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Setting
Coyote Canyon, Montana
28 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Jane Tanner: Talulah’s best friend.
Kurt Elway: Brant’s younger brother.
Ellen Truesdale: Talulah’s neighbor (Phoebe’s house). She drills wells. She’s engaged to Hendrix.
Hendrix Durrant: Mechanic who works for Ellen’s father at Fetterman Well Services. He’s engaged to Ellen.
Jan Truesdale: Ellen’s mother.
Stuart Fetterman: Ellen’s father and Lynn’s husband. He owns Fetterman Well Services.
Lynn Fetterman: Stuart’s wife and Hendrix’s aunt. She raised him after his mother died.
Leo Fetterman: Lynn’s son and Hendrix’s cousin. Stuart adopted him. He has Down’s Syndrome.
Talulah Barclay Elway: Owner of Talulah’s Dessert Diner in Coyote Canyon. She’s now married to Brant and is Ellen’s best friend. She jilted Charlie at the altar 14 years ago.
Brant Elway: Oldest of his three siblings, he runs Elway Ranch, the family cattle ranch. He’s married to Talulah. He’s Charlie’s best friend. He’s has black hair and blue eyes.
Ransom Elway: Brant’s younger brother.
Miles Elway: Brant’s younger brother.
Charlie Gerhart: Talulah’s ex-fiancé who she jilted at the altar 14 years ago. He’s a real estate agent.
Averil Gerhart: Charlie’s younger sister and Talulah’s former best friend. She has a son Mitch. His father, Cash, is not in the picture.
Jordan Forbes: Ellen’s former online date. He and Averil are seeing each other.
Rocko Schneider: Owner of a burger joint next to Talulah’s bakery. He’s pursuing Ellen.
Maribeth Woodson: Works at the veterinarian office. Once dated Rocko.
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Part I - Hate
Chapters 1- 22
Part II - Love
Chapters 23 - 40
Epilogue
Character List
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Ash Rawlings: Anna’s twin brother, Lost County sheriff and Zak’s best friend. He’s 34-years old with blond hair.
Ambrosia (Rose) Wildflower Galasso: Mad Dog bar owner. She’s 26-years old and has black hair and blue eyes.
Harmony Galasso: Rose’s mother, missing and presumed murdered by her husband Pete. She was mixed race, Hispanic and Native American.
Pete Galasso: Rose’s father, in prison for murdering her mother whose body has not been found.
Rainbow Rodriguez: Rose's aunt. She runs a legal marijuana farm.
Marcel Dupont: Rose’s chef and Rainbow’s partner.
Jonah Sullivan: Under sheriff.
Walter Wright: Chief deputy sheriff.
Mike Conti: Deputy sheriff.
Donovan Scott: Zak’s former best friend. He’s married to Sasha.
Sasha LeBlanc: Anna’s best friend. She’s a veterinarian owns the clinic. She’s married to Donovan.
Zakir (Zak) Hendricks: He’s 33-years old and has bronze skin with black hair and dark brown eyes. He’s married to Anna.
Anna (AJ) Rawlings Hendricks: Owner of Redwood Coast Rescue, an animal rescue center. She’s married to Zak. She's tall with red hair.
Belladonna (Bella) Lowe Hendricks: Sixteen-year old mixed race teen who was adopted by Zak and Anna. She was abducted by Jessica who was later murdered. Kyron and Natalie Madison are her biological parents.
Poppy Linea Lowe Hendricks: Bella’s 5-year old sister. She was adopted by Zak and Anna.
Jessica Lowe: Bella’s 35-year old drug addicted mother. She was killed.
Callum (Cal) Holden: Donovan’s lawyer.
Grady Hendricks: Zak’s father, married to Paksima.
Paksima Hendricks: Zak’s mother, married to Grady. She’s the high school principal.
Jamila Hendricks: Zak’s older sister. She’s married to Lance.
Taj Hendricks: Zak’s younger brother. He’s married to Leslie.
Zara Hendricks: Zak’s youngest sister. She’s engaged to Chelsey.
Tehani Hendricks: Young Afghan girl Zak rescued. His parents adopted her. She’s now 18-years old.
Amelia Firestone: Zack’s former guidance counselor. She leads his group therapy sessions.
Sawyer Murphy: Group therapy participant. He’s blind.
Pierce St. James: Group therapy participant. He can’t speak.
Veronica Martens: Group therapy participant.
Shane Trevisano: Former Navy SEAL.
Janine Harris: Ash’s executive assistant.
Tucker (Tuc) Quentin: Head of Quentin Enterprises and organizer of HumInt, the arm where HORNET falls under.
Greer Wilde: Zak’s commanding officer with his special ops unit. He orchestrated Zak’s rescue.
