Ozark Film & Video Productions, also writes, and has had several short films and plays produced.

Reviews

[Susie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was categorized as a mystery. Well, it was actually a romance, so I was very disappointed.

[Jules Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me fall in love with reading and drove me to start writing novels as well. It was the very first novel I read and I will never forget it.

[Arizela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has been one of the few romance titles to follow me around for the last 20 years. I enjoyed the story and writing. My tastes have changed over the years, but this is still a good title to pick up for a quick read in the tub or on a rare weekend when nothing much is happening around the house.