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ADX Florence Prison, Colorado
Shattered Rock, Arizona
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Phantom Ranch, Arizona
63 Chapters
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Atlee Pine: FBI special agent. She’s 5’11” with shoulder length dark hair and blue eyes.
Mercy Pine: Atlee’s twin sister who was abducted from their bedroom when they were six-years old and presumed dead.
Clint Dobbs: FBI Special Agent in Charge at the Phoenix field office.
Sam Ketterling: Park Service Ranger at Grand Canyon.
Colson Lambert: Park Service Ranger at Grand Canyon.
Harry Rice: Park Service Ranger at Grand Canyon.
Mark Brennan: Mule wrangler at Phantom Ranch.
Carol Blum: Atlee’s secretary.
Jennifer Yazee: Sketch artist. She’s native Navaho.
Joe Yazee: Jennifer’s husband.
Joe Yazee, Jr.: Jennifer and Joe’s troubled son.
Marjorie Parks: Assistant medical examiner.
Benjamin (Ben) Priest: Missing guest of the Phantom Ranch.
Edward Priest: Ben’s brother.
Stark: Former FBI agent who willed Atlee the Mustang they’d restored together.
Daniel James Tor: Serial killer currently in maximum security prison at ADX Florence. Atlee believes he abducted and killed her twin sister when she was six-years old. (hide spoiler)]

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Oak Bluff, California
14 Chapters
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Cash Hawkins: Sheriff of Oak Bluff. He’s 6’4” with dark brown hair and green eyes.
Olivia Belle: She’s 25-years old and a brunette with blue eyes.
Lucinda: Cash’s mother.
Rose DaSilva: Co-owner with her husband Marcus of the Oak Bluff B & B.
Marcus DaSilva: Co-owner with his wife Rose of the Oak Bluff B & B.
Jackson (Jack) Everett, Jr.: Lawyer who returned home after a ten-year absence for his father’s funeral and to run his ranch and vineyard. He’s 28-years old and has blond hair and blue eyes. He and Ava dated his last six months of high school and have a son, Owen.
Ava Ellis: Assistant at her parents vineyard. She has auburn hair.
Owen Ellis: Ava and Jack’s 9-year old son.
Luke Everett: Middle Everett sibling. He’s 27-years old.
Walker Everett: Youngest of the Everett Brothers. He’s 25-years old and seems to have a drinking problem.
Lily Green: Cook at and co-owner of BBQ on the Bluff diner. She recently split up with Tucker.
Tucker Green: Lily’s ex-husband. He’s engaged to Tara.
Tara: Tucker’s fiancée and Cash’s ex-girlfriend.
Adams: Deputy.
Walters: Deputy.
Cora Abbott: Owner of Cora’s Collectibles, an antique store.
Elizabeth Belle: Olivia’s mother.
George Belle: Olivia’s father.
Anna Belle: Olivia’s grandmother.
Michael: Olivia’s ex-boyfriend.
Dixie: Cash’s German shepherd. (hide spoiler)]

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Austin, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Dallas, Texas
34 Chapters
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Sydney Blake: Student studying music. She’s in a relationship with Ridge.
Ridge Lawson: Deaf musician and songwriter for his brother’s band.
Brennan Lawson: Ridge’s younger brother.
Maggie Carson: Ridge’s former girlfriend who is in graduate school. She has cystic fibrosis.
Jake Griffin: Cardiologist.
Warren: Ridge’s best friend and roommate.
Bridgette: Ridge and Warren’s roommate.
Hunter: Sydney’s cheating ex-boyfriend.
Tori: Sydney’s cheating ex-best friend and roommate. (hide spoiler)]

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New York, NY
Stormville, NY
21 Chapters
Epilogue
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Theo Decker: Lead singer for the rock band Riven. He has black hair and blue-gray eyes.
Caleb Blake Whitman: Former Rock Star one year out of rehab. He has brown hair and green eyes.
Rhys Nyland: Caleb’s best friend.
Matt Argento: Rhys’ husband.
Ven: Bass player for Riven.
Coco: Guitarist for Riven.
Ethan: Drummer for Riven.
Dougal: Riven manager.
Huey: Bar owner. (hide spoiler)]

Setting
Austin, Texas
28 Chapters
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Sydney Blake: Student studying music.
Ridge Lawson: Deaf musician.
Brennan Lawson: Ridge’s younger brother.
Maggie Carson: Ridge’s girlfriend who is in graduate school.
Warren: Ridge’s best friend and roommate.
Bridgette: Ridge and Warren’s roommate.
Hunter: Sydney’s cheating ex-boyfriend.
Tori: Sydney’s cheating ex-best friend and roommate. (hide spoiler)]

