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Water Keeper
Water Keeper | Charles Martin
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A riveting new story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds.Murphy Shepherd is a man with many secrets. He lives alone on an island, tending the grounds of a church with no parishioners, and he's dedicated his life to rescuing those in peril. But as he mourns the loss of his mentor and friend, Murph himself may be more lost than he realizes.When he pulls a beautiful woman named Summer out of Florida's Intracoastal Waterway, Murph's mission to lay his mentor to rest at the end of the world takes a dangerous turn. Drawn to Summer, and desperate to find her missing daughter, Murph is pulled deeper and deeper into the dark and dangerous world of modern-day slavery.With help from some unexpected new friends, including a faithful Labrador he plucks from the ocean and an ex-convict named Clay, Murph must race against the clock to locate the girl before he is consumed by the secrets of his past--and the ghosts who tried to bury them.With Charles Martin's trademark lyricism and poignant prose, The Water Keeper is at once a tender love story and a heartrending search for freedom."I'm telling you, it's an action-packed, classic Charles Martin romance novel unlike anything I've ever read. And remember . . . the day you pick up this book is the day you become temporarily unavailable to the world." --Charlie Martin, son of Charles Martin"Charles Martin fans rejoice, because he's done it again . . . a multilayered story woven together with grace and redemption, and packed tight with tension and achingly real characters." --Lauren Denton, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Hideaway"In The Water Keeper Charles Martin crafts a compelling story with skill and sensitivity. Open the pages of this book and you'll enter the world of characters caught up in a real-life drama that grips the heart. As with all of Charles's books you never finish it--you continue to live there in your own imagination. Current fans won't be disappointed; new readers will understand why Charles Martin is on the short list of contemporary authors I recommend above all others." --Robert Whitlow, bestselling authorThe first story in a new series from Charles MartinFull-length novel (c. 110,000 words)Includes Discussion Questions for Book ClubsAlso by Charles Martin: The Mountain Between Us, Send Down the Rain, Long Way Gone, When Crickets Cry
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THE WATER KEEPER is another fabulously powerful novel by Charles Martin. It‘s a story of love, friendship, sacrifice, dedication and forgiveness. The writing is absorbing and beautiful, and each of the characters are well drawn. This is a BlueStockingBest read for 2020. https://www.bluestockingreviews.com/post/the-water-keeper

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My first by this author, it was a bit confusing in the beginning. It‘s a story written in first-person revolving around the life (past and present) of a priest/government agent/best-selling fiction writer. Murph has dedicated his life to finding lost souls, more specifically those taken in human sex trafficking while also struggling with his own personal loss. While it contains some exquisite prose, it can also get a bit convoluted, switching ⬇️⬇️

robinb between real-life and his fictional character‘s. There‘s also quite a lot of descriptive passages involving Florida‘s waterways, boat jargon, etc. that at times straddled the line between interesting and tedious. But while this action adventure/romance had its moments of unbelievable feats/plot points and depicted the two female leads as needy through much of the book, ⬇️ 5y
robinb overall I found myself liking and rooting for Murphy to beat the bad guys and reach some peace within himself.

This is the first of a series, and I‘m intrigued to see where it leads. I can honestly say it‘s unlike anything I‘ve ever read before. 4/5⭐️
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