The Water Castle

What if you discover that the man of your dreams lived 400 years ago? Fourteen-year-old Gina Martin is a straight-A student and a bit of an introvert with no real interest in boys or a social life outside of a few close friends…until the 10th anniversary of the mysterious death of her father, when she is drawn to the eerie old park where he used to take her, and its scary, crumbling old tower. Inside, she accidentally discovers a portal that delivers her to the 1700s, where she eventually meets Philip, a young Noble who has been tasked with settling Spain’s “La Florida” territory. Fascinated by the world she has found, Gina begins to skip school and visit La Florida more and more--much to the ire of Prince Philip’s mysterious counselor, Cero. Falling for her prince, Gina ignores unfriendly natives, her mother, and the obvious discrepancies of a new friend Gina finds in the old world--an elusive and ethereal woman named Summer. But when Gina sees that Florida’s history in her present-da