Borrowed Dreams [Kindle Edition]

May McGoldrick (Author), Jan Coffey (Author), Nicole Cody (Author), Nikoo McGoldrick (Author), James McGoldrick (Author)

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The first Book In a New Trilogy (Dream Trilogy)
Synopsis
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.

Complete Book List as of 2008
Writing as May McGoldrick:
ARSENIC AND OLD ARMOR, DREAMS OF DESTINY, CAPTURED DREAMS, BORROWED DREAMS, THE REBEL, TESS AND THE HIGHLANDER, THE PROMISE, THE FIREBRAND, THE ENCHANTRESS,
THE DREAMER, FLAME, THE INTENDED, BEAUTY OF THE MIST, HEART OF GOLD, ANGEL OF SKYE, THISTLE AND THE ROSE
Writing as Jan Coffey:

THE BLIND EYE, THE PUPPET MASTER, THE DEADLIEST STRAIN, THE PROJECT, SILENT WATERS, FIVE IN A ROW, TROPICAL KISS, FOURTH VICTIM, TRIPLE THREAT, TWICE BURNED, TRUST ME ONCE

May 28, 2003: Millicent Wentworth may have been unshackled from a miserable life when her cruel husband dies, but his legacy has left her impoverished and desperately needing to get help so she can continue to help those he enslaved. Her one hope comes with the offer of a marriage of convenience to a dowager's son. Lyon Pennington was emotionally and physically crippled in a horrific accident that left him a widower tormented by accusations of causing his wife's death. As the end of her life approaches, his loving mother is concerned about his care, and sees Millicent as someone who could assume the role of caregiver. Reluctantly, both parties agree. Neither wants another spouse, yet the marriage brings them both healing, desire, and eventually love. ........... ***** This is a tender story that offers a fresh and unusual twist on the Beauty and the Beast fable that holds a dear place in many a heart. A KEEPER!

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 444 KB
• Print Length: 388 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0451207971
• Publisher: Signet (June 1, 2003)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001L5SO0G
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,560 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #40 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > History > World > Renaissance
  • #59 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > History > Historical Study > Revolutionary

More About the Author

May McGoldrick
(a.k.a. Nikoo & Jim McGoldrick)
Nikoo and Jim McGoldrick are storytellers with a checkered past.
From the submarine shipyards of Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, and the clubs of Rodeo Drive, to the forges of Pennsylvania and the electronics manufacturers of Massachusetts, these two have spent their lives gathering material for their novels. Nikoo, a manufacturing engineer, and Jim, who has a Ph.D. in sixteenth-century British literature, wrote their first full-length novel in 1994. Since then, Jim and Nikoo have written twenty-seven novels and a work of nonfiction.
They write under the pseudonyms of May McGoldrick, Jan Coffey, and Nicole Cody.

These prolific and popular authors have been the recipients of numerous awards for their work. They now reside in Watertown, Connecticut.
Please visit their website at www.MayMcGoldrick.com

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An extrodinary historical romance..., June 21, 2003

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iheartjackbauer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borrowed Dreams (Mass Market Paperback)

Five years ago, after her husband was killed, Millicent Wentworth went about trying to right all the wrongs her husband commited. Millicent knew from experience exactly what the slaves had to endure at the hands of her brutal husband. Given into marriage by her uncle who only wanted to get rid of her, Millicent was more than relieved to become a widow. Then her husband's creditor, Jasper Hyde, started calling in her debts. When the dowager countess of Aytuon requests that she marry her son in return for all her debts to be paid, Millicent's refuses, for she knows she can never endure being a man's possession again. When the dowager talks her into it, Millicent has no idea how much her husband will come to mean to her, or how wrong for him she is.

Lyon Pennington, Earl of Aytuon didn't care one way or another if he was married. Crippled on the night that his wife fell off a cliff, Lyon took refuge in the medicine that the doctors insisted he take. When taken to Melbury Hall, he soon is brought out of his drug induced stupor by the woman he doesn't recall, but knew he married.

I would give this book six stars if I could. Millicent is one of my favorite historical heroines. With her courage and compassion, Millicent saved many lives, include Lyon's. Even after getting through five hellish years of marriage and almost dying, Millicent still has good in her heart. McGoldrick brings the reader two people who help each other come to terms with their pasts and heal their hearts, all while falling in love. The secondary characters in this book are unforgettable. The whole storyline was great, not like most historicals where the most pressing issue is what is fasionable to wear.

Don't miss it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging Georgian romance, June 12, 2003

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Borrowed Dreams (Mass Market Paperback)

In 1772 though she owes a fortune due to her nasty deceased husband's debts to Jasper Hyde, Millicent Wentworth spends more than she can afford to buy an elderly Jamaican slave. Millicent immediately frees Ohenewaa while Jasper goes wild over learning he was outbid because he obsesses over owning the aging former slave.

Needing money badly, Millicent agrees to wed Lyon Pennington, a wealthy invalid wallowing in self-pity. His family pays off her debts and he is moved to her home where many free former slaves earn a wage. As Millicent pushes Lyon around and with the aid Ohenewaa a healer, he begins to recover much of what he lost in the accident that left his first wife dead. As the English couple falls in love, Jasper becomes desperate to get hold of Ohenewaa so he can force her to "free" him from her curse. He is willing to kill anyone in his way of achieving his goal.

This engaging Georgian romance works on several layers besides the obvious romance between the lead couple. The secondary players provide depth to the high morality of the prime protagonists so that the audience feels the mental anguish and physical pain of Lyon and the need bordering on guilt for Millicent to make retribution for her odious first husband's treatment of people. Though the Jasper subplot adds little to the prime tale except suspense and action, sub-genre readers will strike gold with this deep tale.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars **TOTALLY AWESOME**, November 29, 2006

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BOOK READER "snowkrystle" (WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Borrowed Dreams (Mass Market Paperback)

I haven't even finished this book and I can rate it already. Have had all of her books for quite some time but waiting for my daughter to read. I am finally reading them and I am so sorry I took this long to do it. I find it hard to believe that the last one is only rated four stars.
The thing I love so much about this book (don't get me wrong, have loved them all) is the way Millicent & Lyon "Aytoun" interact. Their verbal encounters are so very real. It makes you feel like you could be in the room with them. Even though he is an Earl of the peerage and she is highborn, Jim & Nikoo are able to make it quite everyday. I don't know if I am speaking of this correctly but this book is by far one of the """BEST""" books I have ever read. All of her books are on my KEEPER shelf. The thing of it is...I DON'T WANT IT TO END. :):):)