Before Capri, An American Story is a captivating multigenerational historical family saga that traces one family’s extraordinary journey through centuries of hardship, migration, and enduring love. This genealogy inspired romantic fiction begins with a survivor of the Hundred Years’ War who establishes his roots in the Pfalzwald of present-day Germany. Generations later, his descendants cross the Atlantic and settle in a pre-British Dutch colony near where the Delaware River meets the ocean. They forge new and prosperous lives in Colonial America until circumstances cause them to migrate west, eventually settling in the Indiana Territory, sharing land and befriending the local Potawatomi clan.
 

Blending an immigrant family legacy with the sweeping historical events of a growing America, the story explores the resilience, sacrifices, and bonds that shape a family across generations; from the challenges of surviving in medieval Europe to early colonial life, western expansion, the Civil War, and through the trials of a post-World War II rebirth in the American heartland. The narrative follows a lineage whose roots stretch across continents and whose stories span more than five centuries. This compelling work of historical fiction across centuries culminates in the 1970s, when a twelfth-generation American descendant encounters a young Italian student and discovers a profound love that connects him to her and her heritage—and to the deeper meaning of his own family history.
 

At once an immigrant family saga in America and an intimate story of romance, kinship, identity, and devotion, Before Capri, An American Story reveals how the past continues to shape the present, and how the threads of family history can lead to an unexpected and life-changing love.
 

Rooted in genuine historical events, inspired by generations of family history, and brought to life through the timeless power of storytelling.