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The
Moonlight Serenade
(Fascination Island, Book 2)
By: Kate
Hinderer
Publication: June 2013
Length: 250 Pages
ASIN: B00D9WSME2
Genre: YA
Fantasy
Book Description:
Determined to
someday sing on the stage in New York City, Collette takes an internship at the
luxury resort on Fascination Island. While she plans to hone her craft by
singing nightly on the stage of the Moonlight Serenade restaurant, she never
expected to be pushed outside her comfort zone. Shy and reserved, she is
challenged to step outside herself and release the inner diva. When Falcon
comes along, sparks fly and secrets are revealed. Before long Collette is
forced to make life-changing decisions that will impact her future in ways she
never even imagined.
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Summary of The Emerald Isle, Fascination Island Book 1
To escape a bad break-up and fighting parents Audyn takes a job as
a lifeguard at Fascination Island. The posh five-star resort lives up to its
name in every way, including the strange rules the owner has about entering the
water at night. Despite declaring it a boy-free summer, it isn’t long before
the shy, endearing Levi and the mysterious, tattooed Tristan begin vying for
her attention. When Levi tries to push his advantage and Tristan comes to the
rescue, Audyn realizes there is more to both these boys and the island they
inhabit. Suddenly, she’s forced to acknowledge a reality she’d never considered
and to pick a side in the conflict that has been waging for decades.
I never believed in love at first
sight until I stood on the stage in the Moonlight Serenade. The uncomfortable
churning of my stomach, that plagued me from the moment I boarded the plane
from California, finally settled. The nerves that mocked me for taking this
internship moved to the background as I stood looking out over the empty
restaurant tables surrounding the stage and bandstand. I closed my eyes,
envisioning the warm spotlights causing my skin to glow, the soft timbre of the
band playing the melody, all eyes on me as I opened my mouth to sing.
My heart swelled as my body swayed to the music in my head. It was
love; I was meant to be here, to sing on this stage.
“Ah!
Collette, my singing song bird,” Jim Riche called, his arms out to embrace me
as he walked into the empty restaurant. Minutes before, a Fascination Island
staff member dropped me off at my worksite and left me promising to find the
resort’s owner.
Swallowing
the fear that threatened to choke me in this moment, I offered the middle-aged
millionaire a meek smile. “Mr. Riche. Thank you again for inviting me to sing
here this semester.”
“I
should be thanking you. I had the privilege of hearing your mother on the stage
three different times in New York. It was close to divine. I heard your demos
and had to have you here.”
I
blushed and looked at my feet, embarrassed both by the compliment and the
mention of my deceased mother. She’d been dead three years and still even the
mere mention of her name or her renowned talent, caused my heart to break
again.
“It’s
an honor,” I mumbled feeling the familiar shyness overtake me under his close
scrutiny. I had hoped the decision to pack up and move to Fascination Island
for five months would alleviate some of the utter fear I felt in a stranger’s presence.
But it hadn’t worked any miracles yet.
“Well,
Paul Stein won’t be back until tomorrow afternoon. He took a little, needed
vacation after the intense summer months. I’m sure you’re eager to start
working with him on your repertoire and routines.”
I
simply nodded. Paul Stein happened to be one of the main reasons I took the job
in the first place. Known over the world, Mr. Stein was considered by many to
be the pre-eminent vocal coach and
mentor for anyone considering a career on the stage. My mother had worked with
him for several months at the height of her career and couldn’t say enough
about how he had helped her. But now, he had relegated himself to this small
five-star resort in the middle of the Fiji Islands and only worked with the
select few lucky enough to claim jobs on Mr. Riche’s payroll. I was one such
lucky girl.
In a nutshell: Writer. Blogger.
Journalist. Marathon runner. Social media enthusiast. Beer drinker. Avid YA
reader. Traveler. Chicago native. Milwaukee resident. Music fanatic. Fashion
lover. Oldest of nine.
Writing has been in my soul from the
very beginning. In grade school I started my own local paper for the street I
lived on. In middle school I wrote for the school paper and loved any English
writing assignment. I started writing novels in high school. At the time my friends
were the characters, the setting was almost always Regency England, and I
scratched the story into lined notebooks.
Now, I have a journalism degree and a
dozen various business writing gigs under my belt. I’ve lived in a handful of
US cities including Milwaukee, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis and New York. I pen a
personal fashion and lifestyle blog, ModlyChic.com, and continue to write about
commercial real estate.
My first book, Aurora Undefined, was
published in 2011. The Emerald Isle, the first Fascination Island book, came
out during the summer of 2012, at which time I immediately began writing the
second book in the series.
Next up . . . stay tuned! I’m working
on a new contemporary novel as well as the third book in the Fascination Island
series.
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