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- Content warnings: Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Pregnancy loss / miscarriage, Violence, War, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Trauma, Imprisonment
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon
Book 2 in Outlander
Claire and Jamie are already bonded when this book starts, which makes the danger feel less like courtship and more like a stress test for a love big enough to bend time. Read it when you want romance tangled with history, war, impossible choices, and the ache of knowing what is coming.
goodreads 4.34/5 388,205 ratings
storykind_community 3/5 2 ratings
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Length768 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Established relationship
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Passionate / intense
- Book hangover
- Warrior/fighter
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- Star-crossed
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Protective love interest
- Forbidden love
- Slow seduction
- Damaged survivor
- Vanilla with emotion
- Grumpy protector
- Hurt/comfort
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
- Possessive/protective
Fantasy promise
- Historical fantasy romance
- Time travel romance
- Royal court / palace
- Historical
- Humans only
- Time-spanning love
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- War front / rebellion
- Portal fantasy
- Mountain / highlands
- Star-crossed lovers
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Slow
- Epic
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- Healer
- Dramatic
- Immersive
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Protector
- Melancholic
- Character-driven
- Intense
- Bonds forged in war
- Political intrigue
- War-torn kingdom
- Emotional devastation
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Book details
- Length
- 768 pages
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book