For twenty years, Claire Randall has guarded an unimaginable secret. Now, returning to Scotland's mist-shrouded hills with her grown daughter, she's ready to unveil a truth as extraordinary as the events that birthed it.

An ancient circle of standing stones, a love that transcends time, and James Fraser—the fearless warrior whose gallantry swept her from the safety of her century into the peril of his.

But as the shadows of the past loom large, a legacy of blood and desire threatens to engulf them. Amidst the intrigue of Charles Edward Stuart's court and the brewing storm of a doomed uprising, Claire faces a desperate battle to save both the child and the man she loves.

Will she succeed in altering the course of history, or are some destinies inescapable?