A Kingdom of Dreams is a 1989 New York Times bestselling historical romance novel written by American author Judith McNaught.

[3] NYT bestselling Romance authors Tanya Anne Crosby and Sarah MacLean are both fans of the work.

[4] When MacLean writes a new book, she rereads all of McNaught's works, ending with A Kingdom of Dreams: "Here’s why – I am a sucker for the black moment.

I adore the moment when the hero and heroine are both broken in their own way, and they – and the reader – can’t imagine how this love story will ever work out.

[6] In a 2006 prank interview on WFMU's The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, American musician Marky Ramone appeared to credit the book as sparking his interest in the historical romance genre, which led him to write a romance novel of his own, Lady Wainsworth's Desires.