Mark of the Lion Trilogy by Francine Rivers

With every day that Angel spends with Michael, her frozen heart slowly starts to thaw. This, of course, will not be easy considering Angel is highly resentful towards men. When he drove past Angel walking in the streets one day, he felt God’s call to make Angel his wife, and love her unconditionally. Michael is a farmer who had prayed to God to find him a wife. She lost her faith a long time ago.Īll Angel knows is rejection from men, until she meets a man named Michael Hosea.

We meet Angel, a young woman who was sold into prostitution as a child and is barely surviving. The story takes place in the 1850s, in California’s gold country. I’m going to kick off this article on Francine Rivers’ 10 best books with her most popular one, Redeeming Love. However, I am a strong believer in books, and I feel like a truly good book written by a truly fantastic author (like Francine Rivers) will be able to keep anyone hooked. I know Christian fiction may not be your cup of tea, especially if you’re not particularly religious. Rivers has since published many best-selling Christian fiction books, and she has received numerous awards because of them. Redeeming Love was released in 1991, and yet it is still a top-selling Francine Rivers book in the Christian fiction industry to this day – which is pretty impressive! Well, that’s how I feel about it at least. We do love when books become movies because as readers, we know that we have the inside scoop on all the details and twists and turns.

Yes, it’s that movie you are thinking of! Trying Something New The book is based on the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea, and it’s called Redeeming Love. Why is it important to note that she is a born-again Christian, you ask? Well, that’s because the book she wrote after this period in her life is arguably her most notable piece of work, and I am sure it will sound familiar to you. She wrote historical romances for many years until she became a born-again Christian in 1986. Rivers has enjoyed a successful writing career and is a New York Times best-seller. American author Francine Rivers writes fiction novels with strong Christian themes, which include romance novels that are quite inspirational.

Mark of the Lion Trilogy by Francine Rivers