Ruth Wind

Ruth Wind, a pseudonym of Barbara Samuel, has been writing romance for 18 years and is known for her deeply emotional, complex romances and women's fiction. She is a multiple RITA winner under both names. Most of her category romance books are set in the Southwest. Ruth continues to write category romances for Silhouette.

On the Web

Official Website [1]

See Also

• Barbara O'Neal
• Barbara Samuel

Books

• Beautiful Stranger - 2000
• Born Brave - 2001
• Breaking The Rules - 1994
• Countdown - 2005
• Desi's Rescue - 2007
• Diamond Secret, The - 2006
• For Christmas, Forever - 1998
• Her Best Friend's Baby - 2008
• Her Ideal Man - 1997
• In The Midnight Rain - 2000
• Jezebel's Blues - 1992
• Juliet's Law - 2007
• Last Chance Ranch, The - 1995
• Light Of Day - 1990
• Marriage Material - 1997
• Meant To Be Married - 1998
• Minute To Smile, A - 1992
• Miranda's Revenge - 2007
• Rainsinger - 1996
• Reckless - 1997
• Rio Grande Wedding - 1999
• Seven Days - 2000
• Strangers On A Train - 1989
• Summer's Freedom - 1990
• Walk In Beauty - 1994

Related Titles

Daniel from Walk In Beauty is the hero in Rainsinger

Athena Force (multi-author series)

10. Countdown

Firstborn Sons (multi-author series)

• Born Brave

The Last Roundup

1. Marriage Material
2. Reckless
3. Her Ideal Man
4. Beautiful Stranger

Sisters Of The Mountain Trilogy

1. Juliet's Law, about Juliet Rousseau (Oct 2006),
2. Desi's Rescue, about Desdemona Rousseau (Apr 2007)
3. Miranda's Revenge, about Miranda Rousseau (Sept 2007)

Awards

• 2000 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, In The Midnight Rain
• 2000 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Contemporary Novel, In The Midnight Rain
• 1999 RITA Award Winner - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Meant To Be Married
• 1998 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Series Romance, For Christmas, Forever
• 1998 RITA Award Winner - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Reckless
• 1997 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Long Series Romance, Reckless

Recognitions

• 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#32)
• 2004 RITA Award Finalist - Romance Novella, "Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy
• 2001 RITA Award Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, In The Midnight Rain
• 2000 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Rio Grande Wedding
• 1999 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, For Christmas, Forever
• 1998 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Her Ideal Man
• 1996 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, The Last Chance Ranch
• 1993 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, Jezebel's Blues