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Juliet Graham fervently counts the days until her 21st birthday, when she can claim the inheritance that will grant her the freedom she has always craved and the guardianship of her younger brother. When forced to accompany the family to a house party at Shaldorn Castle, Juliet’s only objective is to keep to herself. That is, until a chance encounter with a boorish stranger stirs up an unexpected whirlwind of emotions in her. Thrown off-balance, Juliet does the unthinkable: loses her temper and insults the man - who turns out to be her unwilling host, the Duke of Halstead.

Governess Juliana Ashbourne has dreams reaching far beyond the confines of her current position, hoping to someday establish her own school for girls. When she inherits a fortune from her late grandfather, she is shocked to learn that “someday” may soon be within reach. However, there is one condition: she must spend a month at the estate of Havenfield - with the very family who disowned her mother. Intent on securing the money she needs to start her school, Juliana accepts the invitation, vowing to guard her heart against those who shunned her all her life.

Miss Adeline Hayes is the perfect lady’s companion: pleasant, conversational, and unceasingly proper. But when her closest friend, Charity Edgeworth, breaks off her arranged marriage without explanation, even Adeline’s superior skills are put to the test. Charity’s father banishes the two young women to the country, sending Adeline with a charge to find Charity a husband - or suffer dire consequences.

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Star is born one starry night in a meerkat warren in the middle of the Kalahari desert. Star is an inquisitive young meerkat pup who is part of a meerkat clan led by her mother Naledi. At first Star lives in a chamber deep in the warren but at two weeks she is led to the surface by Naledi where she encounters the many different sights, sounds and smells of the African savannah. Star now starts meerkat school where she learns all that is needed to survive in this hostile environment filled with predators and a myriad of other creatures.

Each of the stories features very bad rhymes that will have you groaning and moaning, and laughing at times. The stories aren’t for children, this is true. They are for adult kids, just like you. So if you miss the days of childhood and funny strange stories you use to listen to, then this is absolutely the book that you need.