Charles Martin

"Martin spins an engaging story about healing and the triumph of love . . . Filled with delightful local color." —Publishers Weekly

"Charles Martin writes with the passion and delicacy of a Louisiana sunrise—shades of shepherd's warning and a promise of thunderbolts before noon." —John Dyson, Reader's Digest

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between

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Experience the Bible come to life before your eyes as New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin uses his storyteller's imagination to present the life of Jesus in a way that will engage your faith in new ways. This collection of more than twenty short stories, compiled from Martin's books What If It's True? and They Turned the World Upside Down, draws you into a deeper understanding and love for the Savior. Son of Man presents key moments...

When Crickets Cry: A man with a painful past. A child with a doubtful future. And a shared journey toward healing for both their hearts. It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest. Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads to his car, his mind on a boat...

"It alternated between hilarious and chillingand at odd moments I found it comforting, too. I think growing up in a faith tradition that repressed questioning and critical thinking made some of us more comfortable with questions that answers, and art is always a good place to work that out." Kristen, GoodreadsBook 2 of 3After being exiled from God's campground, Edward and the rest of campers must find their place in the Wilderness where factions struggle...

Called "cult classic of our generation" by the Tulsa World, two journalists explore an end-of-the-world cult formed around a charismatic, troubled rock musician who leads his followers deep into the woods east of Norman, Oklahoma. A mysterious series of events leaves 250 people dead and 4,238 people missing with no official explanation emerging from months of investigation.

Along a coastline, nestled between two protective mountains, there lies a simple, yet extraordinary town whose residents believe that wishes can come true-provided the wish isn't too big to fit into such a small place. A weary widower is to the key to the town's strange magic, and he is left alone to do his mysterious, yet crucial work of holding the town together. When Alexandria inherits a bookstore in The Town Where All Things Are Possible, she...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Mountain Between Us comes a new, spellbinding story of buried secrets, lost love, and the promise of second chances. Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family's beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida's Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident. Devastated and losing hope, she shudders to contemplate the future-until a cherished person from her past...

In a sleepy rural town in South Carolina, Dylan and Maggie Styles are a young couple in love, preparing eagerly for the birth of their first son. But events take a tragic turn in the delivery room, and their child is delivered stillborn. When Maggie hemorrhages and slips into a coma, Dylan slips into what can only be described as a walking coma, holding vigil at his beloved wife's bedside. Through friends and grace-filled moments of insight, Dylan...

This documentary follows the training regimen of fighters from all over the world as they prepare for the prestigious all-world full contact karate tournament in Japan. Fighting Black Kings focuses on a number of prominent black karateka from New York (such as Willie Williams and William Oliver) as they prepare to compete in the All-World Tournament. They trained in the Kyokushinkai System which is known for its emphasis on full-contact kumite with...

"The latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin travels from Hollywood to rural Montana as one man answers the question: How far would you go-really-to save someone you love?"-- Provided by publisher. When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes-- and ends up moving to L.A. to work as the bodyguard for movie star Maybe...