America, 1772. It is only a few years before the War of Independence and the colony seethes with unrest. As battle lines are drawn up and loyalties tested, no one is safe in this new country.

Jamie Fraser receives a message from Governor Josiah Martin.

He wants Jamies help to keep the backcountry safe for King and Crown. But Jamie knows what's to come. His wife, Claire, has travelled back from the twentieth century and she knows whar will happen to those loyal to the King of England. Exile or death.

Neither prospect appeals to Jamie.

But Claire knows something else. From her own time she's read an article, dated 1776, reporting the destruction by fire of their home on Fraser's Ridge and the death of those who live there.

Jamie hopes Claire is wrong. for once, abour the future. But only time will rell...

'A triumph! A powerful tale layered in history and myth, ar its core is a love so vivid and fierce...

Nora Roberts