Hearts Beneath the Badge Book Excerpt Tour - Win $50 Amazon Gift Card!
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Title:
Hearts Beneath the Badge
Author: Karen Solomon
Publisher: Missing Niche Publishing
Pages: 247
Genre: Nonfiction
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Nook
Author: Karen Solomon
Publisher: Missing Niche Publishing
Pages: 247
Genre: Nonfiction
Format: Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Nook
Hearts
Beneath the Badge is a unique compilation of interviews with officers
across the country. It's not about the crimes they witness or the judgment they
face; it's about them - Damien, Danny, Frances,
Ken, Pamela, Brian, and more. Their thoughts, their fears, their proud moments
and their heartbreak. It's about the people we often don't see because we are
blinded by the uniform.
They are among the hundreds of thousands that are unseen each day, the men and women that go back for more no matter the personal cost. They provide meals, rides, lifesaving breaths and prosthetic legs. Yes, even prosthetic legs. There is much more to them than meets the eye-or the news camera. By reading this book, you will open yourself to a world of people you may have forgotten existed. You will see the names, families and some of the faces of the police officers that don't make the news.
Hearts Beneath the Badge is a book about the good deeds officers perform. There is a pressing need for people to see more than just the officer's hearts; they need to see their souls. Society as a whole needs to accept police officers for who they are - mere mortals. In order to do that, they must look through the layers of the officer's lives and see the heartache and joy, the same heartaches and joy we all experience. Society also needs to know that, whether we want to admit it or not, there is a price to be paid for pursing the love of the law.
They are among the hundreds of thousands that are unseen each day, the men and women that go back for more no matter the personal cost. They provide meals, rides, lifesaving breaths and prosthetic legs. Yes, even prosthetic legs. There is much more to them than meets the eye-or the news camera. By reading this book, you will open yourself to a world of people you may have forgotten existed. You will see the names, families and some of the faces of the police officers that don't make the news.
Hearts Beneath the Badge is a book about the good deeds officers perform. There is a pressing need for people to see more than just the officer's hearts; they need to see their souls. Society as a whole needs to accept police officers for who they are - mere mortals. In order to do that, they must look through the layers of the officer's lives and see the heartache and joy, the same heartaches and joy we all experience. Society also needs to know that, whether we want to admit it or not, there is a price to be paid for pursing the love of the law.
90% of all sales will be donated to National Law Enforcement
Memorial Fund, Safe Call Now, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and
PoliceWives.
For More Information
- Hearts Beneath the Badge is available at Amazon.
- Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.
Excerpt 1: Prologue:
When was the last time you
read an article in your local newspaper – or saw a segment on your local six o’clock news
– in which an act of police heroism was extolled? When was the last time
you saw an Internet video in which a police officer did something that made you
gasp in appreciation of their extraordinary skills and abilities? It’s probably
been a while, but not because exceptional police work is not happening – on the contrary,
hundreds of heartwarming and heroic actions by police officers happen every
single day. The problem is, happy stories don’t sell advertising – “if it bleeds, it
leads” – and
awe-inspiring good deeds don’t often “go viral” on social media.
While the mainstream news
media continually frames law enforcement in a negative light, and anti-cop
zealots devote every waking hour to bashing police officers on the Internet,
the overwhelming majority of American citizens admire police officers. They
are, however, a silent majority. Chances are good that unless they’re connected
in some way to law enforcement
– they have a relative in the profession, for example – most law-abiding
citizens proceed with their daily lives without thinking to commend a cop for a
job well done.
Even if they do have a
conscious thought of gratitude for their police heroes, most people today are
just too busy to act on that and offer up a word or two of appreciation.
Parents are shuttling the kids from school to soccer practice. Laborers are
working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Americans are so caught up in the
day-to-day challenges of modern life, they all too frequently fail to pause and
give an “atta boy” to the copper who puts his or her life on the line every
single day to ensure their safety. In fact, most folks are more inclined to
thank the airline pilot as they deplane than they are to thank the police
officer standing in line behind them at the fast food restaurant.
In a society where almost the
entire public narrative on police is driven by negativism, a few notable voices
of positivity do stand out. Some public figures are vocal in their support for
cops, and a handful of people in the press actively seek out “good news” about
LEOs.
About the Author
Karen
Solomon is interested in the feelings of law enforcement and whether or not
they have someone that will listen to them, most of them do not. Most books on
the market are written by the police officers themselves, in almost textbook
fashion relating protocol and situations with the orderliness of a police
report. Her books are different from every book out there because the officers
bare themselves to her; many of the interviews end in tears because they have opened
up something that is very difficult to close. Karen Solomon is a graduate of Eckerd
College and blogs as The Missing
Niche. Her writing has been featured on PoliceMag.com and To Write Love on Her
Arms. She lives in New England with her husband, 2 children
and 2 dogs. Proceeds of her latest book, Hearts
Beneath the Badge, will be donated to law enforcement charities.
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