The Book of Judges is a great story of Judah and his leadership of which God called for him to do. He lead the children of Israel as he was commanded, prior to the death of Joshua. The great story was a story of how Judah had to be the deliverer of the Canaanites and the Perizzite into the hand of Bezek. There were great women such as Deborah, who was a prophetess. there was Barak the son of Abinoam, and many other great people of interest.
Ruth an amazing story of Boaz and Ruth and how she was admired of her beauty and of her passion of care of her mother in law and how she stayed with her even after the death of her husband. Boaz took to her because of her wonderful passion of grace.
Both stories leaves wonderful vision of how God uses his imagination of how we should be to one another. Faith is the substance of things we do not see. Take the time and study the word.