Fiction

When Crickets Cry

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In a small town square of a sleepy Georgia town, seven-year-old Annie sits at her lemonade stand, raising money for her own heart transplant. At a nearby store, Reese flips through the newspaper, thinking about the latest boat he's restoring.

As a beat-up bread truck careens around the corner, a strong wind blows Annie's money into the road. Reese looks up in time to see Annie's yellow dress fluttering in the wind as she runs into the road. What happens next will change both of their lives forever.

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Charles Martin's poignant style causes a reader to settle back and be enveloped in the South. His moving descriptions and grasp of human emotions and frailties will rocket this novel up the charts.
Eileen Key, The Road to Romance
When Crickets Cry manages to deliver a poetic love story, a heart-pounding medical thriller, and a spiritual epiphany, all while smoothly introducing charming characters and twists that keep the pages turning.
Southern Living

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