In the aftermath of World War II, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is swept from her 1945 reality into 1743 Scotland by an ancient stone's mysterious powers. Thrust into a world of peril and political machinations, her life is intertwined with that of Jamie Fraser, a valiant Scots warrior. Torn between her loyalty to her husband in the future and the passionate love that forms with Jamie, Claire is caught in the crossfires of love and war, fidelity and desire, as she navigates two vastly different times in her life.