Sally the plot of the Highlander sounds like what you are describing, at least at the beginning. It is definately a romance novel, but a LOT of plot to go along. My friend recommended it to me because I was looking for something to read for fun. I just can't get into romance novels of any type. I definately thought the Jamie character was romantic, and not in the typical romance novel way. The characters in this book are very well developed. Too much S&M and soft porn in the Highlander though, for my taste. But that's just my taste. I'm not a prude, I just can't read all that stuff with a straight face. I've never been able to sit through these historical fiction works though, so it is just a me thing, Ms. Gabaldon is a very well loved writer and many of my friends just love her books. I wish I did, since I am part Scots and have visited the highlands and love them.

Thanks for the heads up but I've read this one. I love her books and can't wait for "In My Heart's Own Blood" to be released. I don't usually re-read a book but I could easily do that with this series. Diana Gabaldon is the the best author.

Well, they can change the eyes to blue with colored contact lenses and they can change the hair with dye, but they're going to need someone really tall. And fair-skinned, though I suppose they could change that with makeup, but it would be a pain to carry that throughout the series. Diana Gabaldon has said that Jamie Fraser is built like a basketball player, not a football player. Not that she'll probably get any input into casting. If you like "Outlander" and are interested in people's ideas of casting, go to Youtube and search on "Outlander casting." Tons of stuff, some of them very good. Though the consensus always seems to be that Jamie should be played by Gerard Butler, who is much too old for Jamie in the first couple books, though he *is* tall. I'll be interested to see how they'll handle the sex scenes, which are so amazingly written in the books. It wouldn't be "Outlander" if they made it into a family show, but it also wouldn't be "Outlander" if there were naked women running around in every scene.

I have read all of the Wilderness books as well as the Outlander series. I enjoyed both but much prefer the Outlander books. They seem to have a more natural flow to them. I like that they stay with the same main characters through all the books. Sarah keeps the same characters but changes main character in the later books. The historical references in both are good but I think Diana's are much better.