
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991
The most beloved romance novel of the 20th century according to genre readers, and deservedly so. Jamie and Claire's relationship has a physical and emotional depth that most literary fiction doesn't attempt. A time-travel premise somehow becomes a meditation on what it means to belong to someone across lifetimes.
Romance · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.