Francine Rivers

Author Information
Francine Rivers
  • Bibliography:
    36 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1979
  • Latest Book:
    February 2022
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About the Author

In 1986, Francine Rivers published her first novel, Redeeming Love. After the release of that novel, Rivers has written over 20 Christian novels including, The Last Sin Eater, which was released as a feature length film in 2007.

Rivers has won numerous awards and is a N.Y. Times Bestselling Author. Her novels have been translated in over 20 languages. She resides in Northern California with her husband.

Full Series List in Order

Lineage of Grace

1 - Unveiled (Apr-2000)
2 - Unashamed (Oct-2000)
3 - Unshaken (Feb-2001)
4 - Unspoken (Jul-2001)
5 - Unafraid (Oct-2001)

Mark of the Lion

1 - A Voice in the Wind (Jun-1994)
2 - An Echo in the Darkness (Jun-1994)
3 - As Sure As the Dawn (Jul-1995)

Marta's Legacy

1 - Her Mother's Hope (Feb-2010)
2 - Her Daughter's Dream (Sep-2010)

Sons of Encouragement

1 - The Priest: Aaron (May-2004)
2 - The Warrior: Caleb (Feb-2005)
3 - The Prince: Jonathan (Aug-2005)
4 - The Prophet (Jul-2006)
5 - The Scribe (Jun-2007)

Book List in Order: 36 titles

  • Kathleen

    A GLITTERING CENTURY WAS ABOUT TO END...AND SO WAS KATHLEEN'S INNOCENCE! Until she saw the mysterious papers, beautiful eighteen-year-old Kathleen believed she had always lived at the orphanage -- had always been alone in her empty world. Now she d...

  • Sycamore Hill

    A WILD NEW LAND KINDLED HER PASSIONS. . . An untamed man won her heart. From proper Boston to wide-open Sycamore Hill, beautiful Abby McFarland made the journey to a tempestuous new land where danger is often unexpected-and love is always violent. ...

  • This Golden Valley

    Quick to laughter, quick to tears, dark-eyed Moira Cavendish was the belle of Charleston--and the despair of her Aunt Miranda, who thought her orphaned niece too impetuous for a proper Southern lady. Aunt Miranda was right. Moira's destiny waited...

  • Rebel in His Arms

    In The Harsh Land Of The California Sierras, A Wild Love Struggles To Be Born Kathryn Durham was familiar with hardship -- raising her younger brother, Jeremy, without a mother; keeping house for her father. But Katie loved their homestead, adored...

  • Hearts Divided

    Second Chance at Love - 142

    Carla Gelsey returns to her childhood home intent on restoring the Victorian mansion she always admired. But handsome Blake Mercer is equally determined - along with the town council - to tear it down. When Carla hires a group of carpenters to begin ...

  • Sarina

    A Woman's Pride Fiery Sarina Azevedo was a Californio, with a heart as wild and proud as the magnificent untamed land she loved. Yet her desire and her destiny were both denied her. Her first love was the land. Vallecitas, the magnificent ranch th...

  • Heart in Hiding

    Second Chance at Love - 208

    Who is Matt Hagen? The disheveled vagrant he first appears? The successful businessman Annie Seaton hears rumors of? Or the rugged outdoorsman who turns her world upside-down by renting a room in her house and insinuating his way into her heart? A...

  • Pagan Heart

    Second Chance at Love - 250

    He appraises her brazenly from the helicopter cockpit, but January Templar, wrapped in memories of her dead husband, wants nothing to do with raven-haired Hawaiian Maleko Hawkbryn. Although he pursues her with humor and determination, arousing a tent...

  • Not So Wild a Dream

    California Tempest Raised high in the magnificent Sierras, lovely Tempest McClaren learned early how to survive alone in the world. Proud, fiery, innocent, she had everything to learn about the savage passions of civilization. Three strong men...



  • Outlaw's Embrace

    HIS SAVAGE KISS AWAKENED HER FLESH...HIS TENDER TOUCH AROUSED HER SPIRIT In the untamed frontier of the West, women married when they were young girls. So at the ripe age of 21, Beth Tyrell was nearly an old maid. But the wheat-haired Sheriff'...

  • A Fire in the Heart

    In the lawless California wilderness, she found a new life of danger -- and desire. When her radical views scandalized Boston society, beautiful Amnesty Brown headed west to claim a dead uncle's estate in a rugged California gold town high in the...

  • Redeeming Love

    Bantam Fanfare

    In a rough-and-tumble shantytown of shattered dreams and empty pleasures, one man would move mountains to win a woman's heart. . . . Sold into sin as a child, beautiful, tormented Angel never believed in love. Then Michael Hosea walked into her l...

  • An Echo in the Darkness

    Mark of the Lion - 2

    She narrowly escaped death. Now Hadassah conceals her scars--and identity--with veils. But a God-given ability to heal others brings Hadassah her greatest trial: She is called to risk her life for the very person who tried to destroy her....

  • A Voice in the Wind

    Mark of the Lion - 1

    In an ancient culture frighteningly similar to modern-day America, a young slave girl fights to save the family--and the man--she has grown to love....