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Norfolk, Virginia
28 Chapters
Epilogue
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Zach Walker: Lieutenant with the Norfolk Fire Department. He's Dallas' twin. He’s 6’3” with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Lanora (Nora) Sellers: ER nurse and single mother of a son, Will. She’s 5’8” with strawberry blond hair and green eyes.
Will Sellers: Nora’s 10-month old son.
Dallas Walker: Zach's twin. He's a DEA agent.
Nick Walker: Zach’s oldest brother, an FBI agent. He lost his parents when he was 20-years old and raised his siblings on his own. He’s married to Mia and they’re the parents of triplets, Max, Ella & Sam.
Mia James Walker: Grief therapist and Nick's wife. She was also Hannah's counselor. She’s the mother of their triplets, Max, Ella & Sam. She has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Luke Walker: Zach's brother, former Special Forces.
Hannah Walker McKinney: Zach’s sister, a physical therapist who runs a horse therapy service (hippo therapy) for disabled children at. It's called Freedom Farm. She's 31-years old, 5'8" with long blonde hair and golden brown eyes and is married to Stephen. They have one son, 6-month old Mitchell.
Stephen McKinney: J. T.'s brother. Real estate mogul and owner of Trace Development, a real estate and property development firm. He's 32-years old, tall with brown eyes and black hair. He's married to Hannah and they have one son, Mitchell.
Jake (J. T.) McKinney: Biomedical engineer and the youngest of the McKinney brothers. He lost his leg in a car accident years ago and wears a prothesis. He's the co-owner of Evolution Research and Development. He has dark hair and brown eyes.
Paige Roberts McKinney: Waitress at a diner. She has blond hair and blue-green eyes.
Casey Marie Roberts: Paige's 4-year old daughter.
Matthew (Matt) Emmanuel McKinney: J. T.'s brother. Married to Abby and they're parents of eight.
Abby McKinney: Married to Matt and mother of their seven children, Annie, Jack, Charlie, Gracie, Mary, Cole and Caroline (twins).
Elizabeth (Lizzy) McKinney: J. T.'s only sister. Married to Paul and mother of their son, Nathan.
Andrew McKinney: J. T.'s older brother. Married to Meg.
Anthony (Tony) McKinney, Jr: J. T.'s oldest brother, married to Beth and father of four.
Beth McKinney: Tony's wife and mother of their four children. She’s an OB-GYN.
Patrick McKinney: J. T.'s older brother, married to Sarah.
Sarah McKinney: Married to Patrick.
Riley McKinney: Youngest of the McKinney siblings. He’s a firefighter, new recruit.
Marge McKinney: Matriarch of the McKinney family.
Anthony (Tony) McKinney: Patriarch of the McKinney family.
Dink: Firefighter.
Bull: Firefighter.
Eddie: Firefighter.
Becca: Nurse who works with Nora and is her friend. She’s just out of nursing school.
Scarlet: Nurse who works with Nora and is her friend.
Bill Sellers: Nora’s father.
Cathy: Bill’s girlfriend.
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Long Island, New York
Venice, Italy
49 Chapters
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Nora Baron: aka Joan Simmons. Actress and teacher at Stony Brook University. Her stage name was Noreen Hughes. She’s 49-years old with chestnut hair and green eyes. Married to Jeff who she recently learned was a CIA agent. She’s agree to go undercover for them for one operation.
Jeff Baron: Nora's husband, a CIA agent.
Dana Baron: Nora and Jeff's daughter, a student at NYU.
Ralph Johnson: Jeff’s assistant.
Hamilton Green: Director of the New York City field station of the CIA and Jeff’s boss.
Galina Rostova: Russian stage actress.
Nikolai Malinkov: Russian general and army leader. Galina is his mistress.
Ludmilla Malinkov: Nikolai’s wife.
Patrick (Patch) Sullivan: Dana’s boyfriend and the cameraman hired for Sound Byte Productions (SBD).
Frances Camillo: Wardrobe expert for Sound Byte Productions (SBP), the fictitious company created for Nora’s cover.
Paolo Ventura: Sound man hired for Sound Byte Productions (SBP). He’s Mario’s son-in-law.
Mario Naldi: Director hired for Sound Byte Productions (SBP)
Signore Luchese: Proprietress and owner of the pensione in Venice where Nora and her team are staying.
Pia Fortuna: Signore Luchese’s daughter, married to Tony.
Tony Fortuna: Pia’s husband.
Vera: Galina’s assistant. (hide spoiler)]

