Wednesday, March 15, 2023

My Thoughts and More on Love's New Beginnings by Penny Zeller

 



About the Book


Book: Love’s New Beginnings

Author: Penny Zeller

Genre:Christian Historical Romance

Release date: December 13, 2022

Where it all began…

Lydie Beauchamp recently moved with her aunts—sisters Myrtle and Fern—to the untamed Wyoming Territory. When a teaching position in nearby Willow Falls captures her attention, can she leave her aunts, one of whom just suffered a broken heart, and embark on this new adventure? Will she find the courage to persevere in the midst of challenges, one being a handsome challenge named Solomon Eliason?

Reverend Solomon Eliason has the goal of making a difference. Hired as the pastor of Willow Falls, he must convince the congregation that he is able to undertake the role of a reverend. When he’s nominated to be the adult in charge of the annual prank tradition at the school, he embraces the idea, thinking the new teacher will be an elderly crotchety woman like his former teacher. What he doesn’t realize until it’s too late is that the teacher is far from crotchety and elderly.

When Lydie’s and Solomon’s paths cross in an unexpected way during the prank tradition at the Willow Falls school, can Solomon redeem himself in the eyes of the lovely new teacher?

Take a glimpse into where it all began with Lydie and Solomon’s story in this tender tale that reminds us that God can and does use willing hearts for His purposes.

 

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My Thoughts:

In this prequel to the Wyoming Sunrise series, this story is all about new beginnings. Both our hero and heroine are looking to start on a life path that will help them in their respective careers. They both are quite young and both of them are starting out in professions that will take some patience and perseverance.

Lydie is young and will be the town's schoolteacher. This is her first time off on her own as well as her two Aunts are staying in a town over. They had been with her every step of the way since her parents' early deaths. They believe in her so Lydie should believe in herself that she can do this.

Solomon is the new reverend, and he is young, at only twenty-one, he must show the town he is up to this position. But it is going to take patience and grit and he must also silence the voice of his grandfather in his head. A grandfather that didn't really care for him in the first place. He also lost his parents at a very young age.

Solomon and Lydie have a comical first meeting and it will take some work on Solomon's part to smooth things over. But as the smoothing comes so does the becoming of friends that will lead to more. These two new to town young people will have some growing up to do.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author


Penny Zeller is known for her heartfelt stories of faith and her passion to impact lives for Christ through fiction. While she has had a love for writing since childhood, she began her adult writing career penning articles for national and regional publications on a wide variety of topics.

Today Penny is the author of over a dozen books. She is also a homeschool mom and a group fitness instructor. Her desire is to assist and nurture women into a closer relationship with Christ.

When Penny is not dreaming up new characters, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters and camping, hiking, canoeing, bicycling/cycling, reading, running, gardening, and playing volleyball.

She is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency and loves to hear from her readers at her website,  blog, and on Facebook.

 

More from Penny

Stagecoach etiquette, a casket for sale in the mercantile, and mock turtle soup were just a few of the items included in Love’s New Beginnings. Research is always fun for historical novels, and I even discovered that some people ate skunks back in the “olden days.” Not a regular delicatessen, but they did eat them on occasion. After reading about the ingredients for mock turtle soup and discovering about skunks for dinner (aka supper), I’m even more grateful for enchiladas and regular plain ol’ hamburgers. Historical romance novels are a delight to read, but is Love’s New Beginnings the book for you?

If you love…

To read love stories

Stories set in the late 1800s

Settings in the Wild West in small western towns

Sweet romance and tender love stories

Plentiful humor

Character-driven plots

Faith element organically interwoven into the story

Scenes that tug at the heartstrings

Hilarious antidotes tucked within the pages of a novel

To curl up and escape into the lives of book characters

Realistic plot lines

Close-knit families

Clean and wholesome reads

Memorable characters who stay with you long after the last page

Then Love’s New Beginnings is indeed the book for you!

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Giveaway



To celebrate her tour, Penny is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/24949/love-s-new-beginnings-celebration-tour-giveaway


5 comments:

  1. thanks for your review. I love this cover. I love to see what is happening on their faces. this sounds like such a wonderful story of growing up a little and learning to trust themselves and God

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    1. Thank you, Lori, for your kind words about the cover. Have a wonderful week!

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  2. Thank you so much for your review of "Love's New Beginnings" and for being a part of the blog tour!

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  3. This young couple sound like they will be a wonderful match…eventually.

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  4. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Penny Zeller is a new-to-me author.

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