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Jessica A. Tanner

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When she isn’t writing stories full of vivid characters and creatures, Jessica A. Tanner enjoys a view of the Rocky Mountains, takes long walks, and hangs with her many critters. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Realm Makers, and Wolf Creek Christian Writers Network (WCCWN).

Jessica has a short story ("The Missing Book" under her short-lived penname Silver Mist) and a short piece (“His Words, Our Words”) published in LOOKING AT LIFE, a collection by WCCWN; a testimony in TWENTY-THREE JOURNEYS TO CHRIST compiled by Gregg Heid; three stories ("Zombie Turkey;" "Icy Snow, Towropes, and Divine Intervention;" and "Ditches, Hillsides, and Prayer") in A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE: A COLLECTION OF EVERYDAY MIRACLES compiled ...more

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Sonji

by Jessica A. Tanner (Goodreads Author)

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Jessica Tanner said: " Feb 15, 2026 - update

Slowly but surely, Sonji is getting turned into an audiobook thanks to my publisher Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. - and the talented voices of narrators Keena J. Herman (from Pen2Plot Podcast) and Daniel Holt. So crazy hearing the st ...more "

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BEYOND IMAGINATION: ALIEN LIFE AND DEATH

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“Lightning slashed the sky like a cat's claws across curtains.”
― Jessica A. Tanner, Peaflower: A Princess and the Pea Retelling

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“The Creator loves his children. All are special - none are forgotten.”
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“You must know human approval is finicky.”
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“Today I am not the girl who's parents didn't love her. Or the women who's crazy. Or the aunt who can't keep a job.
I am the girl who can see what no one else can.
I matter, At least this once.”
― Kara Swanson, The Girl Who Could See

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“So many books, so little time.”
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“I have value and worth because I am made by the Creator. He is the one who gives me value, not them. Nothing he makes is worthless, and that applies to his children as well.”
― Sarah Beran, The Swan and the Slipper

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“If the Creator of the Universe can form a whole world out of nothing, then surely He is capable of creating beauty out of brokenness.”
― Sarah Beran, Beauty from the Beast

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“It’s only too late if we don’t try,”
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