Heartwarming Pioneer Romance Fiction

For those of us who enjoy the comforting reads like Janette Oke's Love Come Softly series.

Updated October 27, 2023
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At love's command
Witemeyer, Karen
Paper Book
Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known as Hanger's Horsemen who have become legends in 1890s Texas. They defend the innocent and obtain justice for the oppressed. But when a rustler's bullet leaves one of them at death's door, they're the...
Belonging
Hatcher, Robin Lee.
Paper Book
In the high desert town of Frenchman's Bluff, Idaho, Felicia Kristoffersen has set out to create a future for herself that is better than her painful past. Alone in the world with only her faith to sustain her, she must prove herself as this tiny community's new school teacher. She cannot, must...
A Bride in the Bargain
Gist, Deeanne.
Paper Book
In 1860s Seattle, a man with a wife could secure himself 640 acres of timberland. But because of his wife's untimely death, Joe Denton finds himself about to lose half of his claim. Still in mourning, his best solution is to buy one of those Mercer girls arriving from the East. A woman he'll marry...
A Bride Most Begrudging A Novel
Gist, Deeanne.
Ebook
When Lady Constance Morrow ?nds herself held against her will aboard a ship bound for the American colonies--a ship ?lled with "tobacco brides" and felons--she is quite sure that as soon as she arrives she will ?nd a reasonable man who will believe her father is an earl and send her back on the next...
The calling of Emily Evans
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
A Janette Oke Classics for Girls book. When Emily learns of the vast needs in the prairie settlements, she feels God's call there. But is her training enough preparation for the responsibilities of running a country parish alone?
Caught in the Middle Ladies of Caldwell County Series, Book 3
Jennings, Regina.
Paper Book
She Wants the Freedom of the Open Plains. He Wants the Prestige of a Successful Career. Neither is Ready for What Comes Instead. The train to Garber, Texas, is supposed to bring life's next victory to Nicholas Lovelace. Instead, it gets held up by robbers who are thwarted...
A Cowboy for Keeps Colorado Cowboys Series, Book 1
Hedlund, Jody.
Paper Book
Greta Nilsson's trip west to save her ailing little sister, Astrid, could not have gone more wrong. First, bandits hold up her stagecoach, stealing all her money. Then, upon arriving in Fairplay, Colorado, she learns the man she was betrothed to as a mail-order bride has died. Homeless, penniless,...
Deeply Devoted Blue Willow Brides Seres, Book 1
Brendan, Maggie.
Ebook
A Blue Willow tea set, a tragic past, a worn letter, and devotion to her two younger sisters, is all that mail order bride Catharine Olsen brings from Amsterdam to Cheyenne, WY to meet her future husband. Peter is a gentle, but hard-working wheat farmer, who doesn't realize the extent his meddling...
For the record
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
Jennings Offers Another Delightful Blend of History and Romance Betsy Huckabee might be a small-town girl, but she has big-city dreams. Writing for her uncle's newspaper will never lead to independence, and the bigger newspapers don't seem interested in the Hart County news. Trying a...
From a distance
Alexander, Tamera.
Paper Book
First in a new romantic historical series from a best-selling author, set in the Colorado Territory during the 1870's.
Land of my heart
Peterson, Tracie.
Paper Book
Peterson paints an unforgettable portrait of this rich, rugged landscape, populated by strong and spirited characters. When Dianne Chadwick urges her family to move to a ranch in the Montana Territory, she has no idea that her new life in the rugged frontier will not be the idyllic adventure she...
The Lieutenant's Bargain Fort Reno Series, Book 2
Jennings, Regina.
Paper Book
Hattie Walker dreams of becoming a painter, while her parents want her to settle down. As a compromise, they give her two months to head to Denver and place her works in an exhibition or give up the dream forever. Her journey is derailed when a gunman attacks her stagecoach, leaving her to be...
Love comes softly
Oke, Janette
Audiobook
A Compelling Love Story Set in the "Little House on the Prairie" Era 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...
Love in the Balance Ladies of Caldwell County Series, Book 2
Jennings, Regina.
Paper Book
Jennings's Newest Historical Romance Is a Delight Molly Lovelace dreams of being a society leader in 1878 Lockhart, Texas, but being smitten with handsome wrangler Bailey Garner doesn't seem the quickest route. If only he would settle down so he could support a family. Bailey...
Maid to match
Gist, Deeanne.
Paper Book
From the day she arrives at the Biltmore, Tillie Reese is dazzled--by the riches of the Vanderbilts and by Mack Danvers, a mountain man turned footman. When Tillie is enlisted to help tame Mack's rugged behavior by tutoring him in the ways of refined society, the resulting sparks threaten Tillie's...
Maid to match
Gist, Deeanne.
Paper Book
From the day she arrives at the Biltmore, Tillie Reese is dazzled - by the riches of the Vanderbilts and by Mack Danvers, a mountain man turned footman. When Tillie is enlisted to help tame Mack's rugged behaviour by tutoring him in the ways of refined society, the resulting sparks threaten Tillie's...
The major's daughter
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
Caroline Adams returns to Indian Territory after tiring of confining society life. She wants adventure, and when she and her friend Amber come across swaggering outlaw Frisco Smith, they find his dreams for the new territory are very persuasive. With the much-anticipated land run pending, they may...
The Major's Daughter Fort Reno Series, Book 3
Jennings, Regina.
Paper Book
Caroline Adams returns to Indian Territory after tiring of confining society life. She wants adventure, and when she and her friend Amber come across swaggering outlaw Frisco Smith, they find his dreams for the new territory are very persuasive. With the much-anticipated land run pending, they may...
The measure of a lady
Gist, Deeanne.
Paper Book
Rachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return east as soon as possible. Both goals prove more difficult than she could imagine as her brother and sister are lured by the city's dangerous freedom and a missionary-turned-gambler...
The Measure of a Lady A Novel
