Raina Ballard, a motorcycle loving, guitar playing, honor student, would have been just fine living in the college dorm her freshman year, but her wacky, new-age mom thought it best to uproot the entire family and move to their mountain cottage on the outskirts of Asheville, North Carolina. Raina's new home lies just a few miles away from a creepy and very mysterious eighteenth century Renaissance-style mansion.

Raphael, who has recently returned from doing archeological work in Turkey, is instantly infatuated with Raina. Raina finds herself equally intrigued with her mysterious...

Behind the official historical documents and studied texts, there are countless families whose lives were forever altered by atrocities and ruthlessness of war. Jordan's War is the story of Jordan Sinclair, a fourteen-year-old boy whose family endures and eventually triumphs during one of the most turbulent times in American history.

In the exciting conclusion, staples get scarce as the war continues, but the Sinclair family carries on as best they can. Worry grows when word comes that Jordan's older brother is taken prisoner by the rebels and the family is divided even more when...