(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. She is a committed Evangelical Christian.
Janette Steeves was born in the Depression years in Champion, Alberta, to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife, Fred and Amy Steeves.
She graduated from Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta. Janette met her husband Edward Oke (pronounced "oak") while they both attended college. They were married in 1957 and have pastored churches in Indiana, and Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. He later became the president of the college. Janette and Edward had 4 children, including a set of twins. Her daughter, Laurel Oke Logan, has co-written books with Janette.
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.
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Spring's Gentle Promise (Seasons of the Heart #4)
8 editions - first published in 1989 -
A Gown of Spanish Lace (Women of the West #11)
7 editions - first published in 1995 -
Winter is Not Forever (Seasons of the Heart #3)
7 editions - first published in 1988 -
Once Upon a Summer (Seasons of the Heart #1)
7 editions - first published in 1987 -
Heart of the Wilderness (Women of the West #8)
6 editions - first published in 1993 -
A Bride for Donnigan (Women of the West #7)
6 editions - first published in 1993 -
Love's Enduring Promise
6 editions - first published in 1979 -
When Breaks the Dawn (Canadian West #3)
6 editions - first published in 1985 -
A Searching Heart
6 editions - first published in 1998 -
Love Takes Wing
6 editions - first published in 1988 -
Roses for Mama (Women of the West #3)
6 editions - first published in 1990 -
When Tomorrow Comes (Canadian West #6)
5 editions - first published in 2001 -
Love comes softly
5 editions - first published in 1979 DAISY -
The Tender Years
5 editions - first published in 1997 -
Julia's Last Hope (Women of the West #2)
5 editions - first published in 1990 -
When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
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Love's Unending Legacy
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Love's Unfolding Dream
5 editions - first published in 1987 -
The Drums of Change: the story of Running Fawn
5 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
Drums of Change (Women of the West #12)
4 editions - first published in 1996 -
A Woman Named Damaris (Women of the West #4)
4 editions - first published in 1992 -
The sacred shore
4 editions - first published in 2000 -
The Measure of a Heart (Women of the West #6)
4 editions - first published in 1992 -
They Called Her Mrs Doc (Women of the West #5)
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When breaks the dawn
4 editions - first published in 1986 Borrow -
The birthright
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When comes the spring
3 editions - first published in 1985 -
They called her Mrs. Doc
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The Distant Beacon (Song of Acadia #4)
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The distant beacon: Song of Acadia, Book 4 (Song of Acadia)
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Too Long a Stranger (Women of the West #9)
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Like Gold Refined
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A Quiet Strength
3 editions - first published in 2001 -
Love Comes Softly
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When tomorrow comes
3 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
The bluebird and the sparrow
3 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
The calling of Emily Evans
3 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
Love's unending legacy
3 editions - first published in 1984 Borrow -
Love takes wing
3 editions - first published in 1988 Borrow -
Pordy's prickly problem
3 editions - first published in 1993 Borrow -
Once upon a summer
3 editions - first published in 1981 -
Who's New at the Zoo?
3 editions - first published in 1994 -
The measure of a heart
3 editions - first published in 1992 Borrow -
Love's unfolding dream
3 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
Love's enduring promise: the sequel to Love comes softly
3 editions - first published in 1980 Borrow -
When hope springs new
3 editions - first published in 1986 Borrow -
Roses for Mama
3 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
A bride for Donnigan
3 editions - first published in 1993 Borrow -
A woman named Damaris
3 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
When calls the heart
3 editions - first published in 1983 Borrow -
Love's long journey
3 editions - first published in 1982 Borrow -
A Woman Named Damaris (Women of the West)
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
Loves Enduring Promise (Love Comes Softly, Book 2)
2 editions - first published in 1985 -
The Calling of Emily Evans (Women of the West #1)
2 editions - first published in 1997 -
The Bluebird and the Sparrow (Women of the West #10)
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
Love Comes Softly/Love's Enduring Promise/Love's Long Journey/Love's Abiding Joy (Love Comes Softly Series 1-4)
2 editions - first published in 1994 -
Janette Oke Engagement Diary
2 editions - first published in 1998 -
A quiet strength
2 editions - first published in 1999 -
Return to Harmony: a novel
2 editions - first published in 1996 -
This little pig
2 editions - first published in 1991 -
Maury had a little lamb
2 editions - first published in 1989 -
Julia's last hope
2 editions - first published in 1990 -
Seasons of the heart
2 editions - first published in 1990 -
Nana's gift
2 editions - first published in 1996 -
Spunky's Diary
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Dana's valley
2 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
Love's abiding joy
2 editions - first published in 1983 -
Like gold refined
2 editions - first published in 2000 DAISY -
The tender years
2 editions - first published in 1997 -
Spring's Gentle Promise (Seasons of the Heart, Book 4)
2 editions - first published in 1989 -
Beyond the gathering storm
2 editions - first published in 2000 DAISY -
The beloved land
2 editions - first published in 2002 DAISY -
A gown of Spanish lace
2 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
The red geranium
2 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
A searching heart
2 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Winter is not forever
2 editions - first published in 1988 Borrow -
Too long a stranger
2 editions - first published in 1994 Borrow -
Tomorrow's dream
2 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Trouble in a fur coat
2 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
The Sacred Shore (Song of Acadia #2)
2 editions - first published in 2000 -
Spring's gentle promise
2 editions - first published in 1989 Borrow -
The impatient turtle
2 editions - first published in 1986 Borrow -
The meeting place
2 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
The winds of autumn
2 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
Another homecoming
2 editions - first published in 1997 Borrow -
Heart of the wilderness
2 editions - first published in 1993 Borrow -
New Kid in Town (Classic Children's Story)
2 editions - first published in 1983 Borrow -
The matchmakers
2 editions - first published in 1997 Borrow -
The Loving Heart-Calendar
1 edition - first published in 1992 -
Love's Abiding Joy (Love Comes Softly, Book 4)
1 edition - first published in 1991 -
Love Comes Softly (Books 5-8 Love Comes Softly Series)
1 edition - first published in 1994 -
Celebrating the Inner Beauty of Women
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
The Called Her Mrs Doc (Women of the West #5)
1 edition - first published in 1997 -
When Calls the Heart (Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Ternura De Amor
1 edition - first published in 1988 -
Janette Okes Animal Friends Pack, vols. 1-6 (Janette Okes Animal Friends)
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Seasons of the Heart (Once Upon a Summer, Winds of Autumn, Winter is Not Forever, Springs Gentle Promise)
1 edition - first published in 1989 -
Women of the West Series I
1 edition - first published in 1992 -
When Hope Springs New (Canadian West, Book 4)
1 edition - first published in 1991 -
The Calling of Emily Evans/Julia's Last Hope/Roses for Mama (Women of the West 1-3)
1 edition - first published in 1999
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