Jake Bennett: Poppy’s father.
Kyron Madison: Bella’s biological father. He’s in a coma.
Natalie Madison: Bella’s biological mother, who was murdered.
Maria Socktish: Missing woman.
Rooster Scott: Donovan’s abusive father, deceased.
Alexis Summers: Host of Cold Truth podcast.
Connelly Davis: Horror writer.
Darcy Cantrell: Donovan’s childhood friend who disappeared 15 years ago when they were eighteen. Ranger: One of Anna’s rescue dogs. He’s a Dutch shepherd and has PTSD.
Winston: Anna’s rescue dog, a golden retriever.
Alfie: Amelia’s therapy trained Papillon.
Matilda: One of Anna’s rescue dogs.
Spirit: Donovan’s border collie.
Dante: Rescue German shepherd trained in police K-9.
Fanta: Rose’s cat.
Zelda: Sawyer’s seeing eye service dog, a chocolate Lab.
Non Recurring Characters
Jerry Tennison: Former sheriff.
Chester (Chet) Duran: Owner of Duran Fitness.
Thomas Parker: State attorney general.
Gethin Erickson: White nationalist. Member of the Golden State Nationalists (GSN).
Isaiah Erickson: White nationalist. Member of the Golden State Nationalists (GSN).
Dirk (The Crusher) Whitfield: White nationalist. Member of the Golden State Nationalists (GSN).
Larry Lamb: Main witness against Pete during the trial.
Ralph Jenkins: Deputy sheriff well past the time who should have retired.
Dale Shields: One of the shooters of the pub who was killed.
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The Jane Doe was Harmony Galasso. Rainbow murdered her sister by giving her an overdose of fentanyl. With Marcel’s help, they burned and buried her body. She didn’t mean to implicate Pete, who she was in love with. Marcel secretly is a white nationalist who was trying to get Rose’s money from Chet. She was unaware that he was sending her lots of money following Harmony’s disappearance. Marcel was using it to give the GSN money to kill Rose so he could take the pub. He ended up killing himself after he was cornered. Pete was released from prison with Cal’s help. Rose and Ash are engaged. (hide spoiler)]

Part I - Ignite
Chapters 1-10
Episodes 1 - 3
Part II -Burn
Chapters 11 -23
Episodes 4 - 6
Part III - Extinguish
Chapters 24 - 26
Episode 7
Epilogue
Character List
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Donovan Scott: Zak’s former best friend.
Zakir (Zak) Hendricks: He’s 33-years old and has bronze skin with black hair and dark brown eyes.
Anna (AJ) Rawlings: Owner of Redwood Coast Rescue, an animal rescue center. She’s tall with red hair.
Ash Rawlings: Anna’s twin brother, Lost County sheriff and Zak’s best friend.
Sasha LeBlanc: Anna’s best friend. She’s a veterinarian owns the clinic.
Belladonna (Bella) Lowe: Sixteen-year old mixed race teen trying to survive and protect her sister, Poppy.
Poppy Linea Lowe: Bella’s 5-year old sister.
Jessica Lowe: Bella’s 35-year old drug addicted mother.
Grady Hendricks: Zak’s father, married to Paksima.
Paksima Hendricks: Zak’s mother, married to Grady. She’s the high school principal.
Jamila Hendricks: Zak’s older sister. She’s married to Lance.
Taj Hendricks: Zak’s younger brother. He’s married to Leslie.
Zara Hendricks: Zak’s youngest sister. She’s engaged to Chelsey.
Tehani Hendricks: Young Afghan girl Zak rescued. His parents adopted her. She’s now 18-years old.
Amelia Firestone: Zack’s former guidance counselor. She leads his group therapy sessions.
Sawyer Murphy: Group therapy participant. He’s blind.
Pierce St. James: Group therapy participant. He can’t speak.
Veronica Martens: Group therapy participant.
Greer Wilde: Zak’s commanding officer with his special ops unit. He orchestrated Zak’s rescue.
Jake Bennett: Poppy’s father.
Tad Whelan: Camper near Bella’s site. Married to Jenna, they’re from Utah.
Jenna Whelan: Tad’s wife who befriended Bella and Poppy.
Oliver Lawrence: High school teen who works part time at the veterinary clinic.
Kyron Madison: Father of kidnapped daughter.
Natalie Madison: Mother of kidnapped daughter.
Ranger: One of Anna’s rescue dogs. He’s a Dutch shepherd and has PTSD.
Winston: Anna’s rescue dog, a golden retriever.
Alfie: Amelia’s therapy trained Papillon.
Matilda: One of Anna’s rescue dogs.
Spirit: Donovan’s border collie.
Rooster Scott: Donovan’s abusive father, deceased.
Rose Galasso: Mad Dog bar owner.
