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Barbara Samuel


Biography

Barbara Samuel (also known as Barbara O’Neal) is the bestselling author of more than 40 books, and has won Romance Writers of America’s RITA award an astounding six times. Her books have been published around the world, including France, Germany, Italy, and Australia/New Zealand, among others. One of her recent women’s fiction titles, The Lost Recipe for Happiness (written as Barbara O’Neal) went back to print eight times, and her book How to Bake a Perfect Life was a Target Club pick in 2011.

Whether set in the turbulent past or the even more challenging present, Barbara’s books feature strong women, families, dogs, food, and adventure—whether on the road or toward the heart.

A native of Colorado Springs, Barbara lives there with her partner, Christopher Robin, an endurance athlete, along with her dog and cats. She is an avid gardner, hiker, photographer, and traveler who loves to take off at dawn to hike a 14er or head to a faraway land, or curl up with the animals in the garden and read. She loves to connect with readers and is very involved with them on the Internet.

Contact the author!
You many read more about Barbara’s books at her main website,
BarbaraSamuel.com: http://barbarasamuel.com.
A Writer Afoot: http://awriterafoot.com
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awriterafoot.
She also blogs regularly at The Lipstick Chronicles.

Where to find Barbara Samuel online

Website: http://www.barbarasamuel.com
Twitter: barbaraoneal
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.awriterafoot.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Samuel/e/B003ZOJZYA

Books

Summer's Freedom    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 65430 words. Published on December 14, 2011. Fiction.
Joel Summer knew about living with lies–his past forced him to–but loving with lies was different. Every day he spent with Maggie, every time she looked at him with deepening trust, he wrestled with his deception. As their precious, innocent springtime moved toward heated, dusky summer, could he halt the churning wheels of fate, prevent the truth from escaping and keep Maggie believing in him?
Rainsinger    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 62020 words. Published on November 10, 2011. Fiction.
Winona Snow came to the wilderness of New Mexico expecting to claim her inheritance and establish a new life for her and her troubled young sister. Daniel Lynch paid little heed to Winona’s “expectations.” He was determined to work the land in the way of his proud Navajo ancestors. Living under the same roof didn’t mean she was going to get in his way… Until their hearts got involved.
Walk in Beauty    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 66720 words. Published on November 10, 2011. Fiction.
Once, Luke Bernali’s proud Navajo blood and strong carpenter’s hands made genteel Jessie Callahan love him with youthful abandon. But, to his endless regret, Luke faltered and he let Jessie down. Now, eight years later, Jessie was back-with a darling daughter in tow. Luke was older-and wiser-and determined to recapture the beauty lost. Could a fierce, desperate long-ago love soar anew?
The Last Chance Ranch    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 64610 words. Published on September 22, 2011. Fiction.
Weary and battered after a stint in prison for killing her abusive husband, Tanya has been dreaming of the day she could renew her relationship with the son she lost. Now cooking at a ranch for troubled boys, she takes the first, tentative steps toward her son…and to his adopted father, Ramon, a man so real and true he might be able to teach Tanya how to trust…and live…again.
Breaking The Rules    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 72930 words. Published on September 22, 2011. Fiction.
Mattie O’Neal was on the run. She’d stolen a car, cut off her hair, changed her name and was slinging hash in a small Arizona town. She thought she was safe – until Zeke Shephard walked through the door. His rugged, muscled body set every woman’s heart aflutter – but his probing questions made Mattie weak for another reason.
The Girls in The Basement Celebration Book (A Writer's Guide to Joy)    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 17630 words. Published on August 17, 2011. Nonfiction.
How do you create a happy life as a writer? By celebrating it! The Girls in the Basement is an upbeat collection of stories, challenges, and meditations on the writing life, meant to nourish writers at every point along the road, from multi-published to just starting out.
The Care and Feeding of The Girls in the Basement (An Upbeat Guide to a Happy, Productive Life as a Writer)    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 35330 words. Published on August 17, 2011. Nonfiction.
The Girls in the Basement is an upbeat collection of stories, challenges, and meditations on the writing life, meant to nourish writers at every point along the road, from multi-published to just starting out.
Dancing Moon    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 89740 words. Published on July 12, 2011. Fiction.
When Tess fled from her husband's cruelty, her only desire was to live in peace. She found herself intrigued by the Santa Fe trail and the laughing eyes of the exotic Joaquin Morales. Their love was beyond imagining, yet Tess and Joaquin were pursued by demons not of their making. Only when they conquered the threats of the past could they embrace the paradise they found in each other's arms.
A Winter Ballad    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 100600 words. Published on April 13, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Anya of Winterbourne had suffered nothing but humiliation at the hands of men. And yet when she found a fallen knight in a still winter forest, she could not leave him to die. To thwart their separate enemies, Lady Anya and her broken knight battle virulent forces and face death itself to win the love that would long be sung by troubadours as... A WINTER BALLAD
Night of Fire - The St. Ives Family Series (Book Two)    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 92610 words. Published on December 18, 2010. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Cassandra has shared her soul with her far-off admirer, and when he invites her to visit his home she accepts the invitation gladly. Expecting a kindly of gentleman, Cassandra is stunned to find that Count Basilio Montevarchi is a virile man in his prime who knows her heart's most intimate desires--and is only too willing to fulfill every one...
Heart of a Knight    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 105020 words. Published on August 20, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 6 reviews)
A RITA award winner. Lord Thomas is a mysterious knight with a secret that could cost him his life. A giant of a man, both in stature and heart, Thomas is smitten by the king’s cousin, Elizabeth de Auvers, who fled her castle during the plague and returned to find it thriving, thanks to Thomas. Elizabeth finds herself powerfully drawn to him, even as she wonders what he is hiding.
A Bed of Spices    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 107230 words. Published on August 19, 2010. Fiction.
A wildly romantic tale of forbidden love set in the turbulent middle ages. Solomon and Rica meet by chance at the herbalist's cottage and fall in love despite the divisions of religion, class, and expectations -- but how can they possibly find a happy ending with so many things stacked against them? Dark, beautiful and ultimately uplifting, this is a romance you won't easily forget.
In The Midnight Rain    by Barbara  Samuel
Price: $4.99 USD. 112670 words. Published on June 2, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Biographer Ellie Connor has traveled with her dog to East Texas to chase the mystery of a blues singer who disappeared decades ago. She's also searching for the father she never knew, and answers to questions she's carried her entire life. With the help of Blue Reynard, a man haunted by tragedies he can't shake, she finds the most challenging--and intriguing--story might just be her own.

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