Marie Wells Coutu
Author of contemporary
& historical fiction books.
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Moonshine River
She’ll break the law to save her mother. He’ll uphold it to save her soul.
Book 1 in the Between the Rivers Legacy Series
In the rugged hills of Depression-era Kentucky, two people on opposite sides of the law must discover whether love and faith can survive the shadows of the liquor trade.
After her father’s sudden death, Naomi Ross faces an impossible choice: watch her ailing mother deteriorate without lifesaving medical treatment—or take over the family moonshining operation she never wanted.
Then Cullen Downs returns to Golden Pond.
My writings
My WIP
A man falsely accused. A mysterious woman in the woods. A choice between family loyalty and truth.
How much would you sacrifice to prove someone innocent?
Silent Stream, my current work-in-progress (known by writers as a WIP), is part of a historical series set in western Kentucky near where I grew up. The real town of Golden Pond no longer exists, and the region now makes up the Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area. My fictional stories take place in the 1930s and are based on the people and events of the area.
Marie Wells Coutu
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About me
I’ve lived in Kansas, Kentucky, Connecticut, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Iowa. My husband of 51 years and I have two wonderful children, and they and their precious spouses have given us 3 delightful grandsons and one granddaughter. In addition to writing fiction, I enjoy vacationing with the whole family and creating a story/picture book about the trip for our grandsons.
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Main Street bookstore hosts double book signing
Rebecca Sprecher (left) and Marie Wells Coutu sign books Saturday during an event at Books on Main. The two women were in town for their high school reunion and hosted a double book signing.
Fort Mill woman’s book based on Bible’s Esther
August 20, 2013, — Special to the Fort Mill Times, Fort Mill, SC
It’s a story of love, hope and one woman’s sacrifice to save her people.
Based on the story of the biblical character Queen Esther, Fort Mill author Marie Wells Coutu’s novel, “For Such a Moment,” takes a contemporary approach…
Homegrown author publishes love story
Marie Wells Coutu has no fear of the blank page.
A professional writer, Coutu was born in Hopkinsville and graduated from Hopkinsville High School and later Murray State University. She is also a newly published author… Read the complete story.
Interview
Learn more of her secrets in this interview on A Christian Writer’s World with Lena Nelson Dooley.






