Lauraine Snelling Reading Order

5 books (1996–2013)

Lauraine Snelling's Anthologies series comprises five complete collections published between 1996 and 2013. These standalone anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with Christmas Treasures and continuing through Once Upon a Christmas, Washington, Yuletide Treasure, and A Pioneer Christmas Collection. The series blends young adult and western themes within its anthology format.

Start with Christmas Treasures, the first of 5 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Christmas Treasures 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Once Upon a Christmas 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Washington 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Yuletide Treasure 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Pioneer Christmas Collection 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2021)

Lauraine Snelling's Children's series comprises two books published in 2021, following a Western-themed young adult narrative. Begin with The Adventures of TC, followed by The Lonely Donkey, reading them in the order they were released. The series appears to be complete at two installments.

Start with The Adventures of TC and read in order.

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1	The Adventures of TC 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Lonely Donkey 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2020–2020)

6 books (1993–2012)

The Dakota Plains series by Lauraine Snelling comprises six complete novels published between 1993 and 2012. Readers should follow the books in publication order, beginning with Dakota Dream and concluding with Dakota Destiny. This young adult western series offers six interconnected stories set against the backdrop of the Dakota frontier.

Start with Dakota Dream, the first of 6 books in the Dakota Plains series.

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1	Dakota Dream 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dakota Dusk 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dakota December 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dakota Dawn 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dakota 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dakota Destiny 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2003–2005)

The Dakotah Treasures series by Lauraine Snelling is a four-book young adult western series published between 2003 and 2005. The complete series follows publication order, beginning with Ruby and continuing through Pearl, Amethyst, and Opal. Readers should start with the first book to follow the intended narrative progression of this finished series.

Start with Ruby, the first of 4 books in the Dakotah Treasures series.

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1	Ruby 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pearl 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Amethyst 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Opal 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2006–2008)

The Daughters of Blessing series comprises four complete novels published between 2006 and 2008 by Lauraine Snelling. This young adult western series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Promise for Ellie and continuing through A Touch of Grace, Sophie's Dilemma, and Rebecca's Reward.

Start with A Promise for Ellie, the first of 4 books in the Daughters Of Blessing series.

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1	A Promise for Ellie 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Touch of Grace 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sophie's Dilemma 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rebecca's Reward 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1991–1995)

The Golden Filly series by Lauraine Snelling comprises ten complete young adult westerns published between 1991 and 1995. This series should be read in publication order, beginning with Eagle's Wings and concluding with The Winner's Circle. The ten books follow a continuous narrative across the early 1990s and are best enjoyed sequentially to experience the full story arc.

Start with Eagle's Wings, the first of 10 books in the Golden Filly series.

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1	Eagle's Wings 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Go for the Glory 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Race 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Call for Courage 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Kentucky Dreamer 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Out of the Mist 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shadow Over San Mateo 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Close Call 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Second Wind 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Winner's Circle 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1995–2000)

Lauraine Snelling's High Hurdles series consists of ten young adult books published between 1995 and 2000, following publication order from DJ's Challenge through Class Act. The complete series should be read in the order it was written to follow the ongoing narrative and character development throughout all ten installments.

Start with DJ's Challenge, the first of 10 books in the High Hurdles series.

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1	DJ's Challenge 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Olympic Dreams 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Out of the Blue 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Setting the Pace 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Storm Clouds 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Close Quarters 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Moving Up 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Letting Go 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Raising the Bar 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Class Act 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2009–2011)

Lauraine Snelling's Home to Blessing series consists of three complete books published between 2009 and 2011. This young adult western series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Measure of Mercy, followed by No Distance Too Far, and concluding with A Heart for Home. The trilogy follows characters as they build new lives in a frontier setting, blending coming-of-age themes with the challenges of settling in the American West.

Start with A Measure of Mercy and read in order.

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1	A Measure of Mercy 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	No Distance Too Far 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Heart for Home 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2025–2026)

The Home to Green Creek series by Lauraine Snelling is an ongoing young adult western series that follows events in chronological publication order. The first two installments, At Morning's Light and Land of Dreams, released in 2025, with Fair Are the Meadows to follow. Readers should begin with At Morning's Light and continue through each book as published to experience the story as intended.

Start with At Morning's Light and read in order.

4 books (2021–2024)

The Leah's Garden series by Lauraine Snelling comprises four books published between 2021 and 2024, with the most recent entry co-authored with Kiersti Giron. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Seeds of Change. Subsequent titles include A Time to Bloom, Fields of Bounty, and A Season of Harvest.

Start with The Seeds of Change, the first of 4 books in the Leah's Garden series.

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1	The Seeds of Change 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Time to Bloom 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fields of Bounty 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Season of Harvest(With: Kiersti Giron) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1990–2006)

Lauraine Snelling's four-book non-fiction series spans from 1990 to 2006 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Start Your Own Business After 50 - Or 60- Or 70! and continuing through 100 Good Things That Happen as You Grow Older, A Hand to Hold: Helping Someone Through Grief, and concluding with Ingeborg Bjorklund's Red River Cookbook. This collection covers practical and inspirational topics relevant to later life stages and personal growth.

