Nestled in rural Yankton, South Dakota, Loretta Sorensen weaves tales of faith, love, and resilience inspired by the windswept Dakota prairies. With her husband, Alan, she has raised Belgian draft horses for over 50 years, a passion that’s woven throughout her upcoming inspirational Christian prairie romance series, debuting September 2025. Her stories blend the rugged beauty of 1880s Dakota Territory with heartfelt journeys of hope, drawing readers into a world where God’s grace shines through life’s challenges.
A freelance journalist for over 35 years, Loretta’s work has graced Progressive Farmer, Farm Journal, and GRIT Magazine, capturing the heart of rural America. She holds degrees from Mount Marty University and South Dakota State University, and is pursuing Biblical Studies at Michigan’s Christian Leadership Institute, infusing her writing with spiritual depth. Through Prairie Hearth Publishing, LLC, founded in 2005, she has published works like 30 Dakota Prairie Bread Recipes and supported over 20 indie authors.
When not writing, Loretta paints, quilts, gardens, and serves her community through prison ministry. Follow her on BookBub for updates on her romance series, and visit www.lorettasorensenbooks.com or her YouTube channel, “Our Dakota Horse Tales,” to glimpse the prairie life that fuels her stories. Connect at dakotaprairieromance@gmail.com.
Nestled in rural Yankton, South Dakota, Loretta Sorensen weaves tales of faith, love, and resilience inspired by the windswept Dakota prairies. With her husband, Alan, she has raised Belgian draft horses for over 50 years, a passion that’s woven throughout her upcoming inspirational Christian prairie romance series, debuting September 2025. Her stories blend the rugged beauty of 1880s Dakota Territory with heartfelt journeys of hope, drawing...
Rangeland in southwest North Dakota gets thirsty, typically receiving less than 13 inches of rain over summer. That droughty climate, coupled with evolving beef production methods, has driven North Dakota ranchers like Wendell and Linda Vigen and Chester and Jane Brandt to pursue every possible option for making the most of every raindrop and every bite of grass on their ranches.
Twice-over grazing is one of the practices both ranchers adopted in the 1980s when North Dakota State range...
The Barns in Marcus, Iowa – JR Pearson’s museum – is full of exceptional horse-drawn farm implements gathered during the past 30 years. But there’s always space for a new rare piece. His latest addition is a No. 4 Victor double-huller clover machine manufactured in 1889 by Newark Machine Co., Columbus, Ohio. The all-wood huller has original paint and pinstriping.