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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/

Dangerous Alliance

Dangerous Alliance

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<p>United Nations’ sanctions are crippling North Korea. China has turned her back on her malevolent partner. The North Korean military machine is crumbling, unable to function. Oil reserves are minimal and the government seeks new alliances.Cargo and tourist ships are disappearing along the Somali and Kenyan coastline at an alarming rate. Speeches abound, but inaction emboldens Al-Shabab to seek their next prize: Kenya. The terror organization controls land but requires weapons.Bedlam Bravo team leader Colonel Trevor Franklin (Ret.) leads the small international team into East Africa. Tempers flare as the team is embroiled in a political quagmire. The axis must be stopped to avert an international crisis but at what cost?Proudly published by Solstice Publishing</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>