Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another...
In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon—when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an "outlander"—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire's destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life ...and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Swoon....Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon is the first in her "Outlander" series that follows the lives of a married couple throughout major events in history.. Now, these books are not for the faint at heart. Each of the bad boys in this series are think enough to rival a phone book, around 600 pages each. However- It is totally worth it. This is genre fiction like no other it fits into pretty much every category you can think of- fantasy, romance, drama, action, historical.. There is something for everyone in this book. Hell, in this series- mostly..What I have found from trying to force these onto anyone and everyone I know is that it is either something you completely love, or totally hate. Having obsessively read every page in the series, I am a lover of all things Outlandish.It is a pretty simple plot line.. Wife and husband go on vacation,wife falls into a time warp and is jettisoned back 200 years, where she meets husband's dastardly relative and must marry another man to save her own skin, then falls in love with said man (Jaime Fraiser.. <3) , defeating evil and making history along the way.. Well, maybe not so simple after all.. Do it.. you know you want to read it... What isn't to love about strapping men running around in kilts?
by Cheryl Brooks, the first in the Cat Star Chronicles, has to be one of the most interesting romance novels I have ever read. Now, I still haven't decided if that is a good, or a bad thing. Jacinth is on a mission to save her sister. In order to do so she needs to by a slave to allow her to pose as his slave.. Still following? Jacinth finds Cat. He instantly forms a bond to her and decides to stay with her forever. Now, sweet as that may sound, it is a bit creepy to me. Also creepy? The description of his.. well, his member.. It is described over, and over and over and I am still a bit confused. Maybe because it just sounds gross to me. Also, he has magical orgasm inducing fluids that are emitted from his.. member.. Now, while this is an interesting concept, it also makes me a little sad I don't have a Cat of my own. Straddled with self-loathing and the self esteem of a paper bag, Jacinth and Cat set off to find her sister. The sister Jacinth is sure will steal the heart of her beloved Cat. On and on and on she goes about how much better her sister is. It made me want to punch her; that and her penchant for using "old time" phrases and references- things like scumbag and ET. REALLY? No. Sorry. This story is set off by the main setting, the planet where women are slaves, chained to their men. Women and men on this planet openly have sex any and everywhere. At dinner, on the dance floor. Hey, getting a little unruly? Why don't I service you in the town square? A very interesting culture to say the least, not to mention that the men wear pants that resemble chaps- with nothing underneath, to allow the women easy access to their... members.
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by Brenda Joyce is the first in her de Warrene Dynasty series- one of my favorites. This one is a little more.. touchy.. than the others. This novel, first published in '96 is a far cry from the most recent additions to her story. Rolfe is a relation to Edward de Warrenne who eventually marries Mary O'Neill, thus bringing together the two families centered in the series. Rolfe is a warrior, through and though. The story is set 1069, quite a distance from the Regency and Victorian settings of the others. Rolfe wins Aelfgar and it's Lady after his victories in France. Heading to his new castle he rides into a village being punished for treason, basically, being destroyed. A woman stands up to him, then fearing his wrath attempts to flee. Rolfe, meet Ceidre. Ceidre, Rolfe. Rolfe chases her down and seriously considers raping her, until he mistakenly assumes she is the Lady Alice, his betrothed. Leaving her unscathed he takes her back to Aelfgar only to find she isn't in fact his betrothed, but her illegitimate sister. His betrothed is a horrible wretch of a woman, jealous of Ceidre and determined to make her life miserable. In fact, we learn that she is just a masochistic little bitch. What follows is a painful dance around and around. Rolfe wants Ceidre. Ceidre wants Rolfe, but denies it due to allegiances to her brothers- enemies of the crown. Rolfe marries Alice to keep a hold of Aelfgar, all the while detesting the little beast of a woman. His desire for Ceidre is apparent to everyone, including the Lady Alice. From here it is bound to get weird. Rolfe falls for Ceidre, Ceidre for Rolfe. Ceidre constantly goes behind his back to try and help her brothers which in turn hurts Rolfe. In the end, you get the HEA. It just takes a while, a very, very long while. In the meantime there is war, blood and guts, attempted murder and some steamy sex-although at times the sex is painful to read... Also a good phrase to wiki would be 
by Elizabeth Essex- This is one of those tiresome novels where the hero and heroine could solve everything simply by trusting one another enough to tell them what the hell is going on. But where is the fun in that? Lizzie wants to be a widow- simply for the fact that it would give her the freedom she desires but couldn't get without marriage or with a husband to control her. Enter James Marlowe. Her childhood love. She agrees to the marriage of convenience to gain that which she most desires- freedom. Blah, blah, blah.. They marry and fall in love. Then he leaves to set sail on a voyage that could take months, years even.. She realizes she loves him... Then comes the drama. Marlowe told Lizzie not to stay in the house he bought for her, she refuses. She wants to live there. This causes undue problems, simply by not giving her a better reason than "it's not safe." There are too many things going on that trouble Lizzie, and she is too damn clever for her own good, her husband underestimates her and once again- they have issues. She is too headstrong to be believable. No one is that pig headed. She is aggravating beyond belief. You love him, he loves you- deal with it. Stop being such a prig. The ending seems rushed and all together too easy and predictable. Soo predictable, I had been trying to figure out what could be going on as the ending it seemed was coming to was just to damn stupid and simple. Alas! It sucked it up, the ending was shit. The sex was passionate, lots of dirty words and descriptions.. The word fuck and it's derivatives are used profusely, as is my favorite "quim." Always good to throw that one in there. And it wasn't the typical bedroom sex, no fucking like a virgin for Lizzie!Lots of sex in places that commonly seem to be left out in these novels. Like on a countertop.. This is definitely a book where I wanted to trade places with the heroine for their exchanges. Marlowe sounds delicious.
by Jo Goodman- 
