Lauraine Snelling is a prolific American author known primarily for her heartwarming historical fiction and Christian fiction novels. She began her writing career with a focus on stories featuring horses, particularly within the Dakota Plains series, which explores the lives of women in rural North Dakota. Later in her career, Snelling expanded her themes to include more serious subjects like cancer, loss, and domestic violence, such as in the Red River of the North series. Her writing style is characterized by its gentle pace, strong sense of place, and focus on family relationships and faith. She is particularly renowned for her collaborative works with other authors, notably Wanda E. Brunstetter, as seen in the Washington and Talking for Two series.












































































































