"Martha, Martha, everyone depends on you. Get up." As she lifts her head from the floor, the banquet room silently spins. It's Saturday and Jesus is dead. Her very being feels raw. She's never been hung-over. She's never slept past dawn. She's never feared so deeply for the safety of her loved ones. I've been a fool. Think. Act quickly. Try not to throw up. The Monkey, AKA Jerusalem's high priest, still wants to arrest the dead messiah's disciples, eliminate Lazarus, and bury all evidence of Jesus's miraculous powers. There are spies everywhere. The city is locked down for the Sabbath rest. The next day, the discovery of an empty tomb only makes things worse for Martha. Set in Palestine during the first century of the common era, the Bethany's People Series introduces us to some of Jesus's most intimate friends. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, race to save Jesus from the cross in Book 1: Mary Sees All. Book 2 moves on to the struggle between those who will not let Jesus go and those who want to bury all traces of this messianic movement. In this Easter story, Martha is torn by forces outside her control. She needs to get back to work and earn a living. She also needs to understand what has happened to Jesus. If Martha can only get back to being Martha, then maybe she'd be able to help her doubting friend Thomas, and also find rest for her own soul. Each book in the Bethany's People series is thoroughly researched and delightfully inspiring. Books come out about one per year and may be read in any order. Praise for Mary Sees All (2018): "I wasn't sure how well I would like it, but once I started reading it, I was captivated by the story... I'm hoping the rest of the series is as gripping as this first book.""Reading religious fiction was a new experience for me. Bill Kemp's book gave me the pleasure to imagine, on my own, how everyday people might have seen their world during the times Jesus lived and died."