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. In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance, strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a husband in one century, and a lover in another. Torn between fidelity and desire, she struggles to understand the pure intent of her heart. But don't let the number of pages and the Scottish dialect scare you. It's one of the fastest reads you'll have in your library. While on her second honeymoon in the British Isles, Claire touches a boulder that hurls her back in time to the forbidden Castle Leoch with the MacKenzie clan. Not understanding the forces that brought her there, she becomes ensnared in life-threatening situations with a Scots warrior named James Fraser. But it isn't all spies and drudgery that she must endure. For amid her new surroundings and the terrors she faces, she is lured into love and passion like she's never known before. I was lame and sore in every muscle when I woke next morning. I shuffled to the privy closet, then to the wash basin. My innards felt like churned butter. It felt as though I had been beaten with a blunt object, I reflected, then thought that that was very near the truth. The blunt object in question was visible as I came back to bed, looking now relatively harmless. Its possessor [Jamie] woke as I sat next to him, and examined me with something that looked very much like male smugness. " Gabaldon creates characters that you'll remember, laugh with, cry with, and cheer for long after you've finished the book. -Candy Paape.

Steal Me Away takes romantic adventure through the cosmos, combining the pursuit of passionate desire with the futuristic concept of time travel. Readers who are both captivated by romantic fables and intrigued by the possible forms this world may take in the distant future will enjoy it.

One evening, she is reviewing a script when suddenly, she tosses it aside and says, "I NEED a vacation!" So she calls Frank and tells him of her decision. "At least three months," she adds. Afterward, she hauls out the atlas and begins thumbing through it. "Ok, this looks good. OH. and France, then maybe Italy. " Suddenly, her beloved cat Gusty, jumps up and sits next to her, licking her fur as Cathy continues searching for the next destination. Right before she goes to bed she circles England. "I want to see some of the castles. " she says and looks at Gusty as though the cat understood her every word. ******* Almost three months have passed. Cathy, Frank and Jim Miller are sitting on a yacht off the coast of England. They're having a wonderful time, eating, drinking, laughing, it's a beautiful evening! Suddenly Frank jumps up and makes a bet with Cathy. that she can't row around the yacht in less than a minute! Cathy takes his bet and runs to the back of the yacht. She stares at the dingy, which is loaded with her belongings for the long trip home in two days, and lowers herself down into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Frank runs inside and searches for the spot light. ******* Cathy wakes up and finds herself sitting on a beach, in the dingy, trying to recall what happened. "Ok, Frank bet me I couldn't row around the yacht in. " Suddenly a shadow envelops her. She turns around and discovers six men, sitting on very large horses, staring down at her, so she looks up at the man in the middle and says, "Hi, I'm Cathy, where the hell am I, and who are you?" The man looks down and answers, "I am King Richard the Second, of the House of Plantaganet, Son of Edward the Black Prince. " She peeps over her sunglasses. "King Richard? Right. and I'm Princess Leah," as her eyes drift to the man sitting next to him. ******* Forty five minutes later she arrives at an enormous castle. Adrian Blackthorn, the man who brought her to the stronghold, lays the reins across his enormous black steed and says, "On Brother. slowly. " As they walk into the belly of the incredible stronghold, she notices people are staring at her, so she raises her hand and begins waving as she's seen Queen Elizabeth do so many times and says, "Lovely day, wouldn't you agree?" ******* She is shown to her room by a woman called Helen. After she leaves, Cathy stares at the beauty which surrounds her when suddenly, she jumps up and says, "Thank God I packed last night! Thank God for cell phones!" So she runs to her purse and grabs the small communicator and presses pound seven, Frank's number. It rings only once when he answers. She practically yells into the phone, "Where in the HELL are you Frank? This is some elaborate trick you pulled on me. I must admit though you are very inventive with all of the king, knight, and castle shit. How DID you manage to pull this off? Unbelievable Frank. " Frank wants to leap through the phone and strangle her. "Cathy, LISTEN to me, I didn't set you up. I DIDN'T pull anything on you. you have to believe that. I'm going to the police or. " She becomes more agitated by the second. "I've heard enough! Get your ass over here and pick me up. no wait, come to dinner with the King and I. oops, silly me, I'm sure you already know about that. Anyway, gotta go now cause I don't want the battery to go dead. You know my number if you want to leave a voice mail. " Frank starts yelling, "Cathy, Cath, listen to me, this isn't. " She interrupts him and says, "See you at dinner tonight sweetie. " ******* THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE BEGINS! It will make you laugh, it will make you cry. You'll hold your breath as Catherine Berrister struggles to understand the unimaginable situation that faces her. If you're a man, you'll fall in love with her, if you're a woman, you'll fall in love with Adrian Blackthorn, War Lord to his Majesty Richard II, King of England. You'll feel the love and devotion she feels for her family and her friends, Susie Long, Frank Cadigan, and his companion Jim Miller. It sizzles with excitement, passion and love! You won't be able to put it down until you've read the last word.