Start with Start Your Own Business After 50 - Or 60- Or 70!, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Start Your Own Business After 50 - Or 60- Or 70! 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	100 Good Things That Happen as You Grow Older 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Hand to Hold: Helping Someone Through Grief 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ingeborg Bjorklund's Red River Cookbook 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (1995–2020)

The Red River Of The North series by Lauraine Snelling comprises eight historical fiction novels published between 1995 and 2020, following the lives of settlers and their families in the Dakota Territory. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with An Untamed Land and concluding with A Blessing to Cherish. Set against the backdrop of the American frontier, these interconnected stories explore themes of faith, perseverance, and community across multiple generations. This finished series offers readers a comprehensive chronicle of pioneer life through all eight installments.

Start with An Untamed Land, the first of 8 books in the Red River Of The North series.

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1	An Untamed Land 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A New Day Rising 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Land to Call Home 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Reapers' Song 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blessing in Disguise 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Tender Mercies 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	An Untamed Heart 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Blessing to Cherish 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2001–2003)

Lauraine Snelling's Return to Red River trilogy spans from 2001 to 2003 and follows a western young adult narrative across three complete books. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with A Dream to Follow, followed by Believing the Dream, and concluding with More Than a Dream. This finished series offers a self-contained story arc suitable for readers interested in frontier settings and coming-of-age themes.

Start with A Dream to Follow and read in order.

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1	A Dream to Follow 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Believing the Dream 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	More Than a Dream 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2012–2013)

The S.A.V.E. Squad series by Lauraine Snelling and Kathleen Damp Wright consists of four young adult books published between 2012 and 2013. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dog Daze, followed by The Great Cat Caper, No Ordinary Owl, and Secondhand Horses. Each standalone adventure follows the squad as they encounter and help different animals in need.

Start with Dog Daze(With: Kathleen Damp Wright), the first of 4 books in the S.A.V.E. Squad series.

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1	Dog Daze(With: Kathleen Damp Wright) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Great Cat Caper(With: Kathleen Damp Wright) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	No Ordinary Owl(With: Kathleen Damp Wright) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Secondhand Horses(With: Kathleen Damp Wright) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2000–2001)

Lauraine Snelling's complete Secret Refuge series comprises three young adult westerns published between 2000 and 2001. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Daughter of Twin Oaks, followed by Sisters of the Confederacy, and concluding with The Long Way Home.

Start with Daughter of Twin Oaks and read in order.

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1	Daughter of Twin Oaks 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sisters of the Confederacy 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Long Way Home 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2021–2021)

4 books (2014–2016)

The Song of Blessing series by Lauraine Snelling consists of four complete novels published between 2014 and 2016. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with To Everything a Season, followed by A Harvest of Hope, Streams of Mercy, and concluding with From This Day Forward. The series blends young adult and western themes across its interconnected stories.

Start with To Everything a Season, the first of 4 books in the Song Of Blessing series.

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1	To Everything a Season 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Harvest of Hope 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Streams of Mercy 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	From This Day Forward 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1982–2022)

Lauraine Snelling's Standalone Novels series comprises 19 independent books published between 1982 and 2022, covering themes across young adult, western, and non-fiction genres. Each novel stands alone as a complete story, though readers who wish to experience them in context should follow publication order beginning with Tragedy on the Toutle. The series appears to be complete as of 2022, making it suitable for readers seeking finished collections within Snelling's broader body of work.

Start with Tragedy on the Toutle, the first of 19 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Tragedy on the Toutle 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hawaiian Sunrise 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Gift 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Healing Quilt 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Way of Women 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Saturday Morning 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Breaking Free 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Brushstroke Legacy 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	One Perfect Day 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	What About Cimmaron? 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	On Hummingbird Wings 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Reunion 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Wake the Dawn 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Heaven Sent Rain 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Someday Home 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Second Half 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Beginning Again 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Half Finished 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Florence Legacy 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2017–2019)

The Under Northern Skies series by Lauraine Snelling consists of four complete books published between 2017 and 2019. Readers should follow the publication order, beginning with The Promise of Dawn and continuing through A Breath of Hope, A Season of Grace, and concluding with A Song of Joy. This young adult Western series blends the author's storytelling with historical and regional elements.

Start with The Promise of Dawn, the first of 4 books in the Under Northern Skies series.

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1	The Promise of Dawn 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Breath of Hope 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Season of Grace 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Song of Joy 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1986–2002)

The Washington series consists of four complete books published between 1986 and 2002, combining young adult and western themes. Begin with Song of Laughter and progress through Race for the Roses before moving to the final two entries, Talking for Two and The Neighborly Thing, which were co-authored by Wanda E. Brunstetter. This series should be read in publication order to experience the full narrative progression across its span.

Start with Song of Laughter, the first of 4 books in the Washington series.

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1	Song of Laughter 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Race for the Roses 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Talking for Two(By: Wanda E. Brunstetter) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Neighborly Thing(By: Wanda E. Brunstetter) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2011–2013)

The Wild West Wind series by Lauraine Snelling is a complete three-book young adult western that spans from 2011 to 2013. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Valley of Dreams, followed by Whispers in the Wind, and concluding with A Place to Belong.

Start with Valley of Dreams and read in order.

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1	Valley of Dreams 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Whispers in the Wind 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Place to Belong 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible