Can You Publish a Book Without An Author Press Tour?
From a Gloria Allred press statement on May 19, 2003 (emphasis mine):
In the last week, there have been various reports in the press that Amber Frey has asked me to represent her. Today I am able to confirm that I will act as her attorney.
Amber has been described as a potential key witness in the case of People v. Scott Peterson, where Mr. Peterson is charged with the murders of Laci Rocha Peterson and Connor.
In addition to being a witness, Amber is also a victim of Scott's deception.
Victims are entitled to attorneys, as are witnesses. My role as Amber's attorney will be to advise her of her rights and to represent her as a witness in the criminal case....
This has been a difficult time for her. The numerous daily attempts by press to contact her have often disrupted her life. For that reason she would appreciate it if any inquiries from the press in the future be directed to me, not to her. Amber would like to make clear that she does not intend to do any interviews prior to trial. She has been offered money for interviews and she has refused and will continue to refuse those offers. We are committed to protecting the integrity of the prosecution and we will not allow her testimony to be contaminated by offers of money for her story.
Her only interest is in doing her duty as a citizen by cooperating with the authorities and providing truthful information that might be relevant to the case....
Fast forward to late 2004, after Amber's life has been devastated, her testimony has been given, and Scott Peterson has been convicted:
Amber Frey's life was full of blessings...[but] she longed for a true and loving partner. In November 2002, she went on a blind date with Scott Peterson. He was handsome, charming, thoughtful, and romantic. Best of all, he was single and ready to settle down . . . or so he said.
Their connection was immediate. Over the next few weeks, Amber and Scott grew closer and closer. Scott won her over with his warmth, humor, and intelligence, and he even won the heart of little Ayiana. Before long, he began to speak of the beautiful future the three of them were destined to share as a family.
Soon enough, however, Amber began to suspect that Scott Peterson might not be the man he claimed to be. On December 9, he broke down in tears and told her that he had been married, but had "lost" his wife. This was weeks before Laci Peterson, eight months pregnant at the time, was even reported missing. Scott Peterson hadn't lost her, but clearly he was planning to.
Suddenly a relationship that seemed full of promise was turning into Amber's worst nightmare.
Amber launched an investigation of her own. The moment she was able to confirm her worst suspicions, she contacted the Modesto Police Department, in northern California, and offered to do whatever she could to help. She began secretly taping her conversations with Scott, pressing him for information but never letting on that she had heard the news of Laci's disappearance. Those conversations became the basis for the prosecution's case against Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Amber's whole world was turned upside down in the process. She lost her privacy, as every detail of her life was scrutinized by the media, who couldn't seem to get enough of this tragic, heart-wrenching story. But she soldiered on, looking deep inside herself and drawing strength from her faith.
Witness is the chilling story of how a young woman became ensnared in Scott Peterson's web of lies, then risked everything to seek justice for Laci Peterson and her unborn child, Conner. It is also a story of forgiveness and faith, and of one woman's struggle to live with an open and honest heart.
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This is obviously a canned message that's included for every book. Would Amber Frey ever write another book? Well, perhaps. Cristy Lane has turned a single song into a huge media empire, so perhaps Amber can turn two months of dating into a lifelong career.
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