Gist, Deeanne.
Ebook
Rachel van Buren is on a whirlwind tour of the west in this humorous historical romance. Can she unhook her endangered heart or will she leave it in San Francisco?
The Meeting Place Song of Acadia Series, Book 1
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
British and French settlers in 1753 Canada live in separate villages with no interaction until a chance meeting between two young women, one from each community.
More than meets the eye
Witemeyer, Karen
Paper Book
Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes--one bright blue, the other dark brown--Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and...
More Than Words Can Say Patchwork Family Series, Book 2
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the...
A most inconvenient marriage
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
Abigail Stuart Thought She was Jeremiah Calhoun's Widow. But Jeremiah Calhoun Is Very Handsome, Very Alive, and Very Perplexed. Most Inconvenient Indeed. With few options of her own, nurse Abigail Stuart agrees to marry her patient, a gravely wounded soldier calling himself...
No Other Will Do Ladies of Harper's Station Series, Book 1
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
Enjoy Bestselling Author Karen Witemeyer's Terrific New Romance Men are optional. That's the credo Emma Chandler's suffragette aunts preached and why she started a successful women's colony in Harper's Station, Texas. But when an unknown assailant tries repeatedly to drive them out,...
Out of Control Kincaid Brides Series, Book 1
Connealy, Mary.
Paper Book
Julia Gilliland has always been interested in the natural world around her. She particularly enjoys her outings to the cavern near her father's homestead, where she explores for fossils and formations, and plans to write a book about her discoveries. The cave seems plenty safe--until the day a...
Prairie song
Hodgson, Mona Gansberg
Paper Book
The first step in a challenging journey is often the one that means the most.nbsp; nbsp; Though it means saying goodbye to the beloved friends and spiritual mentors of her St. Charles, Missouri quilting circle, Anna Goben is certain that she needs to enlist her family in...
A Promise for Ellie Daughters of Blessing Series, Book 1
Snelling, Lauraine.
Paper Book
Return to Blessing, North Dakota, with the story of Andrew Bjorklund and Ellie Wold. After graduating in May of 1900, the two make plans to marry once the harvest is over and their new house is finished. They spend the summer working hard, and the Lord seems to shine on and in them in a special way....
Redeeming Love A Novel
Rivers, Francine
Ebook
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * The classic story that has captured the hearts of millions worldwide: a tragically wounded soul, the man called to marry her, and the only love that heals all. "A literary masterpiece, reminding us that God's love is...
Serving Up Love A Four-in-One Harvey House Brides Collection
Peterson, Tracie.
Paper Book
Bestselling novelist Tracie Peterson joins Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, and Jen Turano in this collection of four novellas, each featuring a Harvey Girl heroine. From Kansas to Texas, the Grand Canyon to New Mexico, the stories cross the country with tales of sweet romance and entertaining...
Short-Straw Bride Archer Brothers Series, Book 1
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
Lighthearted Historical Romance From a Rising Star No one steps on Archer land. Not if they value their life. But when Meredith Hayes overhears a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off their ranch, a twelve-year-old debt compels her to take the risk. Fourteen years of constant...
Summer dream
Rogers, Martha
Paper Book
The first book in the Seasons of the Heart series is set in Connecticut in 1888, the year of what historians call "The White Hurricane." The story reveals the power of God's love to change lives and heal hearts. Summer Dream tells of a young couple's love for each other and the obstacles...
The Tender Years Prairie Legacy Series, Book 1
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
Desperate to escape the confinement of adolescence and rebel against restrictions, Virginia befriends a new girl at school who is everything she wants to be--independent, pretty, and gutsy--in a poignant coming-of-age story. IP.
Tiffany girl : a novel
Gist, Deeanne.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of It Happened at the Fair and Fair Play comes a compelling historical novel about a progressive "New Woman"--the girl behind Tiffany's chapel--and the love that threatens it all. As preparations for the 1893 World's Fair set Chicago and...
To Everything a Season Songs of Blessing Series, Book 1
Snelling, Lauraine.
Paper Book
Beloved Author Lauraine Snelling Returns Again to Her Popular Red River Valley Setting Trygve Knutson is devoted to his family and his community. With his job on the construction crew, he is helping to build a future for the North Dakota town of Blessing. Though he loves his home, he...
To win her heart
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
When calls the heart
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
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Where courage calls : a When Calls the Heart novel
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
Her courage and her heart will be tested in ways she never expected... Beth Thatcher has spent her entire life in the safe, comfortable world of her family, her friends, and the social outings her father's wealth provides. But Beth is about to leave it all behind to accept a teaching position in...
With this pledge
Alexander, Tamera
Paper Book
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Clouston's quietly held principles oppose those of the Southern Cause -- but when forty thousand soldiers converge on the fields of Franklin, Tennessee, the war demands an answer. The Carnton home, where she is governess, is converted into a Confederate hospital, and Lizzie is...
A worthy pursuit
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
A teacher on the run. A bounty hunter in pursuit. Can two enemies learn to trust each other before they both lose what they hold most dear? Stone Hammond is the best tracker in Texas. He never comes home empty-handed. So when a wealthy railroad investor hires him to find his abducted...

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