Alexis Summers: Host of Cold Truth podcast.
Darcy Cantrell: Donovan’s childhood friend who disappeared 15 years ago when they were eighteen.
Tiago Jimenez: Firefighter.
Chrissy Jimenez: Tiago’s sister who died of a heroin overdose.
Jerry Tennison: Former sheriff.
Callum Holden: Donovan’s lawyer.
Mark Salas: Monarch Development CEO.
Jerry (JT) Tennyson, Jr.: Jerry Sr.’s son. He’s a corporate lawyer.
Thomas Parker: State attorney general.
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Setting
Phoenix, Arizona
24 Chapters
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Margo Angelheart: Private investigator who’s also bartending at Flannigans part time. She’s 25-years old.
Andy Flannigan: County prosecutor.
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Settings
Denver, Colorado (November 1868)
20 Chapters
Epilogue
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James Madison: Denver doctor who is addicted to ether/chloroform. Annie is his assistant. He’s a former battlefield surgeon. He has whiskey colored eyes.
Helen White: aka The Northern Spy. She has black hair and blue gray eyes.
Steven Baywood: Cole’s older brother who was hunted and shot by Jimmy Hurst. Anne saved his life. He has longish blond hair and blue eyes.
Anne (Annie) Denoe: Melody’s older sister, now a doctor’s assistant to James Madison. She has a club foot. She has brown curly hair and brown eyes.
Melody Hurst Baywood: Former southern belle now married to Cole. She was formerly married to Jimmy Hurst, the brother of her fiancé who died in the war.
Cole Baywood:Bounty Hunter looking for his brother, Steven.
Jimmy Hurst: Melody’s former brutal husband. She killed him in self defense.
Christopher Hurst:Melody’s former fiancé who was killed in the war.
Gavin Baywood: Cole and Steven’s brother, presumed to have died in the war.
Samantha Baywood: Cole and Steven’s sister who died in the war.
Charles Park: Owner of the Northern Spy.
Guy: Helen’s bodyguard.
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Elizabeth: Miner’s wife who is staying at Anne’s house.
Delilah: Owner of the house of prostitution.
Stella: Prostitute at Delilah’s who had affection for Sam.
Kyle: Bartender at Delilah’s.
Janey: Prostitute at Delilah’s who had affection for James.
Davey: Young boy used for errands at Delilah’s.
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Settings
Darien, Connecticut
Saint-Denis, France
New York, New York
Dordogne, France
Beaufort, South Carolina
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
63 Chapters
Epilogue
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Recurring Characters
Miles Buchanan: aka Caleb Cain. Tox’s twin brother who is a “fixer.” He’s 32-years old, 6’5” with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Clara Gautreau: aka The Lynx. Art history PhD student at Columbia who sometimes helps Miles. He calls her Bluebird. She’s 26-years old, 5’7” with blond hair and blue eyes.
Miller (Tox) Buchanan: Nathan’s best friend and #2 at Bishop Security. He’s married to Calliope and they’re expecting a baby. He’s Miles’ twin brother. Former Navy SEAL who served under Nathan’s leadership on several ops. He’s 32-years old, 6’5” with dark brown (buzzed) hair and brown eyes.
Calliope Garland Buchanan: Bishop Security operative and a former reporter at The Harlem Sentry. She’s married to Tox and expecting their first baby. She’s 5’8 and has black hair and blue eyes.
Elara Acosta: Calliope's mother, a renowned poet. Married to Clemente.
Clemente Acosta: Calliope's stepfather, a former Portuguese prime minister.
Reynard: aka Luca Kovac. Clara’s father. Accomplished acquirer of items of questionable provenance.
Jonah (Steady) Lockhart: Former Navy SEAL. He’s a Bishop Security operative. He has an olive complexion and tranquil nature. He’s 6’1” with sandy blond hair and green eyes.
Verity (Very) Valentine: Twitch’s best friend from college and Steady’s neighbor. She’s a chemist at a Parasol Labs, private lab. She’s 5’6” with fuchsia hair and hazel eyes.
Louis Lockhart: Steady’s father. He’s married to Lara.
Lara Lockhart: Steady’s stepmother, Louis’s wife.
Nathan Bishop: aka North. Head of Bishop Security. He’s married to Emily. They are the parents of twin boys, John (Jack) and Charles (Charlie) and newborn daughter Charlotte. He’s a former Naval Intelligence. He’s 28-years old, 6’2” with brown hair and green eyes.
Emily Webster Bishop: aka Emma Porter. She’s married to Nathan. They are the parents of twin boys, John (Jack) and Charles (Charlie) and newborn daughter Charlotte. Former reporter for The Harlem Sentry. When she was ten years old, she was abducted. Her family was one of the richest in the world. The world believed she was never found because her family was given a new identity. She’s 5’6” with honey blond hair and violet eyes.
