Francine Rivers

Author of Redeeming Love

96+ Works 33,085 Members 603 Reviews 97 Favorited

About the Author

Francine Rivers received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno. From 1976 to 1985, she had a successful writing career in the general market and her books won numerous awards. In 1986, she became a born-again Christian and started writing Christian show more fiction. Her book, Redeeming Love, is a retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea set during the time of the California Gold Rush. Her Christian novels have won numerous awards including four Rita Awards, the Christy Award, the ECPA Gold Medallion, and the Holt Medallion in Honor of Outstanding Literary Talent. In 1997, she was inducted into the Romance Writers' of America Hall of Fame. She is the author of Lineage of Grace series, Mark of the Lion series, and Sons of Encouragement series. In 2014 her title, Bridge to Haven, made The New York Times Best Seller List. Her latest bestseller is The Masterpiece, published in February 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Mark of the Lion

Lineage of Grace

Sons of Encouragement

Marta’s legacy

Works by Francine Rivers

Popular Recent

Redeeming Love (1997) 5,457 copies

A Voice in the Wind (1993) 2,687 copies

An Echo in the Darkness (1994) 2,183 copies

As Sure as the Dawn (1995) 1,910 copies

The Atonement Child (1997) 1,766 copies

The Scarlet Thread (1996) 1,660 copies

The Last Sin Eater (1998) 1,569 copies

And the Shofar Blew (2003) 1,365 copies

Leota's Garden (2000) 1,354 copies

A Lineage of Grace: Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity (2000) 1,267 copies

Her Mother's Hope (2010) 1,207 copies

Unveiled (2000) 1,005 copies

Her Daughter's Dream (2010) 935 copies

Unashamed (2000) 847 copies

Unshaken (2001) 820 copies

Unafraid (2001) 751 copies

Unspoken (2001) 732 copies

The Priest: Aaron (2004) 681 copies

The Masterpiece (2018) 678 copies

Bridge to Haven (2014) 617 copies

Mark of the Lion (1998) 593 copies

The Warrior: Caleb (2005) 526 copies

The Prince: Jonathan (2004) 438 copies

The Prophet: Amos (2006) 379 copies

Sons of Encouragement: Five Stories of Faithful Men Who Changed Eternity (2007) 358 copies

The Shoe Box (1995) 316 copies

The Scribe: Silas (2007) 298 copies

The Lady's Mine (2022) 271 copies

Earth Psalms: Reflections on How God Speaks through Nature (2016) 58 copies

Bible Stories for Growing Kids (2007) 55 copies

The Scarlet Thread / Leota's Garden (2002) 55 copies

Outlaw's Embrace (1600) 22 copies

Rebel In His Arms (1981) 17 copies

This Golden Valley (1983) 16 copies

Kathleen (1979) 16 copies

Marta's Legacy Gift Collection (2011) 15 copies

Sarina (1692) 14 copies

A Fire in the Heart (1987) 14 copies

A Path to Redeeming Love: A Forty-Day Devotional (2020) 13 copies

Not So Wild a Dream (1985) 13 copies

Sycamore Hill (1763) 10 copies

Redeeming Love Paperback with Study Edition by Rivers, Francine published by Multnomah Books (2005) Paperback (1900) 8 copies

Heart's Divided (Second Chance at Love) (1983) 7 copies

SIT BACK AND RELAX: 25 APPETISERS OF SUMMER FICTION TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. (2003) 6 copies

Her Mothers Hope by Rivers, Francine [Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,2010] (Hardcover) 5 copies

Last Sin Eater The by Rivers Francine (1-Jun-2013) Paperback 5 copies

Pagan Heart (1985) 4 copies

Um Amor Incondicional (Portuguese Edition) (2022) 3 copies

Her Daughters Dream by Rivers, Francine [Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,2010] (Hardcover) 3 copies

Heart in Hiding (1984) 3 copies

Redeeming Love 1st (first) editon Text Only 3 copies

A főpap Áron (2011) 3 copies

As Sure as the Dawn: v. 3 (Mark of the Lion) by Rivers. F. ( 1995 ) Paperback 2 copies

