Many years ago I read the first three books in the series - Cross Stitch in England and Australia and Outlander in the USA (1991), Dragonfly in Amber (1992) and Voyager (1993). There are nine books so far in the series including a sub-series of books - the 9th will be published shortly.
The first books centre on the Jacobite war in Britain in 1745-1746 when Prince Charles Edward Stuart (the Young Pretender) attempted to take back the throne of England and Scotland.
These books are a mixture of time travel, adventure and large quantities of romance (sex) scattered with some historical facts. In an interview Diana Galbaldon said that when she write Cross Stitch she was experimenting writing a novel and did not expect to publish it. Therefore she combined a variety of genres and styles in the one book. As we know the book was published and the rest is history.
Claire time travels from the mid twentieth century back to Scotland during the Jacobite revolution. There she meets Jamie who becomes the heart throb of the novel and his friends and becomes involved in their adventures.
I skipped sections of these books when I was reading them but I still read them to the end. However once I had finished the third book I decided to take a (long) break from the series.
Outlander series
http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/
FAQ
https://www.dianagabaldon.com/resources/faq/faq-about-the-books/#whatiscrossstitch.
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