Russell L. Martin

After several years of working in all phases of the oil and gas industry, Rusty decided that it was time to get a taste of installing pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. To further his education in this part

After several years of working in all phases of the oil and gas industry, Rusty decided that it was time to get a taste of installing pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico. To further his education in this part of the industry, he received commercial diving degrees at The Ocean Corporation in Houston, TX. After only a couple years working in the Gulf as a diver he went back to land-lay operations, due to a family crisis. He continued working freelance for multiple pipeline companies, until finally retiring after 34 years in the oil and gas industry.

It was not until he decided to settle back down where his roots of life started in central Louisiana, that he finally surrendered to becoming an author. His love for God, paired with many strange events throughout his life, left him with a gift of telling amazing stories. He has stated, and truly believes, God led him to the keyboard of his old work laptop. Surprising his family and friends, he unveiled a hidden talent that no one realized he possessed, including himself.

After writing "Scars of My Guardian Angel", a 312 page Christian novel, several proof readers were asked to give an unbiased opinion of the book. Their incredible reaction and positive reviews inspired this author to continue writing, what is now called "The Portal Series". The second book, "Bloodline of the Scrolls", was self-published in December of 2018. Russell will be writing a third book of the series, "Revelation of the Scrolls", with a goal of publishing in 2019.

Rusty has also written 13 wonderful Christian songs, that he and his wife share in local churches around their community. Playing his guitar and singing Christian music is truly a deep passion of his heart.

He and his wife, Laura, live a humble and quiet life on a few acres nestled in the middle of Kisatchie National Forest. They enjoy spending time with their two beautiful horses, Ellie Mae and Hollywood. This couple also loves three stray dogs they rescued out of the deep woods. The one they call Daisy Lou, looks like she might be a Redbone Coonhound. Another, Moushie, the most recent addition, looks very much like a Mountain Cur. Lastly is Benji-faced Nibbles, well he's just a dog with a cute little underbite.