Kimberly S. reviewed on 4/30/2016 + 10 more book reviews

This is one of the best books I have ever read! It starts out with Claire Randall and her husband Frank Randall in Scotland for a second honeymoon after many years apart while both were serving in World War 2. Claire is a nurse and Frank is an archealogist who is very interested in his family history and is trying to track it. Claire goes out on her own one day and comes across a circle of standing stones. Intrigued, Claire goes up to one and touches it and immediately gets catapulted back in time 200 years. She soon runs into Black Jack Randall and also Dougal and Jamie who rescue her from Randall's clutches. Jamie is a British outlaw and Claire is forced to marry him. She soon discovers that Jamie is a wonderful, brave and loving man who would do anything to protect her. Claire has conflicting feelings because she is still in love with Frank. Over time, Claire develops a very strong love for Jamie. She is a very loving and devoted wife to him. The book talks a lot about the conflicts between Scotland and Britain and the political issues and differences between the two. Claire and Jamie spend a lot of time with Jamie's uncle and then go to Jamie's sister's and Stay for a while at Lallybrooch. Eventually, Claire and Jamie end up in France and are trying to stop the battle of Culloden where many
Scots get killed. The book is amazing and there are many more adventures than what I have mentioned. There are 8 books so far in this series and I have read all but the last one. I listened to a lot of them on tape and that was fantastic! Read this series you won't be sorry! There is also a TV series made from these books playing on the Starz channel. If you want something similar to these books then I suggest that you read the Earth Children Series, which starts out with the Clan of the Cave Bear, by Jean M. Auel and has 6 books in the total series. It is a different genre, but just as amazing as these books!

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