Jane Harvey-Berrick
Semper Fi:
The Education of Caroline
This is the story of The Education of Caroline now told from the point of view of Caroline’s lover, US Marine Sebastian Hunter.
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Sales of Semper Fi support these charities
Felix Fund
www.felixfund.org.uk
&
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Both charities support the brave men and women who work or have worked in bomb disposal.
Series
The Education of Sebastian (Education Series #1)
The Education of Caroline (Education Series #2)
The Education of Sebastian and The Education of Caroline (Education Series combined edition)
The Traveling Man (Traveling Series #1)
The Traveling Woman (Traveling Series #2)
Roustabout (Traveling Series #3)
Standalone Titles
The New Samurai
Exposure
Dangerous to Know and Love
Playing in the Rain
The Dark Detective
At Your Beck & Call
Summer of Seventeen
Lifers
Dazzled
Slave to the Rhythm (coming soon)
One Careful Owner (coming soon)
Semper Fi: The Education of Caroline
Copyright © 2015 Jane Harvey-Berrick
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First published in 2015
ISBN 9780992924645
Harvey Berrick Publishing
http://www.janeharveyberrick.co.uk
Editing by
Kirsten Olsen and Alana Albertson
Cover design by
Hang Le / www.byhangle.com
Cover photograph by
Michael Anthony Downs / www.michaelanthonydowns.com
Cover model Derek Pristou
Formatted by
Christine Borgford / www.perfectlypublishable.com
Table of Contents
Semper Fi
Other Titles by Jane Harvey-Berrick
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Epilogue
More About JHB
More about Felix Fund and EOD Warrior Foundation
Acknowledgements
Bonus Chapter ~ NEW!
To men and women who served their country, and the families who support them.
JANUARY 2012
I was dreaming about her again.
That was nothing new. I dreamed about her most nights. I tried to wash away the memory in whiskey. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes I woke up in bed with a woman I didn’t remember meeting, let alone fucking.
Give me a combat situation and I was a good little Devil Dog, but in the underbelly of a soft city, I was a misfit. And I couldn’t give a shit.
But when real life decides to smack you between the eyes, you don’t have any fucking choice.
You learn a lot in the military. Well, I thought, being an adult, it would be a good career move to have somebody inspect me every day to make sure I put my pants on the right way and had my shoes on the correct feet.
I did get to be a real Marine while I was out in Iraq. I was still with my Unit then, still with my buddies. I spent most of the last two Afghan tours in mud-built villages trying to persuade the tribal elders to side with the allies; maybe it helped make a difference. Now I’m stuck in the armpit of Europe on a chickenshit assignment, supposedly doing MSG guard duty at the Consular Agency in Geneva, all because my last CO in Paris was a dickless dumb-ass.