NATIONAL BESTSELLER * SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Nina Dobrev, with Logan Marshall Green and Eric Dane, special appearance by Famke Janssen. Distributed by Universal Pictures with a screenplay by Francine Rivers and D.J. Caruso CALIFORNIA'S GOLD COUNTRY, 1850. A TIME WHEN MEN SOLD THEIR SOULS FOR A BAG OF GOLD AND WOMEN SOLD THEIR BODIES FOR A PLACE TO SLEEP. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. A child prostitute, 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, who seeks his Father's heart in everything. Michael obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, he defies Angel's every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw. But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs . . . A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is about love that won't let go - no matter what.

Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Soon to be a major motion picture! New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers brilliantly retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea during the California Gold Rush. Angel, living in California's Gold country, is sold into prostitution as a child and quickly learns that men want only one thing from her and are never to be trusted. It is her burning hatred towards these men that keep her alive and she has no intention of changing her ways until Michael Hosea, a godly man, declares God has called upon him to marry her and love her unconditionally. Angel leaves her difficult life behind and slowly, day by day, her heart starts to warm towards Michael. But with these new feelings of affection come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. Can Angel overcome these feelings of shame and accept Michael's love and the love of God who loves her unconditionally? This classic story of God's unconditional love has captured the hearts of millions worldwide.

Reis saam na eerste-eeuse Rome en ontdek hoekom hierdie klassieke reeks miljoene lesers oor die wêreld heen geïnspireer het. Die drie boeke in die Merk van die Leeu-reeks word as ’n spesiale geskenkstel aangebied.

’n Stem in die wind is die eerste boek in die reeks. Dit vertel die verhaal van Hadassa, ’n jong Joodse meisie wat as slaaf weggevoer is, maar steeds vashou aan haar geloof in God. Al voel sy verskeur deur haar liefde vir ’n aantreklike jong edelman, word Hadassa ’n baken van hoop en lig te midde van die duisternis en verval rondom haar.

’n Eggo in die duisternis vertel die verhaal van Markus, ’n welgestelde Romeinse edelman. Diep geraak deur Hadassa se opregte geloof, begin hy wonder of daar nie méér in die lewe is nie. In sy soeke na betekenis en geloof, word hy gelei deur ’n sagte fluistering uit die verlede wat hom kan bevry van die duisternis in sy siel.

Die trilogie sluit af met So seker as wat die dag breek. Dit vertel die verhaal van Atretes, ’n Germaanse stamleier wat sy vryheid as gladiator verdien het. Atretes wil saam met sy babaseun teruggaan na Germanië, maar wat van Rispa, die gelowige weduwee wat sedert sy geboorte vir die seun gesorg het?

Roman Velasco is ’n suksesvolle Los Angeles-kunstenaar wat oënskynlik alles het wat sy hart begeer – ʼn groot herehuis, geld, vroue en roem. Slegs Grace Moore, sy teësinnige nuwe assistent, weet hoe min hy regtig het. Maar Grace weet nie hoe haar baas in die geheim met sy duiwels stoei nie: deur geboue te teiken as die Bird, ’n berugte maar ongeïdentifiseerde graffiti-kunstenaar – ’n alter ego wat Roman se loopbaan kan verwoes en hom in die tronk kan laat beland.

Soos Roman worstel Grace ook met spoke en geheime van haar eie. Ná ’n rampspoedige huwelik haar lewe totaal van koers afgegooi het, het sy besluit dat liefde nooit weer haar drome sal kniehalter nie. Maar soos sy die enigmatiese man agter die reputasie leer ken, is dit asof hulle gebroke stukke stadig inmekaar begin pas ... totdat iets onverwags gebeur wat die verloop van hulle verhouding – en albei se lewe – onherroeplik verander.

Die meesterstuk is ʼn splinternuwe roman deur bekroonde New York Times-topverkoper-outeur Francine Rivers wat jou herinner dat genade selfs die mees gebroke persoon in ’n onvolmaakte tog ongelooflike meesterstuk kan verander.

