Book Review - A Slow Burn by Mary DeMuth
Thursday, October 01, 2009
I love to read. I love a good story. And I adore author, Mary Demuth's fragrant prose. She has the unique gift to wrap you up in her words and before you know it, you are not able t put her books down.
I have known Mary as a fellow author for several years, and though we have never met in person, I know her heart. She has an amazing heart for God, and a unique life journey that has brought her to this place.
Her latest fiction title, A Slow Burn, is book 2 in her Defiance Texas Trilogy. It is a story woven with pain and mystery, one about redemption and forgiveness.
I was caught in between the pages form the moment I opened the cover. I know it will be a story that will stay with me for many years to come, and will impact my faith in many ways.
I encourage you to order your copy TODAY from Amazon, as a today is the official release date and we are trying to blitz Amazon with sales.
ABOUT A SLOW BURN
Emory Chance needs to find who killed her daughter Daisy and unravel the mystery behind a sickening premonition — a man with a snake tattoo. The second book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, A Slow Burn is a suspenseful story about courageous love, the power of forgiveness, and the bonds that never break.
"Beautifully and sensitively written, her characters realistic and well-developed. Mary DeMuth has a true gift for showing how God's light can penetrate even the darkest of situations." � Chuck Colson
She touched Daisy�s shoulder. So cold. So hard. So unlike Daisy.
Yet so much like herself it made Emory shudder.
Burying her grief, Emory Chance is determined to find her daughter Daisy's murderer — a man she saw in a flicker of a vision. But when the investigation hits every dead end, her despair escalates. As questions surrounding Daisy's death continue to mount, Emory's safety is shattered by the pursuit of a stranger, and she can't shake the sickening fear that her own choices contributed to Daisy's disappearance. Will she ever experience the peace her heart longs for?
The second book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, this suspenseful novel is about courageous love, the burden of regret, and bonds that never break. It is about the beauty and the pain of telling the truth. Most of all, it is about the power of forgiveness and what remains when shame no longer holds us captive.
In Her Own Words (About Mary):
"To say my childhood was difficult is like saying the Grand Canyon is a big ditch. (Read my testimony by clicking the tab below.) But out of it God gave me a passion to help families break devastating generational patterns.This led to an expertise in the field of Pioneer Parenting. I love guiding parents who don't want to duplicate the homes they were raised in, or who didn't have any parenting role models to equip them.
My parenting books:
• Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture
• Building the Christian Family You Never Had
• Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God.
The healing I experienced let me to explore the pain of this world, and triumph of God's unquenchable grace through fiction.
My novels:
• Watching the Tree Limbs (2007 Christy Award finalist, ACFW Book of the Year 2nd Place)
• Wishing on Dandelions (2007 Retailer’s Choice Award finalist).
• Daisy Chain
• A Slow Burn
My memoir:
• Thin Places, available January 2010
I currently live in Texas with my three kids, two pets, and one husband (thankfully!).
WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MARY'S BOOKS:
A Slow Burn on Amazon
Mary DeMuth’s Website
Mary DeMuth’s Blog
A Slow Burn Book Trailer
Mary DeMuth’s Facebook Profile
Follow Mary DeMuth on Twitter
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Posted by Trish Berg 8:40 AM
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9:50 AM
Thanks for recommending A Slow Burn to your bloggy buddies, Trish! I so appreciate it.
