Turning Point will host its biggest event of the year — Boots ’n Bling — to raise money to provide shelter and support services to victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and sex trafficking.Boots ’n Bling will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the Innsbrook Conference Center. Turning Point serves Warren, Montgomery, Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln and Western St. Charles counties.Each year, at least 300 women and children seek help of some type from Turning Point. It shelters over 100 women and 60 children annually.Turning Point’s vision is to help create a just culture of nonviolence, where people are equally valued, and where healthy relationships and self-worth flourish.The organization operates primarily on grants and donations.“Proceeds from Boots ’n Bling help maintain the shelter and provide services to families in need of crisis intervention,” said Laura Adams, board chair.“The more people who attend and give, the more women and children we can help,” said Adams.Guests will enjoy dancing, food, adult beverages and a short, live auction with unique premium items.“We have so much fun raising money at this event,” Adams said. “We want everyone to dust off their boots, wear something sparkly — or not — and join the party.”As a special treat, former prosecutor and author Nancy Allen is making an appearance. Allen is the author of the “Ozarks Mystery Series,” published by HarperCollins/Witness Impulse.She practiced law for 15 years as Missouri’s first female assistant attorney general and later was assistant prosecutor in her native Ozarks.“She’s tried over 30 jury cases, including murder and sexual offenses, and is a law professor at Missouri State University, as well as an author of legal thrillers,” said Adams. “She’ll be talking about how her work as a prosecutor helped victims of sexual violence.”Allen’s debut novel, “The Code of the Hills,” was published in 2014 by HarperCollins. “A Killing at the Creek” came out in 2015; her third book, “The Wages of Sin” was released in April 2016.The Ozarks Mysteries follow the career of Elsie Arnold, a tenacious, but flawed Ozarks prosecutor.Now Allen is co-authoring a legal thriller with James Patterson on a book to be published in James Patterson’s BookShots series for Hachette/Little Brown.Tickets are $75 per person and include a buffet meal, dessert; beer or wine, a cash bar, DJ and dance floor.The event is open to the public, but reservations are required. For reservations, email office@turningpointdvs.com or call 636-456-1186 and ask for Debbie.About 75 percent of Americans know someone who has been impacted by domestic violence and at least 1 in 4 college women experiences sexual assault.To help victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse, donate anytime online at turningpointdvs.com or send a check to Turning Point, P.O. Box 426, Warrenton, MO 63383.Victims of domestic violence should call the hotline at 888-873-7233.Turning Point