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Slow Burn, Fast Read!, October 8, 2009 By Mary Dreisbach (Emmaus, PA USA) - See all my reviews Mary DeMuth has done it again! In this second book of the Texas Defiance Trilogy, she takes us into the lives of those involved with the disappearence and murder of 13 yr old Daisy Chance. The first book in this series focuses on that incident, and gets us to know the characters surrounding Daisy Chance. The gist of the first book "Daisy Chain" is seen through the eyes of Daisy's best friend Jed Pepper. His agony, guilt and shame about letting his friend down. In "A Slow Burn" DeMuth takes a different route. This book tells the story through the eye's of Daisy's negligent, broken by life mother, Emory Chance. Emory has a world of regret on her shoulders, she goes through the grieving process, struggling with her self worth, things from her own past and other various problems that arise as a result of Daisy's death. This book tackles, with great realism an...

Meet the author of A Slow Burn, Mary DeMuth . Mary DeMuth is an expert in the field of Pioneer Parenting. She helps Christian parents plow fresh spiritual ground, especially those seeking to break destructive family patterns. Her message guides parents who don’t want to duplicate the home where they were raised or didn ’t have positive parenting role models growing up. An accomplished writer, Mary’s parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture, Building the Christian Family You Never Had, and Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God. Her real-to-life novels inspire people to turn trials into triumphs: Watching the Tree Limbs (2007 Christy Award finalist, ACFW Book of the Year 2 nd Place) and Wishing on Dandelions (2007 Retailer’s Choice Award finalist). Mary is a frequent speaker at women’s retreats and parenting seminars, addressing audiences in both Europe and the United States. National media regularly seek Mary’s candid ability to connect with their listeners. Her...

M. DeMuth – Media Release A Slow Burn by Mary DeMuth. 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. About the Author: Mary DeMuth Mary DeMuth is an expe...

My fellow sister in Christ, Mary DeMuth has a new book coming out on Thursday. I am reading it now and it is excellent, beyond excellent! Mary has a gift of weaving words into story and story into mystery. She takes tragedy and shines the light of God's redemption into the bleakest of situations, she keeps you guessing. It is extremely difficult to put this book down. This is the second book in the Defiance Texas Trilogy. Daisy Chain is the first book in the series and a definite must read! To blitz Amazon on its release date, click here . A Slow Burn releases Thursday. Oct. 1 A Slow Burn releases this Thursday! Consider this initial review: "The acts of forgiveness, denial, betrayal, love, humility and hatred are expertly examined in this Defiance, Texas sequel. It's almost as if Mary knows just what to write on paper to touch each of our souls, and then does so as if she is speaking to us as individuals. Her words make you feel what each of her characters are feeling a...

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