Kerry and Chris Shook's One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life (WaterBrook Press) has reached a milestone with 500,000 copies in print. The first book from the mega-church pastor and his wife, Chris, was originally released in hardcover on February 2008, and is now available in audiobook, e-book, softcover and Spanish editions.

One Month to Live debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times Advice & Miscellaneous Paperback best-seller list. The book has been featured on Fox and Friends, USA Today and CNN and in the New York Times.

In December, WaterBrook Press will release the Shooks' One Month to Love, a paperback edition of the couple's 2010 book, Love at Last Sight.

Another success story for WaterBrook is To Heaven and Back by Dr. Mary C. Neal. Acquired in May by WaterBrook Press, the book that became a national word-of-mouth phenomenon since it was self-published in November 2011 has sold a half million copies.

Since 200,000 copies of the WaterBrook edition were released May 28, the book has spent 18 weeks on the New York Times Advice & Miscellaneous Paperback best-seller list, with 11 of those weeks in the top spot.

The book is a firsthand account of the orthopedic spinal surgeon's death after a kayak accident in South America, visit to heaven and return to life.

Meanwhile, WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group has launched what it calls the first "all-in-one" website about Christian fiction, including updates, recommendations, new releases, commentary and articles from novel writers.

NovelCrossing.com: the Intersection of Faith and Fiction features content from all publishers of Christian fiction, providing material on 10,000 titles from 50 different publishing houses.

"While there are a number of informative sites featuring Christian fiction book reviews and interviews, no one site combines a searchable database of books and authors, across all publishers in this category, with reviews, interviews, features and a community component," said Shannon Marchese, WaterBrook Multnomah senior fiction editor. "We built Novel Crossing to fill that gap. We wanted fans of Christian fiction to have a 'one-stop' destination for finding authors and new reads, for leaving comments and making friends who love the books they love."

Click here for more information on Novel Crossing. 

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