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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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Classic Story that has Captured the Hearts of Millions Worldwide
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. 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 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.
But with her unexpected softening comes 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 does…the One who will never let her go.
A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is
a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming
love.
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.
"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 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.
Each novella includes an in-depth Bible study perfect for personal
reflection or group discussion.
In the dramatic conclusion to the Marta’s Legacy series, the beloved
author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece
delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows that
can tear a family apart and the grace and forgiveness that can heal
even the deepest wounds.
Marta’s granddaughter, Carolyn, comes of age during the turbulent
sixties, struggling to navigate a tense family life. Though college
offers a taste of freedom, tragedy shatters her confidence and she
disappears into the heady counterculture of San Francisco. When she
reemerges, more lost than ever, she reluctantly turns to her family to
help her rebuild a life for herself and her own daughter, May Flower
Dawn.
But familiar tensions emerge when Dawn develops a closer bond with her
grandmother than her own mother. As she seeks to avoid the mistakes of
those who went before her, Dawn determines to become a bridge between
the women in her family.
Her Daughter’s Dream is the emotional final chapter of an
unforgettable saga about the sacrifices mothers make for their
daughters and the very nature of unconditional love.
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.
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.
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