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Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
The past may seem the safest place to be . . . but it is the most dangerous time to be alive. . . . Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1743, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same... -
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The Outlandish Companion, Volume Two by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsMore than a decade ago, #1 New York Times bestselling author Diana Gabaldon delighted her legions of fans with The Outlandish Companion, an indispensable guide to all the Outlander books at the time. But that edition was just a taste of things to come...Categorized as:
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![Our Shared Horizon by Diana Knightley]()
Our Shared Horizon by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHis past holds family he must protect. Her present is full of promise and hope and love. But their future is ready to be seized. Three strands of time, Magnus has one priority — keep it all from unraveling. Magnus said, “There are always the same stars, mo reul-iuil.”“Always.”Then I added, “And way over there, past the horizon, beyond what you can see, is a castle...Categorized as:
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![The Surviving Trace by Calia Read]()
The Surviving Trace by Calia Read
Contemporary Romance/Time TravelWill is my fiancé. The shy man I met years ago in college. The person I’m supposed to spend the rest of my life with. This is the life I’ve always wanted until finding a picture of four men changes everything…Etienne says he’s my husband and the year is 1912. He can’t stand the sight of me, but I don’t know why. Oh, and he’s one of the men from the picture... -
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![Only a Breath Away by Diana Knightley]()
Only a Breath Away by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is looping? Who is changing history? As Magnus has said, "Ormr is after the crown, I need to get there first," but who is twisting time and causing the mess?Kaitlyn and Magnus and their family are in 13th century Scotland, they're trying to stick together, attempting to keep their memories intact while their timeline crumbles around them... -
![Son and Throne by Diana Knightley]()
Son and Throne by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEveryone they love is in the past.The throne is in the future, it demands to be reckoned with.And Kaitlyn and Magnus must protect the son, no matter the cost. Even if it means losing it all.___________________A blend of contemporary, historical, fantasy, and SciFi, Son and Throne is the eleventh book in the Kaitlyn and the Highlander series... -
![Again My Love by Diana Knightley]()
Again My Love by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsProtected. Hidden. Resilient. Three lives entwined. A friend lost in the past, a frightened child in the present, a future that is one gigantic freaking dumpster fire of a calamity. And Kaitlyn and Magnus must keep hope alive when yet again the future demands their attention and possibly their lives. “You’re going to keep me safe, Magnus?” “Aye, every day of m’life, Kaitlyn...Categorized as:
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![Highlander's Bride by Mariah Stone]()
Highlander's Bride by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsModern medicine keeps her alive, but a medieval Highlander makes her soul sing. Will a diabetic trapped in the past risk her life for a love to span the ages?Scotland, 2021. Light-headed, diabetic Bryanna Fitzpatrick stumbles through Eilean Donan Castle, searching for a place to test her blood...Categorized as:
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![The Wellspring by Diana Knightley]()
The Wellspring by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus and Kaitlyn have more power than ever, but they have been warned — it will come at a cost.Vessels are missing, deals have been struck, people are unaccounted for, and time threatens to unravel.___________________________"...You see the story as it lays out behind you, not as it comes, but as it goes...Categorized as:
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![Parallel by Elizabeth O'Roark]()
Parallel by Elizabeth O'Roark
They've had multiple lives together, but this may be their last. As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes everything can be explained by science. But he can’t explain her—Quinn Stewart, an irresistible patient who knows things about him she shouldn’t. And insists that at some point, she was his wife. Something else he can’t explain: he remembers her too...Categorized as:
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![The Guardian: A Year at Kilchurn Castle (Kaitlyn and the Highlander) by Diana Knightley]()
The Guardian: A Year at Kilchurn Castle (Kaitlyn and the Highlander) by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMagnus shoved in another big bite of food, chewed and swallowed. “I am going tae take most of the vessels. I will secure them, guard them, and will live the rest of m’life as the keeper of the vessels. Nae a king but a guardian.”Lady Mairead tossed her napkin to the table and threw up her hands. “This daft idea makes a mockery of thoughtful decisions.”Magnus took a sip of coffee... -
