The Plot Thickens | Mary DeMuth

Each Sunday “Inspired by Life…and Fiction” shares with our readers a Christian novelist’s newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration.

Mary DeMuth lives with her husband, Patrick, and their three children in Texas, where they returned to from Southern France where they planted a church and tended the first garden shown below. Mary’s novels include Wishing on Dandelions, which was a finalist for the Retailer’s Choice Award and the ACFW Carol Award. Mary also writes non-fiction. Says Mary, “I’m a chef wanna-be, a sometimes triathlete (emphasis on sometimes), an on-again-off-again gardener, and a passionate follower of Jesus. I’m in love with my husband and kids and am zealous about writing and speaking.” Her home on the web is www.marydemuth.com.

Back in the Lonestar–or Bluebonnet State–Mary grows flowers and veggies, including potatoes, tomatoes, purple beans, squash (all kinds), asparagus, beets, and cantaloupe.

Mary’s office in her Texas home.

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Deborah Raney

DEBORAH RANEY's first novel, A Vow to Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title and launched Deb’s writing career. Forty books later, she's still creating stories that touch hearts and lives. Her novels have won RWA's RITA Award, the ACFW Carol Award, the National Readers Choice Award, and the HOLT Medallion. She is also a three-time Christy Award finalist. Deb is on faculty for several national writers’ conferences and served on the executive board of the 2,500-member American Christian Fiction Writers organization for 18 years before retiring in 2022. She is a recent transplant to Missouri, having moved with her husband, Ken Raney, from their native Kansas to be closer to kids and grandkids. They love road trips, e-biking, Friday garage sale dates, and breakfast on the screened porch overlooking their wooded backyard.

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