Debut Novel Coming this Fall

Willow D’Agata’s lakeside mansion is a lonely place, even when filled with beguiling women and wealthy—sometimes dangerous—men.

Her Great-Grandpa Fortunato “Fort” D’Agata had good intentions when he designed an ancestral home where four generations would live together and spend eternity. He didn’t expect Willow to become an orphan at age 18, trapped by the decisions he made as a young man in a life she’d never choose. 

Willow’s vow to preserve her family’s legacy costs her dearly, taking her innocence and compelling her silence—even when the heroic man of her dreams asserts that in an interrogation, she’d tell him everything.

Once Willow stumbles upon a box filled with answers about the legendary patriarch’s past, she must summon the strength to secure a safe and splendid life for herself and future D’Agata heirs.

Coming of age decades apart, both Willow and Fort navigate loss, terrible jobs, and the complex terrain of finding one’s tribe. Blending historical depth with contemporary resonance, Emerald Eyes  spans 1913 to 1987 in central Ohio.

Those who enjoyed The Lost Summers of Newport and The Sicilian Inheritance will love this empowering work of fiction.

Caroline’s debut novel will be published in September by Aphrodite Media and can be preordered now.