A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught (1991, Paperback)

One day, my local library was having a sale on books. They were either old or they had newer copies. I stumbled across a book I had never read by and author I had never heard of. The book was A Kingdom of Dreams and that author, Judith McNaught.
That night after purchasing it I made the fatal mistake of opening the front cover and beginning to read. I was instantly enraptured by the content, the plot so thick and rich, a story of a Scottish lairds nun daughter and an English Champion they called the Black Wolf or the Scourge of Scotland.
I laughed and I cried right along with Jennifer. I got angry at her and yet I adored her. Mocked her stupidity and yet loved her bravery. And Royce set the standard for every girlish hope or dream or fantasy I would ever have.
In the end I was disappointed though, for the fact that all stories must end so it was with this one. After 3 hours of non-stop reading I closed the back cover and sat on my bed holding myself. I had never been more touched by a novel or story as I was this one.
I would recommend it to anyone it is a wonderful book and a wonderful story. And I was over joyed to find out that there was a sequel of sorts. A book taking place generations later with the descendent of Royce and Jennifer. This book is called Whitney, My Love, another masterpiece of a creation.
In the end I have read many more books by Judith McNaught and as is her way she never fails to capture me. I will always be a captive of her artistry and that is why A Kingdom of Dreams Has and always will be my favorite novel.

I just started reading this author's novels recently and this book gave me GOOSE BUMPS! thats how good and well written i thought it was. I felt has though I was really going through the emotions like a roller coatser with Jennifer the heroine, when she was talking to Royce about how she got treated by her people and father always trying to please them and also the incident with her friend or cousin don't remember which, but when she drown and everyone thought she pushed her WOW it got to me it felt like you were right beside her and she was talking to you.
The romance in the book was breathtaking, wonderful and exciting her aunt was just a character for me to enjoy along with the other characters.
What i like about her writting style is that you get a piece of every character in the book and you feel like you get to know everyone a little bit more along with the main characters.

I think you should get this book and read it, it might be the typical guy take girl, holds her captive, they hate each other and then falls in love but the writting style of the author is what makes it different and loveable..

JUDITH ALWAYS WRITES SO WONDERFULLY. ALL OF HER CHARACTERS ARE WITTY AND DIRECT AND KNOWS JUST WHAT TO SAY TO GRAB YOUR HEART. THIS BOOK IS NO EXCEPTION. ONE OF THE GREAT LOVE STORIES OF ALL TIME!!!

Hate, Love, Comedy... its all in there. I'm just glad I was lucky enough to stumble on a copy of this book. Since my copy was damaged I had to replace it! The characters hold a special place in my heart.

Judith McNaught books are always well written, This historical novel is very well done and the beginning of the Westmoreland- Duke of Claymore family. While the book stands alone by itself, it is a great read and reread.