![Magnus and a Love Beyond Words by Diana Knightley]()
Magnus and a Love Beyond Words by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove conquers all, but can it conquer a storm of this magnitude? "I need ye tae run, Kaitlyn. When I say go, ye run, and daena look back." — Magnus 2019There is a battle against time for the origin story of the vessels. It encompasses past, present, and future. And Magnus and Kaitlyn have loved ones to protect in every time.__________________"I can't leave you. I can't.”"When I say.. -
![The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick]()
The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick’s latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour.1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family... -
![Nothing but Dust by Diana Knightley]()
Nothing but Dust by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMagnus and Kaitlyn need to mount a rescue. A kingdom might be lost. Vessels need to be secured. Friends need to be saved and there is an uncle that needs to be reckoned with. Through it all, Magnus and Kaitlyn need to keep their family together. “He is asking for a fight and we must bring it.” “Yes.” I straighted and tried to look braver than I felt. "At least we have our family around us...Categorized as:
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![The Highlander's Bargain by Barbara Longley]()
The Highlander's Bargain by Barbara Longley
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBefore he can settle down, blond-haired, blue-eyed Robley of clan MacKintosh needs to taste true adventure. So when the faerie Madame Giselle asks him to retrieve her stolen property in exchange for two enchanted tokens that will whisk him across the centuries, he jumps at the chance... -
![A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland]()
A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland
Scotland, 1311. James MacLeod was the most respected---and feared---laird in all of Scotland. He loved his men like brothers and his land with a passion. And he allowed no women to cross the threshold of his keep...New York City, 1996. With an indifferent fiancé and a stalled writing career, Elizabeth Smith found passion and adventure only in the unpublished romance novels that she wrote...Categorized as:
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![A Tale of Oak and Mistletoe by E.B. Brown]()
A Tale of Oak and Mistletoe by E.B. Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I am Winn Neilsson, Chieftain Protector of the blooded MacMhaolian. Husband to Maggie and father to our children. Brother to Benjamin,” Winn replied. “And first born son to Pale Feather of the Paspahegh people, our Great Chief Dagr.” Winn is a seventeenth century Paspahegh warrior, born with the blood of a Norse Time Walker in his veins... -
![Warrior of My Own by Diana Knightley]()
Warrior of My Own by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy husband pushed back his chair and dropped to his knees in front of me. His head bowed — he spoke in a stream like a prayer. “I die when I am in the past, how dost ye know when tae declare me dead? You could decide it, call me dead, and I canna blame ye for it. Because I am. But I daena want tae be, I want tae live — with ye.” — Magnus 1702 There are things left undone...Categorized as:
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1632 by Eric Flint
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFREEDOM AND JUSTICE -- AMERICAN STYLE1632 And in northern Germany things couldn't get much worse. Famine. Disease. Religous war laying waste the cities. Only the aristocrats remained relatively unscathed; for the peasants, death was a mercy... -
![The Anne Boleyn Cypher by Phillipa Vincent-Connolly]()
The Anne Boleyn Cypher by Phillipa Vincent-Connolly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou won’t be able to put down this time-travelling Tudor adventure! Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse and Tom Harper. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself at the court of Henry VIII?When twenty-year-old history student, Beth Wickers starts her second year of university, she has no idea that her whole world is about to be turned upside down... -
![Nothing But Time by Angeline Fortin]()
Nothing But Time by Angeline Fortin
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat is a girl to do when an awkward first date leads to a trip back in time? When she agreed to go on a date with quantum physicist, Dr. David Fergusson, Kate Kallastad never expected that he would insist on demonstrating his breakthrough in his RAL funded research into the creation of a trans-space teleportation device...Categorized as:
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![The Hellion is Tamed by Tracy Sumner]()
The Hellion is Tamed by Tracy Sumner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe traveled through time to find him...Victorian historical romance with a sexy splash of the supernatural...Categorized as:
