As a teenager I grew up reading Janette Oake books, including her Love Comes Softly Series. How thrilled I was to disover that Michael Landon Jr. has turned the series into movies! There are currently three movies available and I believe a fourth was recently released as well.

Following the book titles, the movies are based on the characters and story lines of Mrs. Oake's original books. In the first movie, Love Comes Softly, the story line follows close to the story line in the book.

Spoiler warning:
We are taken on the journey of a young pioneer woman, Marty, as she loses her young husband once they reach the west and, out of necessity, marries a man with a young daughter. While this concept may seem hard to grasp for us in today's world, in that world, it was something that often took place in the West. It was too late in the year for Marty to journey back East once her husband died and yet, she had no place to live and no means to support herself.

Enter Clark, a widower with a young daughter, Missie, desperately in need of a woman's influence in her life. The two agree to a marriage of convenience for the duration of the winter months, with Clark promising that he will pay for Marty's passage back to the East in the spring after she has made a lasting impact on his daughter's life, both education wise, as well as in the feminine sense.

I found myself caught up in the movie as the events unfolded, even though I already knew the story line. The movie was well acted and not only does it grasp your emotions, there are also heart lessons here and there to be discovered throughout the movie. The movie is family friendly and one that I highly reccommend!

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