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Hidden Falls, Pennsylvania
Los Angeles, California
24 Chapters
Epilogue
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Allegra (Allie) Hudson Monroe: TV assistant director, now unemployed. She's divorced with a teenage daughter, Nikki. Her mother was Nora. Shes going to do the ceiling art restoration. She's tall, model thin and has long, straight blond hair.
Desdemona (Des) Hudson: Actress and Allie's younger sister who is now seeing Seth. She was the star of a TV series, Des Does It All as a child. She works with the Cross Creek Animal Shelter in Montana. She’s 35-years old and has curly auburn hair. Her mother was Nora.
Cara Hudson McCann: Divorced yoga instructor. She has light auburn, curly hair and is the youngest of the three sisters. Her mother was Susa. She’s seeing Joe.
Franklin (Fritz) Reynolds Hudson: Cara, Allie and Des' father, a well known Hollywood entertainment agent and manager who recently died. He mandated in his will that the three sisters had to live with each other in Hidden Falls until they completed the restoration of the town theater in order to receive their inheritance.
Honora (Nora) Hudson: Des and Allie's late movie star mother.
Susa Hudson: Cara's mother who is deceased.
Nicole (Nikki) Monroe: Allie's 14-year old daughter.
Bonnie (Barney) Hudson: Fritz's sister and the sisters' aunt. The sisters didn’t know of her until Fritz’s death. She’s president of the family business.
Reynolds Hudson: Fritz's grandfather.
Pete Wheeler: Fritz's lawyer.
Gil Wheeler: Pete's brother who died as a teen. He was Barney’s fiancé.
Joe Damanski: Building contractor and owner of Damanski Construction. He’s seeing Cara. He's tall with blue eyes and blonde hair and 35-years old.
Benjamin (Ben) Haldeman: Police chief of Hidden Falls.
Sarah Haldeman: Ben's wife, deceased.
Seth MacLeod: Mayor of Hidden Falls who’s seeing Des. He’s also a farmer now growing grapes to develop a winery in addition to lots of other crops. He’s tall with a completely shaved head and brown eyes.
Amy MacLeod: Seth’s sister, a doctor.
Kayla MacLeod: Amy’s daughter, Seth’s niece.
Tom Brookes: Son of Barney’s neighbor.
Mark O’Hearn: Nikki’s friend. He’s Seth’s cousin’s son.
Hayley O’Hearn: Mark’s sister.
Roseanne O’Hearn: Mark’s mother.
Wendy Dunham: Nikki’s friend.
Tess Dunham: Wendy’s mother, a teacher and widow.
Judy Worrell: Owner of the Goodbye Café. The real name is the Green Brier Café.
Justine Mitchell Kennedy: Dessert supplier for the Goodbye Café.
George: Head chef at the Goodbye Café.
Ginger: Hostess at the Goodbye Café. She's the single mother of daughter, Ava.
Fran: Des’ friend who runs the animal shelter she funds back in Cross Creek, Montana.
Alistair Cooper: Local artist the first Reynolds Hudson hired to hand paint the ceiling of the theater.
Clint Monroe: Allie's ex-husband.
Courtney Davenport: Nikki’s best friend in California.
Marlo Davenport: Courtney’s mother who is secretly dating Clint.
Rita Werner: Upholsterer along with her sister.
Elsa Werner: Upholsterer along with her sister.
Lucille: Barney’s Cadillac DeVille.
Buttons: Mixed breed mutt Des rescued from the theater.
Girl/Lulu: One of the dogs Des rescued from the theater, a black and white border collie. Ben adopted her.
Ripley: One of the dogs Des rescued from the theater, a black and white border collie. Seth adopted him.
Belle: Chocolate Lab Des and Seth rescued.
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Barney bought the Goodbye Café when the owner had to leave the state to care for her father. Allie was drafted to help Barney Run the café.
Justine is Tess’ mother. Turns out, she’d had a relationship with Fritz while he was dating Nora and, unbeknownst to him, got pregnant with Tess. Tess is unaware that the man who raised her was not her biological father. At the end of the story, it was clear Tess found out the truth.
Courtney turned on Nikki, bullying and tormenting her once she realized their parents were dating. Allie convinced Clint to let her move Nikki to Hidden Falls where she loved.
Allie and Ben are seeing each other. Des and Seth got married. Cara and Joe are getting married. Cara started her yoga business.
Allie stopped drinking. (hide spoiler)]

Setting
New Orleans, Louisiana
46 Chapters
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Cage Foster: Louisiana Bureau of Investigations (LBI) agent. Formerly a deputy sheriff in Adams County, Mississippi in Roselea. He’s married to Dani and father of their daughter, Emma. He’s tall with short brown hair.
Dani Foster: Cage’s wife and mother of their daughter, Emma.
Emma Foster: Cage and Dani’s 3-year old daughter.
Myra Bonin: Detective with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), Major Crimes. She’s Cage’s partner.
Butch Dubreax: Veteran homicide detective and Bonin’s former partner who worked with her on Shana’s case.
Dumas: Commander and Bonin’s new boss.
Parsons: Deputy superintendent in charge of the NOPD’s entire investigation and support bureau.
Rogers: Cage’s boss at the LBI.
Sergeant Brady: NOPD officer responding to the cemetery scene.
Annabeth George: Young woman who was abducted from Mississippi seven years ago. She escaped and her face was disfigured so Charlotte Gaudet took her in as her granddaughter and was living under the identity of Lyric who disappeared during Katrina in 2005. She’s had plastic surgery to repair her face and it was successful. Because of her brain damage, she lacks a filter that would inhibit her from speaking her mind.
Lyric Gaudet: Charlotte’s granddaughter who was believed to have died during Katrina. She was discovered alive. She and Annabeth are now best friends.
Remy: Annabeth’s new boyfriend, a musician.
Charlotte Gaudet: Lyric’s deceased grandmother, a voodoo priestess.
Zoey Roberts: One of the teens in the cemetery who discovered Masen. She’s a student at Loyola.
Trish Millwood: One of the teens in the cemetery who discovered Masen. She’s a student at Loyola.
Kyle Rowe: One of the teens in the cemetery who discovered Masen. He’s a chemistry major at Tulane.
Masen Malone: Young man who died of acid ingestion in the Holt Cemetery. He was the janitor at The Black Sheep bar.
Shana Sanders: Masen’s missing and presumed dead girlfriend.
Sanders: Shana’s uncle.
Deandra: Owner of The Black Sheep, one of the oldest bars on Frenchman Street.
Jared Masse: Manager of Fatback’s.
Suzette LaBauve Masse: Jared’s mother and owner of the bar. She’s the daughter of Lily Hayle.
Lily Hayle: Suzette’s mother.
Madam Maribel: Reportedly the best psychic in the Quarter.
Ginger Hughes: Therapist and part of one of the city’s elite families. Her great grandfather was Philip Redmond. She was Masen’s doctor.
Carson Hughes: Ginger’s brother.
Brooks Hughes: Ginger’s father.
Matthew Leighton: Fraternity brother that Trish accused of assault. He’s George’s nephew.
George Leighton: Founding partner of Leighton and Hughes law firm. He specializes in corporate tax laws.
Hart: Lead singer in Remy’s band. They play at The Black Sheep.
Layla: Mysterious young girl who was a friend/acquaintance of Shana’s.
Spider: Drug dealer who tried to kill Cage during the sting.
Dotty Jean: Famed former Storyville madam.
Philip Redmund: Former patriarch of one of the city’s elite families and Ginger’s great grandfather. He started the London Club and their parade Krewe. He is reputed to have killed Dotty Jean by pushing her down the stairs.
JoJo: Prostitute who took in Dotty’s son after he witnessed her murder.
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Ginger was secretly Madam Marabel.
Deandra is Suzette’s sister. She was keeping Lily and Shana captive.
Zoey was really Layla. Layla is Deandra’s daughter.
Jared and Deandra were responsible for Masen’s death. Jared was working with Spider and was the main distributor of Fentynol. Deandra was the one who tried to kill Cage, twice. Jared was running the enterprise.
Lily Hayle was the daughter of Philip Redmund and JoJo. (hide spoiler)]