Die Hoffnung ihrer Tochter (2012) 2 copies

Puente al refugio (Spanish Edition) (2020) 2 copies

The Francine Rivers Historical Collection: The Scarlet Thread / The Last Sin Eater 1 copy

Her Mothers Hope by Rivers, Francine [Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,2010] (Hardcover) 1 copy

El hijo de redención (Spanish Edition) (2021) 1 copy

Atretes - Flucht nach Germanien: Roman (German Edition) 1 copy

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers (20-Aug-2004) Paperback 1 copy

Jónatan : věrný přítel (2015) 1 copy

Rodowód laski Tamar 1 copy

Esta mina mía (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

Marie : žena statečná (2014) 1 copy

BATE-SEBA Uma História de Beleza e Sofrimento 1 copy

RAABE Uma História de Escândalo e Fé 1 copy

Firul Stacojiu 1 copy

Speranta Mamei Ei 1 copy

Chemarea Sofarului 1 copy

Copilul Ispasirii 1 copy

Gradina Leotei 1 copy

Un Mister Tulburator 1 copy

MARIA - UMA HISTORIA DE INOCENCIA E GRACA (2002) 1 copy

Áron : Hospodinův velekněz (2014) 1 copy

Romancing God: Evangelical Women and Inspirational Fiction 1 copy

Rút : žena z Moábu (2013) 1 copy

Redeeming Love (Large Print Edition) 1 copy

Rascumparata prin iubire 1 copy

The Francine Rivers Historical Collection: The Scarlet Thread / The Last Sin Eater (2016) 1 copy

Discussion Guide: Voice in the Wind (1995) 1 copy

Sons of Encouragement Series, Volumes 1-5 1 copy

The Rose in the Wheel 1 copy

No caminho do amor de redencao (Em Portugues do Brasil) (2019) 1 copy

The Prince (Sons of Encouragement #3) 1 copy

The Prophet (Sons of Encouragement #5) 1 copy

Atonement Child; Leota's Garden; The Scarlet Thread; Redeeming Love (Set of 4) (1999) 1 copy

Rachab : žena za hradbami (2013) 1 copy

As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion #3) 10th (tenth) edition Text Only (1997) 1 copy

LEOTA SE TUIN 1 copy

So stark wie das Leben (2008) 1 copy

Tyndale Biblical Fiction Sampler 1 copy

Die Liebe findet dich: Roman. (German Edition) 1 copy

Podul Spre Casă (Romanian Edition) (2015) 1 copy

Ostatni Zjadacz Grzechu (2013) 1 copy

Bat-šeba : žena zapovězená (2014) 1 copy

Amor de redenção (Portuguese Edition) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Last Sin Eater [2007 film] (1834) — Author — 89 copies

Guideposts Condensed Books: A Voice in the Wind/Covering Home/Giants on the Hill/One Small Sparrow (1995) 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Rivers, Francine Sandra
Birthdate: 1947
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Northern California, USA
Education: University of Nevada, Reno (BA|English and Journalism)
Occupations: journalist
author
Relationships: Rivers, Rick (husband)

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Reviews

Redeeming Love (Movie Tie-In): A Novel by Francine Rivers

I can certainly see why this book has a lot of controversy, but I really enjoyed it and found it to be quite a moving story. Angel grew so much throughout the book and it was just good to see.

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libraryofemma | 170 other reviews | Apr 18, 2024 |

Her Mother's Hope (Marta's Legacy, 1) by Francine Rivers

I was nervous about starting this because I really disliked the last book I read by the author (The Atonement Child). I am glad to say that I worried for nothing.
This book hooked me right from the beginning. The characters were so well-developed. It was really nice to see that the book spanned so many years. Eventually, it switched from Marta's POV to Hildemara's and then back to Marta's. Even by the end of the book, there is still a lot that those two have to work through so I would recommend keeping book two since there is a cliffhanger.

5 Stars

Content: As with all of Francine's books, I'd say 18 .… (more)

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The Atonement Child: A Novel (A Heart-Wrenching but… by Francine Rivers

I didn’t enjoy this as much as the author’s other books. This one was so heavy-handed with the preaching. Something about how the characters were portrayed was really off-putting.

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