Ruth H. Munce (January 24, 1898 – May 23, 2001) was an American romance novelist, mission teacher and founder of Keswick Christian School in St. Petersburg, Florida.
As a widow, her mother, Grace Livingston Hill, author of over 100 Christian-themed romance novels, provided a comfortable lifestyle for Munce and her sibling in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Her great-aunt, Isabella Macdonald Alden, was also a well-known author who wrote a series called "The Pansy Books" from the mid-to-late 19th century.
[citation needed] Completion of her mother's novel led to her own career as an author, writing six more Christian romances.
[1] Munce remained principal of the school she founded for at least ten years, teaching Bible and English classes in her tenure.
[2] Returning home to Pinellas County in the mid-1970s, Munce made her missions local, leading up to 14 interdenominational Bible studies a week, a routine she continued well into her nineties, with participants admiring the "breadth of her knowledge".