Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS and

The Secret of Everything
The Secret of Everything

A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television.

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Once upon a time…

We’re doing some spring cleaning around here and while transfering files from a box (really) to an actual file cabinet, I found this query. 

It ended up leading to my first sale. 

The phone number was my mother’s, by the way.  I was too poor to have a phone of my own.

"Condescension about romance novels….how original!"

The Smart Bitches outdid themselves with this post rebutting an LA Times column about the uptick in romance novel sales.

by SB Sarah • Friday, April 10, 2009 at 07:25 AM

We’d had a few romance-positive articles in the news the last few weeks, including a New York Times article quoting Jane from Dear Author, but it [...]

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“As dark and deep and sweet as chocolate…I wanted to live in this book.”  Sarah Addison Allen 

The Lost Recipe for Happiness
Barbara O’Neal 
“A delectable banquet for the reader, celebrating the things that matter most–family, friendship, food and the healing power of love.”  Susan Wiggs 
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