Redeeming Love: A Novel#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The classic story that has captured the hearts of millions worldwide: a tragically wounded soul, the man called to marry her, and the only love that heals all. “A literary masterpiece, reminding us that God’s love is unconditional.”—Debbie Macomber 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. Includes a six-part reading group guide! |
Contents
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Section 2 | 47 |
Section 3 | 53 |
Section 4 | 57 |
Section 5 | 71 |
Section 6 | 83 |
Section 7 | 95 |
Section 8 | 103 |
Section 17 | 211 |
Section 18 | 225 |
Section 19 | 243 |
Section 20 | 259 |
Section 21 | 277 |
Section 22 | 289 |
Section 23 | 305 |
Section 24 | 347 |
Section 9 | 109 |
Section 10 | 121 |
Section 11 | 127 |
Section 12 | 135 |
Section 13 | 141 |
Section 14 | 159 |
Section 15 | 167 |
Section 16 | 199 |
Section 25 | 357 |
Section 26 | 375 |
Section 27 | 387 |
Section 28 | 401 |
Section 29 | 423 |
Section 30 | 463 |
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