Heart in Hiding (Second Chance at Love #208) [Mass Market Paperback]

Francine Rivers (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Jove (May 5, 1955)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515079561
• ISBN-13: 978-0515079562
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,895,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Francine Rivers began her literary career at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in English and journalism. From 1976 to 1985, she had a successful writing career in the general market, and her books were highly acclaimed by readers and reviewers. Although raised in a religious home, Francine did not truly encounter Christ until later in life, when she was already a wife, a mother of three, and an established romance novelist. Shortly after becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Francine wrote "Redeeming Love" as her statement of faith. First published by Bantam Books and then rereleased by Multnomah Publishers in the mid-1990s, this retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea, set during the time of the California Gold Rush, is now considered by many to be a classic work of Christian fiction. Redeeming Love continues to be one of the Christian Booksellers Association's top-selling titles, and it has held a spot on the Christian best-seller list for nearly a decade. Since "Redeeming Love," Francine has published numerous novels with Christian themes--all best sellers--and she has continued to win both industry acclaim and reader loyalty around the globe. Her Christian novels have been awarded or nominated for numerous honors, including the RITA Award, the Christy Award, the ECPA Gold Medallion, and the Holt Medallion in Honor of Outstanding Literary Talent. In 1997, after winning her third RITA Award for inspirational fiction, Francine was inducted into the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame. Francine's novels have been translated into over 20 different languages, and she enjoys best-seller status in many foreign countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa. Francine and her husband, Rick, live in northern California and enjoy time spent with their three grown children and taking every opportunity to spoil their grandchildren. Francine uses her writing to draw closer to the Lord, and she desires that through her work she might worship and praise Jesus for all He has done and is doing in her life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Francine Rivers gem, December 27, 2005

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This review is from: Heart in Hiding (Second Chance at Love #208) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms Rivers wrote 3 romances in the Second Chance at Love series. They are all gems. They are incredibly complex tiny novels, filled with angst and deep emotion. She has also always been good at portraying sensuality without getting graphic. Her heros are sexy, her heroines conflicted. Her writing is as skillful in the narrower confines of a short romance as it is in her longer romances.