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The last couple months we've added a lot of new places to find Painless. So here is a summary of places where the book can be purchased, previewed, and you can find more information about it.

To purchase direct (through publisher)

1. Through my Web site: http://www.derekciccone.com/
2. Official Painless Page
3. Dog Ear Publishing (paperback)
4. Dog Ear Publishing (hardcover)

NOTE: If anyone is interested in a signed copy, please contact me via email (derekbkclb@yahoo.com) prior to purchase and I'll work with you to get you a signed copy.

Online Sellers

1. Amazon
2. Barnes & Noble
3. Indie Bound
4. Books-a-Million
5. Tower Books
6. Promise Angels Bookstore
7. A1 Books

Note: I listed the most popular online sellers of Painless. To find other online locations, Google Reads provides an extensive search and provides links. They also have a generous preview - about 1/3 of book - for anyone who wants to check it out.

Good old brick & mortar Bookstores

1. Borders (Southbury, Ct)
2. Elm Street Books (New Canaan, Ct)
3. Hickory Stick Bookshop (Washington, Ct)
   

As An Ebook:
Smashwords (can get every ebook platform here, or download preview). But if you prefer to get it directly from the source of your device, here is a list of the most popular.

1. Amazon (Kindle)
2. Barnes & Noble (Nook)
3. Kobo
4. iPad

Libraries

1. Danbury Library (Danbury, Ct)
2. Heritage Village Library (Southbury, Ct)

Book Communities

1. Goodreads
2. FReado

And lastly, in honor of World Cup - International

1. UK: Book Depository, AbeBooks, AmazonUK
2. Japan: Amazon Japan
3. France: Amazon France
4. Germany: Amazon Germany
5. India: Infibeam (free shipping in India!), Flipkart
6. Italy: Bol.it

Elm Street Books

Painless is now being carried by Elm Street Books, in New Canaan, Connecticut.

It was the end of the road for Billy Harper, both literally and figuratively. From the literal standpoint, the end of the road was a well-groomed cul-de-sac in New Canaan, Connecticut with stately mansions staring back at him. The figurative was much more complex and hurtful.

This is the first paragraph in the first chapter of Painless - a story that both begins and ends in the town of New Canaan. That is one of the reasons why I'm thrilled that the book is now being carried in the most influential bookstore in New Canaan. You can find it in the "Thriller" section.

So why did I choose New Canaan as such a key setting for the book?
Besides the obvious familiarity - I lived in the neighboring city of Norwalk - it all goes back to a sign I saw once at the New Canaan Train Station that read, "Next Station to Heaven." In other words, it is an idyllic, affluent town where nothing bad is supposed to happen. But fiction heaven is when that perfect cocoon is shattered, as it is in Painless.