

The experience that one embarks on when he or she opens the book is a humbling one. The way that the story envelops the reader completely is something that is scarcely ever achieved with a genre novel, but here we are, and here Francine holds complete and utter power over the reader and you can be sure that she is going to use it make the reader laugh and cry, often both at once. The superb novel is at once touching, compelling, heartrending, beautiful, tragic, and wonderful. Without a doubt, Redeeming Love book is an extraordinary, engrossing novels, whose grip, once it has taken hold of you, never quite let you go. You can also find it in our selection of the best Christian romance books! It was published in the year of 1991, and republished in 1997 with slight edits concerning the intimate times that the characters enjoy. This is a book with the power to change one’s life. The standalone novel’s merits are divine and untold. One of the Best Everįrancine Rivers’ nearly five-hundred-page novel is undoubtedly among the best inspirational romances ever written, let alone one of Rivers’ best novels. With that all said, let’s proceed with our book review. They have three children of their own, and five grandchildren, as well. At the present moment, Francine and her spouse Rick Rivers live in northern California. Other awards include the Holt Medallion, the ECPA Gold Medallion, and the Christy Award. She has won the most prestigious award in romance writing four times, the RWA RITA Awards.


For instance, she is in the Hall of Fame of the Romance Writers of America. The first manuscript of Francine’s was sold and published in the year of 1976, and for the following few years she wrote exclusively historical romance books.įrancine has received quite a few awards for her works. The thing that piqued Rivers’ interest and inspired her to become a romance novelist was a series of romance books that her mother-in-law sent her.

Upon graduation Francine began working as a reporter for a newspaper, primarily spending her time writing human interest stories and obituaries. Francine acquired her Bachelor of Arts degree in the subjects of English and Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno. Ever since she was a kid, Francine had desires to become a writer. Francine was the daughter of a nurse mother and a police officer father.