John (Jack) Bishop: Nathan and Emily’s 2-year old son. He’s Charlie’s twin.
Charles (Charlie) Bishop: Nathan and Emily’s 2-year old son. He’s Jack’s twin.
Charlotte Bishop: Nathan and Emily’s 9-month old daughter.
Jack Webster: Emily’s father.
Vivienne Webster: Emily’s mother, deceased.
Caroline Fitzhugh: Emma’s best friend since childhood. She works for CNN.
JT: Emma’s driver and bodyguard.
Seraphina (Sera) Bishop: Nathan’s mother.
Henry Bishop: Nathan’s father, deceased.
Charlie Bishop: aka Cerberus. Nathan’s uncle. He’s a former US Secretary of Defense. He’s married to Maggie.
Maggie Malloy Bishop: Married to Charlie and Herc’s grandmother. She’s the mother hen to the group. She’s 5’5” with steel gray hair and gray-blue eyes.
Finn McIntyre: Former Navy SEAL and friend of the team. After being captured on a SEAL mission, he was tortured for three days, leaving the right side of his face terribly scarred. He joined the CIA but burned bridges with The Agency and alienated his friends. He and Twitch are now in a relationship and have a son, Trevor. He’s 6’2” with sandy brown hair and blue eyes.
Charlotte (Twitch) Devlin: Computer whiz who runs cybersecurity for Bishop Security. She and Finn are in a relationship and have a son, Trevor. She’s 5’4” with copper red hair in a long ponytail and sky blue eyes. Emily named her daughter after her.
August (Auggie): Eight-year old boy Finn befriended in Purgatory. Finn and Twitch are now his foster parents and making plans to adopt him.
Camilo (Cam) Canto: Newest member of the team at Bishop Security. He’s a former SEAL and CIA NOC (Non-Official Cover) officer who worked undercover as Miguel Ramirez. His seal nickname was JJ. He’s living with and engaged to Evan. He’s 35-years old, 6’0” with auburn hair and golden eyes. He has four sisters: Antonia, Sylvie , Mariaand Lena
Evangeline (Evan) Cole: Ph.D. candidate in Mallorca with an archaeological team. Shes living with and engaged to Cam. She’s 27-years old, 5’6” with light brown hair and eyes.
Andrew (Chat) Dunlap: Former Navy SEAL who served under Nathan’s leadership on several ops. He works for Bishop Security. He has a caramel complexion and brown eyes and black hair (shaved).
Leo (Ren) Jameson: Former Navy SEAL who now works for Bishop Security. His nickname came from being known as a renaissance man. He’s also a Columbia professor, teaching a course called Environmentalism and the Economy. He’s 5’11” with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Hercules (Herc) Reynolds: aka Shorty. Former Marine. He’s Maggie’s grandson and now a Bishop Security operative and sniper. He’s 6’ with light brown hair and blue-gray eyes.
Harris Mann: Operative who works for Nathan.
Assam Brudi: Operative who works for Nathan.
Jennifer Sorenson: Deputy Director of Operations for National Clandestine Services at the CIA.
Sofria Kirk: One of Ren’s students and a friend of Twitch. She’s a CIA analyst. She’s 5’5” with mahogany brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Farrell Whitaker: Emily’s former boss, owner of The Harlem Sentry. It began as a conspiracy theory blog but has progressed into a highly reliable online investigative news source.
Kate Canto: Cam’s mother.
Aarón Canto: Cam’s father.
Rosemary: Nathan’s assistant.
Mrs. Critchfield: Twitch’s next door neighbor.
Trevor Roy: Twitch’s father.
Daisy Devlin: Twitch’s mother.
Fraidy: aka Coco. Rottweiler Tox is fostering that Calliope adopted. She renamed her.
Loco: Calliope’s cat.
Bruce: One of Finn and Twitch’s two bulldogs.
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Non Recurring Characters
Lucien Kite: Underworld kingpin who made a deal with law enforcement by turning in his partner.
Raphael Garza: Mercenary investigator who is friends with Clara and Reynard.
Chester (Chug) Ugentti: Corrupt congressman from New Jersey. He’s a mobster turned politician.
Vincent Barzetti: Head of East Coast organized crime.
Gordon (Gordie) Fine: Freelance reporter and Miles’ connection.
Tasha: Clara’s neighbor, married to Dave. They have a 12-year old daughter, Layla.
Dave: Clara’s neighbor, married to Tasha. They have a 12-year old daughter, Layla.
Foxy Amour: Miles’s neighbor and Tox’s first floor tenant. She’s a trans and operates a “psychic spa,” among other things.
Georgia: Former homeless 16-year old that Foxy has taken in.
