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#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Lonely Donkey |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Adventures of TC |
2021 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Blessing of Animals |
2020 |
Buy |
Dakota Plains Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| 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#
| Title |
Published |
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| Ruby |
2003 |
Buy |
| Pearl |
2004 |
Buy |
| Opal |
2005 |
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| Amethyst |
2005 |
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Daughters Of Blessing Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Promise for Ellie |
2006 |
Buy |
| Sophie’s Dilemma |
2007 |
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| A Touch of Grace |
2007 |
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| Rebecca’s Reward |
2008 |
Buy |
Golden Filly Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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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 |
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| Out of the Mist |
1993 |
Buy |
| Second Wind |
1994 |
Buy |
| Close Call |
1994 |
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| The Winner’s Circle |
1995 |
Buy |
High Hurdles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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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#
| Title |
Published |
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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#
| Title |
Published |
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| Land of Dreams |
2025 |
Buy |
| At Morning’s Light |
2025 |
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Leah’s Garden Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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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#
| Title |
Published |
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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 |
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| An Untamed Heart |
2013 |
Buy |
| An Untamed Land |
1995 |
Buy |
| A New Day Rising |
1996 |
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| 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 |
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| 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#
| Title |
Published |
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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#
| Title |
Published |
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| Daughter of Twin Oaks |
2000 |
Buy |
| Sisters of the Confederacy |
2000 |
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| The Long Way Home |
2001 |
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Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Cowboy’s Angel |
2021 |
Buy |
Song Of Blessing Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| 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#
| Title |
Published |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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#
| Title |
Published |
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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.