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Return to the Canadian West
The Return to the Canadian West series by Janette Oke has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Where Courage Calls (2014). Janette Oke wrote the series; books 1-3 were co-written with Laurel Oke Logan.
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2014
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Literary Fiction
- Last checked
Start here: Where Courage Calls (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Where Courage Calls
Where Courage Calls opens Return to the Canadian West, an inspirational fiction series co-written by Janette Oke and her daughter Laurel Oke Logan. Published in 2014 at 392 pages, it's the first of three books, followed by Where Trust Lies.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Where Courage Calls - Book 2:
Where Trust Lies
Where Trust Lies is the second book in Return to the Canadian West, co-written by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan. Published in 2015 at 478 pages, it follows Where Courage Calls and precedes the trilogy's closing volume, Where Hope Prevails.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Where Trust Lies - Book 3:
Where Hope Prevails
Where Hope Prevails closes the three-book Return to the Canadian West series, co-written by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan. Published in 2016 at 439 pages, it follows Where Trust Lies as the trilogy's final entry.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Where Hope Prevails
About the Return to the Canadian West series
Return to the Canadian West revisits the fictional world Oke created in her earlier Canadian West series, this time co-written with her daughter, Laurel Oke Logan, and following Elizabeth Thatcher's younger sister Julie as she takes on her own teaching post in a rough Canadian frontier town. The three-book series was written as a tie-in to the Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart television series, sharing that show's setting and some character names while telling its own original story on the page.
Where the original Canadian West novels are Oke's solo work, this continuation is a mother-daughter collaboration, with Logan -- Oke's biographer and a novelist in her own right -- taking on a larger share of the writing as Oke's involvement in new fiction decreased in her later career.
Frequently asked questions
Who writes the Return to the Canadian West series?
Janette Oke wrote the series; books 1-3 were co-written with Laurel Oke Logan.
Do I need to read the original Canadian West series first?
No -- Return to the Canadian West follows a new protagonist (Julie Thatcher) and reads as a self-contained story, though it shares the earlier series' setting.
Who wrote Return to the Canadian West?
Janette Oke co-wrote the series with her daughter, Laurel Oke Logan.
How many books are in the Return to the Canadian West series?
3: Where Courage Calls (2014), Where Trust Lies (2015), and Where Hope Prevails (2016).
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