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Gracefully: Looking and Being Your Best at Any Age. At age sixty-eight, cover model Valerie Ramsey is the new face of beauty. She has appeared in magazines and ad campaigns and on runways and television. Now, in her wonderfully inspiring new book, Valerie shares a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom, insider secrets, and practical advice on how to look and feel your best--inside and out--at any age.

"Gracefully is simply wonderful. Valerie Ramsey is living proof that being older than fifty can be exciting, healthy, and sexy."
--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"I like the snappy way this gal thinks. She sends out a powerful message!"
--Rue McClanahan, Emmy Award-winning actress and author of My First Five Husbands . . . and The Ones Who Got Away

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Bridges: An Anthology provides a collection of short stories, narrative essays, and poems by a group of eclectic authors from around the world who range in age from ten to "seniors." Their backgrounds include a U.S. Marine who was mentored by Kurt Vonnegut while earning his Masters in English from City College; a memoirist and poet who was a recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Book Award; a former American Diplomat, who now lives and writes from Saudi Arabia; a ten year old poet; and many other writers who collectively have a special flare for the written word. Their prose and poetry is sure to inspire, provoke deeper thinking, and provide enjoyment to readers. Heather Hummel, Editor, is an author who specializes in the genre of Body, Mind, & Soul. Her work includes: Gracefully: Looking and Being Your Best at Any Age (McGraw Hill, 2008) - co-authored with Valerie Ramsey, and Blue Ridge Anthology (Cedar Creek, 2007) - along side David Baldacci and Rita Dove.
PathBinder Publishing (2008)

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Blue Ridge Anthology
Heather's essay, Heart Stringsappears in this anthology along side notable authors David Baldacci and Rita Dove.
Cedar Creek Publishing (April 1, 2007)

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Messages of Hope and Healing
Heather's essay, Signs from Mima, appears as an example in this powerful book. Sunpiper Media Publishing (June 20, 2006)

Through Hazel Eyes is a journey of life through the eyes of Madison Ragnar, a high school English teacher who is struggling to recover from an emotionally abusive relationship. Madison's speckled view of the world is seen through her troubled students, a fellow teacher, an intriguing man who enters her life, and a haunting past. Yet everything comes into focus when she learns to trust in herself for the first time in thirty years.

Madison discovers that the most commanding role played throughout our lives is fate. There are times when we embrace it, times when we curse it, and always times when we are blinded by it. As a result of blinding fate, Madison's past catches up to her, and with the help of her students, she learns why a mockingbird is worthier than a diamond ring.

"Because the iris is the tunnel to our souls, this is where we look in others to find unspoken answers. It is the whites of our eyes that hold our sacred secrets, and knowing that the iris will divulge all, the white remains pure." - Madison Ragnar, Through Hazel Eyes.

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The Universe Is My Sugar Daddy. has all of the elements of despair, love, transition, and inspiration. Written as a fictional Law of Attraction, this novel showcases the power of positive thinking, with an emphasis on journal writing as a tool to connect with one’s inner power. Whether a believer in the Law of Attraction or not, The Universe is My Sugar Daddy takes readers on a journey of love, rebirth, and faith.

In The Universe is My Sugar Daddy, Samantha quits her job the day after her boyfriend breaks up with her. The havoc of these two events launches the beginning of Samantha’s new life. In reflecting upon how she ended up in her reality of being alone and unemployed, and based on the advice of her therapist, Samantha plops herself down in a coffee shop with a stack of her old journals. She rereads them, and after revisiting lost loves and failed career attempts Samantha’s emotional energy is tapped. When the shock of her depressing life wears off, Samantha picks up a new journal and titles it her Positive Journal. Along with disciplining herself to only write positive thoughts and ideas in her new journal, she returns daily to the coffee shop to write her novel…finally working toward her goal of being a writer. Samantha’s life transforms from one of despair and loss to hope and gain as she now pens only positive thoughts in her journal. Her daily visits to the coffee shop lead to creating her life as a writer and finding true love over lattes.

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