He looked at her with his dark eyes, and her heart sang. None of the other fathers she saw at Mass compared to him. Sarah’s heart beat with wild joy and pride. Even dressed in dusty riding clothes, his hair damp with perspiration, he was like the princes in the stories Mama read. He was tall and dark, and Sarah had never seen anyone so beautiful. SHAKESPEARE NEW ENGLAND, 1835Īlex Stafford was just like Mama said. I read it twenty years ago and I knew then this book would be a classic and it is.” -Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author “ Redeeming Love is a literary masterpiece, reminding us that God’s love is unconditional. This may be the single most moving book you will read this year-or in your lifetime.” -Angela Hunt, New York Times bestselling author

“My heart and soul were profoundly shaken as I realized anew the lessons portrayed through the stories of Hosea and Gomer, Michael and Angel. “Simply put, Redeeming Love is the most powerful work of fiction you will ever read.” -Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times bestselling author I was a changed person after reading that book.” -Amy Grant, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter “The truth that ran through that book, absolutely brought me to my knees. This is a thought-provoking novel that you will not easily forget.” - RT Book Reviews “A masterful, unique writing achievement. “A splendid piece of work exploring both physical love and a love of God…There is not one false note in this wonderful novel.” - Library Journal

“Writers like Rivers are why people buy Christian Fiction.” - Publishers Weekly Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does…the One who will never let her go.

But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance her frozen heart begins to thaw. A man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything, Michael Hosea obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. The classic love story that has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide.Ĭalifornia’s Gold Country in 1850 is a time when men sell their souls for a bag of gold and women sell their bodies for a place to sleep. Soon to be a major motion picture! A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, CBA, and ECPA bestseller.

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