Veronique: Foxy’s friend.
Giselle: Miles’ Clef restaurant manager.
Anya Schmidt: True owner of the Francisco Tavarro painting Clara stole from Kite.
Willoughby Daniels: Kite’s house manager. Married to Gretchen.
Gretchen Daniels: Kite’s kitchen manager. Married to Willoughby.
Abner Fitch: Historian hired by Kite.
Winston Frobisher: Hired by Kite to help with “problem solving.”
Paulie Marcone: aka The Man. Miles’ adoptive father.
Angelina Marcone: Married to Paulie. Miles’ adoptive mother.
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Cam and Evan marry. Calliope had a girl a few weeks premature. They named her Jane after Tox and Miles’ mother. Miles and Clara got married.
Miles witnessed the murder of Paulie and Angelina. He actually got it on film since Paulie had secret cameras in the house. Turned out that Chug was the murderer and Angelina was Barzetti’s daughter. Barzetti “handled” Chug. Clara was injured during the takedown.
Garza attempted a double cross on Miles and Clara but they were ready for them. He killed Kite and was caught and put in prison but escaped. (hide spoiler)]

Setting
Coyote Canyon, Montana
31 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Ellen Truesdale: Talulah’s neighbor (Phoebe’s house). She drills wells.
Hendrix Durrant: Mechanic who works for Ellen’s father at Fetterman Well Services.
Jan Truesdale: Ellen’s mother.
Stuart Fetterman: Ellen’s father and Lynn’s husband. He owns Fetterman Well Services.
Lynn Fetterman: Stuart’s wife and Hendrix’s aunt. She raised him after his mother died.
Leo Fetterman: Lynn’s son and Hendrix’s cousin. Stuart adopted him. He has Down’s Syndrome.
Talulah Barclay Elway: Owner of Talulah’s Dessert Diner in Coyote Canyon. She’s now married to Brant and is Ellen’s best friend. She jilted Charlie at the altar 14 years ago.
Brant Elway: Oldest of his three siblings, he runs Elway Ranch, the family cattle ranch. He’s married to Talulah. He’s Charlie’s best friend. He’s has black hair and blue eyes.
Kurt Elway: Brant’s younger brother.
Ransom Elway: Brant’s younger brother.
Miles Elway: Brant’s younger brother.
Charlie Gerhart: Talulah’s ex-fiancé who she jilted at the altar 14 years ago. He’s a real estate agent.
Averil Gerhart: Charlie’s younger sister and Talulah’s former best friend. She has a son Mitch. His father, Cash, is not in the picture.
Jane Tanner: Talulah’s best friend.
Ben Anderson: Works for Ellen.
Delia: Ben’s girlfriend.
Jordan Forbes: Ellen’s online date.
Rocko Schneider: Owner of a burger joint next to Talulah’s bakery. He’s pursuing Ellen.
Maribeth Woodson: Works at the veterinarian office. Once dated Rocko.
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Settings
St. James, London (May 1817)
Afton Park, Wiltshire
26 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Juliet Frain: Oldest of the Frain sisters. She’s 26-years old, tall with blond hair and blue eyes.
Lucas Hebden : Duke of Evesham. He’s 30-years old, 6’3” with black curly hair and brown eyes.
Lord Portdown: Juliet’s father.
Alaric Dempster: Duke of Granville. Juliet’s suitor.
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Settings
Andersonville Prison, Georgia (1865)
Denver, Colorado (1868)
Prologue
14 Chapters
Epilogue
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Steven Baywood: Cole’s older brother who was hunted and shot by Jimmy Hurst. Anne saved his life. He has longish blond hair and blue eyes.
Anne (Annie) Denoe: Melody’s older sister, now a doctor’s assistant to James Madison. She has a club foot. She has brown curly hair and brown eyes.
James Madison: Denver doctor who is addicted to ether. Annie is his assistant. He’s a former battlefield surgeon.
Melody Hurst Baywood: Former southern belle now married to Cole. She was formerly married to Jimmy Hurst, the brother of her fiancé who died in the war.
Cole Baywood:Bounty Hunter looking for his brother, Steven.
Jimmy Hurst: Melody’s former brutal husband. She killed him in self defense.
Christopher Hurst:Melody’s former fiancé who was killed in the war.
Gavin Baywood: Cole and Steven’s brother, presumed to have died in the war.
Samantha Baywood: Cole and Steven’s sister who died in the war.
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Elizabeth: Miner’s wife who is staying at Anne’s house.
Delilah: Owner of the house of prostitution.
Stella: Prostitute at Delilah’s who had affection for Sam.
Kyle: Bartender at Delilah’s.
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16 Chapters
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Jess Lambert: Former paramedic who recently moved to Black Lake with her husband.
