Authors: Janette Oke,Davis Bunn
JANETTE OKE was born in Champion, Alberta, to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife, and she grew up in a large family full of laughter and love. She is a graduate of Mountain View Bible College in Alberta, where she met her husband, Edward, and they were married in May of 1957. After pastoring churches in Indiana and Canada, the Okes spent some years in Calgary, where Edward served in several positions on college faculties while Janette continued her writing. She has written forty-eight novels for adults and another sixteen for children, and her book sales total nearly thirty million copies.
The Okes have three sons and one daughter, all married, and are enjoying their fifteen grandchildren. Edward and Janette are active in their local church and make their home near Didsbury, Alberta.
DAVIS BUNN has been a professional novelist for twenty years. His books have sold in excess of six million copies in sixteen languages, appearing on numerous national bestseller lists.
Davis is known for the diversity of his writing talent, from gentle gift books like
The Quilt
to high-powered thrillers like
The Great Divide
. He has also enjoyed great success in his collaborations with Janette Oke, with whom he has co-authored a series of ground-breaking historical novels.
In developing his work, Davis draws on a rich background of international experience. Raised in North Carolina, he completed his undergraduate studies at Wake Forest University. He then traveled to London to earn a master's degree in international economics and finance before embarking on a distinguished business career that took him to more than thirty countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Davis has received numerous literary accolades, including three Christy Awards for excellence in fiction. He currently serves as Writer-in-Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University, and is a sought-after lecturer on the craft of writing.
Books by Janette Oke
Return to Harmony ⢠Another Homecoming
Tomorrow's Dream
Acts of Faith*
The Centurion's Wife ⢠The Hidden Flame
The Damascus Way
Canadian West
When Calls the Heart ⢠When Comes the Spring
When Breaks the Dawn ⢠When Hope Springs New
Beyond the Gathering Storm
When Tomorrow Comes
Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly ⢠Love's Enduring Promise
Love's Long Journey ⢠Love's Abiding Joy
Love's Unending Legacy ⢠Love's Unfolding Dream
Love Takes Wing ⢠Love Finds a Home
A Prairie Legacy
The Tender Years ⢠A Searching Heart
A Quiet Strength ⢠Like Gold Refined
Seasons of the Heart
Once Upon a Summer ⢠The Winds of Autumn
Winter Is Not Forever ⢠Spring's Gentle Promise
Song of Acadia*
The Meeting Place ⢠The Sacred Shore ⢠The Birthright
The Distant Beacon ⢠The Beloved Land
Women of the West
The Calling of Emily Evans ⢠Julia's Last Hope
Roses for Mama ⢠A Woman Named Damaris
They Called Her Mrs. Doc ⢠The Measure of a Heart
A Bride for Donnigan ⢠Heart of the Wilderness
Too Long a Stranger ⢠The Bluebird and the Sparrow
A Gown of Spanish Lace ⢠Drums of Change
*with Davis Bunn
Books by Davis Bunn
The Book of Hours
The Great Divide
Winner Take All
The Lazarus Trap
Elixir
Imposter
Lion of Babylon
All Through the Night
My Soul to Keep
Acts of Faith*
The Centurion's Wife ⢠The Hidden Flame
The Damascus Way
Song of Acadia*
The Meeting Place ⢠The Sacred Shore
The Birthright ⢠The Distant Beacon
The Beloved Land
Heirs of Acadiaâ
The Solitary Envoy ⢠The Innocent Libertine
The Noble Fugitive ⢠The Night Angel
Falconer's Quest
*with Janette Oke   â with Isabella bunn