USA Today bestselling author Lee Tobin McClain watched Dr. Zhivago way too young and developed a lifelong passion for angsty romance. Her love stories include plenty of real world issues, but also heartwarming communities, kids, and happy endings. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on Arthurian romance in medieval, Victorian, and contemporary times, teaches courses with such titles as "Romance: Then and Now" and "Romance Classics," and mentors aspiring writers in Seton Hill's MFA program. She is the author of fifteen published novels.

Education

• M.A., Ohio State University, 1984
• Ph.D., University of Colorado (Boulder, CO), 1991

Publications

• McClain, Lee Tobin. Low Country Dreams. New York: HQN, 2019. [More Information]
• McClain, Lee Tobin. Low Country Hero. New York: HQN, 2019. [More Information]
• McClain, Lee Tobin. Low Country Christmas. New York: HQN, 2019. [More Information]
• McClain, Lee Tobin. Cottage at the Beach. New York: HQN, 2020. [More Information]
• McClain, Lee Tobin. Secrets of the Heart. Independently published novel, 2017.
• McClain, Lee Tobin. The Soldier and the Single Mom. New York: Harlequin, 2017.
• McClain, Lee Tobin. The Nanny’s Texas Christmas. New York: Harlequin, 2016.
• McClain, Lee Tobin. Small-Town Nanny. New York: Harlequin, 2016.
• A Christmas Bond, Novella, Sacred Bond Series Prequel (November 2015) [More Information]
• Her Reunion Bond, Novel, Sacred Bond Series #3 (December 2014) [More Information]
• The Bride's Broken Bond, Novel, Sacred Bond Series #2 (November 2014) [More Information]
• His Baby Bond, Novel, Sacred Bond Series #1 (November 2014) [More Information]
• Sizzle, Young Adult Novel, Marshall Cavendish, 2011 [More Information]
• Engaged to the Single Mom, Harlequin Love Inspired, March, 2015 [More Information]
• "Motivating Reluctant Readers," Fostering Families Today (2009)
• "Surviving Faculty Meetings," Chronicle of Higher Education, Fall 07
• "Mom's Hands," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 2007
• "The Reluctant Evangelical," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 2007.
• My Loco Life (novel). New York: Dorchester, 2006
• My Abnormal Life (novel). New York: Dorchester Press, 2005
• My Alternate Life (novel). New York: Dorchester Press, 2004
• "Books as Bridges," Fostering Families Today, Fall 2008

Awards

• "Community" Award, Seton Hill University Staff Recognition Program, 2007
• Seton Hill Universtiy Professor of the Year, 2000

Organizations

• American Christian Fiction Writers
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
• Romance Writers of America

Presentations

• McClain, Lee Tobin. "Not Your Mother's Inspirational Romance." Romance Writers of America Conference, New York, July 2019.
• McClain, Lee Tobin. "The Problem of "Clean" Romance: Blurring the Boundaries." Researching the Romance Conference, Bowling Green University, April 2020.
• "Writing Mysteries for Children and Teens," Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (Pittsburgh, PA), November 2008
• "Writing Effective Descriptions," Sleuthfest Annual Conference (Deerfield Beach, FL), March 2007
• "Graduate Study in Creative Writing: Is It For You?" RT Booklovers Convention (Pittsburgh, PA), March 2007