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[[category:Authors - W]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Winners]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
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[[category:Silhouette Intimate Moments Authors]] [[category:Silhouette Bombshell Authors]]
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[[Category:Colorado Authors]]
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[[category:Pseudonym]]
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[[Category:1959 Births]]
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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]]
 
* [[Barbara Samuel]]
 
* [[Barbara Samuel]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* [[Meant To Be Married|''Meant To Be Married'']] - [[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
* [[Reckless|''Reckless'']] - [[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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* ''[[Breaking The Rules]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Countdown]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Desi's Rescue]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Diamond Secret|Diamond Secret, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[For Christmas, Forever]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Her Best Friend's Baby]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Her Ideal Man]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Jezebel's Blues]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Juliet's Law]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Last Chance Ranch|Last Chance Ranch, The]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Light Of Day]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Marriage Material]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Meant To Be Married]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[A Minute To Smile|Minute To Smile, A]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Miranda's Revenge]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Rainsinger]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Reckless]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Rio Grande Wedding]]'' - 1999
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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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==Related Titles==
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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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==Recognitions==
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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 02:05, 7 October 2024


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