Sometimes, I like to lose myself in a series of books. After reading several stories about the same characters, I start to feel like I really know them, like they are family. Several years ago, I read the Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oke. Although I didn’t read them until after the Hallmark series came out, I am always partial to the written word, and I enjoyed following Clark, Marty, and their growing family through all eight novels.
I recently opened a box of review copies, and I found Like Gold Refined
Janette Oke’s writing is heartwarming. Her books are perfect for reading under a cozy blanket during the colder months. The stories are simple, but they inspire me to remember the importance of faith and family. Now that I have read Like Gold Refined
If you are familiar with the Love Comes Softly series, be sure to check out these books. You will feel like you are returning for a visit with old friends.
Lauren is a wife, a mother of two, and an avid reader. She blogs at Baseballs and Bows.
Oh, my — I hadn’t heard this was out. I am going to have to add it to my Christmas list…if I can wait that long.
I love Janette Oke and am so glad to see a new title from her. This series was one of my favorites, and I especially liked A Quiet Strength. I was instructed in some things about marriage even though the couple in the book were newlyweds and I had been married a couple of decades.
Oops — I just looked on my shelf and saw it was there (blush). I had thought it was a new book in the series.
I read this four book series a few years ago, and loved it. I always felt like there should have been another book after the fourth one though. I wanted to know more of what happened to the characters.
I love, love, love this series. 🙂
I started reading some of these, or some of the other ones that she did before these… and I just couldn’t handle Marty and Clark getting old and what that could mean for future plot lines… I read the Love Comes Softly series for the first time when I was in 3rd grade – and they’re my people you know? Its like the reason I can’t watch the movies – they’re just so far off, and you can’t do that to my friends you know? Even the first one that was closer had me screaming by the end: “BUT THATS NOT HIS NAME!!!!” (And lets not even go into Missy being too old in that one too…and who knows how many other things I would have caught if my set of the books hasn’t been semi missing packed up in a box for about 2 or 3 years now!)
um yeah…so we were supposed to be talking about these new books and not my issues with the movies…oops!
I enjoyed the Love Comes Softly series, and didn’t realize these were out and a continuation of the family! Should be fun to catch up on…you’re right, they are a good cozy story for winter, simple heartwarming stories.
Thank you for sharing this! I really enjoyed the Love Comes Softly series…I’m going to have to start on the Prairie Legacy series now. I didn’t even know they existed!