Malcolm (Mac) Lambert: Jess’s husband, a lawyer.
Leah: Jess’s friend from New York who now is a teacher in Concord.
Luis Rivero: Black Lake detective.
Jack Walker: Journalist.
Colin Patterson: Man who ended Jess’s career as a paramedic.
Sammy: Black Lake restaurant owner.
Annie Jones: Woman Jess meets at the coffee stand.
Olly Jones: Annie’s husband.
Jacob Haynes: Man who committed suicide years ago.
Mandy Haynes: Jacob’s missing wife.
J. J. Haynes: Jacob and Mandy’s son. He’s also missing.
Alan Hayes: Jacob and Mandy’s son. He’s also missing.
Sarah Parker: Mandy’s sister.
Leo Carlson: Man Jess found murdered at the “gingerbread” house.
Jane Carlson: Leo’s wife.
Carl: Barista at the little market stall.
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Leah was the girl Jacob brought home to take care of J. J. and Alan. He’d murdered Mandy and threw her body into the lake. Alan forced himself on Leah who became pregnant. The three of them poisoned Jacob and ran away, all three splitting up. Leah gave up her daughter who was Annie.
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Savannah, Georgia
Denver, Colorado
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Melody Hurst: Former southern belle now married to Jimmy, the brother of her fiancé who died in the war.
Cole Baywood:Bounty Hunter looking for his brother, Steven.
Annie Denoe: Melody’s older sister. She has a club foot.
Steven Baywood: Cole’s older brother who is being hunted by Jimmy.
Jimmy Hurst: Melody’s brutal husband.
Christopher Hurst:Melody’s former fiancé who was killed in the war.
Gavin Baywood: Cole and Steven’s brother, presumed to have died in the war.
Samantha Baywood: Cole and Steven’s sister who died in the war.
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Setting
Stanraer, Scotland 1871
Dumfries, Scotland
Dunacres, Scotland
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (May 1876)
New York, New York
Prologue
22 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Payden MacTavish Thompson: aka Payden Dugald McTavish. The only male Thompson sibling. He’s 22-years old and is the McTavish clan chief, Tenth Earl of Taviston. He has auburn hair and hazel eyes.
Clarice Endicott: Philadelphia debutant. Oldest of three sisters. She’s 23-years old and has dark hair and pale blue eyes.
Muireal Thompson Marcus: Oldest of the Thompson siblings. She’s 33-years old and is the head of the family, now married to Anthony, stepmother to Ann and parents of 5-year old Cullodena.
Anthony Marcus: Muireal’s husband and former widower and former Army captain. He’s Ann and Cullodena’s father.
Ann Marcus: Anthony’s 14-year old daughter from his first marriage.
Kirsty Thompson Watson: Youngest of the Thompson siblings. She’s 20-years and is married to Albert. She has blond hair and blue eyes.
Albert Watson: Professor and a doctor who is married to Kirsty. He’s 6’3” with dark hair.
James Thompson: Retired boxer who is actually the cousin of the Thompsons but to the world he’s their brother. He’s the son of Rory’s youngest sister, Maeve, though he was raised by Rory and Cullodena. He’s married to Lucinda and now owns a gymnasium with Alexander’s father, Andrew. He and Lucinda are the parents of three children, Maeve, Jamie and Marie. He has black hair and green eyes.
Lucinda Vermeal Thompson: Married to James and mother of their three children, Maeve, Jamie and Marie. Daughter of a wealthy businessman from Virginia. They moved to Philadelphia in order for her to be introduced to a more formal society.
Elspeth Thompson Pendergast: James’ cousin who is married to Alexander and mother of their three sons, Jonathon, Andrew and William. She’s 24-years old and has auburn hair and hazel eyes.
Alexander (Alex) Pendergast: Elspeth’s husband and father of their three sons, Jonathon, Andrew and William. He has black hair and blue eyes.
Cullodena MacTavish: Matriarch of the MacTavish/Thompson family. She and her husband, Rory, died at sea on the way to America.
Rory MacTavish: Patriarch of the MacTavish/Thompson family. He and his wife, Cullodena, died at sea on the way to America.
Mrs. Murdoch: Elspeths’s aunt. She died two years ago.
Annabelle Pendergast: Alexander’s sister. She’s Kirsty’s best friend.
Gwen Pendergast: Alexander’s mother.
Andrew Pendergast: Alexander’s father.
Nathan Pendergast: Andrew’s brother, Alexander’s uncle. He’s married to Isadora and they are the parents of two sons.
Isadora Pendergast: Married to Nathan and mother of their two sons. Alexander’s aunt.
Benjamin Pendergast: Nathan and Isadora’s son who’s in college.
Ralph Pendergast: Nathan and Isadora’s son who’s in college.
