Roses for Mama

Author: Janette Oke

Genre: Life, romance

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 222

Time period: 1800’s

My overall opinion: This is one of Janette Oke’s really sweet books. Angela is a wonderful “heroine,” and the title fits the book perfectly, although you don’t realize it until you reach the end of the book. Great book, and one of my favorites by Janette Oke!

A Gown of Spanish Lace

Author: Janette Oke

Genre: Life, romance, adventure

Series: Women of the West

Number in series: This series isn’t a series in the sense that you read them all in order. Rather, they’re more of a set of books.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 251

Time period: 1800’s

My overall opinion: It’d been a long time since I’d read this book, and I found I’d forgotten quite a lot of it! I once again enjoyed it – you’ll find some unexpected adventure, unexpected mystery, and much more!

The Calling of Emily Evans

Author: Janette Oke

Genre: Life

Series: Women of the West set

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 9

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 224

Time period: 1800's

Main characters: Emily, Ross, Shad

Exciting events: Near starvation

My overall opinion: I hadn't read this book for a long time, if ever, but now that I picked it up again, I really enjoyed it!

A Woman Named Damaris

Author: Janette Oke

Genre: Romance, childhood, life

Series: It's in the Women of the West set.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Fiction.

Time period: 1800's.

Main characters: Damaris, Abbie, Gil, Miss Dover

Exciting events: Riding in a wagon train, leaving home, finding orphans

My overall opinion: This is a fun book! It's a unique Janette Oke.

They Called Her Mrs. Doc

Author: Janette Oke

Genre: Romance, family

Series: Part of the Women of the West set.

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 7

Type: Fiction

Time period: Early 1900's

Main characters: Cassandra, Samuel

Exciting events: Having children, learning doctoring

My overall opinion: Not my favorite book by Janette Oke, but it's good.