A family traveling to Oregon comes across their land at one point, and Michael invites them to live on the land with them.

I fell in love with these characters as Michael and Angel experienced a turbulent journey towards trust, hope, love and ultimate faith. Besides, there's over a thousand reviews of this book on GR (hard to believe--I must have been one of the few people who haven't read this book)! I believe the little sleezeball was just pissed that he was never a good enough client to even get to Angel. There are some books you want to convince everyone to read and then there are some that you want to keep to yourself because you’ll be disappointed if someone bashes to pieces something you just absolutely adore. Our theme read in the Unapologetic Romance Readers group for the month of May was "christian romance," and REDEEMING LOVE was actually my nomination.

I asked a few GR friends if they thought that this book was appropriate for someone who isn't Christian or religious, and they all said yes, that it was more of an uplifting love story than anything else. She gains a reputation known all over town, and Sarah is forced to suffer the rejection of the townspeople because of it. CS Lewis, George MacDonald, JRR Tolkien, Louisa May Alcott, GK Chesterton, Elizabeth Prentiss, John Bunyan - they all wrote such beautiful, morally high stories: Art. I also like how in the end angel didn't just happiness though love, but she found peace in happiness through love by accepting God in her life.

Yes, it has been around for more than twenty years, but if you have not read it, I 100% recommend that you do so.She gets a ride with Michael's brother-in-law, Paul, who resents her because of her past and demands that she pay him for the ride by having sex with him. And flipside, if these gold-hearted hookers are such an anomoly, how come I never read stories about hookers with hearts of wet garbage, or hearts of heart meat that perform their functions adequately if a bit coldly? Because it was released by general market publisher, the book did not hold completely explicit Christian content, such as the baptismal scene in the book and Angel's Christian conversion; [3] however, when the book went out of print several years later, Rivers got the rights back to her book and made the additions to the novel.

Everyone deserves a Michael in their lives, but it is unrealistic to expect anyone to stick around after all the pain inflicted so I do appreciate the faith elements and biblical inspiration incorporated.Scrambling for a better hiding place in the vines about the creek, she peered out and saw her father ride by on his great black horse. Angel feels herself softening up day by day, but in her uncertainty and fear refuses to share it with Michael. Okay, so keeping that in mind, I still picked up this book and I was wowed… Not in a spiritual sense mind you.

Relationships have to be about forgiveness to some extent, but I don't think you should forgive your wife for banging your brother on the side of the road for no apparent reason. He gave up on her and stayed on his farm in discouragement, instead of chasing after her and making sure she is safe. Seeing his grief, Miriam insists that Paul should go and find Angel, but Paul refuses, still full of contempt for the woman he believes Angel to be.She runs away once again, this time to Sacramento; on the way she is offered a ride by an old man that sells pots. Gasping, her sides burning, she dropped into the tall grass, her shoulders heaving with sobs, her face streaked with tears. When the men at the brothel see the two young girls with Angel, they become furious and destroy the place. The story is about a young girl sold into prostitution at the age of eight who later is rescued by a man named Michael. Describe the changes in actions and thinking that took place after Angel was rescued a second time by Michael.