Author in the News: Betty Shaw, Liz Marks on the Hallmark Channel
As the year begins, we are taking a look back at some of our popular authors last year. The first in this series is Betty Shaw, whose book, One Simple Text . . . , written together with Dave Bown has just recently been released as an audiobook (in addition to earlier ebook and paperback editions). The trip down memory lane "news" we focus on today is the telling of their story on the Hallmark Channel. Watch it here: Health & Beauty - The Consequences of Texting While Driving . Book description: It was every parent's worst nightmare. On a sun-drenched morning in April 2012, a Maryland state trooper knocked on Betty Shaw's front door and delivered the grim news that her 17-year-old daughter, Liz, had been involved in a horrible car accident and was clinging to life. Liz recovered from her life-threatening injuries but suffered severe and permanent effects from the accident. Texting while driving caused Liz's crash, and she and her mother went on a mission to ...