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 faith and to love, has captured the hearts and imaginations of over one million readers on Book One alone!
Janette Oke (pronounced "oak") pioneered inspirational fiction
and is the leading author in the category today. Love Comes Softly,
her first novel, has sold over one million copies. Janette is now
the bestselling author of over 70 books, 32 of which have been
translated into fourteen languages. Her books have sold over 22
million copies.
Janette receives fan mail from all over the world and answers each
letter personally. 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.
Janette and her husband, Edward, have four grown children and enjoy
their many grandchildren. They make their home in Canada.