What If, Is Fast Becoming a Frightening Reality It is April 19, 2020. The United States is in a new war for independence. Insurrection, guerrilla warfare, atrocity, and mayhem drive a crippled nation into a confused maze of deceit and intrigue. The uprising had ignited in Texas a year earlier when zealous President Rex Collins' executive order fueled the flames of discontent. A nation that allows dissent and free speech is good. A nation that creates and sponsors a spirit of resentment for any segment of its populace is doomed to stir the ire of its majority and eventually fail. The Great Experiment of 1776 works today only if we, its citizens, work to keep it alive in spirit, action, gratitude, and love. - Rocco V. Rinaldi This character-driven vel follows two diverse Rebel families caught in war's crosshair. The Northcutts of Prosper, Texas and the Rinaldis of Utica, New York, face over nine months of warfare, passion, love, loyalty, and mayhem. Their destinies meet as they battle both personal and common foe to form lasting bonds as brothers, sisters, and lovers in war, caught in the mix of this futuristic tale. Originally written almost a decade ago, much of what Jim perceived as a prelude to this vel has already taken place: a president who casually igres the laws of the United States; attempts to eliminate the Second, Fourth, and Tenth Amendments; and pits the poor against the rich, creating an opportunity for class warfare. History teaches us that every great civilization's demise started from within.