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Home / Authors / Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind American author Barbara Samuel, also writing as Barbara O’Neal and Ruth Wind, is best known for her emotionally resonant women’s fiction and romance novels, including *The Lost Recipe for Happiness* and the *Daughters of the Moon* series. Her books have sold over two million copies and earned multiple RITA Awards. This page lists Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind books in order, covering both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1989 Strangers on a Train(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 Summer's Freedom(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1990 Light of Day POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 A Minute to Smile(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 Jezebel's Blues(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1993 A Bed of Spices POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1994 Walk In Beauty POoRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 Breaking The Rules(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1994 A Winter Ballad POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1995 The Last Chance Ranch(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1995 Lucien's Fall POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1996 Rainsinger POoRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1996 Dancing Moon POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1997 Marriage Material POoTRCB/LRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1997 Reckless POoTRCB/LRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1997 Her Ideal Man POoTRCB/LRB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 Heart of a Knight POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1998 Meant To Be Married POoMotLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 For Christmas, Forever(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1999 The Black Angel POoSIFB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 Rio Grande Wedding POoMotLB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 Night of Fire POoSIFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2000 Beautiful Stranger POoTRCB/LRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 In the Midnight Rain POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 2001 Born Brave(As:Ruth Wind) POoFSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 Born a Hero(By: Paula Detmer Riggs) POoFSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2001 Born To Protect(By: Virginia Kantra) POoFSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 Born Royal(By: Alexandra Sellers) POoFSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 No Place Like Home POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 2002 A Piece of Heaven POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 2004 Proof(By: Justine Davis) POoAFB · 1 Buy ↗ 2004 Alias(By: Amy J. Fetzer) POoAFB · 2 Buy ↗ 2004 Exposed(By: Katherine Garbera) POoAFB · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 The Promise(By: Debra Webb) POoAFB · 4 Buy ↗ 2004 Double-Cross(By: Meredith Fletcher) POoAFB · 5 Buy ↗ 2004 Pursued(By: Catherine Mann) POoAFB · 6 Buy ↗ 2004 Justice(By: Debra Webb) POoAFB · 7 Buy ↗ 2004 The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 2004 Lady Luck's Map of Vegas POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 2005 Countdown(As: Ruth Wind) POoAFB · 8 Buy ↗ 2005 Deceived(By: Carla Cassidy) POoAFB · 9 Buy ↗ 2005 Contact(By: Evelyn Vaughn) POoAFB · 10 Buy ↗ 2005 Payback(By: Harper Allen) POoAFB · 11 Buy ↗ 2005 Target(By: Cindy Dees) POoAFB · 12 Buy ↗ 2005 Checkmate(By: Doranna Durgin) POoAFB · 13 Buy ↗ 2006 Juliet's Law POoSotMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2006 Flashback(By: Justine Davis) POoAFB · 14 Buy ↗ 2006 Look-Alike(By: Meredith Fletcher) POoAFB · 15 Buy ↗ 2006 Pawn(By: Carla Cassidy) POoAFB · 16 Buy ↗ 2006 Comeback(By: Doranna Durgin) POoAFB · 17 Buy ↗ 2006 Madame Mirabou's School of Love / The Scent of Hours POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 2006 The Diamond Secret(As: Ruth Wind) POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 2006 The Scent of Hours(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 2007 Desi's Rescue POoSotMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2007 Miranda's Revenge POoSotMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2007 Line of Sight(By: Rachel Caine) POoAFB · 18 Buy ↗ 2007 The Good Thief(By: Judith Leon) POoAFB · 19 Buy ↗ 2007 Charade(By: Kate Donovan) POoAFB · 20 Buy ↗ 2007 Vendetta(By: Meredith Fletcher) POoAFB · 21 Buy ↗ 2007 Stacked Deck(By: Rachel Caine,Terry Watkins) POoAFB · 22 Buy ↗ 2008 The Lost Recipe for Happiness(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 2008 Moving Target(By: Lori A. May) POoAFB · 23 Buy ↗ 2008 Breathless(By: Sharron McClellan) POoAFB · 24 Buy ↗ 2008 Flashpoint(By: Connie Hall) POoAFB · 25 Buy ↗ 2008 Beneath the Surface(By: Meredith Fletcher) POoAFB · 26 Buy ↗ 2008 Disclosure(By: Nancy Holder) POoAFB · 27 Buy ↗ 2008 Untouchable(By: Stephanie Doyle) POoAFB · 28 Buy ↗ 2008 Without a Trace(By: Sandra K. Moore) POoAFB · 29 Buy ↗ 2009 The Secret of Everything(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 2010 How to Bake a Perfect Life POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 2011 The Care and Feeding of The Girls in The Basement POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Celebration Book POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Exclusive(By: Katherine Garbera) POoAFB · 30 Buy ↗ 2012 The Garden of Happy Endings POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 2012 The Sleeping Night POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 