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Boston, Massachusetts
Pilgrim Cove, Massachusetts
15 Chapters
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Shelley Anderson: Divorced mother of two. She’s 34-years old with short reddish-brown hair. She’s staying in Pilgrim Cove at the Sea View house for the summer.
Daniel Stone: Widowed professor who’s staying in the upstairs unit of the Sea View house.
Josh Anderson: Shelley’s 8-year old son.
Emily Anderson: Shelley’s 6-year old daughter.
Bartholomew (Bart) Quinn: Owner and manager of Quinn Real Estate and Property Management in Pilgrim Cove. He’s one of the ROMEOs.
Lila Quinn Sullivan: Bart’s partner and granddaughter.
Katie Sullivan: Lila’s daughter.
Laura McCloud: Narration and voice over artist who rented the Sea View house at Pilgrim Cove. She recently recovered from breast cancer and caring for her recently deceased mother before coming to Pilgrim Cove. She’s moved in with and engaged to Matt. She’s 5’7” and has short, curly blond hair and blue eyes.
Matt Parker: Owner and manager of Parker Plumbing and Hardware. He’s living with and engaged to Laura. He’s tall with dark, wavy hair and black eyes.
Brian Parker: Matt’s 11-year old son.
Casey Parker: Matt’s 7-year old son. He has a stutter.
Sam Parker: Matt’s father.
Jason Parker: Matt’s younger brother who’s been away since his twin died in a car accident on prom night 8 years ago. He’s Katie’s father.
Jared Parker: Matt’s younger brother and Jason’s twin who died in a car accident 8 years ago.
Valerie Parker: Matt’s wife who died of ovarian cancer four years ago.
Joe Cavelli: One of the ROMEOs. He owns a garage that his son manages. His son Charlie is married to one of Bart’s daughters.
Lou Goodman: One of the ROMEOs. He’s a retired librarian.
Pearl Goodman: Lou’s wife.
Rachel Goodman: Lou and Pearl’s daughter.
Ralph Bigelow: One of the ROMEOs. He’s retired from the utility company but helps Bart out with electrical repairs.
Rick (Chief) O’Brien: One of the ROMEOs. He’s retired from the Pilgrim Cove police department and engaged to Dee.
Dee Barnes: Owner of The Diner on the Dunes and engaged to Rick.
Mike Lyons: One of the ROMEOs. He’s a retired environmental engineer.
Kate Lyons: Mike’s wife.
Max (Doc) Rosen: One of the ROMEOs. He’s a retired Boston physician.
Marsha Rosen: Max’s wife, a cancer survivor.
Maggie Quinn Sullivan: Bart’s daughter and co-owner (with her sister Thea) of The Lobster Pot. She’s Lila’s mother and is married to Tom.
Thea Quinn Cavelli: Bart’s daughter and co-owner (with her sister Maggie) of The Lobster Pot. She’s married to Charlie.
Jane Fisher: New hire helping Bart and Lila at Quinn Real Estate & Property Management.
Adam Fielding: Town veterinarian.
Ellen Duffy: Shelley’s mother.
Phil Duffy: Shelley’s father.
Carl Anderson: Shelley’s ex-husband.
Alicia: Carl’s girlfriend.
George Delaney: Private investigator. (hide spoiler)]

