Davina Porter

For years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning to Scotland's mist-shrouded hills to reveal the truth about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, and about James Fraser, a warrior who once drew Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his.

Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning to Scotland's mist-shrouded hills to reveal the truth about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, and about James Fraser, a warrior who once drew Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his.  Book 2 of series

Isabel Dalhousie thinks often of friends, sometimes of lovers, and on occasion of chocolate. As an Edinburgh philosopher she is certain of where she stands. She can review a book called In Praise of Sin with panache and conviction, but real life is... well, perhaps a bit more challenging...  Book 2 of series.

1945, Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. One afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, falling into the hands of a gang of Scottish outlaws. Marooned amid danger, passion and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. Book 1 of series

The key to contentment in the Scottish climate is the right attitude to rain - just as in life the key to happiness lies in making the best of what you have. Bruised in love by her faithless Irish husband, Isabel Dalhousie is a connoisseur of intimate moral issues. She spends a great deal of her time considering how to improve the lives of those around her, especially when the problems involve matters of the heart...

A portrait of the early years of Elizabeth I's reign when she faces the threat of the French invading Scotland, a possible challengeby Mary Queen of Scots for the throne of England, and her passion for the convicted traitor Robert Dudley.

June 1778. The British Army is withdrawing from Philadelphia and for the first time, it looks as if the rebels might actually win. But for Claire Fraser and her family, there are even more tumultuous revolutions that have to be accommodated.

Her former husband, Jamie, has returned from the dead, demanding to know why in his absence she married his best friend, Lord John Grey. Lord John's son, the ninth Earl of Ellesmere, is no less shocked to discover that his real father is actually the newly-resurrected Jamie Fraser, and Jamie's nephew Ian Murray discovers that his new-found cousin has an eye for the woman who has just agreed to marry him.

And while Claire is terrified that one of her husbands may be about to murder the other, in the 20th century her descendants face even more desperate turns of events.