In SHE (Believed She Could So She Did), Deborah Cole introduces 35 women in Texas who have by design or by circumstance come to create and/or lead companies. These women, from diverse ethnic and educational backgrounds all, started with a dream or an idea. With the innate talents and determination to succeed, they have grown businesses of all sizes. Their collective advice uncovered, "If I can do this, any woman can."

Published by Positively Powered Publications 2022.

In Black Women in Business:  Journeys in Resilience co-authors Rose Smith (CEO of Black Women in Business) and Deborah Cole (writer and photographer) introduce the world to a group of powerful women who have overcome extensive odds to establish and grow their businesses.  Often when women are asked how they excel, they are able to share humble stories of courage, determination, and commitment.  The women interviewed and photographed in this book are part of this dynamic group.  By learning that others have "gone before" we know that it is possible to achieve our dreams through dedication, tenacity, and resilience.

Published by Positively Powered Publications 2023.

What might drive a focused, “git ‘er done” person of a certain age to abandon it all for a whimsical, creative lifestyle as a photographer and author? What motivation would lead this same predictable woman to choose to change her ways? Could this be the moment in life when a family intervention is warranted, car keys are taken away, and financial responsibilities are lifted? You know, one of THOSE situations? It was a possibility. That newly irrational, once-logical woman is Deborah Cole who as a person in transition embraced the life of creative author and photographer. Becoming something new and different, a kind of metamorphosis is revealed in story and photographs over several decades.

Published by Positively Powered Publications 2019