Lake Como, New Jersey:
 Jess Capodimonte Baratta is divorced, residing in her parents basement and helping her Uncle Louie with his marble business. When she learns that her family made choices over the years that stifled her dreams, shes furious. Determined to start living, she heads off to her familys ancestral home.

In Italy,
 Jess finally begins to stand on her own two feet. But just as shes finding happiness with dreamy Angelo, she learns there is even more to her family story . . .Will the hidden corners of Uncle Louies past send Jess back home? Or help her finally live life on her own terms?