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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 2: Prologue
Continued:
There is even a burgeoning
online community of people who support cops. I know this because for the past
half dozen years, I’ve been honored to be welcomed into the law enforcement
family as Editor in Chief of PoliceOne, the leading information and education
website for police professionals. As a consequence of my position, I’ve heard
countless stories of the humanity and the heroism of our police officers. I’ve
had the privilege to cover myriad announcements of agencies’ officer of the
month awards, as well as the many ways – from charitable efforts to visiting sick kids in
the local hospital – in
which officers go above and beyond the job to serve their communities.
I’ve also come to know someone
else whose unique connection to cops has given her access to similarly
wonderful tales of excellence in the ranks. Karen Solomon has had a front row
seat to the challenges facing our police – she’s married to a cop. Having heard her husband’s
accounts of what he’d seen and done on tour, and then seeing the public fury
against police following the officer-involved shooting in Ferguson
(Mo.), Karen decided she needed
to do something to right the ship of public opinion.
She began collecting stories
of what is really happening in law enforcement with the aim of retelling those
events so the public can see police in a positive light. These are tales of
triumph and tragedy – stories
of happiness and heartbreak. Each chapter is a gritty glimpse into the reality
of law enforcement. Each account reveals more truth about cops than mainstream
or social media has been able to
– or even been willing to
– tell.
Interviewing officers during
her lunch hour, Karen collected stories. Many times those phone conversations
involved tears on both ends of the line – it is my expectation that many people will quietly
cry as they read some of the passages in Hearts
Beneath the Badge.
Karen Solomon is to be
commended for making Hearts Beneath the
Badge a reality. You should be commended for picking it up and reading it.
Doug Wyllie
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.
For
More Information
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