Robert Valletta

A Break in the Clouds Robert Valletta

A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS is a diverse and yet interrelated collection of young adult short stories and poems, and includes a suspense-thriller novel, NAKED AGGRESSION. The short stories and poems reflect the struggles and challenges that a young man faces with multiple relationships as he grows toward adulthood. As he considers his future, his dreams of freedom and a sense of adventure lead him along a winding path less traveled. It is a poignant tale of one young man's search for truth, and the lessons learned along the way. NAKED AGGRESSION is a suspense and modern-day techno-thriller novel. Marine Lieutenant Jeremy Gallaher is left for dead in a minefield during a conflict in North Korea. Brad Crane, Gallaher's longtime friend and the son of the Special Assistant to the President of the United States, delves into the connection between the mysterious and unusual deaths of five seemingly unrelated scientists, all with top secret clearance, and is brutally murdered. Someone in the upper echelons of government is conveniently sweeping the story under the rug by blocking an official investigation into the matter. Across the globe, a foreign counter espionage agent known only as Anastasia, has uncovered the Russian Federation's military plans to purchase the latest high technology directed-energy weapons platform, to take control of Middle East oilfields, and to use the weapon for global dominance in a strategic strike against other world powers. Gallaher leads a valiant and determined effort to uncover who is behind this devious plot, and he risks everything in a race against time to destroy the weapon before it is deployed in a vicious act of terror and Naked Aggression.*****Author's Note: This is an earlier published version of The Short Stories and Poetry of Robert Valletta.