Gail Gaymer Martin

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Gail Gaymer Martin is a Christian speaker and an American novelist.

Early life and career[]

Gail Martin was born and raised in Michigan. She lives with her husband, Bob, who she considers to be her greatest fan, who also happens to be her proofreader. Along with writing, Gail enjoys music, and she especially enjoys singing as a soloist and choir member at her church; she is a member of the Detroit Lutheran Singers. Gail also plays hand-chimes and handbells.^[1]

Martin formatted several Christmas programs for her church and submitted them to CSS Publishing in September 1994 which started her career in writing. She received her first book contract in January 1995, six months before she retired from her school counselor position at Madison High School in Madison Heights, Michigan. She sold her first novel to Barbour Publishing in 1998 and it was released in Oct 1998.^[2] Her second novel sold shortly thereafter; released in May 1999 and that same year in June she sold to Steeple Hill.

American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) award writers the Carol Award for recognition for the best published Christian fiction. In 2002, Martin won in the Short Contemporary Romance category for A Love For Safe Keeping.^[3]

Bibliography[]

• Seasons (1998) ISBN 978-1-57748-477-6
• Dreaming of Castles (1999) ISBN 978-1-57748-555-1
• Better to See You in Once Upon a Time (2000) ISBN 978-1-57748-975-7
• Upon a Midnight Clear (2000) ISBN 978-0-373-87123-0
• Yuletide Treasures in Christmas Thread (2000) ISBN 978-1-57748-811-8
• To Keep Me Warm in Home For Christmas (2001) ISBN
• 'Apple of His Eye in “The English Garden (2001) ISBN 978-1-58660-389-2
• Her Longing Secret (2001) ISBN 978-0-373-19545-9
• Secrets of the Heart (2001) ISBN 978-0-373-87154-4
• Let's Pretend... (2002) ISBN 978-0-373-19604-3
• Once a Stranger in German Enchantment (2002) ISBN 978-1-58660-396-0
• Loving Treasures (2002) ISBN 978-0-373-87184-1
• Over Her Head (2002) ISBN 978-1-58660-603-9
• A Love For Safe Keeping (2002) ISBN 978-0-373-87168-1
• Loving Ways (2003) ISBN 978-0-373-87241-1
• The Christmas Kite (2003) ISBN 978-0-373-78508-7
• All Good Gifts in The Harvest (2003 co-authored with Cynthia Rutledge) ISBN 978-0-373-87230-5
• Loving Hearts (2003) ISBN 978-0-373-87206-0
• The Butterfly Garden in Easter Blessings (2003 co-authored with Lenora Worth) ISBN 978-0-373-87209-1
• Then Came Darkness Hidden Motives (2004) ISBN 978-1-59310-257-9
• That Christmas Feeling Christmas Moon (2004 Hardcover) ISBN 978-0-373-78528-5
• Michigan (2004) ISBN 978-1-59310-434-4
• 'An Open Door “From Italy With Love (2004) ISBN 978-1-59310-081-0
• Loving Care (2004) ISBN 978-0-373-87249-7
• Adam's Promise (2005) Large Print ISBN 978-0-7862-7759-9
• Out on a Limb (2005) ISBN 978-1-59310-117-6
• Loving Promises (2005) ISBN 978-0-373-87301-2
• Loving Feelings (2005) ISBN 978-0-373-87313-5
• Finding Christmas (2005) ISBN 978-0-373-81123-6
• Loving Tenderness (2005) ISBN 978-0-373-81237-0
• Christmas Moon (2005 Paperback, co-authored with Catherine Palmer) ISBN
• Mackinac Island Anthology (2006) ISBN 978-1-59789-032-8
• In His Eyes (2006) ISBN 978-0-373-87387-6, Large Print ISBN 978-0-373-81275-2, (2007) Large Print ISBN 978-0-7862-9315-5
• Upon a Midnight Clear/Secrets of the Heart (re-issue duet in 2006) ISBN 978-0-373-65269-3
• With Christmas in His Heart (2006) ISBN 978-0-373-87405-7
• In His Dreams (2007) ISBN 978-0-373-87443-9, Large Print ISBN 978-0-373-81321-6
• And Baby Makes Five (2007) ISBN 978-1-59789-638-2
• Writing The Christian Romance (2007) ISBN 978-1-58297-477-4
• Family in His Heart (2008) ISBN 978-0-373-87463-7, Large Print ISBN 978-0-373-81341-4

See also[]

• novelist
• Writer
• Lists of authors
• Lists of poets
• List of novelists
• Professional writing
• Academic authorship

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Works by Gail Gaymer Martin at Open Library