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When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1) (original 1983; edition 2005)

by Janette Oke (Author)

Series: Canadian West (1)

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Historical Fiction. Elizabeth Thatcher is young, pretty, cultured, and educated. But when she journeys west to teach school in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, she's completely unprepared for the conditions she encounters. Still, she's determined to succeed at the formidable task of fitting in with the locals and shaping the hearts and minds of the schoolchildren in her care. She's also just as determined not to give her heart to any of the local frontiersmen. But then she meets Wynn Delaney, a member the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...… (more)

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Title:	When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)
Authors:	Janette Oke (Author)
Info:	Bethany House Publishers (2005), Edition: Repack, 220 pages
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This was a cute love story. But it was also a really fascinating story about a girl surviving in the West. Trying to start schools, rally support for struggling families and fighting off the men who just want to wed her (because she can't possibly want to work and be independent). I like her strength and I liked her loyalty and sweet shyness. (

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Trisha_Thomas | Nov 14, 2024 |

Well, I had read a number of Janette Oke books when I was younger. I had started to watch the Hallmark Series and could not believe the stories I was seeing-depicting anything she would write. I decided to go and read this book. I'm sure Janette Oke was happy to have her book chosen to be turned into a series, but I am just as sure that she would not appreciate the manner in which they changed the story. (

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tinabuchanan | Nov 13, 2024 |

This was a good one even if the MC did drive me batty at times. (

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libraryofemma | Apr 18, 2024 |

The first of the Canadian West series, When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke is the story of Elizabeth, a pretty, educated, young lady who was not prepared for a “teaching position on the Canadian frontier. But she squares her shoulders and takes on her formidable task with love, humor and determination. She is just as determined not to become romantically involved with a frontiersman. Then she meets Wynn…” This book is found in the fiction section with other Janette Oke’s books under the number F/Oke.

salem.colorado | Nov 7, 2022 |

This was my first family approved romance novel, and it has a special place in my memory. Of course reading it now was a bit underwhelming, but I enjoyed the nostalgia. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Janette Oke	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Betterton, Lois	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Canadian West (1)

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When Calls the Heart [and] When Comes the Spring by Janette Oke

Canadian West Complete Set (books 1-4) by Janette Oke

Canadian West Collection (6-in-1) by Janette Oke

Has the adaptation

When Calls the Heart [2013 TV Movie] by Michael Landon Jr.

When Calls the Heart: The Dance [2014 TV Episode] by Anne Wheeler

When Calls the Heart: Lost and Found [2014 TV Episode] by Michael Jr. Landon

When Calls the Heart: Complete Season 2 by Michael Jr. Landon

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When Calls the Heart: Complete Season 3 by Martin Wood

When Calls the Heart: A Telling Silence [2014 Episode] by Michael Jr. Landon

When Calls the Heart: Change of Heart [2014 TV episode] by Michael Jr. Landon

When Calls the Heart: Heart of the Family [2015 TV episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Troubled Hearts [2016 TV Episode] by Martin Wood

When Calls the Heart: Second Chances [2014 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Heart and Soul [2015 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Trials of the Heart [2015 TV Episode] by Michael Jr. Landon

When Calls the Heart: Heart and Home [2015 TV Episode] by Martin Wood

When Calls the Heart: Hearts in Question [2016 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: It Begins With Heart [2015 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Heart of a Hero [2016 TV episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Rules of Engagement [2014 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Follow Your Heart [2015 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Forever in My Heart [2016 TV Episode] by Peter DeLuise

When Calls the Heart: New Year's Wish [2015 TV episode] by Martin Wood

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When Calls the Heart: Christmas [2016 TV Episode] by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Complete Season 5 by Neill Fearnley

When Calls the Heart: Complete Season 4 by Michael Landon Jr.

When Calls the Heart: Complete Season 6 by Neill Fearnley

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When Calls the Heart: Complete Season 7 by Neill Fearnley

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When Calls the Heart: Canadian West book 1

When Calls the Heart

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When Calls the Heart

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1983

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Do not combine the book with any of the film adaptions based on the book.
ISBN 0764200119 is the book; not the video.

When Calls The Heart: Hallmark Channel Special Movie Edition paperback

ISBN 076421229X Is a book, not a video recording. It is based off the 2013 TV movie.

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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Historical Fiction. Elizabeth Thatcher is young, pretty, cultured, and educated. But when she journeys west to teach school in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, she's completely unprepared for the conditions she encounters. Still, she's determined to succeed at the formidable task of fitting in with the locals and shaping the hearts and minds of the schoolchildren in her care. She's also just as determined not to give her heart to any of the local frontiersmen. But then she meets Wynn Delaney, a member the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

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