Ridgefield resident and USA Today best selling author Katy Regnery has just released her new book "Ginger's Heart." She shared with Books, Ink that she is donating a portion of the book sales to the Ridgefield Fire Department.
"Ginger's Heart," a retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood," is the third book in Regnery's "A Modern Fairytale" series. Regnery explained that she has donated a portion of the sales from her previous two books in this series to other non-profit organizations as well.
"My first fairytale, 'The Vixen and the Vet,' was a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," and I was able to donate $1,000 to UCLA Operation Mend, an organization which offers reconstructive surgery to returning U.S. veterans who are maimed and/or disfigured while serving."
She continued giving back with her second fairytale. "My second fairytale, 'Never Let You Go,' was a retelling of "Hansel and Gretel" and I was able to donate over $2,000 to Operation Underground Railroad, an organization that works to eradicate child slavery around the world."
Regnery's book, "Ginger's Heart" was released last week. She has already raised over $2,000 for the Ridgefield Fire Department. She shared, "I plan to donate 25 percent of all net royalties I earn for March and April 2016, so all sales between now and the end of April will improve the total donation." She explains why she chose Ridgefield Fire Department in a letter to her readers at the end of her book:
Dear Reader,
Thank you so much for reading Ginger’s Heart. I hope you enjoyed reading about Ginger McHuid’s journey to true and everlasting love!
I had always intended that Woodman and Cain enter the military, and the choice to make them damage controlmen (DC) came from the belief that it was one of the many Navy careers that could segue organically into small-town employment at a local fire department. Every small town has a local fire department, right? Right. Stay with me here.
As I opened up another web page on Bruckenthal, I was shocked to learn that he actually (cue wide eyes and loud gasp) grew up in my hometown of Ridgefield, Connecticut and served for two years in our volunteer fire department. It was a breath-catching surprise to learn that the man I was researching had served not only in our U.S. military, but had also served as a firefighter in the town that I love and call home.
In honor of Nathan Bruckenthal’s sacrifice, and in profound thanks for his service, both at home and abroad, I am proud to announce that 25 percent of the net profits of e-book sales of Ginger’s Heart will be donated to the Ridgefield, Connecticut, Volunteer Fire Department for all sales in March and April 2016.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you, dear reader, for your purchase.
Love,
If you are interested in purchasing a copy of 'Ginger's Heart,' you can find it for sale on-line at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple iTunes, Kobo or Google Play.
Photo via Katy Regnery's Facebook page