As an author, Tonya’s moved by the effect humor and inspiration driven narratives can have on readers. She is enthusiastic about crafting stories with beguiling characters, adding dashes of snappy humor, and engaging dialogue that leaves her fingerprint on each page. 

When Tonya relocated to the mountains, she found fresh writing ideas waiting. From her favorite porch chair gazing at a tranquil lake, the nudge to scribe her first novel, “Old Mountain Cassie” came calling. And, from her beach chair, the idea for the new cozy series, Shell Isle Mysteries presented. Tonya confesses new respect for a chair’s ability to motivate writers. Now, she chases her writing joy from the mountains to the seashore.

Her fiction and non-fiction stories are published in numerous anthologies, e-magazines, local press, and literary magazines. Currently, Tonya has four novels published.  She writes under the pen name, Tonya Penrose. 

Novels:

Old Mountain Cassie: The Three Lessons

Shell Isle Mystery Series: Baubles to Die For Book 1 & Red, White, and Boom Book 2

A Secret Gift

Tonya invites readers to visit:  www.tonyawrites.com [2] 

Twitter @TonyaWrites