Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Blog Tour for Booktoure

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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...
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Don't Be a Victim: Fighting Back Against America's Crime Wave By Nancy Grace with John Hassan

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Title: Don't Be a Victim: Fighting Back Against America's Crime Wave
Author: Nancy Grace with John Hassan
Genre: Self-help, non-fiction
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 384
Date of Publication: September 22, 2020


Description: Discover gripping true crime stories and the surprising tools you need to keep you and your family safe -- from iconic legal commentator, TV journalist, and New York Times bestselling author Nancy Grace.

 

Nancy Grace wasn't always the iconic legal commentator we know today. One moment changed her entire future forever: her fiancé Keith was murdered just before their wedding. Driven to deliver justice for other crime victims, Nancy became a felony prosecutor and for a decade, put the "bad guys" behind bars in inner-city Atlanta.

 

Now, with a new and potentially life-saving book, Nancy puts her crime-fighting expertise to work to empower you stay safe in the face of daily dangers. Packed with practical advice and invaluable prevention tips, Don't Be a Victim shows you how to:

 

·         Fend off threats of assaults, car-jack and home invasion

·         Defend yourself against online stalking, computer hackers and financial fraudsters

·         Stay safe in your own home, at school and other public settings like parking garages, elevators and campsites

·         Protect yourself while shopping, driving and even on vacation

 

With insights on so many potential threats, you'll be empowered to protect yourself and your children at home and in the world at large by being proactive! Nancy's crime-fighting expertise helps keep you, your family, and those you love out of harm's way.


My Thoughts: I don't typically read self-help books but this one was quite interesting and it is not your typical self-help book. Don't Be a Victim is broken down into five different parts: How do I protect my child, protecting yourself, travel safe! Don't become a statistic, Cyber crimes and security: when technology turns dirty, and protecting our elderly. Each of those parts are then broken into smaller topics. Nancy Grace fills each topic with a ton of real life examples, some of them are even personal ones of events that she or her family have gone through. 

I found that Don't Be a Victim elicited a lot of emotion for me. Part 1: How do I protect my child? was particularly hard for me for a number of reasons. I am a survivor of child sexual abuse and I am a mother to a beautiful 10 month old boy. Protecting my son and family is my number one priority and to read about some of the horrors that have happened in Part 1 were scary and saddening. 

I absolutely loved the tips that Nancy Grace provides. For the most part, the tips are broken down in a list of bullet points, however, towards the last few parts, there are a few tips that are written in paragraph style instead. Some of these tips seemed quite obvious and others were oh that makes sense moments or "I never thought of that". For example, don't monogram or write your child's names on their clothing or accessories because a stranger can use that to call out to your child by name, which could give a false sense of safety with that person. Another one that I quite liked was making copies of your passport before you travel some where. I never thought of this, but it could always come in handy in case you lose your passport. 

I read this book from front to back, however, because of the way it is written it would easily be a book that you could just jump to the section that you are the most interested in. It was well written and easy to follow. It really helped me to feel connected to Nancy Grace and understand the reality of some of the situations presented when she shared her own personal experiences. 

Rating: 5 out of 5. I was able to easily connect with the book. It opened my eyes to some new ways of looking at things and helped me make a list of some new things that I want to look into for my family to keep us safe. It is definitely a great read and the tips that are provided would be super easy to implement. 

Thank you Grand Central Publishing for the early readers copy. This is my honest opinion.

Purchase book: Amazon

About the Author: Nancy Grace is an award-winning legal journalist, victims' rights advocate, and New York Times bestselling author of four books, including Objection!, The Eleventh Victim, Death on the D-List, and Murder in the Courthouse. Nancy headlines Oxygen's Injustice with Nancy Grace, hosts the daily Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on SIRIUS XM's Triumph Channel 111 downloadable as a podcast, and appears regularly on ABC's 20/20 and Nightline, as well as on Daily Mail TV. She is founder and publisher of CrimeOnline.com, a digital platform that investigates breaking crime news, highlights missing people and helps solve unsolved homicides.

 

Nancy was the force behind CNN Headline News' top-rated Nancy Grace. Nancy also executive produces a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries franchise based on her bestselling novels, the Hailey Dean Mysteries. She lives in New York and Atlanta with husband David Linch and their beloved twins, John David and Lucy Linch, along with a rescue dog, cat, and guinea pigs.

 

Website: https://www.crimeonline.com/

Facebook: @NancyGraceOfficial

Twitter: @NancyGrace

Instagram: @thenancygrace


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