Hidden Lake's Light — John Irvin

When an expedition team travel back in time to the year 1815, they're hoping to escape the corruption of modern society. This colony moves to Hidden Lake, Montana Territory, in the hope to start new and fresh.But, unknown to anyone, two of their five leaders have ulterior motives.Gael, Colin, Jenna, Jessica, and Levi are the leaders. They all have the same dream: to found a colony built on the old virtues, untouched by the greed of modernism. But three of them have no idea.Colin and Jenna have traveled to this time period because they know of a 10,000 year old idol of the Egyptian Magic god, Thoth. Legend has it, the Crystal can give immortality.If you enjoy time travel, alternate histories, Magic vs. Technology urban fantasy stories, you just might fall in love with Book 1: Hidden Lake's Light in the Magic's Time Split series.