Welcome to Day 4 of Randy Overbeck's Blood/Crimson Tour!
Giveaways:
(1) e-book copy of BLOOD ON THE CHESAPEAKE or CRIMSON AT CAPE MAY (Winner's choice)
(1) $10 Amazon gift card
For your chance at winning one of the awesome giveaways above, simply leave a comment below!
Giveaways:
(1) e-book copy of BLOOD ON THE CHESAPEAKE or CRIMSON AT CAPE MAY (Winner's choice)
(1) $10 Amazon gift card
For your chance at winning one of the awesome giveaways above, simply leave a comment below!
“One Million Children Trafficked?”
“An astounding ONE MILLION Children are victims of human trafficking worldwide.”
When I first encountered this statistic at the Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, a few years ago. I was stunned to silence. I was mulling around, checking out the fascinating exhibits with a group of educators, many for the first time. I remember I stood there, rooted to the spot, reading and re-reading that one sentence. One million children. I had dedicated my life to young people for more than three decades in education, committed to make sure those I touched had a better life, or at least a chance at a better life through a solid education. But one million children being trafficked?
I never shook that experience of dread and horror.
That’s why when I penned my new novel, Crimson at Cape May, I decided to use my literary voice to share my outrage about this horrible fate of one million children. You see, my new novel is advertised as an award-winning, amateur sleuth mystery with a touch of romance, all set in the quaint, old resort town of Cape May, New Jersey. And all this is true. Just check out the reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.
In fact, I chose the beauty and charm of this picturesque small town, with gorgeous white sand beaches and the most stunning collection of Victorian mansions and B & B’s anywhere, as a deliberate contrast to the ugly world of human trafficking occurring not very far from the city limits. Cape May sits at the end of the New Jersey Parkway, a highway, experts say, connected to the major shipping and trafficking routes on the East Coast.
Don’t get the wrong idea. The novel is no white paper on sex trafficking. In fact, based on reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, readers love the romance, mystery, suspense and even the ghost story of the novel. But Crimson at Cape May offers more. As one professional reviewer wrote “the subject matter…is important in today’s mainstream media, because sex trafficking of young girls is something that is overlooked at an unprecedented rate.” My hope is readers, when the turn the last page and finish the story, may be motivated to discover more about this horrible scourge on the human race. Some simple research will lead them to any number of the websites posting information to fight this crime. Here’s just one example of the sites set up to inform and combat human trafficking. https://www.loveneverfailsus.com
If a few more readers get the message, I will have accomplished a major goal as an author, an educator and a human being.
AUTHOR BIO
Dr. Randy Overbeck is a veteran educator who has served children as a teacher and school leader. For more than three decades, his educational experiences have included responsibilities ranging from coach and yearbook advisor to principal and superintendent and he’s lived the roles of many of the characters in his stories. An accomplished writer, he has been published in trade journals, professional texts and newspapers as well as in fiction, with his third published novel. As a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Dr. Overbeck is an active member of the literary community, contributing to a writers’ critique group, serving as a mentor to emerging writers and participating in writing conferences such as Sleuthfest, Killer Nashville and the Midwest Writers Workshop. When he’s not writing or researching his next exciting novel or sharing his presentation “Things That Go Bump in the Night,” he’s spending time with his incredible family of wife, three children (and their spouses) and seven wonderful grandchildren.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Twitter: @OverbeckRandy
Facebook: Author Randy Overbeck
Website: http://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com
PURCHASE LINKS
https://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Cape-Haunted-Shores-Mysteries/dp/1509231633
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crimson-at-cape-may-randy-overbeck
https://www.bookbub.com/books/crimson-at-cape-may-by-randy-overbeck
BOOK TRAILER LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9nWiaGO-KM
Twitter: @OverbeckRandy
Facebook: Author Randy Overbeck
Website: http://www.authorrandyoverbeck.com
PURCHASE LINKS
https://www.amazon.com/Crimson-Cape-Haunted-Shores-Mysteries/dp/1509231633
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crimson-at-cape-may-randy-overbeck
https://www.bookbub.com/books/crimson-at-cape-may-by-randy-overbeck
BOOK TRAILER LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9nWiaGO-KM
To follow along with the rest of the tour, please visit the authors' tour page on the 4WillsPublishing site. If you'd like to book your own blog tour and have your book promoted in similar grand fashion, please click HERE. Thanks for supporting this author and his work!
