Closure
Angela Ford
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Books to Go Now
Date of Publication: July 30, 2013
Number of pages: 177
Excerpt:Closure...a gripping FBI search grounded by an as-yet-unrealized love story…Jess, a young FBI profiler is compelled to save the fourth victim from a sexual predator, only to put her life into the hands of a serial killer.
Exciting new romantic suspense from debut author, Angela Ford. An elite FBI task force tracks online predators while they hunt their prey. A series of murders in Presario Heights has forced Special Agent Jessica Resario to follow her gut instinct to save the next victim. Supervisory Special Agent Tom Erickson removes her from the case. The only place to escape the danger is her family beach home. She hadn’t been there since her parents were murdered. The level of intensity climbs higher with her discovery of postcards marked “I Crave You”. Old ghosts, secrets, imminent threats and an inevitable attraction to Tom send her on an emotional roller coaster. If that wasn’t enough, she opens the door to a man she thought was dead. Tom is stabbed and his case files go missing…high emotions put Jess at the killer’s mercy.
An excerpt from Closure where the elite FBI team known as ISTF (Internet Security Task Force) delivers a spine-chilling cyber-safety seminar to concerned parents…
Their UNSUB worked faster these days and Tom worried there would be another victim soon. The room began to fill as parents arrived. It was 7:03 p.m. and the room was full. On a positive note, at least there were concerned parents out there who wanted to gain knowledge and direction about anything they could to keep their kids safe. Tom stood at the podium looking out at the audience and took a deep breath.
“Welcome and thank you for coming. I am Special Supervisory Agent Tom Erickson, and this is Special Agent Mike Turner,” Tom introduced them. “We are part of an FBI task force put together to track online predators. Our goal is to find them before they find your children. You are about to hear and see disturbing and graphic pictures of what has happened and could happen to children exploited on the Internet,” Tom always said in his opening remarks.
“Tonight you will learn how children can be at risk from online predators and what can be done to help protect them.” The room turned silent as Mike started the slide show of images found over the Internet with regard to children, predators and portions of conversations.
Jaws dropped, and the room went completely silent. He had captured the parents’ attention. He went on to inform them of the importance of talking to their children about Internet safety, including control of the teenager’s computer and how to set up and monitor it.
“If anything does not seem right to you, you should contact your local police.” His voice concerned, almost pleading, he said, “It’s very important to talk to your children about giving out personal information—anything from names, phone numbers, addresses, where they attend school to the name of their school sports team or any activity they may attend—over the Internet.”
Tom paused for a moment as the room remained entirely still.
“These predators are broken down into two categories; the ones who will gradually take the time to retrieve all the information about a child they can for months, and the ones who work faster by joining chat groups with explicit sexual content. The online predators that will devote their time to chatting with children for longer periods of time, will gather tidbits of information about the child and put it together like a puzzle until they have enough to locate the child for face-to-face contact. The other ones do not have the patience to waste their time and will immediately start conversing with children on sexually explicit topics. They are both disturbing.” Tom took a seat behind the podium.
Mike hit the button on his laptop to stop the images that had appeared on the screen above the podium. He switched the screen to show “Internet Safety Tips.” He walked toward the podium and reached for the microphone. The room was still silent, still horrified.
Guest Post:
I am a mom to two amazing kids and therefore my home is always filled with teenagers. When they were younger and in school…I was there with them! I dedicated many years to volunteering within the school environment. I was honoured to be given an Award of Distinction from our School Board but it is the dedicated professionals and volunteers that I treasure and will always hold dear to my heart. I volunteered as a parent helper, a lunchroom supervisor and our school’s School Council Chair. Together with our local police, we delivered cyber-safety seminars to help educate parents of a society filled with technology that comes with online predators willing to devote considerable time, energy, gifts and money to win over their prey.
Through my dedicated involvement I was educated and horrified but I was determined to help to get the word out there. The Internet is a wonderful tool in today’s society but it has also given Internet Predators the advantage to hunt their prey at the click of a mouse. It was once believed that Internet Predators posed as children. Now they openly share their age, their intentions and what is scarier is that children will openly talk. In a brave new world our children need to be protected. With thousands of chat lines on the Internet…danger is a click away! Here’s a scary thought – Did you know that nearly 75% of victims who met offenders face-to-face did so more than once?
My involvement in cyber-safety seminars gave me the idea to write Closure. The story is about an elite group within San Francisco’s FBI, known as the ISTF (Internet Security Task Force) who are focused on fast-working online predators. These predators hunt their prey through online explicit chat. Teens are targeted because they are curious about explicit material and seek relationships outside the family. Teens want to move away from the control of their parents and at the same time they want protection; they feel safe to do so online at home. Online predators are extremely dangerous; the internet has given them the power and the control. With three murdered teens, Special Agent Jessica Resario is compelled to save the fourth potential victim, only to put her own life into the hands of a serial killer. To escape the danger, she retreats to her family beach home only to deal with old ghosts and hidden secrets of the past. Will Jess find closure in her own life and make that arrest?
With many arrests and tremendous educational support to help stop Internet Predators…there are thousands more stalking the chat lines. Education and Communication are the keys to help stop this abuse. Get involved and Talk…in your community…in your child’s school…attend a cyber-safety seminar…or simply click your mouse to search for Internet Safety Tips.
At a time of the year that we are asked what we are thankful for…remember to be thankful for the many professionals out there desperately trying to keep your children safe. I am thankful for their education and relentless hard-work. I praise them for their devotion with a topic that is horrifying. From what I learned through cyber-safety and my research for Closure, it is not easy to digest. Though it is a scary topic, I believe in the importance of this topic and after a short break to write my new release Unforgettable Kiss in another genre, I am back at finishing the sequel to Closure called Forbidden. 2013 has been an amazing journey with the release of Closure. I am blessed to have amazing kids, family and friends that have been so supportive along this journey. My journey continues ending the year with my new release Unforgettable Kiss and beginning a new year with Closure’s sequel Forbidden. I am also thankful for my readers and always love to hear from you. You can reach me through my website www.angelaford.net
Ange ☺
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