Lauraine Snelling books

Lauraine Snelling writes Christian historical fiction, particularly set in the American frontier and Scandinavia. Find all 112 books and series in order.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Christmas Treasures 1996 Buy
Once Upon a Christmas 2005 Buy
Washington 2005 Buy
Yuletide Treasure 2008 Buy
A Pioneer Christmas Collection 2013 Buy

Children’s Reading Order

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The Lonely Donkey 2021 Buy
The Adventures of TC 2021 Buy

Collections

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The Blessing of Animals 2020 Buy

Dakota Plains Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dakota Dawn 1997 Buy
Dakota Dream 1993 Buy
Dakota Dusk 1994 Buy
Dakota December 1996 Buy
Dakota 1998 Buy
Dakota Destiny 2012 Buy

Dakotah Treasures Reading Order

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Ruby 2003 Buy
Pearl 2004 Buy
Opal 2005 Buy
Amethyst 2005 Buy

Daughters Of Blessing Reading Order

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A Promise for Ellie 2006 Buy
Sophie’s Dilemma 2007 Buy
A Touch of Grace 2007 Buy
Rebecca’s Reward 2008 Buy

Golden Filly Reading Order

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The Race 1991 Buy
Golden Filly 1993 N/A
Eagle’s Wings 1991 Buy
Go for the Glory 1991 Buy
Call for Courage 1992 Buy
Kentucky Dreamer 1992 Buy
Shadow Over San Mateo 1993 Buy
Out of the Mist 1993 Buy
Second Wind 1994 Buy
Close Call 1994 Buy
The Winner’s Circle 1995 Buy

High Hurdles Reading Order

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Olympic Dreams 1995 Buy
High Hurdles Collection One 1997 N/A
DJ’s Challenge 1995 Buy
Setting the Pace 1996 Buy
Out of the Blue 1996 Buy
Storm Clouds 1997 Buy
Close Quarters 1998 Buy
High Hurdles, Collection Two 2011 N/A
Moving Up 1998 Buy
Letting Go 1999 Buy
Raising the Bar 1999 Buy
Class Act 2000 Buy

Home To Blessing Reading Order

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A Measure of Mercy 2009 Buy
No Distance Too Far 2010 Buy
A Heart for Home 2011 Buy

Home to Green Creek Reading Order

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Land of Dreams 2025 Buy
At Morning’s Light 2025 Buy

Leah’s Garden Reading Order

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The Seeds of Change 2021 Buy
A Time to Bloom 2022 Buy
Fields of Bounty 2023 Buy
A Season of Harvest 2024 Buy

Non-Fiction

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Start Your Own Business After 50 - Or 60- Or 70! 1990 Buy
100 Good Things That Happen as You Grow Older 1992 Buy
A Hand to Hold: Helping Someone Through Grief 2004 Buy
Ingeborg Bjorklund’s Red River Cookbook 2006 Buy

Red River Of The North Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
An Untamed Heart 2013 Buy
An Untamed Land 1995 Buy
A New Day Rising 1996 Buy
A Land to Call Home 1997 Buy
The Reapers’ Song 1998 Buy
Tender Mercies 1999 Buy
Blessing in Disguise 1999 Buy
A Blessing to Cherish 2020 Buy

Return To Red River Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
A Dream to Follow 2001 Buy
Return to Red River Books #1-3 2003 N/A
Believing the Dream 2002 Buy
More Than a Dream 2003 Buy

S.A.V.E. Squad Reading Order

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Dog Daze 2012 Buy
Secondhand Horses 2013 Buy
No Ordinary Owl 2013 Buy
The Great Cat Caper 2012 Buy

Secret Refuge Reading Order

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Daughter of Twin Oaks 2000 Buy
Sisters of the Confederacy 2000 Buy
The Long Way Home 2001 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Cowboy’s Angel 2021 Buy

Song Of Blessing Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
To Everything a Season 2014 Buy
A Harvest of Hope 2015 Buy
Streams of Mercy 2015 Buy
From This Day Forward 2016 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Tragedy on the Toutle 1982 Buy
Hawaiian Sunrise 1999 Buy
The Healing Quilt 2002 Buy
The Gift 2002 Buy
The Way of Women 2004 Buy
Saturday Morning 2005 Buy
Breaking Free 2006 Buy
The Brushstroke Legacy 2006 Buy
What About Cimmaron? 2008 Buy
One Perfect Day 2008 Buy
On Hummingbird Wings 2011 Buy
Reunion 2012 Buy
Wake the Dawn 2013 Buy
Heaven Sent Rain 2014 Buy
Someday Home 2015 Buy
The Second Half 2016 Buy
Half Finished 2019 Buy
Beginning Again 2019 Buy
The Florence Legacy 2022 Buy

Under Northern Skies Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Promise of Dawn 2017 Buy
A Breath of Hope 2018 Buy
A Season of Grace 2018 Buy
A Song of Joy 2019 Buy

Washington Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Song of Laughter 1986 Buy
Race for the Roses 1999 Buy
Talking for Two 2001 Buy
The Neighborly Thing 2002 Buy

Wild West Wind Reading Order

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Valley of Dreams 2011 Buy
Whispers in the Wind 2012 Buy
A Place to Belong 2013 Buy

Lauraine Snelling is an American author of Christian historical fiction with more than 110 published books. Her most popular works are the Red River of the North books and their sequels (Return to Red River, Daughters of Blessing, Home to Blessing, Song of Blessing), which together form a multi-generational saga about Norwegian immigrants settling in the Dakotas.

Beyond her Dakota-set novels, Snelling has written the Golden Filly and High Hurdles horse racing series for young readers, the Civil War-era Secret Refuge trilogy, and numerous standalone novels. She has been writing since 1982 and continues to publish new work, with the Home to Green Creek series beginning in 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Lauraine Snelling written?

Lauraine Snelling has written 112 books across 22 series.

What was Lauraine Snelling's first book?

Lauraine Snelling’s first book is Tragedy on the Toutle, published in 1982.

What is Lauraine Snelling best known for?

She is best known for the Red River of the North series, an eight-book saga about Norwegian immigrant families homesteading in Dakota Territory in the 1880s.

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