When I read stories of women on ranches, I wonder if I should consider myself a ranch woman at all. I lost that life when I was twenty years old. Then I realize in my heart I have never left the ranch. It is where I will always be. If you’d ever lived a cowboy life, it will forever define who you are. Those years defined who I am from my work ethic to my love of being outdoors and alone. The spirit of the west is alive and well in me. I’ve worked to turn every place I’ve ever lived into Sunnyside. By reading the stories I’ve written, I’m hoping my readers will feel some connection to a life I thought was so special.

When I read stories of women on ranches, I wonder if I should consider myself a ranch woman at all. I lost that life when I was twenty years old. Then I realize in my heart I have never left the ranch. It is where I will always be. If you'd ever lived a cowboy life, it will forever define who you are. Those years defined who I am from my work ethic to my love of being outdoors and alone. The spirit of the west is alive and well in me. I've worked to turn every place I've ever lived into Sunnyside. By reading the stories I've written, I'm hoping my readers will feel some connection to a life I thought was so special.

When is a summer vacation not really a summer vacation? Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first she thought Florida might be fun -- it is the home of Disney World, after all. But the place where Gramps lives is no amusement park. It's full of . . . old people. Really old people.Luckily, Sunny isn't the only kid around. She meets Buzz, a boy who is completely obsessed with comic books, and soon they're having adventures of their own: facing off against golfball-eating alligators, runaway cats, and mysteriously disappearing neighbors. But the question remains -- why is Sunny down in Florida in the first place? The answer lies in a family secret that won't be secret to Sunny much longer. . .

In today's challenging times, many are looking for inspiration, and "how-to" best get through the days and months ahead. Life on the Sunny Side: Inspirations for Busy Women That Will Ignite Your Dreams And Brighten Your Life is timely and topical. Filled with bite-sized motivational vignettes that move the reader from zero to action in three minutes, Life on the Sunny Side is straight talk delivered with the honesty and humor needed today. This transformational nonfiction is authored by a life and career coach who knows how to motivate others to kick negativity to the curb and do life on the sunny side. I am a change agent offering pragmatic advice that works across ethnic and socioeconomic lines. Life on the Sunny Side is a book you read on the fly and buy for all your girlfriends. Written with just the right balance of tenderness and tough love, the 21 chapters include advice on how to eliminate procrastination, develop an optimistic outlook, get organized, and accomplish goals. Each chapter links to the book's theme and narratives are titled to ignite reader curiosity. Included are enlightening statistics, empirical data where applicable, humor, and thought-provoking quotes.

Wonder meets Three Times Lucky in a story of empowerment as a young woman decides to help solve the mystery of multiple suspicious deaths in her group home. Sally Miyake can't read, but she learns lots of things. Like bricks are made of clay and Vitamin D comes from the sun. Sally is happy working in the kitchen at Sunnyside Plaza, the community center she lives in with other adults with developmental disabilities. For Sally and her friends, Sunnyside is the only home they've ever known. Everything changes the day a resident unexpectedly dies. After a series of tragic events, detectives Esther Rivas and Lon Bridges begin asking questions. Are the incidents accidents? Or is something more disturbing happening? The suspicious deaths spur the residents into taking the investigation into their own hands. But are people willing to listen? Sunnyside Plaza is a human story of empowerment, empathy, hope, and generosity that shines a light on this very special world.

Chronicles Dorothy's origins in the show biz dynasty of vaudeville star Lew Fields, and her experiences from the roaring twenties to the seventies. A generous sampling of Fields' finest lyrics is included.