  • As Sure As the Dawn

    Mark of the Lion - 3

    Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator. He won his freedom through his fierceness ... but his life is changed forever when he learns his son is alive. Atretes vows to find his son and return to Germania. Only one thing stands in his way: Rizpa...

  • Atonement Child

    In one horrific, terrifying moment, Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the mos...

  • The Scarlet Thread

    SIERRA MADRID Woman of today. Bold. Determined. Her lifei s about to be turned upside down. MARY KATHRYN McMURRAY Young pioneer on the Oregon Trail. She is filled with anger at being uprooted from her home. Two women, centuries apart, are...

  • The Last Sin Eater

    "The first time I saw the sin eater was the night Granny Forbes was carried to her grave." Cadi Forbes knows it's forbidden, that it will bring curses down on her. But something deep and instinctive moves her to look upon the sin eater anyway. And...

  • Leota's Garden

    Once Leota's garden was a place of beauty--where flowers bloomed and hope thrived. It was her refuge from the deep wounds inflicted by a devastating war, her sanctuary where she knelt before a loving God and prayed for the children who couldn't under...



  • The Shoe Box

    This tender Christmas novella tells the story of Timmy O'Neil, a foster child who arrives at his new home with a very mysterious shoe box. At first glance, it's nothing special -- just an ordinary box with a red lid and the words Running Shoes printe...

  • Unveiled

    Lineage of Grace - 1

    Christy Award finalist!

    The story of Tamar, book one in the popular Lineage of Grace series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    Betrayed by men who controlled her future, she fought for...

  • Unashamed

    Lineage of Grace - 2

    Christy Award winner!

    The story of Rahab, book two in the popular Lineage of Grace series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    She was a woman with a past to whom God gave a future.
    ...

  • Unshaken

    Lineage of Grace - 3

    The story of Ruth, book three in the popular Lineage of Grace series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    She gave up everything, expecting nothing, and God honored her.

    Meet Ruth, one o...

  • Unspoken

    Lineage of Grace - 4

    The story of Bathsheba, book four in the popular Lineage of Grace series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    Her beauty stirred the passions of a king; her pain moved the heart of God.

    ...

  • Unafraid

    Lineage of Grace - 5

    Tamar Rahab Ruth Bathsheba Mary Five women whom God chose. Each was faced with extraordinary-- even scandalous--challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. Each was destined to play a key role in the lineage of Jesus Ch...

  • And the Shofar Blew

    He seemed like the perfect pastor to lead Centerville Christian Church. She was the perfect pastor's wife. When Paul Hudson 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 ...

  • The Priest: Aaron

    Sons of Encouragement - 1

    The story of Aaron, book one in the popular Sons of Encouragement series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    His courage covered his brother’s fear. His sacrifices atoned for the people’s si...

  • The Warrior: Caleb

    Sons of Encouragement - 2

    Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. In The Warrior, beloved author Francine Rivers illuminates the life of Caleb, a man whose faith and zeal for God helped lead God's people into the Promised Land. Discover a man ...

  • The Prince: Jonathan

    Sons of Encouragement - 3

    Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who forever changed it. In The Prince, beloved author Francine Rivers illuminates the life of Jonathan. In this new series of hardcover biblical novellas from beloved author Francine Rivers, each novel...



  • The Prophet

    Sons of Encouragement - 4

    The story of Amos, book four in the popular Sons of Encouragement series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    A man of solitude, who felt at home among the hills. A man of conviction, who heard w...

  • The Scribe

    Sons of Encouragement - 5

    The story of Silas, book five in the popular Sons of Encouragement series by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the Wind

    His wealth allowed him a position of power. His obedience led him to give up his wor...

  • Her Mother's Hope

    Marta's Legacy - 1

    Bestselling author Francine Rivers pens a sweeping and lyrical two-book saga that explores the depths of grace and forgiveness in one of life's fiercest bonds -- the love between mother and daughter. Near the turn of the twentieth century, fiery Mar...

  • Her Daughter's Dream

    Marta's Legacy - 2

    In the dramatic conclusion to the "New York Times" best seller "Her Mother's Hope," Francine Rivers delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows that can tear a family apart and the grace and forgiveness that can heal even the dee...

  • Bridge to Haven

    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 Ez...

  • The Masterpiece

    New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to her romance roots with this unexpected and redemptive love story, a probing tale that reminds us that mercy can shape even the most broken among us into an imperfect yet stunning masterpiec...

  • The Lady's Mine

    A delightful new western romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffraget...

Award-Winning Books by Francine Rivers

And the Shofar Blew
2004 Christian Retailing's Best -- Fiction
As Sure As the Dawn
1996 Rita Award -- Inspirational Romance
An Echo in the Darkness
1995 Rita Award -- Inspirational Romance
Her Mother's Hope
2011 Christian Retailing's Best -- General Fiction
A Lineage of Grace
2010 Christian Retailing's Best -- Women's Fiction
Not So Wild a Dream
1985 Golden Medallion -- Historical
The Scarlet Thread
1997 Rita Award -- Inspirational Romance
Unashamed
2001 Christy Award -- International Historical


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Francine Rivers has published 36 books.

Francine Rivers does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Lady's Mine, was published in February 2022.

The first book by Francine Rivers, Kathleen, was published in June 1979.

Yes. Francine Rivers has 4 series.
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