Redeeming Love is a love story about a

young prostitute named Angel living in

California during the 1800’s. She is the most

beautiful women in the town. A Christian

man named Michael Hosea feels he must

marry her and eventually does. Angel only

marries him to leave her exhausting lifestyle.

They go through many trials together and

eventually, after a roller coaster of events

and emotions, she falls in love with him.

Angel doesn’t love Michael and has a

very difficult time accepting his love. She

is filled with guilt because of her

scandalous past. She doesn’t feel

worthy.

She also believes men & love are evil

and doesn’t want to let herself fall into it,

because of the terrible example her

mother gave her when she was young.

The author does a good job of showing

the conflict in this story. Angel and

Michael have many discussions and

incidents involving Angel’s past and how

she does not feel worthy to even live in

his house, much less accept his love. She

even ends up running away – twice,

because of this feeling of unworthiness.

…She wanted him to understand.

“Michael, it’s[a prostitute] all I’ve ever

been. It’s all I’m ever going to be. You

just don’t understand. It’s never going to

be the way you want it to be, Michael. It

can’t be! Even if there ever had been a

chance, that’s gone now. Don’t you

see?” (page 197)

The conflict is resolved when Angel runs away again and falls back in the clutches of her old mister, Duke, who makes her become a prostitute again and manage his younger girls too. She is saved by a man who gives her food and shelter. He is also a Christian. She lives with his family and begins to help prostitutes leave their dreadful life. Michael ends up finding her and sees she is a changed woman. Angel (whose real name is Sarah) realizes she loves him and goes back home with him. She no longer feels unworthy and allows love into her life.

I relate to Angel in the sense that many I

times I don’t feel worthy of things

because of decisions and actions I have

done in the past. I should realize that I

am forgiven and that I can continue on happily with my life without regrets