I was almost asleep when I heard a new sound, one that instantly made my heart rate increase and my muscles tense. Outside the window right next to my bed I heard quiet footfalls and a rustling sound. And then I heard singing. "Miss Peachay, I want to talk to you," sang a heavily accented male voice. "Miss Peachay, I want to talk to you..." I froze in my bed, the throb of panic in my chest, breathing shallowly. A different voice came closer, nearly in my ear, just speaking this time, softly, enticingly. "Miss Peachay, do you want to go to shungle with me?" Go? To the jungle? I lay in my bed, petrified. I was about to announce that I had no intention of talking to them or going to the 'shungle' with them when I heard another voice. A deep, resonant Scottish brogue, hearty, confident, and calm, speaking fluent Marshallese... SARAH CARRELL was inspired by her first-hand experience teaching in the Marshall Islands in the 90s. The Jimjeran series is part cultural memoir and love letter to the Marshall Islands, part sweet-hearted and sexy love story. Come experience island life as you fall in love with Campbell MacReid and Carlie Beecher. Carlie, engaged nurse practitioner on the hunt for adventure, volunteers for a term on a tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands. A spunky American with a penchant for putting her foot in her mouth, Carlie is lucky to find a friend in fellow volunteer and local school teacher Campbell MacReid. Campbell has fled from his native Scotland to escape his heartbreaking history and youthful mistakes. His kindness and strength help Carlie through culture shock. Does she have anything to offer him in return?