Agter elke man wat gehelp het om die geskiedenis te vorm, staan die helde wat dit vir altyd verander het. Soos net Francine Rivers dit kan doen, vertel sy die verhale van vyf sulke geloofsmanne wat getrou na God se stem geluister het in die skadu van die leiers wat Hy uitverkies het:

• Aäron wat ons Ewige Hoëpriester simboliseer.
• Kaleb wie se toewyding mense gedring het om hulle geloof in dade om te sit.
• Jonatan wie se nederigheid gelei het tot ’n vriendskap met die man wat in sy plek sou koning word.
• Amos wat ten spyte van heftige teenkanting die Israeliete gewaarsku het oor die naderende oorlog wat hulle sou vernietig.
• Silas wat die apostels se woorde op skrif gestel het sodat dit vir die geslagte behoue kon bly.

Deur Francine se meesterlike vertelvermoë en aangrypende karaktersketse sal lesers elkeen van hierdie manne op ’n besondere wyse leer ken.

Die vroue in Jesus se geslagsregister was dapper, het risiko’s geneem en die onverwagte gedoen. Hulle was nie perfek nie, en tog het God hulle in sy wonderlike plan gebruik om die Verlosser van die wêreld voort te bring.

Ons leef in moeilike tye en soek antwoorde op miljoene vrae. Die lesse wat ons by hierdie vroue kan leer, is vandag net so toepaslik as in die tyd toe hulle geleef het.

Die verhale van die vyf vroue in die geslagsregister van Jesus is nou in een boek beskikbaar. Tamar was ’n vrou van hoop. Ragab een van geloof. Rut was die vrou van liefde en Batseba het ongeëwenaarde genade ontvang. En dan is daar Maria, die vrou van gehoorsaamheid. Met die lees van hulle verhale sal jy beter begrip kry vir God se plan met die wêreld en tot die besef kom dat hierdie plan ook vir jóú insluit.

Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Soon to be a major motion picture! New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers brilliantly retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea during the California Gold Rush. Angel, living in California's Gold country, is sold into prostitution as a child and quickly learns that men want only one thing from her and are never to be trusted. It is her burning hatred towards these men that keep her alive and she has no intention of changing her ways until Michael Hosea, a godly man, declares God has called upon him to marry her and love her unconditionally. Angel leaves her difficult life behind and slowly, day by day, her heart starts to warm towards Michael. But with these new feelings of affection come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. Can Angel overcome these feelings of shame and accept Michael's love and the love of God who loves her unconditionally? This classic story of God's unconditional love has captured the hearts of millions worldwide.

1875. Wanneer Kathryn Walsh in die myndorp Calvada aankom, is liefde die laaste ding waaraan sy dink. Haar welgestelde stiefpa het haar weggestuur uit Boston om ’n erflating te kom opeis van ’n oom wat sy nooit geken het nie: ’n klein koerantkantoortjie in die hoofstraat van ’n dorpie vol bordele en kroeë, en ’n skynbaar waardelose myn.

Kathryn besluit om haar oom se koerant weer op die been te bring en bevind haar kort voor lank midde-in ’n storm tussen twee van Calvada se magtigste mans. Kathryn is egter vasbeslote om aan te hou sê – en skryf – waarin sy glo.

Matthias Beck, kroeg- en hotel-eienaar, sien onmiddellik dat die beeldskone, uitgesproke rooikop net so vasberade soos haar oom is. En hy weet haar strewe na geregtigheid kan ook háár dood veroorsaak ...

Die aantreklike hotel-eienaar en die eiesinnige juffrou Walsh sien dat hulle tog vir dieselfde ding baklei: ’n dorp waarop hulle trots kan wees. Almal wil graag ryk word in die myndorpie, maar dit is ’n liefde baie kosbaarder as goud wat almal in die dorp uiteindelik sal red.

1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in tiny Calvada, a mining town nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, falling in love is the farthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather, she has come to claim an inheritance from the uncle she never knew: a defunct newspaper office on a main street overflowing with brothels and saloons, and a seemingly worthless mine. Moved by the oppression of the local miners and their families, Kathryn decides to relaunch her uncle’s newspaper―and then finds herself in the middle of a maelstrom, pitted against Calvada’s most powerful men. But Kathryn intends to continue to say―and publish―whatever she pleases, especially when she knows she’s right.

