I Dream Of You (Zebra Contemporary Romance) [Paperback]

Mccoy Judi (Author)

Book Description

Series: Zebra Contemporary Romance | Publication Date: April 1, 2001

Saddened by her broken engagement and the difficulties of her family owned computer business, Maddie Winston escapes to her grandmther's bed and breakfast in the Florida Keys. While walking the beach she finds a bottle washed onto the shore and begins to scrub the tarnished metal. Imagine her surprise when the top pops off and smoke rises, forming into a hunky genie who announces that her wish is his command. Maddie is so disbelieving, she leaves the man and his 'magic' bottle and returns to New York to start rebuilding her life.

When she arrives back in her apartment and begins to unpack, she finds the bottle in her suitcase. More than annoyed, she tosses it down the garbage chute. The next day, it shows up in her briefcase and this time she's forced to admit something screwy is happening.

She polishes the bottle again, not quite believing the coconut-headed hunk will show up, but he does, and that's when the fun begins. Follow Maddie and Ben on their magic carpet ride to adventure and true love.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

This is the first of three fairy tale romances I'm writing for Kensington. My second book, a poignant yet humorous ghost story of lovers united by breaking a one hundred year old curse, will be next. The third book tells the tale of a pirate who falls asleep, much like Rip Van Winkle, and awakens to find himself in the twenty-first century.

I hope you enjoy reading these books of my heart as much as I enjoyed writing them.

About the Author

I was born in Illinois, lived in New Jersey for twenty-six years and now make my home in Texas. These three totally different cultures have enabled me to incorporate a variety of insights and humor into my work. I've also been an elite level women's gymnastic judge for over twenty years.

And I have this promise for my readers: all my heroines will be real women with a woman's strenghts, weaknesses and humor, and not one of them will have a waist that can be spanned by her hero's hands.

In my other life, the one not entrenched in fairy tales, I have a loving husband, two grown daughters, two adorable dogs and a wonderful career. Oops, I take it back. I'm living a fairy tale and I love it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Zebra; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082177140X
• ISBN-13: 978-0821771402
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judi's been published for eight years. Her first romance, I Dream of You, won Waldenbooks best selling debut novel of 2001. Since then she's published five more books for Kensington, seven for Avon/Harper Collins, and her romantic suspense, A Matter of Trust, was a launch book for Crescent Moon Press. She now writes romantic mystery for NAL's Obsidian line.
All royalties earned from Hounding the Pavement, her first novel in the dog walker series, will go to Best Friends in Kanab, UT, the largest no-kill shelter in the US. Judi is an avid animal activist and will do anything she can to promote canine welfare. If you're holding a rescue event, contact her to see how she can help.
She teaches the yearly two day 'aspiring author' course at the Romantic Times convention and speaks to writing groups across the country. A retired women's gymnastic judge, she resides on Virginia's peaceful eastern shore with her husband and three pocket pooches. Rudy, the star of the dog walker series, passed away, but he lives on in her heart and in her novels. In her spare time, she raises orchids and dreams of seeing Ellie, Rudy, and the dogs they walk on television or the big screen.
Judi promises to personally answer every query. You can reach her via her website: www.judimccoy.com or e-mail her at [e-mail]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Full-figured Heroine:, December 19, 2002

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curvynovelsdotinfo "[e-mail]" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dream Of You (Zebra Contemporary Romance) (Paperback)

      While visiting her grandmother in the Florida Keys, a jilted and humiliated Maddie Winston finds a tarnished old bottle bobbing in the turquoise waters of the Gulf. After giving it a good polishing to see what it was made of, smoke trailed from the bottle's mouth and out pours an honest-to-goodness Chippendale-dancer-like genie.

And why not? With all the trouble Maddie has had lately, what with her fiancé secretly marrying another woman, her company going down the drain, and her uncle trying to sell her up the river, the distraught CEO could use a few good miracles!

What worked for me:

As much as I love kilted Highland heroes, I have to say that Sultans are good too. Ben was absolutely delicious!

Size-wise Maddie's fiancé was always pressuring her to diet and change her looks, and as a child she'd always lived in awe of her late mother's unparalled beauty. By the time Ben had found her she was rather demoralized where her appearance was concerned. Fortunately for her, he was quite enthralled with her curvy figure just as it was.

What didn't work for me:

    It was hard to believe that the thousand-years-old-plus son of a sultan could drop in on modern times and swallow feminism without so much as batting an eyelash. Especially when I consider how many guys born in this era still don't get it.
I'll never again be able to read a book with even the slightest reference to the World Trade Center without being pulled out of the story.

Overall:

     A cute, quick read for fans of paranormals and time-travels alike.

If you liked "I Dream of You" you might also enjoy "Say You're Mine", "Etta Mae's Little Theory", or "Dear Cupid".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, what woman can resist a man who will grant her every, December 5, 2001

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Sara Santiago (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dream Of You (Zebra Contemporary Romance) (Paperback)

desire. This first time book by Judi McCoy is wonderful. Funny, sexy and filled with surprises. The author has a knack for twisting the plot and making it sing. And Ben is possibly the most sexy dream character ever created. I can't wait to read her next book, coming in December of 2001.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Judi McCoy makes your wishes comes true with this book!, May 6, 2001

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Sharon Galligar Chance (Wichita Falls, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dream Of You (Zebra Contemporary Romance) (Paperback)

So many times the heroines in romance novels are slender, willowy little things who would blow away with the first puff of wind. Not author Judi McCoy's main gal! In her debut novel, "I Dream of You," the main character Madeline Winston is a tall, buxom woman with some meat on her bones! At last, someone the majority of the romance-reading population can identify with!

"I Dream Of You" is based on the classic story of finding "a genie in a bottle." Maddie Winston is determined to save her family's floundering computer chip manufacturing company. She has big plans for success, but lately everything has been going against her. Someone is sabotaging her company, and on top of everything, her fiancé has run off with another woman. Worn out and heartbroken, Maddie retreats to her grandmother's bed and breakfast in the Florida Keys to rethink her life. Walking along the beach, she finds a bottle floating in the surf. As she polishes her treasure, the top pops off and smoke rises, forming into a handsome hunk who has no explanation for his perplexing presence other than an offer to grant her every wish. Could this be the answer to all her problems? You have to read "I Dream of You" to find out.

If you like books that will make you smile, has an interesting plot twist and wonderfully romantic fairy tale endings, Judi McCoy's book will certainly fit the bill.

Sharon Galligar Chance