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Love Comes Softly Reading Order

Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke has 8 main books (1979–1989). Start with Love Comes Softly (1979) and read the numbered books in order.

By Janette Oke

Love Comes Softly books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Love Comes Softly

    1979 · 255 pages

    4 h 28 min
  2. #2

    Love's Enduring Promise

    1980 · 288 pages

    5 h 3 min
  3. #3

    Love's Long Journey

    1982 · 237 pages

    4 h 9 min
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  5. #4

    Love's Abiding Joy

    1983 · 229 pages

    4 h 1 min
  6. #5

    Love's Unending Legacy

    1984 · 239 pages

    4 h 11 min
  7. #6

    Love's Unfolding Dream

    1987 · 240 pages

    4 h 12 min
  8. #7

    Love Takes Wing

    1988 · 232 pages

    4 h 4 min
  9. #8

    Love Finds a Home

    1989 · 268 pages

    4 h 42 min

Main books together: 1,988 pages, about 34 h 50 min at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Love Comes Softly: common questions

How many books are in the Love Comes Softly series?
There are 8 main books in Love Comes Softly. The most recent main book listed here is Love Finds a Home (1989).
What order should I read Love Comes Softly in?
Read Love Comes Softly in its numbered order: Love Comes Softly, Love's Enduring Promise, Love's Long Journey, Love's Abiding Joy, and so on.
What is the first Love Comes Softly book?
The first book is Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke, published in 1979.
How long does it take to read the whole Love Comes Softly series?
The 8 main books add up to about 1,988 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 35 hours of reading, or about 70 days at 30 minutes a day.

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