Matthias Beck, owner of a local saloon and hotel, has a special interest in the new lady in town. He instantly recognizes C. T. Walsh’s same tenacity in the beautiful and outspoken redhead―and knows all too well how dangerous that family trait can be. While Kathryn may be right about Calvada’s problems, her righteousness could also get her killed. But when the handsome hotelier keeps finding himself on the same side of the issues as the opinionated Miss Walsh, Matthias’s restless search for purpose becomes all about answering the call of his heart.

Everyone may be looking to strike it rich in this lawless boomtown, but it’s a love more precious than gold that will ultimately save them all.

A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want—money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has. The demons of Roman’s past seem to echo through the halls of his empty mansion and out across his breathtaking Topanga Canyon view. But Grace doesn’t know how her boss secretly wrestles with those demons: by tagging buildings as the Bird, a notorious but unidentified graffiti artist—an alter ego that could destroy his career and land him in prison.

Like Roman, Grace is wrestling with ghosts and secrets of her own. After a disastrous marriage threw her life completely off course, she vowed never to let love steal her dreams again. But as she gets to know the enigmatic man behind the reputation, it’s as if the jagged pieces of both of their pasts slowly begin to fit together . . . until something so unexpected happens that it changes the course of their relationship—and both their lives—forever.

Dis 1850, in die middel van Kalifornië se goudstormloop, en Angel verwag niks anders as verraad van mans nie. Sy is reeds as kind in prostitusie gedwing en haar enigste oorlewingsisteem is die haat wat in haar brand. Dan ontmoet sy vir Michael Hosea. ’n Man wat sy Vader se hart soek in alles wat hy doen.

In Verlos deur die liefde luister Michael Hosea na God se opdrag: hy trou met Angel en het haar onvoorwaardelik lief. Stadig dring hy tot haar deur; breek deur die bitterheid tot haar hart begin sag word. Maar dit bring oorweldigende gevoelens van onwaardigheid en vrees. En dan vlug Angel. Terug na die duisternis, weg van haar man en sy deurdringende liefde. Sy is vreesbevange en besef haar enigste genesing moet kom van die Een wat haar nog liewer het as Michael Hosea. Die Een wat haar nooit ooit sal laat gaan nie.

Verlos deur die liefde is ’n roman oor God se onvoorwaardelike, oorvloedige liefde.

The complete biblical historical fiction compilation by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind.

The Bible is filled with inspiring stories of unlikely candidates God chose to quietly change eternity. This bestselling compilation in one volume contains five novellas about such people--men who stood behind heroes of the faith. Aaron. Caleb. Jonathan. Amos. Silas.

Each faithfully sought God in the shadows of His chosen leaders. They answered God's call to serve without recognition or fame. And they gave everything, knowing their reward might not come until the next life. Be challenged by these faithful men whose stories we must never forget.

• Aaron--the priest who stood in Moses' shadow but had the courage to cover his brother's fears.
• Caleb--the warrior whose words stirred men's hearts and brought God's people to the Promised Land.
• Jonathan--the prince whose humility led him to befriend the man who would become king in his place.
• Amos--the prophet who heard when God called and spoke to a nation unwilling to listen.
• Silas--the scribe who surrendered his wealth to record God's Word, even as those around him were silenced.

"The Priest" is the first book in a new companion series to A Lineage of Grace. Each novella peers into the life of one of five biblical men (such as Aaron, Jonathan, Silas) who stood behind the great heroes of faith. In "The Priest" you'll meet Moses' brother Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. How will Aaron support Moses while he struggles with being satisfied with God's plan for his own life? Be inspired by how this seemingly secondary character plays a key role in supporting his leader and impacting the faith for eternity.

The first in a two-book saga by the beloved author of  Redeeming Love and  The Masterpiece,  Her Mother’s Hope is a rich, moving epic about faith and dreams, heartache and disappointment, and the legacy of love passed down through four generations in one family.

Near the turn of the twentieth century, fiery Marta Schneider leaves Switzerland for a better life, determined to fulfill her mother’s hope. Her formative journey takes her through Europe and eventually to Canada, where she meets handsome Niclas Waltert. But nothing has prepared her for the sacrifices she must make for marriage and motherhood as she travels to the Canadian wilderness and then to the dusty Central Valley of California to raise her family. Marta’s hope is to give her children a better life, but experience has taught her that only the strong survive. Her tough love is often misunderstood, especially by her oldest daughter, Hildemara Rose, who craves her mother’s acceptance. Amid the drama of World War II, Hildie falls in love and begins a family of her own. But unexpected and tragic events force mother and daughter to face their own shortcomings and the ever-widening chasm that threatens to separate them forever.

