Moon Dreams
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Cornwall, London, and the Highlands, 1759—From NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice, a sweeping tale of identity, inheritance, and survival in a divided kingdom.
In rural Cornwall, Alyson Hampton’s second sight cannot foresee the unraveling of her sheltered life after the death of her aristocratic grandfather. Thrust into the perilous world of London society, she is stunned to discover that her illegitimacy and sudden wealth make her both a scandal and a target. When a treacherous cousin threatens her future, Alyson flees, only to land in even more dangerous company.
Outlawed Highland laird Rory Maclean, fugitive rebel against the English, smuggler to the Crown, lives by his wits and his sword. Thrown into the path of the desperate heiress, he expects trouble. But in her own vague manner, Alyson possesses a quiet strength and morality that challenge everything Rory has believed about his enemies.
From the windswept cliffs of Cornwall to the misty Highlands, the pair risk everything for truth and justice. Unearthing secrets from Alyson’s past, confronting ghosts from Rory’s rebellion, they battle the forces determined to keep them apart.
“Ms. Rice is a surefire bet to steal your heart away…” Romantic Times Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rice's ( Love Forever After ) tiresome tale features a supremely annoying heroine, Alyson Hampton, who is given to ``seeing'' the future. It's 1759 and Alyson's beloved grandfather has just died, leaving his title and estate to his nephew, Alexander Hampton, and his wealth to Alyson. But Alexander wants it all: hoping to force his cousin to marry him, he tries to rape her. After she flees, he twice attempts to have her kidnapped. Both times Alyson is rescued by Rory Maclean, an impoverished Scottish laird turned smuggler. Rory takes Alyson with him to America, where he's headed to engage in some illicit trade, and a camaraderie develops between them until one of Alyson's ``dreams'' alerts the innocent girl to her companion's sexual interest in her. At Charleston, she flees the pirate's ship only to stumble a third time into the hands of Alexander's kidnappers. Here comes Rory to the rescue again, and off they sail for Barbados. Readers who haven't jumped ship yet can follow the lovers as they unravel a mystery in Alyson's past, reclaim Rory's heritage and vanquish evil in a melodramatic finale.
