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    Moonlight Serenade
    Moonlight Serenade
    Moonlight Serenade
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    Moonlight Serenade

    By Chris Karlsen

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    It's 1945. U.S. Marine, Ron Day, has been fighting on island after island in the South Pacific. His company has another brutal battle on the horizon-Okinawa. Ron has been given leave in Melbourne, Australia before shipping out to Okinawa.

    In Melbourne, he meets Charmaine Sturgis, a gorgeous big band singer. Like so many things that happen in war, they fall in love over the short leave time.

    ...And war steals from us all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks To Go Now
    Release dateDec 4, 2017
    ISBN9781386488941
    Moonlight Serenade
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    Chris Karlsen

    Chris Karlsen is a retired police detective. She spent twenty-five years in law enforcement with two different agencies. The daughter of a history professor and a voracious reader, she grew up with a love of hisotry and books. An internationally published author, Chris has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Near East, and North Africa satisfying her need to visit the places she read about. Having spent a great deal of time in England and Turkey, she has used her love of both places as settings for her books. "Heroes Live Forever," which is her debut book, is set in England as is the sequel, "Journey in Time," the third is "Knight Blindness." They are part of her Knights in Time series. All three are available as a boxed set on Kindle. She is currently working on the fourth in the "Knights in Time," series. "Golden Chariot," is set in Turkey and the sequel, "Byzantine Gold" is set Turkey, Paris and Cyprus. They are part of her Dangerous Waters series. Her most recent release is called, "Silk" and is book one of a new series, The Bloodstone Series. It is a suspense set in Victorian London. Published by Books to Go Now, her novels are available in digital, ebook, and Android App. and in paperback. "Heroes Live Forever" is also in audio format. A Chicago native, Chris has lived in Paris and Los Angeles and now resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and four rescue dogs. A city girl all her life, living in a small village on a bay was a interesting adjustment. She'd never lived anywhere so quiet at night and traffic wasn't bumper to bumper 24/7. Some of Chris's favorite authors are: Michael Connolly, John Sandford, Joseph Wambaugh, Stephen Coonts, Bernard Cornwell, Julia Quinn, Julie Anne Long, Deanna Raybourne and Steve Berry.

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      Moonlight Serenade - Chris Karlsen

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      Ronald Day’s great grandson slipped a hand under his arm. Let me help you, grandpa.

      Ron pulled from Mark’s light grasp. No, thank you anyway. As long as I have my cane, I can walk on my own. I’m just slow.

      He’d been strong as a lion once as were his Marine buddies. He missed being healthy and strong but not as much as he missed the laughter of his friends long gone now. I’m not ready to let Old Lady Time steal all my independence yet.

      Ronald didn’t turn down Mark’s help stepping up into the SUV’s passenger side. The floorboard was a few inches too high for the ninety-three year old veteran. Where are we going? You said you had someplace special to show me.

      Burbank Studios. Remember I told you we were doing a series for PBS on war music, starting with the Civil War and working up to the current conflicts. I’m the head cameraman for the entire series.

      Head cameraman, very impressive.

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      Moonlight Serenade

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      Copyright © Chris Karlsen 2017

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      Warning: the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for review purposes.

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to any person, living or dead, any place, events or occurrences, is purely coincidental. The characters and story lines are created from the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously.

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      More Books from Chris Karlsen

      Byzantine Gold (Dangerous Waters Book 2

      Golden Chariot (Dark Waters Book 1)

      Heroes Live Forever (Knights in Time Book 1)

      Journey in Time (Knights in Time Book 2)

      Knight Blindness (Knights in Time Book 3)

      In Time for You (Knights in Time Book 4)

      Knights in Time Boxed Set

      Silk (The Bloodstone Series Book 1)

      Snifter of Death (The Bloodstone Series Book 2)

      You can Find Chris Karlsen Here:

      http://chriskarlsen.com/

      https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4822048.Chris_Karlsen

      https://www.facebook.com/chriskarlsenwriter/

      CHAPTER ONE

      Los Angeles, California

      Current Time

      Ronald Day’s great grandson slipped a hand under his arm. Let me help you, grandpa.

      Ron pulled from Mark’s light grasp. No, thank you anyway. As long as I have my cane, I can walk on my own. I’m just slow.

      He’d been strong as a lion once as were his Marine buddies. He missed being healthy and strong but not as much as he missed the laughter of his friends long gone now. I’m not ready to let Old Lady Time steal all my independence yet.

      Ronald didn’t turn down Mark’s help stepping up into the SUV’s passenger side. The floorboard was a few inches too high for the ninety-three year old veteran. Where are we going? You said you had someplace special to show me.

      Burbank Studios. Remember I told you we were doing a series for PBS on war music, starting with the Civil War and working up to the current conflicts. I’m the head cameraman for the entire series.

      Head cameraman, very impressive.

      My girlfriend, Vivianne, is the sound editor for the World War Two phase. I thought you’d like to see the set and I know how you love the music. It’s a fun bit of nostalgia for you before I take you to lunch.

      I’ll be interested to see how the studio has recreated it all. I really look forward to hearing what magic your Vivianne has done with the big band tunes. Best music ever. You know that don’t you?

      Mark looked over and smiled. Of course, it was.

      You don’t happen to have a CD of Glenn Miller or Artie Shaw in the car do you?

      "Sorry, no. I don’t have any CDs. All

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