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Pine Rock, Texas
Sheridan Heights, Texas
Dallas, Texas
30 Chapters
Epilogue
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Brynn Holloran: Defense attorney at Blythe and Gunn law firm. She is nearly 6’ tall and has auburn hair and blue eyes.
Erik Morgan: Team leader at Wolfe Security.
Liam Wolfe: Mark Wolfe’s brother and married to Tara. He’s a former Marine captain, now head of his own security firm, Wolfe Security. He’s tall with green eyes.
Tara Rushing Wolfe: FBI special agent in the Houston field office and married to Liam. She formerly worked for the Houston Police Department. She’s 29-years old, tall with curly brown hair and blue eyes.
Mark Wolfe: Former FBI special agent and profiler in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). He now heads up a profiling unit at the Delphi Center. He’s Liam’s older brother and is involved with Allison Doyle. He's 43-years old, tall with brown-black eyes.
Jeremy Owen: Security consultant working for Liam, his second in command.
Tony Lopez: Security consultant working for Wolf Security.
Trent Reese: Security consultant working for Wolf Security.
Skyler: IT expert working for Wolfe Security.
Hayes Becker: New recruit for Wolfe Security.
Lindsey Leary: Sheridan Heights homicide detective.
Max Gorman: Veteran Sheridan Heights homicide detective working with Lindsey.
Art Caldwell: US Marshal.
Reginald (Reggie) Gunn: Managing partner of Blythe and Gunn law firm. Brynn’s boss.
Ross Foley: Brynn’s law partner.
Faith: Reggie’s assistant.
Jack Conlon: Assistant district attorney.
John (Bulldog) Kopek: Private investigator used by Brynn and Ross.
Jen Ballard: Dallas judge who Brynn and Ross worked with when she was a prosecutor.
Michael (Mick) McGowan: Lead investigating detective on Corby’s case.
Liz: Brynn’s sister.
James Corby: Serial killer Brynn helped put away.
Justin Sebring: Brynn’s client.
Robert Perez: Brynn’s witness.
Lauren Tull: Corby’s fourth victim who sealed his conviction.
Alec Mason: Reporter with the Star.
John Dewitt: Reporter now with Hollywood Insider.
Ann Johnson: Corby’s prison pen pal.
Daniel Sheffield: Star baseball player for the Rangers and a potential client Reggie is courting.
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While Corby raped the first three women, he didn’t kill Lauren Tull, the fourth. Ross did and covered it up by planting evidence at Corby’s home. (hide spoiler)]

Setting
Rarity Cove, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
29 Chapters
Epilogue
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Mercer St. Clair Leighton: Carter's sister. She was married to Jonathan, who was 20 years older, and lived in Atlanta. Jonathan died of cancer a year ago and now she’s moved back to Rarity Cove and is the marketing director for the St. Clair. She’s 33-years old and has blond hair and blue eyes.
Noah Ford: Charleston Police Department homicide detective. He’s a former Marine, Special Forces. He has dark hair and hazel eyes (amber to moss green).
Jonathan Leighton: Former professor of English literature at a private women's college. He was married to Mercer and died from testicular cancer a year ago.
Mark St. Clair: Oldest of the St. Clair siblings who runs the family's historic St. Clair hotel in Rarity Cove. He’s married to Samantha.
Samantha St. Clair: Mark's wife. She owns Cafe Bella. She's the mother of their son, Ethan, and stepmother to his daughter, Emily. She has long dark hair and brown eyes.
Emily St. Clair: Shelley & Mark's 11-year old daughter, Samantha’s stepdaughter.
Ethan St. Clair: Samantha & Mark's 6-year old son.
Shelley St. Clair: Mark's first wife, deceased. She died in a car accident.
Carter St. Clair: Film actor. He's 34-years old and has dark blond hair and midnight blue eyes. He’s married to Quinn and father of their daughter, Lily.
Quinn Reese St. Clair: Physical therapist who’s now married to Carter and mother of their daughter, Lily. She's Mark's former sister-in-law, Shelley's younger sister. She's 32-years old and has wavy auburn hair and gray-green eyes. She’s pregnant.
Lily St. Clair: Quinn and Carter’s 3-year old daughter.
Harrison St. Clair: Patriarch of the family, deceased.
Olivia St. Clair-Bauer: Matriarch of the family. She’s now married to Anders.
Anders Bauer: Olivia's husband.
Nora Reese: Quinn & Shelley's mother. She owns and operates the Reese House Bed & Breakfast.
George Reese: Quinn & Shelley's father. He's remarried and has a new family.
Tyson (Ty) Beaufain: Noah’s partner.
Walter Bell: Captain and head of Charleston’s Police Investigations Bureau.
Tom Washington: Retired US Marines, Special Ops, and Noah’s friend.
Remy McAllister: Retired US Marines, Special Ops, and Noah’s friend.
Tony Garber: Charleston Police Department homicide detective.
Bobby Durand: Charleston Police Department homicide detective.
Bruce Tan: IT analyst for the Charleston Police Department.
Corinne Salling: Noah’s sister.
Keith Salling: Corinne’s husband, a US Coast Guard veteran who now drives an eighteen-wheeler for a transportation company.
Finn Salling: Corinne and Keith’s 9-year old son.
Lex Draper: Member of an extremist organization called The Brotherhood, a sovereign militia group.
Orion Scott: Leader of The Brotherhood who is serving a 25-year sentence in federal prison.
Alexa Rice: Owner of The Bluth Studio, a Charleston art gallery. She was murdered.
Darlene Rollins: Alexa’s partner.
Sterling Deveau: US district court judge murdered in the art gallery.
Carol Deveau: Sterling’s wife.
Richard Townsend: US attorney from Savannah who was murdered in his home.
O’Hannon: US Marshals agent.
Termin: US Marshals agent.
Jeff Emerson: US Marshals head.
Doug: Quinn's dog who she found on the beach.
Brock: Mark and Samantha’s Lab mix.
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Quinn had another girl, Daphne.
Bailey was the leak in the department. Years ago, he had accepted a bribe from Orion Scott and that was his undoing. Someone at the Fleur-de-Lis Hotel had notified Scott there was a witness and he blackmailed Bailey into giving him Mercer’s name. When Noah confronted him in his home, he committed suicide.
Noah accepts an offer from Carter to be the executive director of the veterans center in Charleston. He proposed to Mercer, bought a house and got a puppy.
The fake US Marshals showed up at the diner where Noah and Ty were to transfer Mercer to them. Noah figured it out and killed both of them but not before they shot Ty. They had to leave him as Draper and five of his buddies showed up. They escaped to Ty’s cabin where later Draper showed up. Mercer and Noah saved themselves. (hide spoiler)]

