Janette Oke

[Mel]

Has anyone on here read any of her books? I've read most of them. A couple of my favorites are 'Dana's Valley' and 'A Gown of Spanish Lace.'

[Aelwyn]

I've read a lot of her books.
My favorites are the Seasons of the Heart series, Dana's Valley, Nana's Gift, The Red Geranium, and the Matchmakers.

[Aram]

I honestly don't think that I've read a bad Janette Oke book.

They're sweet and funny. Without overloading.. good author.

[Laurie]

I honestly don't think that I've read a bad Janette Oke book.

They're sweet and funny. Without overloading.. good author.

I agree. Her books are wonderful. She's been one of my favorites ever since I started reading Christian fiction.

[LizzieG]

I've never read any Janette Oak books - funny, because my mom has a bunch of them - but I keep hearing people recommend Gown of Spanish Lace...

[Catspaw]

"A Gown of Spanish Lace" was the first Janette Oke book I ever read, and really was my entry point into reading Christian fiction. I really love that book, but she has a lot of other good ones too, like the Love Comes Softly books, among others. They're so sweet! They're something that people can enjoy at a variety of ages. I can see how some people would see them as too sappy or whatever, but she does portray a level of reality that some authors just gloss over. People in her West work hard. Life isn't easy. Sure, she has happy endings usually, but it isn't as overly simplistic as some books seem to do, at least in my opinion.

[Baragon]

I used to read a lot of hers, but over the past few years, stopped... I always liked them... Dana's Valley was the last one of hers I read and I think I cried through parts of it.

[The Top Crusader]

I liked the one about the skunks, and the one about the crazy ducks that got hit by cars or something!!!

[Catspaw]

I always knew you had a sweet and sensitive side. I read that one soooo long ago! The skunk had a name, but I don't remember what it was. Wow. I had forgotten about those animal books!