Henri Vermeal: Lucinda’s father, a wealthy businessman with ties to tobacco.
Marie Vermeal: Lucinda’s mother who died in childbirth.
Louisa Vermeal Delgado: Lucinda’s aunt who raised her. She recently reunited with her first love and married him.
Renaldo Delgado: Louisa’s one love. They’re now married.
Malcolm MacAvoy: James’ former fight manager. Married to Eleanor and he works at the Pendergast mill.
Eleanor Emory MacAvoy: Alexander and Elspeth’s housekeeper. She’s a widow and has a daughter, Mary.
Mrs. Bamblebit: The former Mrs. McClintok. Thompson housekeeper, Robbie’s mother and Bamblebit’s wife..
Bamblebit: One of Alexander’s security men. Mrs. Bamblebit’s husband.
Robert (Robbie) McClintok: Mrs. Bamblebit’s son and Payden’s best friend.
Colleen Sinclair: Robbie’s fiancée.
Hortense Williams: Bamblebit’s aunt.
Margaret Endicott: Clarice’s younger sister.
Abigail Endicott: Clarice’s youngest sister.
Bertha Endicott: Mother of the Endicott sisters. Married to Josiah.
Josiah Endicott: Father of the Endicott sisters. Married to Bertha, he’s a well-respected attorney.
Nellie Esterwine: Danby’s niece, Clarice’s cousin.
Reginald Danby: Bertha’s brother.
Althea Watson: Albert’s mother.
Wendell Watson: Albert’s father, who was a physician. He’s now deceased. Was made a Baron before his death.
Frederick Masterson: Albert’s cousin.
Giselle: Lucinda’s maid.
John Williams: Andrew’s friend.
Geoffrey Delgado: Renaldo’s son.
Susannah Delgado: Renaldo’s 12-year old daughter.
Edith Fairchild: Lucinda’s friend, a well-known but dangerous socialite.
Laurent: Vermeal butler.
Michael Laurent: Laurent’s cousin.
Baxter: Alexander and Elspeth’s butler.
Brandleford: Lucinda’s butler.
Clyde Clawson: Professor Watson’s assistant.
Gladys Clark: Teacher at a women’s college and a friend of Albert.
Caleb Brock: Academic friend of Albert.
Graybell: Albert’s butler.
Mrs. Munchkin: Albert and Kirsty’s housekeeper.
Bauer: James’s coachman.
Earnest Critchfeld: Henri’s retiring manager.
Mrs. Smithy: Anthony’s housekeeper.
Mrs. Brewster: Anthony’s cook.
Reynolds: Anthony’s coachman.
Mrs. Phillips: Anthony’s landlord.
Mrs. Trager: Housekeeper for the Vermeal Industries house in New York.
Addie: Ladies maid for the Endicott sisters.
Kenneth Mitchell: New steward for Dunacres.
Evelyn McDermott: Woman who nursed Payden back to health in Scotland.
Virginia Deloitte Marcus: Anthony’s wife, deceased.
Cameron Plowman: Rory’s father’s illegitimate son who was trying to lay claim to the title. He was killed two years ago.
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Steam Valley, Arizona
Lost County, Arizona
Part I - Lost
Chapters 1 - 22
Part II - Found
Chapters 23 - 37
Epilogue
Character List
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Zakir (Zak) Hendricks: He’s 33-years old and has bronze skin with black hair and dark brown eyes.
Anna (AJ) Rawlings: Owner of Redwood Coast Rescue, an animal rescue center. She’s tall with red hair.
Ash Rawlings: Anna’s twin brother, Lost County sheriff and Zak’s best friend.
Sasha LeBlanc: Anna’s best friend. She’s a veterinarian owns the clinic.
Belladonna (Bella) Lowe: Sixteen-year old mixed race teen trying to survive and protect her sister, Poppy.
Poppy Linea Lowe: Bella’s 5-year old sister.
Jessica Lowe: Bella’s 35-year old drug addicted mother.
Donovan Scott: Zak’s former best friend.
Grady Hendricks: Zak’s father, married to Paksima.
Paksima Hendricks: Zak’s mother, married to Grady. She’s the high school principal.
Jamila Hendricks: Zak’s older sister. She’s married to Lance.
Taj Hendricks: Zak’s younger brother. He’s married to Leslie.
Zara Hendricks: Zak’s youngest sister. She’s engaged to Chelsey.
Tehani Hendricks: Young Afghan girl Zak rescued. His parents adopted her. She’s now 18-years old.
Amelia Firestone: Zack’s former guidance counselor. She leads his group therapy sessions.
Sawyer: Group therapy participant. He’s blind.
Pierce: Group therapy participant. He can’t speak.
Veronica: Group therapy participant.
