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Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 88 books / 10 series

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.

Books by Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind in Publication Order

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

Complete Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 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
Men of the Land Reading Order 2 books / 1998-1999
01 Meant To Be Married 1998 Buy
02 Rio Grande Wedding 1999 Buy
St. Ives Family Reading Order 2 books / 1999-2000
01 The Black Angel 1999 Buy
02 Night of Fire 2000 Buy
Athena Force Reading Order 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
Standalone Reading Order 35 books / 1989-2025
01 Strangers on a Train(As: Ruth Wind) 1989 Buy
02 Summer's Freedom(As: Ruth Wind) 1990 Buy
03 Light of Day 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
10 Lucien's Fall 1995 Buy
11 Dancing Moon 1996 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
01 The True Story of Mattie Groves 2013 Buy
02 Dog Heart 2013 Buy
03 Faerie Lovers 2015 Buy
01 Marriage Material 1997 Buy
02 Reckless 1997 Buy
03 Her Ideal Man 1997 Buy
04 Beautiful Stranger 2000 Buy
Rainsinger Reading Order 2 books / 1994-1996
01 Walk In Beauty 1994 Buy
02 Rainsinger 1996 Buy
Firstborn Sons Reading Order 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
01 Juliet's Law 2006 Buy
02 Desi's Rescue 2007 Buy
03 Miranda's Revenge 2007 Buy

Where to start with Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind

What is the best order to read Barbara Samuel / Barbara O’Neal / Ruth Wind books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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