Gail Gaymer Martin Explained

Gail Gaymer Martin (August 28, 1937 – September 10, 2023) was an American novelist and Christian speaker.

Early life and teaching career

Gail Martin was born on August 28, 1937 and raised in Michigan. She studied at Wayne State University and gained her Bachelor and Masters degrees.

Martin worked as an English teacher, Public Speaking teacher and guidance counsellor at Madison High School. She was also an adjunct instructor of English and public speaking at Davenport University.^[1]

Writing career

Martin started her writing career when she formatted several Christmas programs for her church and submitted them to CSS Publishing in September 1994.

In January 1995, Martin received her first book contract, six months before she retired from her job as school counselor. She sold her first novel to Barbour Publishing in 1998 which was released in October 1998.^[2]

Martin co-founded American Christian Fiction Writers.^[3]

Personal life and death

Martin lived in Sedona, Arizona, with her husband, Bob Martin. Along with writing, Gail Martin enjoyed music and singing as a soloist and choir member at her church; she was a member of the Detroit Lutheran Singers.

Gail Martin died on September 10, 2023, at the age of 86.^[4]

Awards

In 2002, Martin won the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW)'s Carol Award in the short contemporary romance category for A Love For Safe Keeping.^[5]

In 2012, she won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award.^[6]

Books

Novels

• Seasons (1998)
• Dreaming of Castles (1999)
• Better to See You in Once Upon a Time (2000)
• Upon a Midnight Clear (2000)
• Yuletide Treasures in Christmas Thread (2000)
• To Keep Me Warm in Home For Christmas (2001) ISBN
• Apple of His Eye in The English Garden (2001)
• Her Longing Secret (2001)
• Secrets of the Heart (2001)
• Let's Pretend... (2002)
• Once a Stranger in German Enchantment (2002)
• Over Her Head (2002)
• A Love For Safe Keeping (2002)
• The Christmas Kite (2003)
• All Good Gifts in The Harvest (2003 co-authored with Cynthia Rutledge)
• The Butterfly Garden in Easter Blessings (2003 co-authored with Lenora Worth)
• Then Came Darkness Hidden Motives (2004)
• That Christmas Feeling Christmas Moon (2004 Hardcover)
• Michigan (2004)
• An Open Door From Italy With Love (2004)
• Adam's Promise (2005) Large Print
• Out on a Limb (2005)
• Finding Christmas (2005)
• Christmas Moon (2005 Paperback, co-authored with Catherine Palmer)
• Mackinac Island Anthology (2006)

Loving series

• Loving Treasures (2002)
• Loving Hearts (2003)
• Loving Ways (2003)
• Loving Care (2004)
• Loving Promises (2005)
• Loving Feelings (2005)
• Loving Tenderness (2005)

Monterey Peninsula series

• And Baby Makes Five (2007)

Michigan Island series

• In His Eyes (2006)
• With Christmas in His Heart (2006)
• In His Dreams (2007)
• Family in His Heart (2008)

Miscellaneous

• And Baby Makes Five, (2008)
• The Christmas Kite, (2008)
• Dad In Training, (2009)
• Monterey Memories, (2009)
• Groom In Training, (2010)
• Bride In Training, (2010)
• A Dad of His Own, (2011)
• A Family of Their Own, (2011)
• Christmas Gifts, (2011)
• A Dream of His Own, (2012)
• Her Valentine Hero, (2013)
• The Firefighter's New Family, (2014)
• Rescued by the Firefighter, (2014)
• With Christmas in His Heart & The Forest Ranger's Christmas, (2020)

Nonfiction

• Writing The Christian Romance (2007)

Notes and References

1. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001H6KWJU/about
2. Web site: Interview with Gail Gaymer Martin . Thumb Michigan Writers Quill . May 2006 . 2008-04-26 .
3. https://www.acfw.com/acfw-about/our-history/ ACFW website
4. Web site: 24 December 2023 . Obituary for Gail Gaymer Martin . 24 December 2023 . Bueler Funeral Home.
5. Web site: Carol Award Winners ACFW. 2021-05-13. acfw.com.
6. https://blog.harlequin.com/2012/11/romantic-times-magazines-2012-reviewers-choice-and-rt-book-of-the-year-harlequin-nominees/ Harlequin website