Though severely depressed and haunted by the demons that attack him day and night, Vietnam veteran Russell Campbell has the will to live for one little girl: Eliza, the orphaned baby of a fallen comrade. When he adopts Eliza as his daughter, a miracle happens—he experiences the love he never imagined possible. Through little Eliza, the only person to ever love him unconditionally, the Lord begins to heal his wounded heart.

But he lives with debilitating shame over his sinful past, for which he fears he can never be forgiven. Believing he should have died at birth, he questions why God would give him the precious gift of his daughter when all he deserves is hell. Why, when he looks into Eliza’s eyes, does he see a man redeemed . . . and beloved? How can a man such as him ever be either of those things?

With themes of forgiveness and redemption, Love of a Father is a tender, heartbreaking story about the love between a broken young man and the little girl who teaches him his infinite worth. It’s the prequel to Russell & Eliza, a Christian family saga about the legacy of their love.