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Joseph Rinaldo

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Born

in Danville, Illinois, The United States

Website

http://www.josephmrinaldo.com

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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Born in Illinois, I nevertheless spent most of my formative years in Kentucky. I attended The Ohio State University and am an avid Buckeyes fan. I currently work in finance, am married, and am the father of a wonderful young woman with Down syndrome.

I have written four novels that have been published. A Spy At Home, Hazardous Choices, A Mormon Massacre, and my newest release, Valerie's Retreat are currently available on Amazon.

Here is a brief blurb about Valerie's Retreat:

Valerie, a middle-aged woman, leading an average life as a head teller at a bank finally finds her soul-mate, Franco. He's sixteen years younger and studying for a Ph.D. in Archeology, but they click. Suddenly, the evil hand of fate causes their lives to fall into a downw ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 79 ratings · 50 reviews · 7 distinct works

	A Spy at Home 3.71 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hazardous Choices by Joseph Rinaldo (Goodreads Author), RinaldoWrite (Editor) 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mormon Massacre 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valerie's Retreat 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pirates and Politics liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spy At Home 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Costs & Customers: A Distributor's Guide To Greater Profitability 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can't feel? Or talk about their feelings? Or manage their feelings in constructive ways? What of people who aren't able to form close and strong relationships? And people who cannot find fulfillment in their lives, or those who have lost hope, who live in disappointment and bitterness and find in life no joy, no love? These, it seems to me, are the real disabilities.”
― Fred Rogers, The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

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message 3: by Joseph

Jan 19, 2012 09:32AM

Please visit my website www.josephmrinaldo.com and my blog http://wwwjosephmrinaldocom.blogspot.com for more information about me, my life, and my two published ebooks, A SPY AT HOME and HAZARDOUS CHOICES.

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message 2: by Joseph

Aug 22, 2011 10:25AM

I'd like to invite you to visit The New Book Review blog for a highlighted Amazon review of my ebook, A SPY AT HOME. The link is www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com.

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message 1: by April

Feb 21, 2011 08:58AM

Thanks for the firend request! :)

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