Author · updated 2026
Barbara Samuel / Barbara O��eal / Ruth Wind Books in Order
Every Barbara Samuel / Barbara O��eal / Ruth Wind book in publication order — 50 in total, spanning 1989–2020.
Publication Order of The Red Creek Brothers / Last Roundup Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marriage Material | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Reckless | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Her Ideal Man | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Beautiful Stranger | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Men of the Land Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Meant To Be Married | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Rio Grande Wedding | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Rainsinger Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Walk In Beauty | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Rainsinger | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of St. Ives Family Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Black Angel | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Night of Fire | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Sisters of the Mountain Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juliet's Law | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Desi's Rescue | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Miranda's Revenge | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Strangers on a Train (As: Ruth Wind) | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Summer's Freedom (As: Ruth Wind) | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Light Of Day | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  A Minute to Smile (As: Ruth Wind) | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Jezebel's Blues (As: Ruth Wind) | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  A Bed of Spices | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Breaking The Rules (As: Ruth Wind) | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  A Winter Ballad | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Last Chance Ranch (As: Ruth Wind) | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Lucien's Fall | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Dancing Moon | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Heart of a Knight | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  For Christmas, Forever (As: Ruth Wind) | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  In the Midnight Rain (As: Ruth Wind) | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  No Place Like Home | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  A Piece of Heaven | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Lady Luck's Map of Vegas | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Madame Mirabou's School of Love / The Scent of Hours | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  The Diamond Secret (As: Ruth Wind) | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  The Lost Recipe for Happiness (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  The Secret of Everything (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  How to Bake a Perfect Life | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  The Garden of Happy Endings | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  The Sleeping Night | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  The All You Can Dream Buffet | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  The Art of Inheriting Secrets (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  When We Believed in Mermaids (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  The Lost Girls of Devon (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The True Story of Mattie Groves | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dog Heart | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Faerie Lovers | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Care and Feeding of The Girls in The Basement | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Writing Romantic Fiction | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Firstborn Sons Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Born Brave (As:Ruth Wind) | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Faery Magic | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Mother's Love | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 50, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strangers on a Train (As: Ruth Wind) | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Summer's Freedom (As: Ruth Wind) | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Light Of Day | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Minute to Smile (As: Ruth Wind) | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Jezebel's Blues (As: Ruth Wind) | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Bed of Spices | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Walk In Beauty | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Breaking The Rules (As: Ruth Wind) | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Winter Ballad | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Last Chance Ranch (As: Ruth Wind) | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Lucien's Fall | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Rainsinger | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Dancing Moon | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Marriage Material | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Reckless | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Her Ideal Man | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Heart of a Knight | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Meant To Be Married | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | For Christmas, Forever (As: Ruth Wind) | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Faery Magic | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Rio Grande Wedding | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Black Angel | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Beautiful Stranger | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Night of Fire | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | In the Midnight Rain (As: Ruth Wind) | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Born Brave (As:Ruth Wind) | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | No Place Like Home | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | A Piece of Heaven | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Goddesses of Kitchen Avenue | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Lady Luck's Map of Vegas | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Juliet's Law | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Madame Mirabou's School of Love / The Scent of Hours | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Diamond Secret (As: Ruth Wind) | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Desi's Rescue | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Miranda's Revenge | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | The Lost Recipe for Happiness (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | A Mother's Love | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Secret of Everything (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | How to Bake a Perfect Life | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | The Care and Feeding of The Girls in The Basement | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | The Garden of Happy Endings | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | The Sleeping Night | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The True Story of Mattie Groves | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Dog Heart | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The All You Can Dream Buffet | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Writing Romantic Fiction | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Faerie Lovers | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Art of Inheriting Secrets (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | When We Believed in Mermaids (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Lost Girls of Devon (As: Barbara O'Neal) | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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