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Romance author Francine Rivers has enjoyed a
successful writing career for more than twenty-five years. Early achievements in the secular
market translated into award-winning and best-selling works upon her conversion to Christ in
1986. Redeeming Love, her first effort for the Christian market, was a best-selling title that garnered several awards and was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America's Choice Award.
The Mark of the Lion trilogy contains the award-winning titles A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in
the Darkness, and As Sure As the Dawn. The Scarlet Thread earned her a third RWA Rita award and a July, 1997, qualification for the RWA Hall of Fame. The Atonement Child was released in
1997 and remained #1 on the CBA best-seller list
for four months. That year Francine also
released her "redeemed" version of Redeeming
Love and it remains on the CBA best-seller
list.
The Lineage of Grace series is Francine's most
recent professional success. This critically
acclaimed series traces the women in the lineage
of Jesus Christ. Its books Unveiled - Tamar,
Unashamed - Rahab, Unshaken - Ruth, Unsppoken -
Bathsheba (released in July, 2001) and Unafraid
- Mary (to be released in October 2001) are the
latest triumph of Francine using her writing to
draw closer to the Lord. She hopes that through
her work, she might worship and praise Jesus for
all He does in her life and through her life.
Francine and her husband Rick live in Northern
California and enjoy the time spent with their
three grown children and every opportunity to
spoil their two grandchildren.
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