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Yun An was a volunteer chosen among thousands by the space time research institute... -
![Must Love Chainmail by Angela Quarles]()
Must Love Chainmail by Angela Quarles
Trapped in the wrong time, she needs a knight in shining armor, but this damsel in distress might be the real savior. A damsel in distress... With a day planner attached to her hip, the last thing Katy Tolson wants is a romance that threatens her well-ordered life. She's set to marry the safe--but bland--guy, but something's not quite...right... -
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![The Draig's Woman by Lisa Dawn Wadler]()
The Draig's Woman by Lisa Dawn Wadler
Rescuing the man tied to a tree seemed like a rational decision. Claire is a smart, capable bookkeeper who happens to work at a martial arts academy. She has no idea the door she walked through to save the bound man would leave her trapped in 13th century Scotland. She is unable to regret the night of passion shared with Ian, even though it happened with the threat of death just outside the door...Categorized as:
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![King of the South by Calia Read]()
King of the South by Calia Read
The year is 1919, and the Great War has ended. As everyone picks up the pieces of their lives, I have only copious amounts of alcohol and women keeping me together. Most of the men I went to war with didn’t make it home, including my best friend, Miles. I thought I knew everything about him until I discovered he made me the executor to his little sister Rainey’s dowry... -
![Warrior of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff]()
Warrior of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhile doing research for her dissertation, graduate student Haley Fitzpatrick stumbles upon a strange artifact—which sends her back in time to old Scotland, directly into the path of the notorious Alasdair MacColla, a warrior known for his enormous physical presence and bloodthirsty reputation. Assuming that this woman with the mysterious accent is an enemy spy, MacColla promptly kidnaps her...Categorized as:
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![The Return of Black Douglas by Elaine Coffman]()
The Return of Black Douglas by Elaine Coffman
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Coffman's writing is deft, capable, and evocative." -Publishers Weekly "He'll help a woman in need, no matter where she came from..." Alysandir Mackinnon rules his clan with a fair but iron fist. He has no time for softness or, as he sees it, weakness...Categorized as:
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![The UnTied Kingdom by Kate Johnson]()
The UnTied Kingdom by Kate Johnson
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA woman enters an alternate reality and finds love and danger in a dystopian England, in this twist-filled fantasy tale. After a paragliding stunt goes wrong, down-on-her-luck singer-turned-reality-show-star Eve Carpenter lands in the Thames. Pulled to safety by moody military man Will Harker, Eve is far from reality...Categorized as:
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![A Modern Lady Lost in Time by Denise Daye]()
A Modern Lady Lost in Time by Denise Daye
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIsabella Astley, a true Victorian lady who was born into one of England’s finest houses, wants to control her own destiny. But with a mother who is willing to marry her off to the highest bidder, a life of misery seems to lie ahead of her...Categorized as:
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![Fata Morgana by Steven R. Boyett, Ken Mitchroney]()
Fata Morgana by Steven R. Boyett, Ken Mitchroney
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAt the height of the air war in Europe, Captain Joe Farley and the baseball-loving, wisecracking crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress Fata Morgana are in the middle of a harrowing bombing mission over East Germany when everything goes sideways. The bombs are still falling and flak is still exploding all around the 20-ton bomber as it is knocked like a bathtub duck into another world... -
![The Viking King's Love by Kennedy Thomas]()
The Viking King's Love by Kennedy Thomas
"Ha! She is never going to be chosen. Just look at her!"Isis Lozada has been taken captive by a group of time-traveling Vikings in desperate need of wives. All of the other captured women have been marked by a Viking man to claim the woman as their wives, but Isis has not been marked. As she begins to receive disapproving looks and whispers from the other women, she struggles with self-doubt... -
![Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon]()
Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsA keepsake collection of Lord John Grey's shorter adventures and a spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan's library, Lord John and the Hand of the Devils brings these three unique novellas together for the first time.Lord John and the Hellfire Club marks the first appearance of Lord John outside the Outlander novels (and chronologically precedes the novel Lord John and the Private Matter)... -
![Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon]()
