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"Claire Randall is on a honeymoon with her husband Frank, when she is steps through a stone hedge and is sent back to Scotland during the 18th Century. Claire finds herself in the middle of a scurmish and mets a gallant young warrior named Jamie Fraser. Claire and Jamie form the beginning of a friendship, when they are forced to marry. Eventually they fall in love."
Kimberly Sternes, Resident Scholar
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"Claire Randall and her husband Frank are rekindling their marriage on a second honeymoon to Scotland, after the end of WWII. On a trip to a local stone circle, Claire finds herself transported back in time to the 18th century, where she meets gallant soldier and accused criminal Jamie Fraser, whom she is forced to wed. Now Claire has two husbands in two different centuries.
As Claire attempts to escape from the clutches of Jamie and return to the stone circle from which she came, she finds herself falling more and more in love with him. Claire finds that she cannot keep her knowledge about future events to herself either. "
Sandra, Resident Scholar
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"Claire Randall, a nurse, is on holiday in Scotland with her husband Frank, a historian, just after WWII when she step through a stone circle and is transported back in time 200 years to pre-Culloden Scotland. She narrowly escapes being molested by her husband's brutal ancestor, Captain Jack Randall, and is rescued by a group of Scottish Highlanders, MacKenzies, from Castle Leoch. Eventually, further troubles with Jack Randall forces Dougal MacKenzie, brother of the laird of Leoch, to arrange a marriage between Claire and his nephew the gallant Jamie Fraser to ensure her safety. However, Jamie's previous lover, Laoghaire MacKenzie, is jealous of Claire, and sends her off to visit the local healer, Geilies Duncan (who is rumoured to be a witch), when she knows that the healer is going to be trialed as a witch, hoping to do off with Claire as well. Geilies saves Claire's life by providing a distraction, and Claire escapes, running to Jamie, and confesses of her past and her trip through the stones. Jamie takes her back to the stone circle to return her to her own time, but Claire
cannot go back, as she realises that she has fallen in love with Jamie. She stays. Jamie is later captured by Captain Jack Randall, accused as a criminal, and Claire embarks on a mission with Jamie's godfather Murtagh to rescue him. They then escape to France. The story continues... in another book. Altogether, a series of six."
Matthew S., Resident Scholar
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Plot
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- arranged marriage spurring real love
Time Travel
Yes
Type of time travel
- present to past
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- nurse
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of crop raising
- lot of descript of animal care
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- spanking that woman dislikes
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 5-9 sex acts
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