Francine Rivers

-- New York Times -- Jonathan The Prince “This novella packs a powerful punch through characters that resonate in the soul. Fast-paced and seamless, this is a magnificent tale of courage, faithfulness, woe, and great joy.” —Romantic Times This novella includes an in-depth Bible study perfect for personal reflection or group discussion.

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 change eternity. This bestselling compilation in one volume contains five novellas about such people—women in the family tree of Jesus Christ.
Tamar. Rahab. Ruth. Bathsheba. Mary.
Each was...

With her mother, Hildemara, quarantined with tuberculosis, Carolyn forms a special bond with her oma Marta, who moves in to care for the household. When tensions escalate and Marta leaves, Carolyn heads into the counterculture of San Francisco. Now, can she make a life for herself and her daughter Dawn? How can the family bridge the differences that separate them? Will God keep them on the right path?

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. Grace doesn?t know how her boss secretly wrestles with his 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...

To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she's paid to finally feel like she's somebody. To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven. Zeke and his son, Joshua -- Abra's closest...

The first in an epic two-book saga, this sweeping story explores the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters as each woman is forced to confront her faulty but well-meaning desire to help her daughter find her God-given place in the world. "Ambitious, strong-willed Marta Schneider leaves her home in rural Switzerland at the beginning of the 20th century. She's determined to flee her abusive father, loving but weak mother, and...

At eighty-four, Leota Reinhardt is alone, all of her efforts to reconcile with her adult children hadn't worked in the past, until she meets her estranged grandaughter, Annie, and confides to her the silent sacrifice she had made as a young mother of two, while her husband was gone during World War II.

"In one terrifying moment, Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, and her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life to embrace or to end the untimely life within her."--Publisher's promotional description.

"In this relevant and timely novel, dynamic young preacher Paul Hudson is committed to building his church--but at what cost? When Paul accepted the call to pastor the struggling church, he had no idea what to expect. But it didn't take long for Paul to turn Centerville Christian Church around. Attendance is up, way up, and everything is going so well. If only his wife, Eunice, could see it that way. Still, he tries not to let her quiet presence distract...

The Scribe tells the story of Silas, the man behind the spotlight who recorded most of the New Testament Scriptures we read today.