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...
Braced for Love Brothers in Arms Series, Book 1
Connealy, Mary.
Paper Book
Left with little back in Missouri, Kevin Hunt takes his younger siblings on a journey to Wyoming when he receives news that he's inheriting part of a ranch. The catch is that the ranch is also being given to a half brother he never knew existed. Turns out, Kevin's supposedly dead father led a secret...
Courting misfortune
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
Courting misfortune
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
Calista York needs one more successful case as a Pinkerton operative to secure her job. When she's assigned to find the kidnapped daughter of a mob boss, she's sent to the rowdy mining town of Joplin, Missouri, despite having extended family in the area. Will their meddling expose her mission and...
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,...
Forged in love
Connealy, Mary
Paper Book
When sparks begin to fly, can a friendship cast in iron be shaped into something more?Mariah Stover is left for dead and with no memory when the Deadeye Gang robs the stagecoach she's riding in, killing both her father and brother. As she takes over her father's blacksmith shop and tries to...
In honor's defense
Witemeyer, Karen
Paper Book
He's Faced Countless Perils on the Battlefield, but Nothing so Dangerous as Falling in Love.Luke Davenport has been fighting all his life--for respect, for country, and for those unable to fight for themselves. But now that his Horsemen brothers are domesticated, he's left alone to battle the...
Inventions of the heart
Connealy, Mary
Paper Book
Her heart seeks safety. But will trouble find her even here?After her sister's marriage, Michelle Stiles is left hiding at Two Harts Ranch with the handsome but stubborn Zane Hart. She's managed to stay one step ahead of her stepfather and his devious plans, but if he finds her, she will no...
Love comes softly
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
Love Comes Softly introduced the characters of Marty and Clark Davis, whose tragic circumstances brought them to a "marriage of convenience" on the frontier prairies during the mid 1800s. The story of how Clark's patient, caring love mirrored that of the heavenly Father, drawing Marty to...
The major's daughter
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
The Major's Daughter Fort Reno Series, Book 3
Jennings, Regina.
Paper Book
The Meeting Place Song of Acadia Series, Book 1
Oke, Janette
Audiobook
A Chance Encounter Forever Changed Their Lives--and Destinies. Crafted by two masters of inspirational fiction--Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn--and combining the engaging historical settings, rich characterization, and heartwarming messages quintessential to both authors, The Meeting Place is another...
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...
No Other Will Do Ladies of Harper's Station Series, Book 1
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
A CBA Bestselling AuthorWinner of the Holt Medallion and the Carol AwardMen 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, Emma...
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...
A Promise for Ellie Daughters of Blessing Series, Book 1
Snelling, Lauraine.
Audiobook
Award-winning author of over 50 inspiring books Lauraine Snelling sets this compelling novel in Blessing, North Dakota of 1900. After two long years, hardworking dairy farmer Andrew Bjorklund is thrilled to see his fiancEe Ellie Wold again. But when materials to build their new home are delayed,...
Proposing mischief
Jennings, Regina
Paper Book
Maisie Kentworth is stuck on the ranch. Having fallen in love with the wrong guy, she can't risk inflaming things between her former beau and her protective family. Left to rue her mistakes, she keeps busy exploring the idle mine at the edge of their property. Boone Bragg is also stuck....
Proposing Mischief The Joplin Chronicles Series, Book 2
Jennings, Regina.
Paper Book
Maisie Kentworth is stuck on the ranch. Having fallen in love with the wrong guy, she can't risk inflaming things between her former beau and her protective family. Left to rue her mistakes, she keeps busy exploring the idle mine at the edge of their property. Boone Bragg is also stuck....
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...
Redeeming the Cowboy: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance
Jordan, Lisa
Paper Book
How does a cowboy know when to hang on ...and when to let go? Five years ago, bull rider Bear Stone lost everything. His best friend. His fiancée. His career. And Piper Healy, his best friend's wife, never forgave him for the rodeo accident that killed her husband. Now they...
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
No one steps on Archer land. Not if they value their life. Yet when Travis Archer confronts a female trespasser with the same vivid blue eyes as the courageous young girl he once aided, he can't bring himself to send her away.
The Tender Years Prairie Legacy Series, Book 1
Oke, Janette
Stand-alone player
Caught in that difficult period between childhood and adulthood, Virginia struggles against what she considers to be unreasonable restrictions. When a lively new girl arrives at school, she seems to represent the alluring freedom from constraints that Virginia wants. But then comes the day neither...
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 sometimes...
To win her heart
Witemeyer, Karen.
Paper Book
Do a blacksmith with a criminal past and a librarian with pacifist ideals have a chance at finding love in 1880's Texas?
Unlawfully Wedded Bride
Marchand, Noelle
Ebook
Kate O'Brien can't believe her ears. She's been married, by proxy, to a man she's never met, thanks to her young siblings' meddling! Kate offers her "groom" room and board at her farm until the annulment is granted--nothing more. After all, what else could this predicament be but a blunder that...
When calls the heart
Oke, Janette
Paper Book
Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her...
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
Ebook
From the pages of history and the personal accounts of those who endured the Battle of Franklin, Tamera Alexander weaves real-life love letters into a story of unlikely romance first kindled amid the shadows of the Civil War. "Beautifully-drawn characters and rich history in With This...
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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