Books like As Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers

In 1850 California’s gold country, a young woman sold into prostitution learns redemption when a devout man offers unconditional love, challenging her bitterness and redefining her hope for a new life.

A compelling romance set against the backdrop of the decline of the Roman Empire, featuring a bond between a slave and a gladiator.

Marcus's journey into Christianity changes the course of his life and the course of history.

Lord Giles Cardross believes his 18‑year‑old wife, Helen, loves him, but her frivolous ways and rising debts make him question whether she married for money. Family scandals and hidden truths threaten their union.

An unnamed servant of death finds himself in modern-day New York, a ghost and a demon, seeking revenge on a young girl who was murdered, and time travel into the past to avenge the murder before it occurred.

A young woman discovers true love, forgiveness, healing, and restoration through faith in Christ after enduring hardships, neglect, loss, and divorce.

In Leota's Garden, Francine Rivers weaves a tale of hope and renewal as an 84‑year‑old matriarch, her granddaughter, and a bright college student confront broken relationships, rediscovering love and truth in a decaying garden.

Eighteen‑year‑old Lyn of Massachusetts, daughter of legendary gladiators, must confront her past and a looming marriage by facing a former stepfather‑killer in the arena to claim her destiny.

Grace Moore, a single mother, lands a job as personal assistant to the successful but troubled LA artist Roman Velasco. As they confront hidden pasts and love, their lives change forever.

**A tragic loss. A desperate journey. A mother seeks the truth.** In December of 1377, four children were burned to death in a suspicious house fire. Villagers traveled hundreds of miles across England to demand justice. Sinful Folk is the story of this terrible mid-winter journey as seen by Mear, a former nun who has lived for a decade disguised as a mute man, raising her son quietly in this isolated village. For years, she has concealed herself and all her history. But on this journey, she will find the strength to claim the promise of her past and create a new legacy. Mear begins her journey in terror and heartache, and ends in triumph and redemption. The remarkable new novel by Ned Hayes, illustrated by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Nikki McClure, Sinful Folk illuminates the medieval era with profound insight and compassion.

In a period of Jewish exile, Lilah vows to forsake a Persian marriage for her faith; when her brother demands Jewish men abandon foreign wives, she defies the law to protect her culture.

A 1941 espionage thriller set in post-war Paris, featuring a reluctant spy trying to survive in the dangerous world of resistance and sabotage.

A spy thriller set against the backdrop of World War II Paris, focusing on Jean Casson's tumultuous romance and moral compromises during the occupation.

Cheney Duvall, a pioneering physician, must choose between a high‑society practice in New York and her lifelong commitment to medicine amid a looming cholera outbreak.