Simple Lessons

In this latest novel, author Penny Harris Smith weaves an insightful tale of relationship struggles, career challenges, spiritual renewal and social responsibility. Dale and Sharon McKinney's marriage has weathered the storm and now they are more committed than ever to each other and their faith. Faced with the challenge of a major life change, Sharon meets Ruben Daniels at a park with his daughters and knows their meeting was not coincidental. Dale and Sharon reach out to Ruben and his wife, Karly. But as Sharon tries to help Karly see the light of truth, her own future is threatened when Dale becomes ensnared in a corporate scandal involving a young, ambitious executive trainee who is running from her past. As Dale, Sharon, Ruben and Karly grapple with the volatile situations confronting them, their lives become entwined in a myriad of issues involving friendships, success, spirituality, love, maturity, and adultery.

Simple Lessons is a powerful novel packed with life lessons spun into a captivating story line that the reader will remember long after the final page.

Penny Harris Smith lives in the Midwest with her husband of eighteen years and their two children. Smith earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and completed graduate work in Business Administration at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Smith worked fourteen years for major corporations before putting her trust in a higher source and making radical changes to re-prioritize her life. Smith's desire is to write novels that help other's connect with God through his Word.

In addition to writing, she facilitates a series of workshops based on the biblical lessons in Simple Lessons. Simple Lessons is her second novel. Smith's first novel, "A Fenced Yard", teaches mothers and daughters about the power of love and the consequences of choices.