Janette Oke

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Janette Oke (born 18 February 1935) is a Canadian author and pioneer of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer time period and centered around female protagonists.

Janette Oke was born in the Depression years in Champion, Alberta, to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife.

She graduated from Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta. Janette met her husband Edward while they both attended college. They were married in 1957 and have pastored churches in Indiana, and Calgary and Edmonton, Canada.

Her first novel, titled Love Comes Softly, was published by Bethany House in 1979. This book was followed by more than 75 others.

She received the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her significant contribution to Christian fiction, the 1999 CBA Life Impact Award and has been awarded the Gold Medallion Award for fiction.

Many of the books in the "Love Comes Softly" series have been made into movies on the Hallmark Channel.

Contents

[edit] List of works by Janette Oke

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[edit] Canadian West series

  1. When Calls the Heart
  2. When Comes the Spring
  3. When Breaks the Dawn
  4. When Hope Springs New
  5. Beyond the Gathering Storm
  6. When Tomorrow Comes

[edit] Love Comes Softly series

  1. Love Comes Softly
  2. Love's Enduring Promise
  3. Love's Long Journey
  4. Love's Abiding Joy
  5. Love's Unending Legacy
  6. Love's Unfolding Dream
  7. Love Takes Wing
  8. Love Finds a Home

[edit] A Prairie Legacy series

  1. The Tender Years
  2. A Searching Heart
  3. A Quiet Strength
  4. Like Gold Refined

[edit] Seasons of the Heart series

  1. Once Upon a Summer
  2. The Winds of Autumn
  3. Winter Is Not Forever
  4. Spring's Gentle Promise

[edit] Song of Acadia series

  1. The Meeting Place
  2. The Sacred Shore
  3. The Birthright
  4. The Distant Beacon
  5. The Beloved Land

[edit] Women of the West series

  1. The Calling of Emily Evans
  2. Julia's Last Hope
  3. Roses for Mama
  4. A Woman Named Damaris
  5. They Called Her Mrs. Doc
  6. The Measure of a Heart
  7. A Bride for Donnigan
  8. Heart of the Wilderness
  9. Too Long a Stranger
  10. The Bluebird and the Sparrow
  11. A Gown of Spanish Lace
  12. Drums of Change

[edit] Youth and Children's books

  • I Wonder… Did Jesus Have a Pet Lamb? (picture book)

[edit] Janette Oke Classics for Girls series

  1. Roses for Mama
  2. Heart of the Wilderness
  3. A Gown of Spanish Lace
  4. The Bluebird and the Sparrow
  5. The Calling of Emily Evans
  6. Drums of Change

[edit] Janette Oke's Animal Friends series

  1. The Impatient Turtle
  2. The Prodigal Cat
  3. Spunky's Diary
  4. This Little Pig
  5. New Kid in Town
  6. Ducktails
  7. Prairie Dog Town
  8. Trouble in a Fur Coat
  9. Maury Had a Little Lamb
  10. Pordy's Prickly Problem
  11. A Cote of Many Colors
  12. Who's New at the Zoo?

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