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Scottish Dreams #1-3
Scottish Dream Trilogy
This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B008ULH7JI
Scottish Dream trilogy captures the lives and loves of three brothers and the secret they each hold. This collection includes the complete novels of Borrowed Dreams, Captured Dreams, and Dreams of Destiny.
Borrowed Dreams
Driven to undo the evil wrought by her dead husband, Millicent Wentworth must find a way to save her estate and free the innocent people her husband enslaved. Her only hope is a marriage of convenience with the notorious widower, Lyon Pennington, fourth Earl of Aytoun, who just may be the most handsome-and caring-man she's ever encountered.
Captured Dreams
May McGoldrick returns with the latest in a trilogy about love-and the birth of a nation...
Portia Edwards will go to any length to find the family she's never known. And when she meets merchant Pierce Pennington, a staunch but secretive Son of Liberty, Portia has the perfect chance to ask for his help. But her stubborn pride keeps her silent. That is, until she recognizes her strong attraction to the brave man who, by night, is known as the infamous Captain MacHeath, smuggling arms by sea under the pall of darkness-all in the name of liberty...
Dreams of Destiny
Wounded by scandal and the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, David Pennington is outwardly insolent and arrogant. But nothing will stop him from escorting his childhood friend, Gwyneth Douglas, to Scotland-and saving the Scottish heiress from fortune hunters. But with their arrival in Scotland comes terrible danger. Now, if they ever hope to satisfy their desire, they will need to thwart the evil that threatens to destroy both their lives...
Scottish Dream trilogy captures the lives and loves of three brothers and the secret they each hold. This collection includes the complete novels of Borrowed Dreams, Captured Dreams, and Dreams of Destiny.
Borrowed Dreams
Driven to undo the evil wrought by her dead husband, Millicent Wentworth must find a way to save her estate and free the innocent people her husband enslaved. Her only hope is a marriage of convenience with the notorious widower, Lyon Pennington, fourth Earl of Aytoun, who just may be the most handsome-and caring-man she's ever encountered.
Captured Dreams
May McGoldrick returns with the latest in a trilogy about love-and the birth of a nation...
Portia Edwards will go to any length to find the family she's never known. And when she meets merchant Pierce Pennington, a staunch but secretive Son of Liberty, Portia has the perfect chance to ask for his help. But her stubborn pride keeps her silent. That is, until she recognizes her strong attraction to the brave man who, by night, is known as the infamous Captain MacHeath, smuggling arms by sea under the pall of darkness-all in the name of liberty...
Dreams of Destiny
Wounded by scandal and the unsolved murder of his sister-in-law, David Pennington is outwardly insolent and arrogant. But nothing will stop him from escorting his childhood friend, Gwyneth Douglas, to Scotland-and saving the Scottish heiress from fortune hunters. But with their arrival in Scotland comes terrible danger. Now, if they ever hope to satisfy their desire, they will need to thwart the evil that threatens to destroy both their lives...
988 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 7, 2012
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About the author
May McGoldrick
577 books503 followersMay McGoldrick, Nik James, and Jan Coffey are pen names for USA Today bestselling authors Nikoo Kafi and Jim McGoldrick. Together, they have crafted over fifty fast-paced, conflict-filled historical, contemporary, and Western novels, and two works of nonfiction.
Nikoo’s education and training was in engineering. She worked in robotics and submarine shipbuilding. Before earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature, Jim pursued a hundred and one jobs, including a decade in submarine construction.
Storytellers at heart, Nikoo and Jim were always searching for careers that gave them time for both family and writing. Then, after thirteen years of marriage, they recognized each other’s creative strengths. Nikoo is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Their first attempt in writing fiction together produced their award-winning novel, The Thistle and the Rose. Since then, their stories have touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers all over the world. Their work has been translated into over a dozen languages and counting.
Nikoo and Jim are four-time Rita Finalists and the winners of numerous awards for their writing, including the Daphne DeMaurier Award for Excellence, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award, three NJRW Golden Leaf Awards, two Holt Medallions, and the Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction.
The authors make their home in California.
Here is a complete catalogue of May McGoldrick, Nik James and Jan Coffey’s work, in chronological order.
Each book stands on its own.
MAY McGOLDRICK
Macpherson Clan Series
The Thistle and the Rose
A Midsummer Wedding (novella)
Angel of Skye
Heart of Gold
Beauty of the Mist
The Intended
Flame
Tess and the Highlander
The Dreamer (Highland Treasure)
The Enchantress (Highland Treasure)
The Firebrand (Highland Treasure)
Much Ado About Highlanders (Scottish Relic)
Taming the Highlander (Scottish Relic)
Tempest in the Highlands (Scottish Relic)
Arsenic and Old Armor
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Pennington Family Series
The Promise
The Rebel
Borrowed Dreams
Captured Dreams
Dreams of Destiny
Romancing the Scot
It Happened in the Highlands
Sweet Home Highland Christmas (novella)
Sleepless in Scotland
Dearest Millie (novella)
How to Ditch a Duke (novella)
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Royal Highlander Series
Highland Crown
Highland Jewel
Highland Sword
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A Prince in the Pantry (novella)
Ghost of the Thames
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Made in Heaven
Thanksgiving in Connecticut (novella)
NIK JAMES
The Winter Road (novella)
High Country Justice
Bullets and Silver
Silver Trail Christmas
JAN COFFEY
Trust Me Once
Twice Burned
Triple Threat
Fourth Victim
Five in a Row
Silent Waters
Cross Wired
The Janus Effect
The Puppet Master
Blind Eye
Road Kill
Mercy (novella)
Tropical Kiss
Aquarian
When the Mirror Cracks
NONFICTION
Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing
Step Write Up: Writing Exercises for 21st Century
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Nikoo’s education and training was in engineering. She worked in robotics and submarine shipbuilding. Before earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature, Jim pursued a hundred and one jobs, including a decade in submarine construction.
Storytellers at heart, Nikoo and Jim were always searching for careers that gave them time for both family and writing. Then, after thirteen years of marriage, they recognized each other’s creative strengths. Nikoo is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Their first attempt in writing fiction together produced their award-winning novel, The Thistle and the Rose. Since then, their stories have touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers all over the world. Their work has been translated into over a dozen languages and counting.
Nikoo and Jim are four-time Rita Finalists and the winners of numerous awards for their writing, including the Daphne DeMaurier Award for Excellence, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award, three NJRW Golden Leaf Awards, two Holt Medallions, and the Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction.
The authors make their home in California.
Here is a complete catalogue of May McGoldrick, Nik James and Jan Coffey’s work, in chronological order.
Each book stands on its own.
MAY McGOLDRICK
Macpherson Clan Series
The Thistle and the Rose
A Midsummer Wedding (novella)
Angel of Skye
Heart of Gold
Beauty of the Mist
The Intended
Flame
Tess and the Highlander
The Dreamer (Highland Treasure)
The Enchantress (Highland Treasure)
The Firebrand (Highland Treasure)
Much Ado About Highlanders (Scottish Relic)
Taming the Highlander (Scottish Relic)
Tempest in the Highlands (Scottish Relic)
Arsenic and Old Armor
---
Pennington Family Series
The Promise
The Rebel
Borrowed Dreams
Captured Dreams
Dreams of Destiny
Romancing the Scot
It Happened in the Highlands
Sweet Home Highland Christmas (novella)
Sleepless in Scotland
Dearest Millie (novella)
How to Ditch a Duke (novella)
---
Royal Highlander Series
Highland Crown
Highland Jewel
Highland Sword
---
A Prince in the Pantry (novella)
Ghost of the Thames
---
Made in Heaven
Thanksgiving in Connecticut (novella)
NIK JAMES
The Winter Road (novella)
High Country Justice
Bullets and Silver
Silver Trail Christmas
JAN COFFEY
Trust Me Once
Twice Burned
Triple Threat
Fourth Victim
Five in a Row
Silent Waters
Cross Wired
The Janus Effect
The Puppet Master
Blind Eye
Road Kill
Mercy (novella)
Tropical Kiss
Aquarian
When the Mirror Cracks
NONFICTION
Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing
Step Write Up: Writing Exercises for 21st Century
---
Sign up for the May McGoldrick, Nik James, Jan Coffey Newsletter
https://www.maymcgoldrick.com/contact-us
---
Visit their author websites
www.MayMcGoldrick.com
www.NikJamesAuthor.com
www.JanCoffey.com
https://www.facebook.com/MayMcGoldrick/
https://twitter.com/MayMcGoldrick
https://www.instagram.com/maymcgoldrick/
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October 23, 2018
Borrowed Dreams - Wow! This book has a lot of things going for it and I am completely in love. This is my first May McGoldrick book I have read and I don’t know how I’ve never read any before now. I have been missing out. This husband/wife author duo make a fantastic team. The story is so well written and just seems so... I don’t know... honest? The story briefly touches on sensitive subjects such as slavery, rape, and abuse, and none of it is really sugar coated. Obviously this book is a work of fiction and only briefly touches on real subjects but it wasn’t glorified. The hero and heroine are very engaging characters and I rooted for them from the very beginning of the book. I loved the hero! I am a complete sucker for hero’s that have physical disabilities . I love when a hero isn’t so perfect and untouchable. He was a very warm and likeable character. The heroine was one of those beautiful inside and out characters that you can’t help but feel connected to her. There are a lot of other characters as well but it’s easy to follow and they all bring something special to the story. It was a very exciting read and was hard to put down. I highly recommend this book. 5 stars.
Captured Dreams by May McGoldrick is the second book in the Scottish Dreams trilogy. The first book was incredible and really hard to top but this one comes very close. I enjoyed this story for a lot of reasons, one of them being the heroine who had a very strong personality. Portia is lively and very charming character who had me laughing quite a bit. Pierce is an equally captivating character, who I’ve been intrigued by since his mention in the first book. I was not disappointed. Another reason I enjoyed this story is because I absolutely LOVE stories where characters make reappearances! It was nice hearing more about Millicent and Lyon. The story itself is well written and full of emotion but there are a couple areas didn’t didn’t flow as nicely as the rest of the book but it didn’t affect the story too much. I’m torn between giving 4 or 5 stars. Regardless it is a very entertaining story! If you’ve read the first and loved it as much as I did, you should definitely give this one a try too!! I would recommend reading them in order, for the full effect.
Dreams of Destiny is the final book in the trilogy and oh my goodness was it amazing! This one was hands down my favourite one out of all them!! There is something completely magnetic about David’s character. I couldn’t get enough, there wasn’t anything I didn’t like about him! Gwyneth was an amazing character too, they all were. It was enjoyable seeing it all come together and unfold. Very talented storytellers! I love that everyone who deserved a happy ending got one. My attention was fully captured. It was unpredictable, at times shocking, romantic, and completely riveting. Definitely a story I could read more than once! Fantastic book! 5 stars.
Captured Dreams by May McGoldrick is the second book in the Scottish Dreams trilogy. The first book was incredible and really hard to top but this one comes very close. I enjoyed this story for a lot of reasons, one of them being the heroine who had a very strong personality. Portia is lively and very charming character who had me laughing quite a bit. Pierce is an equally captivating character, who I’ve been intrigued by since his mention in the first book. I was not disappointed. Another reason I enjoyed this story is because I absolutely LOVE stories where characters make reappearances! It was nice hearing more about Millicent and Lyon. The story itself is well written and full of emotion but there are a couple areas didn’t didn’t flow as nicely as the rest of the book but it didn’t affect the story too much. I’m torn between giving 4 or 5 stars. Regardless it is a very entertaining story! If you’ve read the first and loved it as much as I did, you should definitely give this one a try too!! I would recommend reading them in order, for the full effect.
Dreams of Destiny is the final book in the trilogy and oh my goodness was it amazing! This one was hands down my favourite one out of all them!! There is something completely magnetic about David’s character. I couldn’t get enough, there wasn’t anything I didn’t like about him! Gwyneth was an amazing character too, they all were. It was enjoyable seeing it all come together and unfold. Very talented storytellers! I love that everyone who deserved a happy ending got one. My attention was fully captured. It was unpredictable, at times shocking, romantic, and completely riveting. Definitely a story I could read more than once! Fantastic book! 5 stars.
September 12, 2015
Box sets are the Best!
One of the best things about trilogies are the characters who grow on you and simmer in your mind as they grow and become more complexed as they move from one book to another. This box set was awesome, steamy, interesting and the flow of the book was quick! Loved the way the authors intertwine the three books almost into a saga. A great read for adults.
One of the best things about trilogies are the characters who grow on you and simmer in your mind as they grow and become more complexed as they move from one book to another. This box set was awesome, steamy, interesting and the flow of the book was quick! Loved the way the authors intertwine the three books almost into a saga. A great read for adults.
October 28, 2018
Grammatical errors aside, one of the best trilogies I've read in years!