22 Chapters
Epilogue
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Grant Cutter: Firefighter, Ladder 37.
Wren Everett: Grant’s former girlfriend who suddenly broke off their relationship and disappeared.
Aidan Hunt: Boston firefighter, Engine 39. He's Scotty's best friend and is married to Lydia. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
Lydia Kincaid: Waitress at Kincaid's Pub. She's divorced and now married to Aidan Hunt. She has thick, long, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Danny Walsh: Ashley's husband, a firefighter with Engine 39, the team lieutenant. He’s the father of their son, Jackson Kincaid Walsh.
Ashley Walsh: Lydia's sister. Married to Danny and mother of their son, Jackson Kincaid Walsh.
Rick Gullotti: Firefighter, Ladder 37 lieutenant. He's tall with blue eyes. He's married to Jessica.
Jessica Broussard Gullotti: Davey's daughter, Marie and Joe's granddaughter who now works from Boston. She works as an analyst for her father's investment firm and heads the non-profit Village Hearts. She's 34-years old and tall with blond hair and blue eyes. She's married to Rick.
Scott Kincaid: Boston firefighter, Engine 39, and Lydia's brother. He’s married to Jamie and they’re living together in his place above Tommy’s apartment. He and Aidan are best friends and Danny is his brother-in-law. He's 27-years old and has thick, dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Jamie Rutherford Kincaid: Team lieutenant for Engine 41. She’s married to Scott and living with him at his place. She's 34-years old and a brunette with green eyes.
Gavin Boudreau: Firefighter, Ladder 37. Youngest on the squad. He's engaged to and living with Cait.
Cait Tasker: EMS medic. She’s engaged to Gavin. She has dark hair.
Derek Gilman: Firefighter, Ladder 37. He’s new to the team, replacing Jeff Porter. He and Olivia are married.
Olivia McGovern Gilman: Owner of McGovern Business Consulting. She’s married to Derek.
Julia Gilman: Derek’s 10-year old daughter.
Isaac Gilman: Derek’s 8-year old son.
Ben Mitchell: Wren’s ex-boyfriend.
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Jamie & Lydia are both pregnant.
Ben tried to attack Grant surreptitiously when he set the Kincaid’s pub on fire. He was eventually caught and jailed.
Wren & Grant got engaged. (hide spoiler)]

Setting
Scarlet Springs, Colorado
Caribou, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
23 Chapters
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Eric Hawke: Chief of Scarlet fire department. He's also a member of the Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue Team. He's married to Victoria and father of their son, Caden. They live in a sprawling home that was gifted to them by her father.
Victoria (Vic) Woodley Hawke: Lexi's best friend and college roommate. She lived in Chicago and recently moved to Scarlet Springs and is married to Ethan and mother of their son, Caden. She makes the pizzas at Knockers. She has long dark hair and brown eyes.
Robin Hawke: Eric's mother.
Chaska Belcourt: Member of the Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue (SAR) Team. He also invents climbing equipment and is a mechanical engineer working on propulsion and launch systems for satellites for Rocky Mount Space and Avionics (RMSA), an aerospace engineering firm. He's married to Naomi and is the son of a Lakota Sun Dance chief. He's 33-years old, over 6' and has waist length dark hair and brown eyes.
Naomi Archer: Waitress and jewelry maker from South Dakota who’s married to Chaska and 7-months pregnant. She also the director of a summer camp, Camp Mato Sapa (Camp Black Bear) for Native American kids. There are three two-week sessions serving 120 kids and she teaches art. She's 27-years old, 5'4" and has blue eyes.
Old Man: Chaska and Winona's grandfather, a Sun Dance chief.
Joe (Caribou Joe) Moffat: Owner of Knockers. He’s 47-years old. He’s married to Rain and they have a baby girl, Angel Noelle, and he adopted Lark. He’s tall, well built with long dark hair and brown eyes.
Rain Minear Moffat: Hostess and general manager of Knockers and she cleans rooms at the Forest Creek Inn. She’s married to Joe and has two daughters, Lark and Angel Noelle. She’s 37-years old and has long blond hair and bright green eyes.
Gabe Rossiter: Tenured member of the Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue (SAR) Team. Climber and a former park ranger who lost his leg while rescuing his now wife. Married to Kat and father of their three little kids.
Kat James: Married to Gabe and mother of their three children, Alissa, Nakai and Noelle. She’s Navajo.
Brandon Silver: Member of the Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue (SAR) Team.
Libby: Brewmaster for Knockers. (hide spoiler)]

