Kedeeming Love a California's gold country, 185o. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. pe Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father's heart in everything, Michael Hosen obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel's every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw. e* But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband's pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can 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. A powerful retelling of the book of Hosea, Redeeming Love is a lile-cha a story of God's unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love. "Simply put, Redeeming Love is the most powerful work of fiction you LIZ CURTIS HIGGS, besseling apoor of Bookends and Mixed Stend "Francine Rivers is one of the most riveting novelists I've ever read. Redeeming Love is spellbinding." PATSY CLAIRMONT, author of Sportin' a 'Tude and Stardust on My Pillow "The timeless biblical themes...are beautifully portrayed and brought to life through her unforgettable characters." STEVE ARTER BURN, New Life Clinics