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Penny Zeller is known for her heartfelt stories of faith-filled happily ever afters and her passion to impact lives for Christ through fiction. Her books feature tender romance, steady doses of humor, and memorable characters that stay with you long after the last page.

While she has had a love for writing since childhood, Penny began her adult writing career penning articles for national and regional publications on a wide variety of topics.

Today, Penny is a multi-published author of over three dozen books in three different Christian subgenres (historical, suspense, and contemporary), and is also a fitness instructor, loves the outdoors, and is a flower gardening addict. In her spare time, she enjoys camping, hiking, kayaking, biking, bir ...more

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	Unexpected Witness (Mountain Justice #1) 4.39 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Memories (Wyoming Sunrise #1) 4.46 avg rating — 492 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over the Horizon (Horizon #1) 4.52 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams of the Heart (Wyoming Sunrise #2) 4.67 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McKenzie (Montana Skies #1) 3.67 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unexpected Target (Mountain Justice #3) 4.64 avg rating — 264 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Identity 4.59 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love's New Beginnings (Wyoming Sunrise #0) 4.52 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unexpected Danger (Mountain Justice, #2) 4.61 avg rating — 224 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love from Afar (Love Letters from Ellis Creek #1) 4.41 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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8 things to do this October

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Enjoy the leaves. Go for a walk (or a hike if you live near a forest or the mountains) and see the vibrant colors on display, courtesy of an amazing Creator! Or, if you have kiddos (or are a kid at heart yourself!) take a leap into a pile of leaves. Snap photos of the leaves before they complete

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Crazy for Christmas (Love in Cloverdale Falls #4)

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💕I'm so excited to share A Heart's Hope with you! Less than two weeks until the big day! This marriage-of-convenience, opposites-attract tender love story takes place in 1881 in the Montana Territory. Lord willing, the plan is to have six books in th ...more
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“You and me, we’ll always be brothers, right? No matter that you have another brother
now, you and me we’re still brothers, huh?”
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“I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it.

Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute. ”
― Maya Angelou

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“You and me, we’ll always be brothers, right? No matter that you have another brother
now, you and me we’re still brothers, huh?”
― Penny Zeller, Forgotten Memories

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“That reaction is totally uncalled for. When have I ever had a bad idea?”

“Would you prefer the list in writing or verbally?”
― Madisyn Carlin, Crown

tags: christian, christian-fantasy, christian-fiction, fairytale, fairytale-retelling

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“Perseverance is crucial to surviving life, my darling girl. If you give up at the first sign of trouble, you will fail all that is thrown at you. And you, Isadora, will have much thrown your way.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Crown

tags: christian, christian-fantasy, christian-fiction, fairytale-retelling

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“There was no way he could fight his way out, not this time.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reflection

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message 4: by Penny

Oct 20, 2011 07:33PM

Pat W. wrote: "Hi Penny: Thanks for becoming a friend."

You are welcome, Pat! It's great to connect with you here on Goodreads. Have a blessed week!

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Oct 20, 2011 07:33PM

Gwendolyn wrote: "Hi Penny! Thanks for being my Goodreads friend! I love my writer friends, and I'll have to check out some of your books!"

Thanks, Gwendolyn! It's great to meet you here!

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Sep 10, 2011 06:00AM

Hi Penny! Thanks for being my Goodreads friend! I love my writer friends, and I'll have to check out some of your books!

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message 1: by Patricia

Mar 17, 2011 03:43AM

Hi Penny: Thanks for becoming a friend.

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