Blood Ties Author:Maxine Douglas Emma's search for a long lost aunt leads her to the ancestorial home of Royal Kinsman and a path to Civil War. — Emma travels through three early battles of the American Civil War up to one of the bloodiest days in American history when Royal rescues her at Antietam. A love so strong that it carries through the Kinsman family from the m... more »id-1860s through generations leading to modern times.« less