18 Chapters
Epilogue
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Ivie Hannaford: Nurse who works for Havers.
Silas Montasilas: Mysterious wealthy man who comes into Ivie’s life. Son of Mordachy the Younger.
Rubia (Rubes): Ivie’s cousin, also a nurse.
Hirah Hannaford: Ivie’s father.
Pritchard: Silas’s majordomo.
Havers: Marissa's younger brother, a doctor. He tried to have Wrath killed by a lesser, but Wrath spared his life because of Marissa. The Brotherhood isn't real crazy about him and the way he thinks. He’s tall and distinguished, with tortoiseshell glasses and a bow tie at his throat.
Marissa: Butch's shellan, Havers' sister. Wrath's former promised but not mated shellan. Manager of Safe Place, she has long blonde hair and took her place as the head of her family line over her brother, Havers in the glymera.
Wrath: "The Blind King," son of Wrath. Beth's hellren, King of the vampires and the last pureblood vampire in existence. He is completely blind and has waist long black hair and bright green eyes he keeps hidden under wraparound sunglasses. He uses a guide dog (George) now so he can maintain his independence.
Jane Whitcomb: "Doc Jane" Vishous' shellan and the Brotherhood's surgeon. She helps out at Safe Place. She was killed by a lesser but brought back as a ghost by the Scribe Virgin and can be corporeal if she concentrates or if V touches her with his 'deadly' hand. Has forest green eyes.
Manuel ( Manny) Manello: Payne's hellren and Butch's half-brother. V's brother in-law and surgeon to the Brotherhood, Jane's ex-boss. He's 6' with black hair and brown eyes. Still human because he decided not to do the ancestor regression and transition jumpstart, but is part of Wrath's line. Payne's healing power has caused him to regress physically in age.
Ruhn: Donor. (hide spoiler)]

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Boston, Massachusetts
Pilgrim Cove, Massachusetts
14 Chapters
Epilogue
ROMEOs: Retired Old Men Eating Out
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Laura McCloud: Narration and voice over artist who rents the Sea View house at Pilgrim Cove. She recently recovered from breast cancer and caring for her recently deceased mother. She’s 5’7” and has short, curly blond hair and blue eyes.
Matt Parker: Owner and manager of Parker Plumbing and Hardware. He’s tall with dark, wavy hair and black eyes.
Brian Parker: Matt’s 11-year old son.
Casey Parker: Matt’s 7-year old son. He has a stutter.
Sam Parker: Matt’s father.
Jason Parker: Matt’s younger brother who’s been away since his twin died in a car accident on prom night 8 years ago. He’s Katie’s father.
Jared Parker: Matt’s younger brother and Jason’s twin who died in a car accident 8 years ago.
Valerie Parker: Matt’s wife who died of ovarian cancer four years ago.
Alison (Ali): Laura’s sister.
Charles: Alison’s husband.
Bartholomew (Bart) Quinn: Owner and manager of Quinn Real Estate and Property Management in Pilgrim Cove. He’s one of the ROMEOs.
Lila Quinn Sullivan: Bart’s partner and granddaughter.
Katie Sullivan: Lila’s daughter.
Joe Cavelli: One of the ROMEOs. He owns a garage that his son manages. His son Charlie is married to one of Bart’s daughters.
Lou Goodman: One of the ROMEOs. He’s a retired librarian.
Ralph Bigelow: One of the ROMEOs. He’s retired from the utility company but helps Bart out with electrical repairs.
Rick (Chief) O’Brien: One of the ROMEOs. He’s retired from the Pilgrim Cove police department.
Dee Barnes: Owner of The Diner on the Dunes.
Mike Lyons: One of the ROMEOs. He’s a retired environmental engineer.
Max (Doc) Rosen: One of the ROMEOs. He’s a retired Boston physician.
Marsha Rosen: Max’s wife, a cancer survivor.
Maggie Quinn Sullivan: Bart’s daughter and co-owner (with her sister Thea) of The Lobster Pot. She’s Lila’s mother and is married to Tom.
Thea Quinn Cavelli: Bart’s daughter and co-owner (with her sister Maggie) of The Lobster Pot. She’s married to Charlie.
Norman Cohen: Laura’s agent.
Evan Berger: Laura’s doctor.
Susan Starr: Sunshine Books representative.
Bridget McCloud: Laura and Alison’s mother who recently died.
Connor McCloud: Laura and Alison’s father, deceased.
Don Crawford: Laura’s ex-boyfriend.
Midnight: Stray kitten Laura adopts.
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Laura moves to Pilgrim Cove permanently and moves in with Matt. She also got the job with Sunrise Books to narrate the series of children’s fairy tales. (hide spoiler)]

