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Barbara Samuel is a multiple RITA award-winning author with more than 38 books to her credit in a variety of genres. She has written historical and contemporary romances, a number of fantasy novellas with the likes of Susan Wiggs, Jo Beverley and Mary Jo Putney. She now writes women’s fiction about families, dogs, and food as Barbara O’Neal.

Her work has captured a plethora of awards, including six RITAs; the Colorado Center for the Book Award (twice); Favorite Book of the Year from Romance Writers of America, and the Library Journal’s list of Best Genre Fiction of the year, among many others.You can find a full list of all titles here.

Now living back in her hometown of Colorado Springs, Barbara writes in a study overlooking Pikes Peak, a pi...more


I haven’t had enough artist’s dates recently. Every time I imagine taking the afternoon off to enjoy something–a friend, a meander through a bookstore, a movie–I start fretting about what I’ll have to give up to get that. Work or exercise mainly. I won’t give up the afternoons with Amara, which are artist’s dates in many ways, and there is a garden to put in now that the ground is warming. Gard...

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Average rating: 3.80 · 4,916 ratings · 693 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors
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The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel
" Starcrossed lovers show up often enough in romance, but rarely with such convincing emotion as in The Sleeping Night. Barbara Samuel's tale of an interracial couple in postwar Texas takes readers through a rollercoaster of emotion as we see her ch... " Read more of this review »
A Bed of Spices by Barbara Samuel
" I'm almost speechless. Such depth. Such brilliant writing. Such a unique pairing in such a brutal time period. Such heartfelt emotion. Simply a perfect book. "
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth (The Pillars of the Earth, #1)
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recommended for: anyone who enjoys historical fiction
This is one of my favorite books. I read it years ago, and it still lingers.
"I haven't seen anyone mention Anya Seton's GREEN DARKNESS, which is one of my top ten books of all time. I also love Barbara Erskine's Lady of Hay, an...more "
"Hello, everyone. I'm Barbara Samuel, and I've written seven historical romance novels (among many other things) that are now being published anew in d...more "
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“How could you carry the inside of a person with you and not call them a friend, no matter what the rules said?”
Barbara Samuel, The Sleeping Night

“Seems to me people are mean or evil because they're scared, mostly, or in pain, or afraid they're going to lose something.”
Barbara Samuel, The Sleeping Night

“It's not being a woman I mind so much," she said slowly. "'Tis the way men seem to always order my life." She leaned earnestly toward him. "Your hand, Papa, has wielded a sword and cradled a child and held power over hundreds of men." She held up her own hand. "This one has far fewer adventures before it.”
Barbara Samuel, A Bed of Spices

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Lynn Jordan Barbara,

I was just thinking about you seconds before I received your email. I just got started here. I'm very glad to see you.

How did the Avon walk/run go?

Lynn


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