De la querida autora del exito de libreria "Amor redentor" nos llega esta poderosa saga que abarca continentes y generaciones en una historia inolvidable acerca de la familia y la fe, de suenos y desilusiones y, en ultima instancia, de la perseverancia y firmeza del amor. En este final dramatico al exito de libreria "La esperanza de su madre, " Francine Rivers nos entrega una conmovedora historia acerca de sufrimientos silenciosos que pueden apartar a una familia, y de la gracia y el perdon capaces de sanar aun las heridas mas profundas.Crecer no es facil para la pequena Carolyn Arundel. Hildemara, su madre, esta recluida con tuberculosis y Carolyn desarrolla una relacion especial con su abuela Marta, quien se ha mudado con ellos para ayudar con las tareas del hogar. Sin embargo, las tensiones entre Hildie y Marta aumentan y Carolyn cree que ella es la responsable. Cuando Hildie regresa al trabajo y Marta se va, Carolyn y su hermano crecen por su cuenta en un mundo amenazado por la Guerra Fria. La universidad le da a Carolyn la oportunidad de encontrarse a si misma, pero una tragedia familiar destruye su recientemente descubierta independencia. En lugar de regresar al hogar, ella corta toda comunicacion y desaparece en la excitante contracultura de San Francisco. Cuando reaparece dos anos despues, mas perdida que nunca, a reganadientes vuelve a su familia tratando de reconstruir una vida para si misma y para su propia hija, May Flower Dawn. Al igual que Carolyn, May Flower Dawn desarrolla una mejor relacion con su abuela, Hildie, que con su propia madre, ocasionando otra separacion mas entre generaciones. No obstante, Dawn trata de evitar los errores cometidos y promete que tratara de ser un puente entre las mujeres de su familia en lugar de una pared que las separe para siempre. Abarcando desde 1950 hasta el tiempo presente, "El sueno de su hija" es el emocionante capitulo final de una inolvidable saga familiar acerca de los sacrificios que cada madre hace por su hija --y de la naturaleza misma del amor incondicional.

2009 Retailer's Choice Award winner!In this compilation of the five books in the best-selling Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers, we meet the five women whom God chose--Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Each was faced with extraordinary--even scandalous--challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. Each was destined to play a key role in the lineage of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World.

Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. In $lt;i>The Prince,$lt;/i> beloved author Francine Rivers illuminates the life of Jonathan. $lt;p>In this new series of hardcover biblical novellas from beloved author Francine Rivers, each novella tells the story of one of five biblical men who stood behind the great heroes of the faith: Aaron the priest, Caleb the warrior, Jonathan the prince, Amos the prophet, and Silas the scribe. In the vein of the Lineage of Grace series, these books will entertain, challenge, and inspire, directing readers back to the Bible as the ultimate source of truth and hope.

A captivating tale of suffering, seeking, and redemption set in Appalachia in the 1850s, "The Last Sin Eater" is the story of a community committed to its myth of a human "sin eater," who absolves the dead of their sins, and the ten-year-old child who shows them the Truth. All that matters for young Cadi Forbes is finding the one man who can set her free from the sin that plagues her, the sin that has stolen her mother's love from her and made her wish she could flee life and its terrible injustice. But Cadi doesn't know that the "sin eater" is seeking as well. Before their journeys are over, Cadi and the sin eater must face themselves, each other, and the One who will demand everything from them in exchange for the answers they seek.

Two women, centuries apart, are joined through a tattered journal as they contend with God, husbands, and even themselves . . . until they fall into the arms of the One who loves them unconditionally. Sierra Madrid’s life has just been turned upside down when she discovers the handcrafted quilt and journal of her ancestor Mary Kathryn McMurray, a young woman who was uprooted from her home only to endure harsh conditions on the Oregon Trail. Though the women are separated by time and circumstance, Sierra discovers that many of the issues they face are remarkably similar. By following Mary Kathryn’s example, Sierra learns to surrender to God’s sovereignty and unconditional love.