The novel is based on the “American version” of the biblical story of Hosea and Gomer. Events take place in the "wild" West. A simple Christian guy unwittingly has to fulfill the difficult mission of the prophet Hosea: with his own love to prove the existence of a loving Father to a woman “with a past”... There are many people around us who are fighting for survival, who were used and abused “in the name of love”, many of them were crucified on the altar of pleasure and “freedom”... It was for such people that I wrote “Redemptive Love” - for those. who, just like me before, strives to be his own god, and only in the end realizes that he is lost, unhappy, and alone. I want to show the truth to everyone. who are trapped in lies and darkness, tell them that God is near, that He is real, and that He will beat them just the way they are. Attention!!! In retelling the biblical story of Hosea and Gomer in a 19th-century setting, Francine Rivers faced quite a challenge. Scripture deals very frankly with Gomer's adultery and prostitution... The editors strongly advise you to be careful when introducing the novel to young readers. It can be assumed that if this book were a film, it would be marked “Prohibited for viewing by persons under 16 years of age.”