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Barbara Samuel is a multiple RITA award-winning author with more than 25 books to her credit, both women's fiction and historical and contemporary romances. |
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| "[A] wistful story . . . Samuel sorts out all the relationships with a sure hand." -The Seattle Times |
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************************* THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS, arrives in stores on December 30, 2008. Visit my new webpage at >www.barbaraoneal.com ************************* 9.11.08 AUSTRALIA TOUR REPORT My writing friend Jo Beverley and I recently returned from a three week jaunt around Australia, where we spoke at the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Melbourne, toured Tasmania, rode a camel in the Outback, and had many other adventures. My next book, THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS, written as Barbara O'Neal, will be published there in February, one month after the December 30 release here in the US, so one delightful adventure was the great pleasure of meeting my publishing crew in Sydney. Read more about cafe culture in Melbourne, Tasmanian Devils, and photos at A Writer Afoot Entries begin with Where expectation is still pure....: "Two days to go before I leave for Australia. What are my goals? What are my expectations? " Read more at A Writer Afoot --->> ************************* ****************************************** 1.08.08 NEW BOOK I'm startled to realize that I haven't reported that the next book will be out late next year. Working title is COOKING FOR THE DEAD, though it remains to be seen if that will stick. Food, loss, sex, redemption and recipes! This is one of my favorite books ever. ************************* Excellent news! Lady Luck's Map of Vegas has been selected to be a Target Breakout Book! |
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-------------------- LADY LUCK WINS THE RITA! Before all this frustration with my webpage going down (again!), I wanted to post that LADY LUCK'S MAP OF VEGAS is now hitting the shelves in paperback. If you haven't had a chance, this would be a great time to go find it. Happily, there is even more news about my beloved Eldora and India's story. LADY LUCK proved lucky in the annual RITA awards, taking home the gold. We are slowly getting the website back to working order after a major hard drive crash on the host server, in the meantime, you can keep up with my columns at http://awriterafoot.typepad.com. |
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LADY
LUCK'S MAP OF VEGAS
Award-winning author Barbara Samuel brings us a heartfelt story of second chances and unexpected detours. As two women come to terms with themselves and each other, the past unravels and the future spreads out before them like the open road. Read More "Lady Luck's Map of Vegas is my favorite kind of novel-a fun, fabulous, fast-paced story that takes me right to the heart of what it means to be a family. A magical road trip . . . a pair of unforgettable women on a quest to understand their own lives . . . and a drop-dead gorgeous man looking for love. What more could a reader want? This is a complex, beautiful, and moving story that will resonate with you until long after you've finished the final pages." -Kristin Hannah |
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"Fun,
fabulous, fast-paced . . . a complex, beautiful, and moving story that
will resonate with you until long after you've finished the final pages."
-Kristin Hannah |
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THE
GODDESSES OF KITCHEN AVENUE From an acclaimed voice in women's fiction, here is a wry, beguiling, heartfelt and warmly wise novel about second chances, unexpected choices, and the dreams that we all hunger to fill. Read More |
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"A
compelling emotional portrait . . . Samuel's writing is a gift to readers,
her voice, a demand for us to feel everything in our lives and to meet
it with courage. . . . Samuel has crafted a truly luminous novel." "Barbara
Samuel's writing is, quite simply, splendid. . . . These women are as
familiar as your next-door neighbor and as exotic as the goddesses who
archetype their lives. Samuel soars with genius in the humanity of her
storytelling." |
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A
PIECE OF HEAVEN With her acclaimed hardcover debut, No Place Like Home, readers enthusiastically welcomed Barbara Samuel into the ranks of bestselling women’s fiction, applauding her stirring novel of loss and redemption. In A Piece of Heaven, she shares another poignant tale rich in atmosphere and insight that explores the complexity of relationships, the importance of family, and the healing power of love. Read More |
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"A
deep and wise love story . . . Mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters-there's
something wonderful here for every reader." -Jo-Ann Mapson, author of Bad Girl Creek and Along Came Mary "Barbara
Samuel is irresistible. She writes compelling, poignant stories that
will touch the heart of any woman." |
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NO
PLACE LIKE HOME No Place Like Home tells the unforgettable story of a family bound together by tradition - and the emotional journey of an estranged daughter risking everything for a second chance at life and love. Told with breathtaking insight and deep emotion, No Place Like Home is a joyful feast for all the senses, a vibrant bounty of love, and a tender life lesson to be savored long after the last page is turned. Read More |
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"Samuel's
snappy dialogue and her sense of humor leaven the heavier moments of the
plot...you may even be tempted to set down the novel temporarily to try
that apple pie with the gingersnap crust." - Seattle Times "A lyrical novel of family, loss, and redemption, beautifully written, beautifully told." - Jennifer Crusie |
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