Non-Fiction

A guide to collecting, organizing and recording your family history; sharing your research; a list of helpful resources, and much more. It instructs though excerpts of my own family histories of trail blazers, black sheep, soldiers and peacemakers. Through this book, my hope is that you become inspired to tell your own stories. I know you've got them. Everyone does.

Packed with photographs, this book invites you to explore the vibrant history of the determined folk who struggled through floods, drownings, and the riches and ruin of mining, while establishing farms, ranches, and hamlets in the beautiful Cosumnes River Valley of Northern California. It also highlights present-day life along the Cosumnes River, a place where neighbors are close-knit, vistas are stunning, and tree-studded paths lead to pristine waters.

This collection of essays takes an often humorous, sometimes poignant, and always thoughtful view of the small moments in life that provide laughter, pleasure and meaning to our shared journey.

When Sydney Roberts set out for El Paso to retrieve her Grandma Rose she had no idea she’d be coming home with a lot more than that. A potential criminal record, for one, and a whole new take on her life in L.A. for another.

Curious about what made Sydney turn her back on all things familiar and point her Uncle George’s motorhome east with the wind? Find out in this humorous and fast-paced backstory of The Sydney Roberts Series – a story of love, justice, audacity – and, of course, a dog.

Living, loving, and working in Los Angeles, Sydney Roberts struggles against the security of sameness. Her solution? She breaks up with her boyfriend, packs her loyal hound and cranky cat into a motorhome, and sets her sights on New York City. Her journey quickly hits a snag, however, when she gets stuck in the strange town of Harmony—a place that proves to be far less than harmonious.

Grab a seat with Sydney at Dusty’s Diner and embark on a singular adventure that only a small town can dish up.

Sydney Roberts didn't come to New York to be an expert on feet, but stare through a basement apartment's window long enough and you get good at judging people by their choice of footwear. One pair of feet worries Sydney, those she suspects belong to a teenage drug dealer. Advised not to get too close, when things get desperate, Sydney has to admit she should have listened. Trapped in America’s most populated city, she has never felt so alone. How is she going to get out of this latest mess?

Back in Harmony, Sydney has slipped out of her business pumps and into snowshoes and trouble. Sinister Samuel Vaullie is till lurking out there, and this time she's determined to stop him. She's also determined to come to terms with why she would boomerang back to Harmony, a town whose idea of culture is round dances and branding parties. Did she miss Cal, buffalo bolognese, or is it Noah? Will her lastest accidental adventure have the answer?

A cross-country trip. An RV breakdown. Can a city girl survive her stay in the strange town of Harmony? This series of mysteries travels from urban locales to the dramatic red rocks of Utah. If you like captivating characters, colorful vistas, and twisty mysteries, then you'll love these entertaining tales.