Lauraine Snelling Bio | Wiki

Lauraine Snelling is an American author of Christian fiction. So far, she has published over 80 titles since 1982. Among those books are popular historical fiction series that revolve around Norwegian immigration. They are inspired by Lauraine’s own heritage.

She was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in 2012. The signature event took place at Norsk Høstfest. Lauraine’s books have sold over 5 million copies.  Apart from writing books and articles, Lauraine also teaches at writers’ conferences across the country.

Lauraine Snelling Age

She was born on February 17, 1942, in the United States of America. Lauraine is 80 years old.

Lauraine Snelling Height

She is a woman of average stature. Lauraine stands at the height of 5 ft 4 in ( Approx 1.6m).

Lauraine Snelling Family

She was born to her father and mother in the United States of America. The 80-year-old American writer holds American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Despite her fame as a writer, Lauraine has not shared her family information.

Lauraine Snelling Husband

She is a married woman. Lauraine and her husband currently reside in Tehachapi, California, United States of America.

Lauraine Snelling Author

From the time, she was in high school,  Lauraine dreamed of writing horse books for girls. But then life got in the way. She was an education major in college, and then got married and had children. Still, Lauraine always knew someday she was going to be a writer. As she looks back, she wrote a lot in those years but didn’t consider it real writing.

Her kids were teenagers when her mother heard about a writing conference in Portland OR. She got a mailing that Lauraine never heard of. It was a God thing. Initially, Lauraine wasn’t going to go, but when her mother offered to pay Lauraine’s way, she went. Lauraine was totally blown away. She had no idea all the different kinds of things there were to write. One of the best things about the conference was that Lauraine and two others formed a writing critique group. They met at the conference, and then met once a week to critique for the next five years.

Because of that group, Lauraine had to write something every week. She had that deadline. During that season, she wrote a little bit of everything. Then Mount St. Helens erupted. Immediately, Lauraine saw a story for kids in that. She had a horse named Cimarron who lived in her backyard. The horse became the secondary character in Tragedy on the Toutle. Lauraine wrote that one and loved it and knew immediately that she wanted to write something for adults on the mountain, too. But that story, The Way of Women, came much later.

Lauraine Snelling Books | Books In Order

– 1982 Tragedy on the Toutle also released as What about Cimarron, published by Baker Books.
– 1986 Song of Laughter – Heartsong 10.
– 1999 Race for Roses – Heartsong 350.
– 1999 Hawaiian Sunrise, published by Bethany House.
– 2002 The Gift, published by Promise Press.
– 2002 The Healing Quilt, published by WaterBrook Press.
– 2004 The Way of Women, published by WaterBrook Press.
– 2005 Saturday Morning, published by WaterBrook Press.
– 2005 Washington (Novella with Wanda E. Brunstetter), Published by – 2005 Barbour Publishing, – includes Song of Laughter and Race for Roses.
Once Upon A Christmas (Novella with Lenora Worth), Published by Steeple Hill.
– 2006 The Brushstroke Legacy, published by WaterBrook Press.
– 2007 Breaking Free, published by FaithWords.
– 2008 One Perfect Day.
– 2004 A Hand to Hold: Helping Someone Through Grief (Non-fiction), published by Revell.
– 2012 Reunion, published by FaithWords.
– 2013 Wake the Dawn, published by FaithWords.
– 2014 Heaven Sent Rain, published by FaithWords.
– 2015 Someday Home, published by Faithwords.
– 2016 Second Half, published by FaithWords.

Lauraine Snelling Series | Books Series | Series In Order

Golden Filly series
– Golden Filly Collection 1
– Golden Filly Collection 2

High Hurdles series
– High Hurdles Collection 1
– High Hurdles Collection 2

S.A.V.E. Squad series
– Dog Daze
– The Great Cat Caper
– Secondhand Horses
– No Ordinary Owl

Lauraine Snelling Red River Series | Red River Series In Order

Red River of the North series, the first of the popular Red River/Blessing series was published by Bethany House and released for the second time with new covers in 2007.

– 1996 An Untamed Land
– 1996 A New Day Rising
– 1997 A Land To Call Home
– 1998 The Reaper’s Song
– 1999 Tender Mercies
– 1999 Blessing In Disguise

Lauraine Snelling Dakota Series

Dakota Plains series: Published by Heartsong.

– 1997 Dakota Dawn – Heartsong 28
– 1993 Dakota Dream – Heartsong 44
– 1995 Dakota Dusk – Heartsong 66
– Dakota December – Heartsong 128

Lauraine Snelling Song Of Blessing Series

Song of Blessing Series is the fifth in the popular Red River/Blessing Series. Published by Bethany House.

– October 2014, To Everything a Season
– March 2015, A Harvest of Hope
– October 2015, Streams of Mercy
– October 2016, From this Day Forward

Lauraine Snelling Latest Book | New Releases

His latest release includes A Song of Joy ( Under Northern Skies in August 2019), and also a Standalone book titled Half Finished, published by FaithWords in 2019.

Lauraine Snelling Blessing Books In Order

Daughters of Blessing series is the third in the popular Red River/Blessing series. It was  published by Bethany House: “returns to North Dakota in 1900 and to favorite characters from the Red River of the North series.”

– 2006 A Promise for Ellie
– 2007 Sophie’s Dilemma
– 2008 A Touch of Grace
– 2008 Rebecca’s Reward

Lauraine Snelling Under Northern Skies Series

Under Northern Skies
– 2017 A Promise of Dawn (August 2017)
– 2018 A Breath of Hope (April 2018)
– 2018 A Season of Grace (November 2018)
– 2019 A Song of Joy (coming August 2019)

Lauraine Snelling Home To Blessing Series

Home to Blessing series is the fourth in the popular Red River/Blessing series. Published by Bethany House.

– October 1, 2009, A Measure of Mercy
– April 1, 2010, No Distance Too Far
– March 1, 2011, A Heart for Home

Lauraine Snelling Net Worth

She is an American author of Christian fiction with an estimated net worth of $6 million at the age of 80.

How Old Is Lauraine Snelling

Lauraine is 80 years old. She was born on February 17, 1942, in the united states of America.

Is Lauraine Snelling Married

Yes. Lauraine and her husband currently reside in Tehachapi, California, United States of America.

Who Is Lauraine Snelling

Lauraine is an American author of Christian fiction. So far, she has published over 80 titles since 1982. Among those books are popular historical fiction series that revolve around Norwegian immigration.