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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. 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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  • Cover of: Love Comes Softly
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    Cover of edition lovecomessoftly00okej First published in 1979 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Love's Enduring Promise (Love Comes Softly Series #2)
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  • Cover of: When Calls the Heart (Canadian West)
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  • Cover of: The Winds of Autumn: Seasons of the Heart Book #2
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    Cover of edition windsofautumn00okej First published in 1987 — 16 editions
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    First published in 1989 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Love finds a home: (Love Comes Softly - Book 8)
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    First published in 1989 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Love's unending legacy: (Love Comes Softly - Book 5)
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    First published in 1984 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: When Breaks the Dawn (Canadian West #3) (Janette Oke Keepsake Collection)
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  • Cover of: When Hope Springs New (Canadian West #4)
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  • Cover of: Drums of Change (Women of the West #12)
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  • Cover of: Love's Long Journey (Love Comes Softly Series #3)
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    First published in 1983 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: A Searching Heart (Prairie Legacy Series #2)
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Subjects

Fiction, Large type books, Fiction, religious, Christian fiction, Fiction, christian, romance, general, Love stories, Christian life, Women pioneers, Canada, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, christian, historical, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, christian, romance, Frontier and pioneer life, fiction, Livres en gros caractères, Fiction, christian, general, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Historical fiction, Davis family (Fictitious characters : Oke), Fiction, christian, western, Fiction, romance, general, Women pioneers in fiction, Animals, Christian, Fiction, family life, general

Places

Canada, Western Canada, Acadia, England, United States, Alberta, Baltimore (Md.), Boston (Mass.), Canadian Northwest, Edmonton (Alta.), Great Britain, Lethbridge, North Carolina, Venice (Italy), West (U.S.)

People

Ariana, Janette Oke (1935-), Laramie, Schoolteacher

Time

Revolution, 1775-1783, To 1763 (New France), 1763-1791, 1920's, 1929, George III, 1760-1820, description added

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Alternative names

  • JANETTE OKE
  • Oke
  • Jannette Oke
  • Janet Oke
  • Oke, Janette, Bunn, T. Davis
  • Oke, Janette, Bunn, Davis

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July 10, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
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