Boogie Man Book Giveaway Extravaganza!

The wonderful Kathryn Loving is giving our readers the chance to win all three of her Boogie Man books:  The Boogie Man is My Friend, The Rookies, and Behind the Shield.

If you've ever read her blog, The Boogie Man is My Friend, you know that she's a straight shooter with a bit of a quirky personality which shines through in these books.

Her first book, The Boogie Man is My Friend, deals with issues she has seen in her career and is, in my opinion, a great parenting book.  She talks about issues that no one wants to acknowledge and just when it gets to be too much, breaks up the tension with her signature humor.

The Rookies takes a break from the seriousness of dealing with the Boogie Man and takes a look at the lighter side of cop work, from her time as a rookie to her time as an FTO.  It's a light-hearted look at the folks who are trying their best to keep society safe.

Behind The Shield is a continuation of stories, drawn from her extensive journals.  Readers of her blog will "recognize" some of the people and stories she discusses.  I'm currently about half-way through her newest book and am enjoying it immensely.


So what do you have to do to be entered to win autographed copies of all three books?  It's pretty easy, just follow the prompts in the Rafflecopter below.  The giveaway will end at midnight (Mountain time) on October 16th.


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I Love Momma Fargo!

She has generously donated a copy of her book for me to give away!

I loved the book and I know that this book can help a lot of parents, so I'm thrilled she is providing me with one for a give-away.  You have several ways to earn entries into the give-away and the contest will run until June 7th, 2013.

As you know, she threw down a challenge to Phil Robertson, and while she was gaining ground, now her numbers are slipping and we can help her rebound in the ratings.


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The Boogie Man Is My Friend Book Review

Shamelessly stolen from the author.

If you've read Momma Fargo's blog, you might be expecting this book to be nothing but funny anecdotes from her time as a peace officer in Gotham City. You would be wrong.

As funny as Momma Fargo is, she can be deadly serious when the time calls for it.  In this book, she takes on a very serious subject: the Boogie Man.  He is real and it takes people like her to bring him to justice.

This book makes us, as parents, confront the fact that he Boogie Man is not some mythical creature that hides under our kids' beds or in their closets, but is a family member, neighbor, or highly regarded member of society.  Or sometimes the Boogie Man is just some transient creeper who leaves destruction in his wake.

Just as reality gets to be too much, Momma's cop humor comes through, giving us some much-needed relief.  Suddenly, it's crystal clear why LEOs (and firefighters and EMTs/Paramedics) need black humor to survive.

In addition to forcing us to open our eyes to the possibility of the Boogie Man being much closer than we would like, she gives us things to be aware of: like how the Boogie Man "grooms" not only the child, but often the family.  And, more importantly, she addresses how to keep our kids from negative interactions with the Popo in her "top 9 reasons why our kids are at this dysfunctional place".

I totally respect her for admitting that she, herself, was an absent parent and is trying to make up for that.  I get it; I was an absent parent myself, just trying to better our lives, and in the process let some important things at home slip.  That was perhaps the hardest part of the book for me to read, because if I'd been home more often, maybe I could have headed off a lot of problems my youngest son has.  Maybe my boys would have stayed in school and graduated from high school. Maybe, maybe, maybe...

There are parts of this book that are absolutely hard to read, I won't deny it, but it should be read and taken to heart by all parents.

Besides, how can you not read a book by a woman who has thrown down a challenge to Phil Robertson?  Yes, THE Phil Robertson, the Duck Commander.

As much as I love and respect the Duck Commander, he's going down!