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Derek Ciccone

Derek Ciccone

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I've written numerous mystery/thrillers over the past few years, but just published my first called Painless. Can learn more about the book, me, and my writing at this site http://www.derekciccone.com/

Santa's Birthday Gift

Santa's Birthday Gift

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<p><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">Santa’s Birthday Gift was written in response to a grandchild’s question, after reading the story of the Nativity.<span>  </span>She asked, “But where’s Santa?”<span>  </span>This story tells the story of the Nativity and then goes on to tell the story about how when Jesus is born, Santa sees the star at the North Pole and travels to see the baby.  Since he is a toymaker, he brings his bag of toys - and offers them to the Christ Child, and then to all the people of the town.  His birthday gift to Jesus is a promise to bring gifts to all good boys and girls each year on the Christ Child's birthday</span></p>

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<strong><font face="Garamond-Bold"></font></strong><p align="left">www.apexreviews.net<br /><a href="mailto:info@apexreviews.netPainless">info@apexreviews.net<br />Painless</a><br />Derek Ciccone<br />ISBN: 9781608440948<br />Dog Ear Publishing</p> <p align="left">Reviewed By Josee Morgan</p> <p align="left">Official Apex Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 stars</p><font face="Garamond-Light"></font><p align="left">Having lost everything that matters to him, Billy Harper rents a cottage from the Whitcomb family in the upscale Connecticut town of New Canaan and attempts to put the pieces of his shattered life back together again. Resigned to going the rest of his life with an unfeeling, frozen heart, Billy is in for quite the pleasant surprise when he meets Carolyn, the Whitcombs’ four-year-old daughter, who encourages him to thaw out his heart and live again; however, a series of strange incidents soon convinces Billy that Carolyn is quite the “unnatural” being, and when a rogue military organization learns of her special abilities and attempts to use her for their own purposes, Billy is ultimately forced to put his renewed life on the line to save the little girl without whom he never would have regained it...</p> <p align="left">With a rich cast of characters and taut, compelling plotlines, </p><strong><font face="Garamond-Bold">Painless </font></strong><font face="Garamond-Light">is a veritable page turner. Skillfully crafted by author Derek Ciccone, </font><strong><font face="Garamond-Bold">Painless </font></strong><font face="Garamond-Light">chronicles the personal transformation of a man wounded by life who ultimately learns to trust, hope, and love again – only to be faced with having everything he fought so hard to regain be taken away from him. The damning prospect of repeating the cycle of painful loss is the last thing Billy wants to experience, and Ciccone draws the reader into the gripping internal struggle with which he contends to prevent lightning from striking twice in the same place. </font><p align="left">With superb character development and riveting, escalating action, </p><strong><font face="Garamond-Bold">Painless </font></strong><font face="Garamond-Light">is an all-engrossing read offering invaluable life lessons about the virtues of never giving up – no matter how difficult the roads we travel. An enjoyable literary treat.</font><font face="TimesNewRoman"></font>