Please Don’T Shoot the Piano Player: A Love Story and Romance Novel

By Catherine Pickren

This is a fictional heartrending love story told by Lauras character. Laura and D.R. met and dated during the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were in love and perfect for each other. It seemed inevitable that they would eventually marry and settle down with a family. However, something happened, which changed the course of Lauras life.
During a four-decade interim of time, Laura was married twice and remained childless. Middle-aged and alone, Laura moved back to her home town of Beaufort, North Carolina.
While on Harkers Island, North Carolina, and through a chance encounter, Laura and D.R. meet again. They are both single, and soon love is rekindled.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503594982

Catherine Pickren

Catherine Pickren is a music specialist who is currently teaching music K-5 in Pierce County Public Schools, Georgia. Please Dont Shoot the Piano Player, a romance novel, is her second published book. Her first published romance/suspense novel is Jewels on Tiger Island. Her educational background includes a doctorate degree in educational leadership from Argosy University, a specialist degree in educational leadership from Argosy University, a masters degree in music education from Florida State University, a masters degree in piano performance and music composition from East Carolina University, and a bachelors degree in piano and voice pedagogy from East Carolina University. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher in Music. She resides in both Fernandina Beach, Florida, and Folkston, Georgia, with her husband, Verne J. Pickren Jr.

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