Jessie McCallin is the main character in the novel “Journey to Caprice” She is a 43 year old introvert trying to navigate through the stressful state of the world, which includes wars, food shortages, famine, disease, crime, pollution, constant environmental disasters, one after another, wildfires, earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, even solar storms wreaking havoc worldwide.

The only hope to solve any of these major issues seems to be a much higher power than any she could see working in the world today.

She wants to believe in a loving God that could rescue the whole world, but is struggling to understand how one could exist while allowing all this suffering to take place in every corner of the world.

Then she goes to a family reunion that changed everything. As an introvert, she just wanted to get in, make an appearance for her cousin Cody, eat, and get out as soon as possible. Little does she know that her entire world is about to be turned upside and nothing in her world, or anyone’s else for that matter, will ever be the same.

There is no way to turn back time, once she enters the world of Caprice.

Cody is Jessie’s cousin. The novel begins with Jessie attending a family reunion at Cody’s new house. Cody is a photographer. She took the group shot of the last family reunion the last year before the pandemic. This image is catamount to Jessie being able to enter Caprice. Cody is Jessie’s favorite family member and one of her closest friends. Unlike Jessie, Cody is very outgoing and loves being around people and entertaining. She also travels the world doing her photography and has a way of staying busy and overlooking some of the more telling events happening in the world around her.

Allion is one of the first people that Jessie meets upon entering Caprice.

He is a wonderfully loving, kind, intelligent Caprician with striking gray blue eyes that seem to be the embodiment of tranquility.

He seems to have wisdom beyond measure that he is willing to share with Jessie that will help her understand her own world much better.

It isn’t long before Jessie discovers who this mystery person is and what His role is in Caprice as well as her own life and the enti.e world as we know it.

Sarah is another one of the first Capricians that Jessie meets upon entering and exploring Caprice. She helps Jessie learn to navigate Caprice and see all the different aspects of that world and helps her understand how it is possible. She also makes the best lemonade Jessie has ever had, ever.

She is also Gracie’s mother and a close friend to many of the animals in Caprice.

Gracie is Sarah’s daughter. While age in Caprice doesn’t mean anything once you reach adulthood, there are still some younger children as explained in the novel that are still in the process of reaching adulthood. Currently she is what we would consider about 10 years old. Her favorite pastime is playing with the animals in Caprice.

Erica Danielle (Goes by Dani) is the master gardener and animal linguist in Caprice. She is one of the Capricians that helps Jessie understand how the food system works in Caprice and shows her around the amazing gardens there.

She also shares with Jessie about the ability to communicate with the animals of Caprice and Beyond.

Greg is a Caprician who runs the local sustainable lumber mill and helps with providing God-Given power production for all of the Capricians in the area where Jessie visits.

He is a lumberjack of sorts that lives on top of a mountain in a glass house overlooking his favorite part of Caprice.

Charlie is one of the many animals that inhabit Caprice. He is quite friendly and loves Sarah’s pumpkin pie. He is also quite fond of Gracie, maybe because she is always bringing him some off her mother’s pumpkin pie.