Francine Sandra Rivers, born in 1947, is a distinguished American author renowned for her fiction with Christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Before embracing Christianity in 1986, Rivers penned historical romance novels. She has gained acclaim for her inspirational novel Redeeming Love, a hallmark of Christian fiction that continues to be a top-selling title years after its release. Another notable work, The Last Sin Eater, was adapted into a film in 2007 by Fox Faith. Additionally, Redeeming Love received a film adaptation that premiered on January 21, 2022, through Pinnacle Peak Pictures and Universal Pictures.

Rivers has established herself as a New York Times bestselling author, winning both industry acclaim and reader loyalty worldwide. Her extensive body of work, translated into more than thirty languages, includes celebrated novels like A Voice in the Wind and Bridge to Haven. Rivers is a member of the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).

After becoming a born-again Christian, Rivers penned Redeeming Love as her statement of faith. This novel, a retelling of the biblical story of Gomer and Hosea set during the California Gold Rush, is now considered a classic work of Christian fiction. Since then, Rivers has published numerous bestselling novels with Christian themes and continues to win both industry acclaim and reader loyalty around the world. Her novels have been awarded or nominated for numerous honors, including induction into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame in 1997 and receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from ACFW in 2015.

Rivers, alongside her husband, resides in Northern California, enjoying time with their grown children and grandchildren. Through her writing, she seeks to draw closer to the Lord, desiring that her work might worship and praise Jesus for all He has done and is doing in her life.