2013 The True Story of Mattie Groves POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Dog Heart POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 Writing Romantic Fiction POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 The All You Can Dream Buffet POoSN · 27 Buy ↗ 2015 Faerie Lovers POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 The Art of Inheriting Secrets(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 28 Buy ↗ 2019 When We Believed in Mermaids(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 29 Buy ↗ 2020 The Lost Girls of Devon(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 30 Buy ↗ 2021 Write My Name Across the Sky(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 31 Buy ↗ 2022 This Place of Wonder(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 32 Buy ↗ 2023 The Starfish Sisters(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 33 Buy ↗ 2024 Memories of the Lost(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 34 Buy ↗ 2025 The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth(As: Barbara O'Neal) POoSN · 35 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 3 books · 2011–2014
01 The Care and Feeding of The Girls in The Basement 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Celebration Book 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Writing Romantic Fiction 2014 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Men of the Land Books 2 books · 1998–1999
01 Meant To Be Married 1998 Buy ↗ 02 Rio Grande Wedding 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of St. Ives Family Books 2 books · 1999–2000
01 The Black Angel 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Athena Force Books 30 books · 2004–2011
01 Proof(By: Justine Davis) 2004 Buy ↗ 02 Alias(By: Amy J. Fetzer) 2004 Buy ↗ 03 Exposed(By: Katherine Garbera) 2004 Buy ↗ 04 The Promise(By: Debra Webb) 2004 Buy ↗ 05 Double-Cross(By: Meredith Fletcher) 2004 Buy ↗ 06 Pursued(By: Catherine Mann) 2004 Buy ↗ 07 Justice(By: Debra Webb) 2004 Buy ↗ 08 Countdown(As: Ruth Wind) 2005 Buy ↗ 09 Deceived(By: Carla Cassidy) 2005 Buy ↗ 10 Contact(By: Evelyn Vaughn) 2005 Buy ↗ 11 Payback(By: Harper Allen) 2005 Buy ↗ 12 Target(By: Cindy Dees) 2005 Buy ↗ 13 Checkmate(By: Doranna Durgin) 2005 Buy ↗ 14 Flashback(By: Justine Davis) 2006 Buy ↗ 15 Look-Alike(By: Meredith Fletcher) 2006 Buy ↗ 16 Pawn(By: Carla Cassidy) 2006 Buy ↗ 17 Comeback(By: Doranna Durgin) 2006 Buy ↗ 18 Line of Sight(By: Rachel Caine) 2007 Buy ↗ 19 The Good Thief(By: Judith Leon) 2007 Buy ↗ 20 Charade(By: Kate Donovan) 2007 Buy ↗ 21 Vendetta(By: Meredith Fletcher) 2007 Buy ↗ 22 Stacked Deck(By: Rachel Caine,Terry Watkins) 2007 Buy ↗ 23 Moving Target(By: Lori A. May) 2008 Buy ↗ 24 Breathless(By: Sharron McClellan) 2008 Buy ↗ 25 Flashpoint(By: Connie Hall) 2008 Buy ↗ 26 Beneath the Surface(By: Meredith Fletcher) 2008 Buy ↗ 27 Disclosure(By: Nancy Holder) 2008 Buy ↗ 28 Untouchable(By: Stephanie Doyle) 2008 Buy ↗ 29 Without a Trace(By: Sandra K. Moore) 2008 Buy ↗ 30 Exclusive(By: Katherine Garbera) 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 35 books · 1989–2025
01 Strangers on a Train(As: Ruth Wind) 1989 Buy ↗ 02 Summer's Freedom(As: Ruth Wind) 1990 Buy ↗ 04 A Minute to Smile(As: Ruth Wind) 1992 Buy ↗ 05 Jezebel's Blues(As: Ruth Wind) 1992 Buy ↗ 06 A Bed of Spices 1993 Buy ↗ 07 Breaking The Rules(As: Ruth Wind) 1994 Buy ↗ 08 A Winter Ballad 1994 Buy ↗ 09 The Last Chance Ranch(As: Ruth Wind) 1995 Buy ↗ 12 Heart of a Knight 1997 Buy ↗ 13 For Christmas, Forever(As: Ruth Wind) 1998 Buy ↗ 14 In the Midnight Rain 2000 Buy ↗ 15 No Place Like Home 2002 Buy ↗ 16 A Piece of Heaven 2002 Buy ↗ 17 The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue 2004 Buy ↗ 18 Lady Luck's Map of Vegas 2004 Buy ↗ 19 Madame Mirabou's School of Love / The Scent of Hours 2006 Buy ↗ 20 The Diamond Secret(As: Ruth Wind) 2006 Buy ↗ 21 The Scent of Hours(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2006 Buy ↗ 22 The Lost Recipe for Happiness(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2008 Buy ↗ 23 The Secret of Everything(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2009 Buy ↗ 24 How to Bake a Perfect Life 2010 Buy ↗ 25 The Garden of Happy Endings 2012 Buy ↗ 26 The Sleeping Night 2012 Buy ↗ 27 The All You Can Dream Buffet 2014 Buy ↗ 28 The Art of Inheriting Secrets(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2018 Buy ↗ 29 When We Believed in Mermaids(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2019 Buy ↗ 30 The Lost Girls of Devon(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2020 Buy ↗ 31 Write My Name Across the Sky(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2021 Buy ↗ 32 This Place of Wonder(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2022 Buy ↗ 33 The Starfish Sisters(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2023 Buy ↗ 34 Memories of the Lost(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2024 Buy ↗ 35 The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth(As: Barbara O'Neal) 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 3 books · 2013–2015
01 The True Story of Mattie Groves 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Red Creek Brothers / Last Roundup Books 4 books · 1997–2000
01 Marriage Material 1997 Buy ↗ 04 Beautiful Stranger 2000 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rainsinger Books 2 books · 1994–1996
01 Walk In Beauty 1994 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Firstborn Sons Books 4 books · 2001–2001
01 Born Brave(As:Ruth Wind) 2001 Buy ↗ 02 Born a Hero(By: Paula Detmer Riggs) 2001 Buy ↗ 03 Born To Protect(By: Virginia Kantra) 2001 Buy ↗ 04 Born Royal(By: Alexandra Sellers) 2001 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sisters of the Mountain Books 3 books · 2006–2007
03 Miranda's Revenge 2007 Buy ↗