I would be hard pressed to come up with another trilogy I so thoroughly enjoyed from the first page to the last about three brothers whose lives and loves are so ultimately torn apart and deeply affected by one woman's selfish treachery and how their love for strong, independent women helps them each to find their paths back home to family! This author is beyond talented in weaving complex tales of Love, intrigue, family turmoil, Mystery and much more all within an enchanting historical setting. Highly recommended!
I would be hard pressed to come up with another trilogy I so thoroughly enjoyed from the first page to the last about three brothers whose lives and loves are so ultimately torn apart and deeply affected by one woman's selfish treachery and how their love for strong, independent women helps them each to find their paths back home to family! This author is beyond talented in weaving complex tales of Love, intrigue, family turmoil, Mystery and much more all within an enchanting historical setting. Highly recommended!
September 19, 2022
Awesome series hard to put down
Strong characters and a good mystery. The mystery goes through the entire series so you need to read all 3 books. Book three sort of bounced back and forth from present to past to show some of what had been left out of the original story to fill in the blanks. I'm not a fan of that but guess it was necessary for the sake of the mystery but it was confusing to abruptly be back in time. The stories of the three brothers was captivating and I was glad I had the series and didn't have to seek out the next book. Will be seeking more from the authors.
Strong characters and a good mystery. The mystery goes through the entire series so you need to read all 3 books. Book three sort of bounced back and forth from present to past to show some of what had been left out of the original story to fill in the blanks. I'm not a fan of that but guess it was necessary for the sake of the mystery but it was confusing to abruptly be back in time. The stories of the three brothers was captivating and I was glad I had the series and didn't have to seek out the next book. Will be seeking more from the authors.
June 11, 2019
5 stars
I have to give this book 5 stars all the stories was wonderful ,I glad to see it come together in each book I hate that the brothers lost so many years apart but at the end they all found the lady of their dream.
I have to give this book 5 stars all the stories was wonderful ,I glad to see it come together in each book I hate that the brothers lost so many years apart but at the end they all found the lady of their dream.
December 11, 2019
A couple of things make this trilogy worthy of four stars rather than my usual three:
The historical settings and events bring the story to life.
The relationships, tensions, conflicts, and resolutions are solid and believable.
The historical settings and events bring the story to life.
The relationships, tensions, conflicts, and resolutions are solid and believable.
July 14, 2020
Love Stories of family in Scotland
Three amazing stories of family Love and heritage, and the path they took to pull the family apart. Then the path to finding Love and bringing the family back together. Adventure and many twists and turns...Loved reading
Three amazing stories of family Love and heritage, and the path they took to pull the family apart. Then the path to finding Love and bringing the family back together. Adventure and many twists and turns...Loved reading
December 18, 2018
Great Read
If you love historical romance and intrigue, I think you may want to read this series. I thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the best I have read in a while. Just my opinion 😊
If you love historical romance and intrigue, I think you may want to read this series. I thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the best I have read in a while. Just my opinion 😊
July 12, 2019
Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous!
I really enjoyed this series. Having the murder tied through all of the stories was an interesting twist. Well done!
I really enjoyed this series. Having the murder tied through all of the stories was an interesting twist. Well done!
July 21, 2022
A gorgeous and captivating trilogy of Scottish romances. All three books in this set Borrowed Dreams, Captured Dreams, and Dreams of Destiny took me on a journey to hope, passion and enduring love.
April 15, 2016
Couldn't put it down.
I read this entire trilogy in a day. It is very well written and very easily swept me away to the place and time. This is a love, suspense and comedy wrapped together. I often found myself laughing out loud at times and then found my eyes misting over with tears at others. I cannot wait to read more from this author.
I read this entire trilogy in a day. It is very well written and very easily swept me away to the place and time. This is a love, suspense and comedy wrapped together. I often found myself laughing out loud at times and then found my eyes misting over with tears at others. I cannot wait to read more from this author.
August 9, 2016
this trilogy was a delightful introduction to May McGoldrick! i don't read a lot of historical romance but found these books easy to digest, interesting, informative and well-written. bonus for feisty, relatable heroines and good chemistry with the leads!
August 17, 2016
Super heroines
Now that is how you write heroines! We need to write more about strong, beautiful, brave heroines who can rise above their obstacles and sufferings.
Now that is how you write heroines! We need to write more about strong, beautiful, brave heroines who can rise above their obstacles and sufferings.
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