Love's Long Journey. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1982 book
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Love's Long Journey
Janette Oke, 1982
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Michael Landon Jr., 2005

After lots of planning and dreaming, young couple Willie LaHaye and Missie LaHaye have headed West on the Wagon Trail, leaving behind the hometown of Missie’s parents. Missie is caught between the excitement of the new adventure and the pain of not knowing when she’ll see her family again. Willie and Missie leave the Wagon Train and travel further West to Tettsford Junction. When they get there, they meet a boy called Jeff and his older brother Sonny who they see riding into town with two other outlaws.


Love's Enduring Promise. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1979 book
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Love's Enduring Promise
Janette Oke, 1979
movie vs book
Michael Landon Jr., 2004

Missie Davis is a young woman working as a school teacher who spends much time reading. Her father has a near-fatal accident but is saved by a mysterious stranger with a troubled past whom Mr. Clark davis characterizes as God’s “enduring promise” making his Daughter think and offering them the chance to plough and plant some wheat ad corn together for the harvest everyday starting at Sun-up, Missie’s Gymnasium being closed for planting season and Willie living currently as a jobless trapper reaching for his Father, Zeke.


Love's Abiding Joy. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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Love's Abiding Joy
Janette Oke, 1983
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Michael Landon Jr., 2006

Between drought and a cattle plague, Missie LaHaye takes up a teaching position to help support her husband Willie and their two children. They have a young son Mattie, and a baby daughter Kathy. They also have a teenage boy called Jeff who they took in when he was eleven-years-old, when his older brother Sonny had been shot dead in the previous film, Love’s Long Journey, and Jeff didn’t have any other family.


The Ultimate Legacy. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Ultimate Legacy
Jim Stovall, 2016
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Joanne Hock, 2016

Jason Stevens receives an unexpected legacy from his grandfather upon his passing: a crash course in life. This road will lead him to the ultimate spiritual question: ‘What is the connection between riches and happiness?’ and transform him forever.


The Ultimate Legacy. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book, The Gift of a Legacy
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The Gift of a Legacy
Jim Stovall, 2013
movie vs book
Joanne Hock, 2016

Jason Stevens receives an unexpected legacy from his grandfather upon his passing: a crash course in life. This road will lead him to the ultimate spiritual question: ‘What is the connection between riches and happiness?’ and transform him forever.