Barbara Samuel

Barbara Samuel, who also writes as Ruth Wind, is known for her deeply emotional, complex romances and women's fiction. She is a multiple RITA winner both under her own name and as Ruth Wind.

Books

Historicals

• A Bed of Spices(1993)
• A Winter Ballad (1994)
• Lucien's Fall (1995) - RITA® award finalist
• Dancing Moon (1996)
• Heart of a Knight (1997) - won the 1998 RITA® in the Short Historical category.
• Black Angel, The (1999)
• Night of Fire (2000)

Contemporaries

• No Place Like Home (2002) - won the 2003 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category.
• A Piece of Heaven (2003)
• The Goddesses Of Kitchen Avenue (2004)
• Lady Luck's Map of Vegas (2005) - won 2006 RITA® in the Novel With Strong Romantic Elements
• Madame Mirabou's School Of Love (2006)

Pseudonyms

• Ruth Wind

Awards/Honors

• 1996 RITA® award finalist: Lucien's Fall
• 1996 RRA-L Nomination for Best Multicultural: Dancing Moon
• 1998 RITA® winner in the Short Historical category: Heart of a Knight
• 2000 RRA-L Nomination for Best Contemporary Author for writing as Ruth Wind
• 2002 RRA-L Nomination for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance: No Place Like Home
• 2003 RITA® winner in the Contemporary Single Title category: No Place Like Home
• 2006 RITA® winner in the Novel With Strong Romantic Elements: Lady Luck's Map of Vegas

On the Web

• Barbara Samuel
• Writing and Travel Columns by Barbara Samuel
• Article by Barbara Samuel on All About Romance

Interviews

• Interview at All About Romance, 1999
• Quickie Interview at All About Romance, 2000
• Interview at Writer Unboxed, January 17, 2007