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[[Ruth Wind]], who also writes as [[Barbara Samuel]], has been writing romance for __ 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 and several of the books are series written about a related group of people. Ruth continues to write category romances for [[Silhouette]].
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[[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]].
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==On the Web==
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Official Website [http://www.barbarasamuel.com/]
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==See Also==
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* [[Barbara O'Neal]]
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* [[Barbara Samuel]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* [[Meant To Be Married|''Meant To Be Married'']] - SSE#1194 [[Ruth Wind]] won the [[1999 RITA® Winners|1999 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|Long Contemporary]] category.
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* ''[[Beautiful Stranger]]'' - 2000
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* [[Reckless|''Reckless'']] - SIM#796 [[Ruth Wind]] won the [[1998 RITA® Winners|1998 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|Long Contemporary]] category.
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* ''[[Born Brave]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Juliet's Law]]'' (2006) - Silhouette Intimate Moments, Sisters of the Mountain mini series
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* ''[[Breaking The Rules]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Seven Days]]'' (200_) - Novella in the ''Lakota Legacy'' collection
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* ''[[Countdown]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Diamond Secret]]'' (200_) - Silhouette Athena Bomb Shell series
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* ''[[Desi's Rescue]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Countdown]]'' (200_) - Silhouette Athena Bomb Shell series
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* ''[[The Diamond Secret|Diamond Secret, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Born Brave]]'' (200_) - Silhouette First Born sons mini series
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* ''[[For Christmas, Forever]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' (2000) RITA finalist, RWA Top Ten Books of the Year; Library Journal's Top Five Romances of the Year, Romantic Times' Best Contemporary of the Year)
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* ''[[Her Best Friend's Baby]]'' - 2008
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* ''Strangers On A Train'', SSE#555
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* ''[[Her Ideal Man]]'' - 1997
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* ''Summer's Freedom'', SSE#588 (WISH award)
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* ''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' - 2000
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* ''Light Of Day'', SSE#635 (Reviewer's Choice award finalist)
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* ''[[Jezebel's Blues]]'' - 1992
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* ''A Minute To Smile'', SSE#742
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* ''[[Juliet's Law]]'' - 2007
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* ''Jezebel's Blues'', SSE#785 (RITA Finalist, Reviewer's Choice award finalist)
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* ''[[The Last Chance Ranch|Last Chance Ranch, The]]'' - 1995
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* ''Walk In Beauty'', SSE#881
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* ''[[Light Of Day]]'' - 1990
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* ''Breaking The Rules'', SIM#587
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* ''[[Marriage Material]]'' - 1997
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* ''The Last Chance Ranch'', SSE#977 (Janet Dailey award winner; RITA finalist)
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* ''[[Meant To Be Married]]'' - 1998
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* ''Rainsinger'', SSE#1031
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* ''[[A Minute To Smile|Minute To Smile, A]]'' - 1992
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* ''Marriage Material'', SSE#1108
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* ''[[Miranda's Revenge]]'' - 2007
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* ''Her Ideal Man'', SIM#801 (RITA finalist)
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* ''[[Rainsinger]]'' - 1996
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* ''For Christmas, Forever'', Sim#898 (Rita Finalist)
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* ''[[Reckless]]'' - 1997
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* ''Rio Grande Wedding'', SIM#964 (RITA finalist, W.I.S.H. award winner)
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* ''[[Rio Grande Wedding]]'' - 1999
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* ''Beautiful Stranger'', SIM#1011
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* ''[[Seven Days]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Strangers On A Train]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Summer's Freedom]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Walk In Beauty]]'' - 1994
  
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== Pseudonyms ==
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==Related Titles==
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* [[Barbara Samuel]]
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Daniel from ''[[Walk In Beauty]]'' is the hero in ''[[Rainsinger]]''
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'''Athena Force''' (multi-author series)
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:  10. ''[[Countdown]]''
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'''Firstborn Sons''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Born Brave]]''
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'''[[The Last Roundup]]'''
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# ''[[Marriage Material - Ruth Wind|Marriage Material]]''
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# ''[[Reckless - Ruth Wind|Reckless]]''
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# ''[[Her Ideal Man]]''
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# ''[[Beautiful Stranger - Ruth Wind|Beautiful Stranger]]''
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'''[[Sisters Of The Mountain]]'''
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Trilogy
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# ''[[Juliet's Law]]'', about Juliet Rousseau (Oct 2006),
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# ''[[Desi's Rescue]]'', about Desdemona Rousseau (Apr 2007)
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# ''[[Miranda's Revenge]]'', about Miranda Rousseau (Sept 2007)
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==Awards==
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*2000  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[In The Midnight Rain]]''
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*2000  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel, ''[[In The Midnight Rain]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Meant To Be Married]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Series Romance, ''[[For Christmas, Forever]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Reckless]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Long Series Romance, ''[[Reckless]]
  
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== On the Web ==
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==Recognitions==
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* [http://www.barbarasamuel.com/books-ruthwind.html Ruth Wind on Barbara Samuel site]
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#32)
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*2004  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Seven Days" in ''[[Lakota Legacy]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[In The Midnight Rain]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Rio Grande Wedding]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[For Christmas, Forever]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Her Ideal Man]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[The Last Chance Ranch]]''
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*1993  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Jezebel's Blues]]''

Latest revision as of 21:31, 23 December 2022


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

Books

Related Titles

Daniel from Walk In Beauty is the hero in Rainsinger

Athena Force (multi-author series)

10. Countdown

Firstborn Sons (multi-author series)

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

Recognitions

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