Setting
Winchester, Virginia
Paradise Homestead
Somerset Homestead
15 Chapters
Epilogue
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Adam Gentry: Beau and Eleanor’s oldest son. He’s taken to alcohol following Josephine’s death.
Emmaline Somerset: Jim’s sister who wants to be a writer and is extremely independent. She’s 22-years old.
Elizabeth Somerset: Adam and Emmaline’s oldest daughter.
Beauregard (Beau) Gentry II: Adam and Emmaline’s son.
Eleanor Gentry: Adam and Emmaline’s daughter.
Edwina Gentry: Adam and Emmaline’s youngest daughter.
Darien Wright: Adam’s friend.
Josephine Wright: Darien’s sister who Adam loved. She died suddenly of appendicitis.
Olivia (Livie) Gentry Somerset: Youngest of the Gentry siblings, now married to Jim. She’s 23-years old and has red hair and green eyes.
Jim Somerset: Olivia’s husband. Farrier and longtime friend of the Gentry family. He’s 26-years old and has dark hair and brown eyes.
Emily Somerset: Olivia and Jim’s daughter and oldest child.
Edward Somerset: Olivia and Jim’s son.
Vincent Somerset: Olivia and Jim’s son, Benjamin’s twin.
Benjamin Somerset: Olivia and Jim’s son, Vincent’s twin.
Matt Gentry: Beau and Eleanor's son, Annie’s husband and father of their son, Theodore (Teddy). He returned home two years ago after a six-year absence. He's 26-years old and has dark red hair.
Annie Gentry: Matt’s wife and mother of their son Theodore (Teddy). She has green eyes and long, dark hair.
Theodore (Teddy) Gentry: Matt and Annie’s son.
Ruth Gentry: Matt and Annie’s daughter.
Mary Gentry: Matt and Annie’s youngest daughter.
Eleanor Gentry: Matriarch of the Gentry family, married to Beau.
Beauregard (Beau) Gentry: Patriarch of the Gentry family, married to Eleanor. He’s deceased.
Brigid Gentry: Beau's aunt.
Nettie Winders: Jim’s sister.
John Winders: Nettie’s husband.
Rachel Winders: Nettie and John’s daughter.
Albert Winders: Nettie and John’s son.
John Winders: Nettie and John’s son.
Betsy Somerset: Jim’s middle sister. She’s engaged to Edwin.
Edwin Crawper: Betsy’s fiancé.
Jane Somerset: Jim’s youngest sister.
Phillip Somerset: Jim’s young brother.
Louise Somerset: Jim’s mother.
Josephine Wright: Darien’s sister who Adam fell in love with and had a passionate affair. She died, pregnant, following a ruptured appendix.
Fiona McKellar: Eleanor’s friend who runs a salon in Washington, D. C.
Ian McKellar: Fiona’s brother.
Adolphus Clair: Along with his wife, runs Clair House, a writing retreat for women in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Clair: Along with her husband, runs Clair House, a writing retreat for women in Philadelphia.
Violet Dunderson: Writer at Clair House and Emmaline’s friend.
Jenny: Gentry family housekeeper.
Mabel: Gentry family cook.
Helen: Somerset family cook.
George: Paradise stable master.
Mrs. Hodgkins: Fiona’s housekeeper.
Mrs. Mingo: Clair House housekeeper.
Gertrude Flanders: Clair House cook.
Henry: Father of Emmaline’s baby.
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Emmaline loses her baby by Henry. He later finds out she’s in Philadelphia, abducts her and then attacks her. She saves herself until Adam rescues her.
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Settings
New Hope, Virginia
Table of Contents
The Choice
Prologue
Chapters 1 - 5
Becoming
Chapters 6 - 10
Visions
Chapters 11 - 15
The Sword and the Shield
Chapters 16 - 20
Journeys
Chapters 21 - 25
Epilogue
Character List
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Fallon Swift: Lana and Max’s daughter, The One. She’s being raised as Simon’s daughter.
Lana Bingham Swift: Former sous chef. She was in a relationship with Max. She has gifts and had a baby girl by Max who she named Fallon. She left New Hope after Max was killed and came upon Simon’s farm. They’re now married.
Simon Swift: Former Army captain, now a farmer. He’s married to Lana and helped deliver Fallon. He’s raised her as his own along with their three sons.
Colin Swift: Lana and Simon’s oldest son.
Travis Swift: Lana and Simon’s middle son.
Ethan Swift: Lana and Simon’s youngest son.
Max Fallon: Writer and author who was in a relationship with Lana and was killed by his brother, Eric. He had gifts and is Fallon’s sire.
Mallick: The visitor who promised to return when Fallon reached the age of thirteen to take her away to train.
Rachel Hopman: Doctor now in a relationship with Jonah. They have a baby boy.
Jonah Vorhies: Former paramedic now in a relationship with Rachel. He has gifts.
Arlys Reid: Television news reporter turned anchor. She’s in a relationship with Will and just delivered a baby boy, Theo.
Will Anderson: Bill’s son and town deputy. He’s in a relationship with Arlys and they’re expecting a child.
Bill Anderson: Arlys’ parents’ former neighbor. He’s Will’s father.
Katie Parsoni: She’s the only one of her family that survived the virus. She was pregnant with twins, Duncan and Antonia. She’s also raising Hannah.
Duncan Parsoni: Katie’s 4-year old son & Antonia’s twin. He has gifts.
Antonia Parsoni: Katie’s 4-year old daughter & Duncan’s twin. She has gifts.
Chuck: One of Arlys’s former news sources who now manages their tech needs in New Hope.
Little Fred: Former intern at the TV station. She’s a fairie and now assists Arlys and Chuck. She’s married to Eddie.
Eric Fallon: Max’s brother. He has gifts but on the dark side. He murdered Max.
Allegra: Eric’s girlfriend. She also has dark gifts.
Don Mercer: Former New Hope resident and troublemaker who planned the attack on town. He’s Lou’s brother.
Lou Mercer: Former New Hope resident and troublemaker who, with his brother, Don, planned the attack on the town.
Kurt Rove: Former New Hope resident and major town troublemaker, particularly against the uncannies. He participated with the Mercer brothers in the town attack. (hide spoiler)]