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Beyond Sacrifice Kindle Edition

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Concepcion Chapa, an Army veteran, FBI special agent, and the orphaned daughter of two CIA agents, has lived a life of sacrifice for her country. When she learns that her parents may not be dead, just undercover, she allows herself to be recruited as a killer-for-hire for the CIA. Faking her death and undergoing surgery to change her looks, Concepcion leaves everything behind-her friends, family, and country. Under the identity of Sofia Paltrini, she travels the globe doing the dirty work of the US government. But in a world of subterfuge and hidden motives, no one is quite who they seem. Concepcion is left not knowing who to trust and wondering if there's a way to live a life for herself that's beyond sacrifice.

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"Alicia Dill's new novel is more than a page-turning thriller with a much-needed ass-kicking female soldier. It is a contemplation about what it means to be loyal to one's friends, family, and country, and which one should be above the others. It is a celebration of the unbroken bond soldiers forge when they put everything they have in harm's way, and when they have no one else but each other to lean on."

-X.H. Collins, author of Flowing Water, Falling Flowers

"Beyond Sacrifice is absolutely thrilling. It is a roller coaster of excitement, action, and intrigue. It's written with the attention to detail that you can only expect from a veteran."

-Kia Baker, creator and host of The Female Veterans Podcast and Woman Warrior Stories for The Veterans Channel

About the Author

Alicia Dill is an Army veteran, journalist, public speaker, and award-winning author. Originally from Missouri, she joined the Iowa Army National Guard at the age of seventeen. She received a degree in journalism and international studies at the University of Iowa, and has a masters from the University of Dubuque. Her first book, Squared Away, was a 2020 International Next Generation Indie Book Award winner and a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B099FDPNZ4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Circuit Breaker Books (September 7, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2040 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 241 pages

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Award-winning author, ALICIA DILL spent six years as an Army soldier and globally published print journalist. She remains involved with many service members who continue to put their lives in harm’s way throughout the world. It’s because of that bond, the Missouri native wrote her debut novel in a series of untold stories of sisters in uniform. She joined the Army National Guard at the age of seventeen and received her degree in journalism and international studies at the University of Iowa. After her service, she was published by several weekly newspapers in Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois with over 75,000 readers. She continues writing in Iowa City, Iowa and enjoys traveling the world with her next book in mind.

SQUARED AWAY is the WINNER of the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Thriller Category.

SQUARED AWAY is the FINALIST of the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards in the Friendship Category

Check out her latest news articles and blog posts at www.aliciadill.com

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I bought it for the artsy cover, ended up enjoying the story. Quite sure it'll become a tv show

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021

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While having a relaxing time in my favorite bookstore, I found this artsy cover. Never heard of the author but I thought that I'd give it a shot since is an Army veteran. The actual story seemed highly paced as if you squeeze a big book and remove all fillers. Some nice twists make you want to keep reading and check whether the story ends the way you thought.
I read in the bio that there is another book already published. I guess I found a new novelist to follow

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2022

The cover totally matches the book! The idea we have assassins roaming the world is a bit unnerving. The book is certainly a thriller. You just never know who the next target is. They never see her coming. She emotional state seems to be her biggest flaw. But how can you be an assassin and not be affected. I liked the story.

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2021

I received this ARC through "NetGalley" for an honest review.

This story tells of Cocepcion Chapa who performed an act where she wound up making an agreement to become a hired assassin for the CIA. The information that she was provided at the time said that her parents were still alive and she would work with them. She was required that she was to be reported as killed, and she was given a makeover as part of her condition of employment. She was told that she was to make no contact with anyone from her old life. Her assignment location would be in Argentina and she would be provided with details for each of her targets.

Things were working well with Sofia, her new name, she was good at fulfilling her assignments. Things began to change when she was assigned a partner that would live with her and participate in killing as well. Unknown to the individual, but to Sofia, this was a person from her past. A romance between the two began and eventually led to the breakup of the team. After Sofia's last successful assignment and with her partner gone, Sofia became friendly with her next door neighbor, and this friendship ended by a unfortunate event. It also had Sofia moving to another location while still working for the CIA.

To discover what events occurred that affected Concepcion, who Charles was, and what was the end result of her last assignment, you must read this book.

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Friendship never dies

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021

Loved how the writing kept me guessing what would happen to Sofia. How she sacrificed alot but in The end decided to be true to herself. Cant wait to see if there is more to this story.

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Engaging Spy Thriller

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2021

This is a mashup between Alias and Leverage - where the bad guys are taken out by professional hitmen and women. Now it probably is closer to Alias than Leverage since no one in Leverage dies, but the concept is the same in my opinion.

Concepcion is former military with parents that were spies in their own right. An unfortunate incident has her under scrutiny and placed into an undercover job for the US Government, doing what can't be done by legitimate branches of the government, killing those that have been proven to be a threat to our security. Not only does she have to go undercover, but she is also subjected to cosmetic surgery to alter her appearance and a name change. I can't imagine what that might do to someone's psyche.

I found this to be a well-written journey for this woman and what she had to give up in her life. It showcases what these people do for the sake of their country. There is plenty of action, some romance, and also some sad moments that take Concepcion/Sofia and the reader by surprise. I saw the hardness in Sofia and doing what it takes to get the job done. But at times I saw a softer side when it came to her best friend Joelle, who assumes she is dead. There is also the neighbor that she becomes attached to learning to dance and enjoy good food.

This story takes no prisoners and there is a myriad of emotions that run through the story. We give it 4 paws up.

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