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsFrom the exquisitely talented and award-winning author of the Outlander Saga come two additions to the oeuvre, both featuring Lord John Grey. This dashing character first appeared in Gabaldon’s blockbuster, Voyager, and readers cheered him on in the New York Times bestselling Lord John and the Private Matter... -
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![Beautiful Wreck by Larissa Brown]()
Beautiful Wreck by Larissa Brown
sweeping love story that crosses time, from a bleak 22nd century to 10th century Iceland - a land of rugged beauty and ax-hewn justice. In a desolate future built on virtual reality, Ginn is a romantic who yearns for something real. She designs environments for people who play at being Vikings...Categorized as:
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![A Bridge Through Time by Jennae Vale]()
A Bridge Through Time by Jennae Vale
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAshley Moore's life in San Francisco has hit a few snags, not the least of which involves sightings of a mystery man around every corner. Is she losing her mind or does he really exist? Her search for this grey-eyed stranger leads her to Scotland...Categorized as:
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![A Laird for all Time by Angeline Fortin]()
A Laird for all Time by Angeline Fortin
After ten long years of education and residency, Dr. Emmy MacKenzie feels the time is long overdue for a vacation. A little “me” time. A little alone time... -
![Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart]()
Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"A beautiful cross between Outlander and Peaky Blinders." [Audible Reviewer]When paramedic, Roseanna Chapman is tossed back in time and witnesses a murder, she finds herself stranded and under the watchful eye of London's most notorious crime boss.In 1921, Daniel Alderman’s a feared and ruthless gangster...Categorized as:
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![Highlander's Castle by Joanne Wadsworth]()
Highlander's Castle by Joanne Wadsworth
Book One in the Highlander Heat series. HIGHLANDER’S CASTLE Traveling through time…for a Highlander. Anne MacLeod’s identical ancestor has made a wish on the Fairy Flag at Dunvegan Castle, one which sees the two young women swapping places in time and leaving Anne set to handfast with the very man her ancestor wished to escape...Categorized as:
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![Haunting Beauty by Erin Quinn]()
Haunting Beauty by Erin Quinn
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mysterious stranger... Danni Jones believed everything about her past—that she was an unwanted child abandoned by her mother. That she was an outcast set apart by her clairvoyance. That she was alone. Then came the stranger. Dangerously seductive Sean Ballagh appears out of nowhere with a startling story that will challenge everything Danni thought was true. A lost woman..Categorized as:
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![In Another Time by Jillian Cantor]()
In Another Time by Jillian Cantor
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA sweeping historical novel that spans Germany, England, and the United States and follows a young couple torn apart by circumstance leading up to World War II—and the family secret that may prove to be the means for survival.Love brought them together. But only time can save them…1931, Germany... -
![Lord of the Black Isle by Elaine Coffman]()
Lord of the Black Isle by Elaine Coffman
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA Warriors Life... Laird David Murray would give his life to pull his clan through this time of strife and conflict. With enemies both inside and outside his keep, he has never felt so alone and desperate. Until he meets a beautiful healer with uncanny knowledge from another time... Meets a Healer's Art... Elisabeth Douglas was a doctor in her own time...Categorized as:
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![Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon]()
Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon
In her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels, Diana Gabaldon introduced millions of readers to a dazzling world of history and adventure — a world of vibrant settings and utterly unforgettable characters... -
![Luffs by Shay Savage]()
Luffs by Shay Savage
Once upon a time, you fell in love with a caveman.His needs were basic, his ambitions primal, his love fierce.Now, fall in love with Ehd all over again…through Beh’s eyes...Categorized as:
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![The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon, Hoang Nguyen]()
The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon, Hoang Nguyen
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsDiana Gabaldon’s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in her first-ever graphic novel, Gabaldon gives readers a fresh look at the events of the original Outlander: Jamie Fraser’s side of the story, gorgeously rendered by artist Hoang Nguyen...Categorized as:
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