She ventured west with the man she loved, but in one day her whole world had crumbled around her...

Nineteen-year-old Marty Claridge starts west with her adventurous, boyish husband, Clem, seeking to claim land and hoping for good fortune. But when the venture turns suddenly to tragedy, Marty is left alone with her great loss. And coupled with her grief and heartache is the grim reality that there is no way to return home.

Clark Davis and his little girl, Missie, are also in great need. Clark's wife has died, leaving him to care to Missie and the farm at the same time. His offer to Marty comes with good intention, but will courage and faith be enough to bring them to true love?

First introduced in 1979, Love Comes Softly has become a beloved classic in the inspirational fiction category. A generation of readers has laughed and wept and rejoiced with Marty and Clark Davis whose tragic circumstances threw them together on the frontier prairies of the 1800s. More than one million copies of Love Comes Softly have been sold.

Winner of the Gold Book Award (500,000 copies sold),

NOTE: Love Comes Softly was transformed into a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, which premiered in April 2003 and has won a CAMIE Award.

Author Information: Janette Oke (pronounced "oak") pioneered inspirational fiction and is the leading author in the category today. Love Comes Softly, her first novel, has sold over one million copies. Janette is now the bestselling author of over 70 books, 32 of which have been translated into fourteen languages. Her books have sold over 22 million copies.

Janette receives fan mail from all over the world and answers each letter personally. 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.

Janette and her husband, Edward, have four grown children and enjoy their many grandchildren. They make their home in Canada.

Reviews:

"If you like to read inspirationals and have for some reason missed Love Comes Softly, I'd recommend seeking it out. And if you're looking to try out inspirational fiction, this wouldn't be a bad place to start."  Likesbooks.com
 
"If you are a fan of the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, you'll soon become a fan of Janette Oke. Love Comes Softly, the first in a series of five fictional books, begins a saga of Marty Claridge Davis, a young, vibrant and independant girl of 19. The hardships of prairie life, a tragic accident, a grief-stricken widow, a lonely father and child make up the elements of this tender story. It's refreshing to read of two broken hearts who find wholeness through patience, loyalty, and faith in God. The style and readability of this romantic novel will make it difficult to put down until the conflict is resolved and the courage and beauty of true love and deep faith are realized. For good, clean, enjoyable reading, you can't beat Janette Oke."  Christian Woman, July/Aug 1987