The wait between books
The longest wait was 14 years, for Beyond the Gathering Storm in 2000.
6 books in Canadian West, 1983 to 2001, by Janette Oke
In the order they came out.
This book is about a young teacher Elizabeth Thatcher who heads out into the world looking for excitement and accepts a teaching job in a small town called Coal Valley.
After a year of teaching in a one-room schoolhouse on the western frontier, Elizabeth plans her wedding to Wynn Delaney, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Elizabeth is once more teaching school, and they seem to be gradually making a place for themselves among the Indians.
Leaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive RCMP outpost in the Canadian Northwest.
As a youth, Henry was rescued from terrible circumstances by the Delaneys, whose loving care helped to heal his painful memories.
Christine is recovering from a broken heart and finds solace in helping her adored brother Henry settle into married life.
Box sets, companions and books with no number.
The longest wait was 14 years, for Beyond the Gathering Storm in 2000.
1,774 pages in all, about 44 hours at 40 pages an hour.
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From Open Library’s data, September 2026.