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Secret Vows: Box Set (Two books in one collection. The Promise & The Rebel) (Prequel to Scottish Dream Trilogy) (Scottish Dream Series) Kindle Edition

by May McGoldrick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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USA Today Bestselling Author May McGoldrick brings you this box set of two complete novels of passion and adventure...

The Promise
Running for her life on a desperate journey to America, Rebecca Neville promises the dying wife of the Earl of Stanmore to raise and care for her newborn son, James. Once in the New World, Rebecca begins her new life, as a mother.

Ten years later, the Earl of Stanmore learns of the fate of his family. He sends to the colonies for his young heir so he can raise him as a peer of the realm. With no intention of forsaking her vow, Rebecca returns to England with James to face a future without her beloved charge, but she must also face her tumultuous past.
The Rebel
Jane Purefoy is a woman with a past. The daughter of an English magistrate, she takes on the guise of the notorious Irish rebel, Egan, leading a secret band of revolutionaries against the brutality of the colonial troops.
Sir Nicholas Spencer is on his way to Ireland to court Jane's younger sister when he runs afoul of Egan. Nicholas unmasks the legendary rebel, only to uncover Jane. Bewitched by her, he decides to keep her secret while embarking on a risky plan of seduction, one that will throw her family into chaos, the country into rebellion, and his heart into the throes of a love that can never be.

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The Promise is the prequel to the following nine novels: 
The Rebel
Pennington Series Novels: 1st Generation

Borrowed Dreams (RT Award for Best British-Set Historical)
Captured Dreams
Dreams of Destiny

Pennington Series Novels: 2nd Generation

Romancing the Scot
It Happened in the Highlands
Sweet Home Highland Christmas (RITA© Award Finalist)
Sleepless in Scotland 
Dearest Millie

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00I8AHTB2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Book Duo Creative LLc (February 2, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 2, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3316 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 847 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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May 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)

Love and Mayhem

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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

Jane Austen Cannot Marry!

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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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Cindy DeGraaff
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent historical Georgian romances
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2014
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Both of the stories in this duo package deal with heroines that are strong women out of the norm, who have been living secret lives because of a promise they made and held as a sacred trust. The heros who come to respect and love them must do so after accepting that these women have other commitments and secrets that require these men to totally revise their thinking about what a woman can be.

The stories also touch on some serious topics such as the terrible poverty and abandoned children in London, slavery, domestic abuse, and the oppression of the Irish farmers by the English land owners. There are sexual scenes in both stories, as well as violence, including some toward women and children but it fits into the context of the plot.

These stories are well written and well edited with characters of substance and plots that will keep the reader engaged until the end. The hero of the second story is a friend in the first. The couple from the first story make a repeat appearance in the second story, so that the reader gets to keep up with their progress, which is a nice touch. One of the other supporting characters from the first story also gets her own book, and the author includes a short preview of that as well. I enjoyed these stories very much and recommend highly.

Heat factor hot.
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Peg Monaghan
5.0 out of 5 stars another winner
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2014
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I have read many of May McGoldrick's books over the years and I can truthfully say that I have enjoyed them all.. Secret Vows is no exception. Both stories in this book are definitely worth your time to enjoy. The first is about the Earl of Stanhope and his bride, Rebecca, who has been raising his son, Jamie, for the past ten years in the Colonies. It's where we first meet Nicholas, who is the hero in the second book, with his love, Jane, who leads him on a merry chase. I like her books because it's not just about the romance but issues from the times.. The Earl was fighting slavery in the House of Lords and Jane was the rebel fighting injustice to the Irish. And we get to see the Earl and Rebecca again a year and a baby later in Nicholas' story :-) I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did :-)
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SkyeLove
5.0 out of 5 stars Real heroic romance and lots of humor
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
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Secret Vows was Fabulous!! A very refreshing romance story with the right touch of history, politics, mystery and lots of witty fun moments! I'm a first time reader by Ms. McGoldrick and im now anxious to read the next book. Lord Stanmore and Mrs. Ford (Rebecca) had me laughing till the end.

The Rebel, the second book in this amazing edition,was by far one of the most touching, intense, courageous and juicy romances I have read as of late. With Ireland's beautiful land as the background, The Rebel will touch your hearts as Nick and Jane find the meaning of true Love but not before struggling to disband everything that holds them apart.

You will love Secret Vows.
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5.0 out of 5 stars These two books were awesome! I did not want to put them down
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016
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These two books were awesome! I did not want to put them down. They were very fast-paced and the stories are based on actual facts from that era. The love stories involved in both were so gripping and you just couldn't wait to see where and how they would manage to come together. I definitely recommend this author and these stories The Promise and The Rebel!!!
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Jayne White
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just the average Historical Romance!
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2016
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I really enjoyed this box set. In fact I always enjoy the McGoldrick books. They usually have more than one plot going on at a time, and the history is spot on. I also like the fact that there's always a sim pathetic social subject in most of her novels. They're not just the average historical romance. I will always be a fan. This box set will not disappoint!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2015
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Mae
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2016
Great story along with history of the country!
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Texas Jo
5.0 out of 5 stars DIALOGUE
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2014
I love the historical aspect of this book, but, the Dialogue was exceptional. Well done! It was a well paced book.
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Brenda wallwork
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Australia on December 27, 2014
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Bretton Girl
1.0 out of 5 stars Author's biased portrayal of history in the first story in this book soured any enjoyment I might have had
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2014
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Rebecca (the heroine)and the Earl of Stanmore(the cold but philanthropic, abolitionist hero) are reasonably well written and the plot is engaging.
So why only one star? Well, whatever the nationality of the author I dislike writers using their work to portray facts in a biased way.
Rebecca was born in England and fled to America to avoid being punished for her killing an aristocrat in self defense, she eventually settled in Philadelphia where the Quaker colony there influenced the freeing of slaves locally. Rebecca and her adopted son James rightly criticize the treatment of slaves they witness in an English dockyard and compare this to the Quaker colonies approach. Throughout the story they continue to make these unfavourabe comparisons between their American experience and what they see in England.
So, nothing wrong with that right? Well, the author and Rebecca who was an intelligent well read woman conveniently ignore the more pertinent facts.
English business men capturing and transporting African slaves were largely feeding American and West Indies demand. Their amoral greed was reprehensible, but I note American business men were doing the same. Yet no slave ships are mentioned coming into the American ports where Rebecca arrived and departed from the States.
The 1800 census in America listed in excess of 890 thousand slaves, in Engand at the same time slaves likely only numbered in the lower thousands, as around 60 years later the people in the black colonies clustered around British ports (and most black English people lived in these) only numbered around 15 thousand.
Yet the author conveniently focuses only on the Quaker influenced Philadelphia and ignores the real picture across the rest of America at the time, a real picture that Rebecca would be aware of but does not mention at all.
This biased, selective and one might even say hypocritical portrayal of the facts is something I feel uncomfortable with and it totally soured any enjoyment of the story that I might have had. I actually removed book from my library and did not finish it.
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