Stone Shed Series by John A. Heldt

From the author of the critically acclaimed Second Chance series comes the first book in the Stone Shed saga.When Noah Maclean, 22, races home from Europe, he finds a dying grandfather, a hidden letter, and a family secret that dates to the 1740s. He learns he is the keeper of a stone shed that can send people through time.Within weeks, Noah and his brother, Jake, 15, test their inheritance... moreFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Second Chance series comes the first book in the Stone Shed saga.When Noah Maclean, 22, races home from Europe, he finds a dying grandfather, a hidden letter, and a family secret that dates to the 1740s. He learns he is the keeper of a stone shed that can send people through time.Within weeks, Noah and his brother, Jake, 15, test their inheritance. They travel to 1776 to see Philadelphia in the age of Benjamin Franklin, the Declaration of Independence, and the American Revolution.Expecting to return within weeks, the orphaned brothers make the most of their field trip through history. Then they meet the lovely daughters of a furniture maker, and a pleasant adventure becomes a transformative journey.Filled with humor, romance, and heartbreak, THE PATRIOTS follows two lost souls through a critical moment in time as they adjust to new surroundings and wrestle with knowledge of things to come.Readers' Advisory: The Patriots is the first novel in a trilogy that spans several years. While some storylines are resolved, others are not. They are addressed in subsequent books. less

From the author of THE PATRIOTS comes a sweeping tale of love, war, deceit, and redemption ...Southeast Pennsylvania, November 1777.For Noah and Jake Maclean, the saga gets real. One year after the brothers entered a time portal and traded the computer age for the colonial age, they rush headlong into the American Revolution.Noah, 23, rides off to war. Against the wishes of his fiancée, Abigail Ward, he joins the Continental Army as it retreats to Valley Forge... moreFrom the author of THE PATRIOTS comes a sweeping tale of love, war, deceit, and redemption ...Southeast Pennsylvania, November 1777.For Noah and Jake Maclean, the saga gets real. One year after the brothers entered a time portal and traded the computer age for the colonial age, they rush headlong into the American Revolution.Noah, 23, rides off to war. Against the wishes of his fiancée, Abigail Ward, he joins the Continental Army as it retreats to Valley Forge. To improve his odds of surviving the war, he brings knowledge and pistols, weapons that soon draw the attention of the enemy.Jake, 16, stays behind. He helps furniture maker Samuel Ward and his family resettle in the countryside after the British seize Philadelphia. As he supports his newfound kin, he strengthens his relationship with Rachel Ward, Sam's mischievous younger daughter.The time travelers chart new courses in an era filled with violence, disease, and disruption. In doing so, they leave a mess for rela less