Another great book by this author.
Some of the subject matter is a bit intense but as always the storytelling is fantastic and the faith elements are subtle but meaningful.
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Picked this up on a whim at the library yesterday evening. Never heard of this author before. I was pretty much sucked in and blown away. It's a beautifully written moving story of a man's life. We get deep inside the head of retired Texas Ranger Tyler Steele as he tries to make his way through life with his notions of black and white, no grey. There's love and marriage, divorce, fatherhood, bad guys, good guys, what it means to be a man and a Ranger. The story is told from Tyler's POV with some chapters told in the form of letters to God written in the journal of a little girl who he rescues. It's not Christian preachy. She's just poring out her feelings and pondering the inexplicable world of the grownups around her. So I wouldn't really call it Christian Fiction. The tone was beautiful and the sense of place, West Texas, was strong. There were many moments I teared up.

Absolutely amazing, give it a try. ( )

Not my most favorite Martin book but very well written. ( )

I am a longtime fan of the Old West. My family watched all the great TV westerns together when I was growing up, and those times are among my most cherished memories. They’re the stuff which helped to shape who I am as a person. My beloved Paw Paw was also a reader of western fiction, and Paw Paw was the male role model for my life—he still is to this day. With "Thunder and Rain”, author Charles Martin brings together all the elements of classic westerns and blends them thrillingly together with the mores and moral conflicts of contemporary society. Tyler Steele, third in the family line to serve in the Texas Rangers, is now retired and raising cattle on his ranch. The pine knot-tough persona which enabled him to survive the unending danger of his profession also cost him his marriage to his troubled wife, Andie. Now struggling on his own to raise his young son, Brodie, Tyler encounters the last thing he needs—and the one thing he can’t resist—a woman and child on the run from an abusive situation. Samantha and her daughter, Hope, are almost at the end of their limits when Tyler bumps his truck into their car, which is stranded in the middle of the highway. From then on, anything is possible, and most likely probable, as lives and hearts will cross lines and face challenges from old enemies and new threats. This story is an action-packed adventure, with knuckle-tight suspense, but it is also blessed with wonderful characterizations, with two remarkable young children to keep grounded the adults in their lives. Relationships are heartfelt and ever-evolving as more and more pieces of the pieces are revealed and connected. What will the final picture be? Who will survive, and how will their futures unfold? A highly-recommended read from talented storyteller Charles Martin.

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love, love, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this book! ( )