INTO THE WILDERNESS (The Wilderness Series Book 1)

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And with rare exceptions, like the Scottish character, Robbie, most of the characters sound exactly alike.

Elizabeth and Nathaniel are now on the run “into the wilderness,” and this is where the true romance begins. We’ve compiled a list of listens for fans of the Outlander series bringing you time travel romance, Scottish historical fiction and more.

It had everything: an enviable romance, adventure in the wilderness, action enough to make your blood burn. I've long been a fan of Big Fat Historical Novels, but this one wasn't as engaging as I'd hoped it would be.

Although born in the United Kingdom, she lived the first forty years of her life in Zimbabwe, where she met and married her husband, Kingsley. But it’s Hannah herself who must risk everything once more—this time to save Daniel, who’s been taken prisoner by the British. The historical aspect of the novel was the big drawing factor for me, since I enjoy North American history. He has a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, and is the author of numerous articles on the history of religion, theology, spirituality, and social ethics as well as three books.

after another adventure, and I found some of the storylines not exactly plausible (but apparently time travel is?

If you are one of those readers who attempted ‘Outlander’ but weren’t patient enough to trudge through the slow start, then ‘Into the Wilderness’ is probably more your pace. Donati’s series has a few major differences with ‘Outlander’; the main one being an absence of fantasy, because there is no ‘time travel’ plot. But things aren't going to go smoothly for all involved as the doctor is determined to have the land no matter the cost . Even the one that plays main antagonist is rather gray-shaded instead of a tar-black baddie, and with deeper motivations than thought in the beginning. Diana Gabaldon’s popular Outlander series, and the TV adaptations, are full of danger, steamy passion, and Scottish history.Gabaldon also has a very distinct and wonderful voice – even the dullest passages (like Claire’s medicinal descriptions) are riveting when written in her succulent, lyrical prose. This is a series and I think my favorite was actually "Queen of Swords" which is set in New Orleans during the war of 1812. This novel reads like really, really bad fan fiction, one that impoverishes rather than enriches the originals. Also, there are a great many characters in this book, and it's nearly impossible to keep them all straight (though the list of characters at the beginning of the book does help with that). Trying to control her own destiny with a determined nature and a deep desire for equality, the village of Paradise seems to be designed to drive Elizabeth crazy.

Whereas in ‘Outlander’ Black Jack Randall is a truly masochistic villain – he is a very clear bad guy to Jamie Fraser’s good guy. Our authors include Carrie Lloyd, David Oliver, Ralph Turner, Wendy Mann, and Dr Elizabeth McNaught. Turning to Moses, he said, ‘You are too cowardly to fight your own battles, so you bring your dog to fight for you?With the strain of relations among the natives, part-natives and the white newcomers, in a world where life seems to sometimes hang by a thread, Elizabeth also finds that a life in the wilderness has no end of lessons to teach her about life, love and what is worth sacrificing for.