Rivers often drew inspiration from a tragic photograph of a young girl she found in a magazine. 'And literally that year, I felt like He was sitting in the room with me and telling me Angel's story,' Rivers told Crosswalk. Rivers said it was as if God was saying to her, 'You thought that was love – the steamy historical, romance-type love. I just felt like God was saying, 'This is the story I want you to write.'' 'When we came to Hosea, it just broke me apart. Previously, Rivers wrote secular romance books. Rivers told Crosswalk she got the idea for Redeeming Love during a Bible study. Photo courtesy: ©Pinnacle Peak, used with permission. The new movie Redeeming Love (PG-13) tells the remarkable story of Michael's incredible pursuit of Angel, who repeatedly rejects the idea of a better life. He wants to rescue her – and to marry her.Īngel, though, wants nothing to do with Michael.

Michael pays the required brothel fee to meet her, but he makes it clear he doesn't want sex. Her name is Angel, and nothing – not even a life of sexual slavery – will stop him from loving her. The shocking news, though, doesn't deter Michael, who believes God has revealed his future wife to him. 'You'll have to get in line,' the townspersons says. 'Who is she?' Michael asks a townsperson. She's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. Michael's prayers seem to come true one day when he spots a woman walking slowly through the town of Paradise. He's also lonely and single – and he prays often that God will bring him a wife. Michael Hosea is a 26-year-old hard-working man who owns a picturesque farm near a small wooden cottage in 1850s California.

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