Greer Wilde: Zak’s commanding officer with his special ops unit. He orchestrated Zak’s rescue.
Jake Bennett: Poppy’s father.
Tad Whelan: Camper near Bella’s site. Married to Jenna, they’re from Utah.
Jenna Whelan: Tad’s wife who befriended Bella and Poppy.
Oliver Lawrence: High school teen who works part time at the veterinary clinic.
Kyron Madison: Father of kidnapped daughter.
Natalie Madison: Mother of kidnapped daughter.
Ranger: One of Anna’s rescue dogs. He’s a Dutch shepherd and has PTSD.
Winston: Anna’s rescue dog, a golden retriever.
Alfie: Amelia’s therapy trained Papillon.
Matilda: One of Anna’s rescue dogs.
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Inglewild, Maryland
Bar Harbor, Maine
Portland, Oregon
Prologue
23 Chapters
Epilogue
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Recurring Characters
Beckett Porter: Lovelight Farms operations manager and part owner. He’s tall with dark blond hair and green eyes.
Evelyn (Evie) St. James: Social media influencer for destination hospitality who featured Lovelight Farms. She has long black hair and brown eyes.
Josie: Evelyn’s personal assistant and best friend.
Estelle (Stella) Bloom: Part owner of a Christmas tree farm. She’s in a relationship with Luka.
Luka Peters: Stella’s best friend who works in New York. He’s a data manager.
Layla Dupree: Dining manager and part owner of Lovelight Farms.
Harper Porter: One of Beckett’s sisters. She’s two years younger.
Nova Porter: One of Beckett’s sisters. She’s a tattoo artist.
Nessa Porter: One of Beckett’s sisters.
Barney: Man who helps Beckett manage the farm.
Charlie Milford: Stella’s half brother.
Brian Milford: Stella’s father.
Elle Milford: Stella’s stepmother.
Carina Peters: Luka’s mother.
Dane Jones: Sheriff. He’s in a relationship with Matty.
Matty: Owner of the pizza shop. He and Dane are in a relationship.
Caleb Alvarez: Deputy sheriff.
Jeremy Roughman: Apprentice Beckett agreed to take on.
Prancer: One of Beckett’s kittens.
Cupid: One of Beckett’s kittens.
Vixen: One of Beckett’s kittens.
Non Recurring Characters
Kirstyn: One of the Sway agents.
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Andrew Fitzpatrick: Christian’s older brother. He’s in a photographer and in a relationship with Molly. They live in Chicago.
Molly Kinsella: Andrew’s girlfriend.
Zoe Kinsella: Molly’s twin sister.
Tiernan Kinsella: Zoe’s 2-year old son she had via IVF.
Liam Fitzpatrick: Christian’s oldest brother, married to Mairead.
Hannah Fitzpatrick: Christian’s younger sister.
Colleen Fitzpatrick: Matriarch of the Fitzpatrick family.
Fitzpatrick: Patriarch of the Fitzpatrick family, married to Colleen.
Aidan O’Sullivan: Megan’s brother. He lives in Melbourne.
Emily O’Sullivan: Megan and Aiden’s mother.
Frankie: Megan’s roommate.
Daniela: Hannah’s girlfriend.
Isaac Quinn: Megan’s ex-fiancé.
Sophie O’Meara: Megan’s former best friend.
Cormac O’Meara: Sophie’s brother and Isaac’s best friend.
Jason: Isaac’s friend.
Natalie: Isaac’s fiancée.
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Settings
Boston, Massachusetts
Poole’s Bay, Maine
Table of Contents
Part One - Betrayal
Prologue
Chapters 1 - 10
Part Two - The Manor
Chapters 11 - 20
Part Three - Spirits
Chapters 21 - 30
Character List
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Sonya MacTavish: Graphic artist. She’s 28-years old with long brown hair and green eyes.
Oliver (Trey) Doyle, III: Attorney from Maine whose father represented Collin Poole. He’s 32-years old with black hair and blue eyes.
Winter Regan MacTavish: Sonya’s mother and Drew’s widow. She works for Marshall Tibbetts’s law firm.
Andrew (Drew) MacTavish: Sonya’s deceased father. He was an artist
Cleo Fabares: Sonya’s best friend. She’s an illustrator for children’s books and a painter.
Oliver (Deuce) Doyle, II: Attorney from Maine and Collin’s best friend.
Corrine Doyle: Deuce’s wife, Trey’s mother. She’s an amateur photographer.
Anna Doyle: Trey’s sister, married to Seth. They are pregnant with their first child. She’s a potter. She’s 28-years old.
Seth: Anna’s husband.
Oliver (Aces) Doyle, Sr.: Trey’s grandfather who founded the family law firm.
Paula Doyle: Aces wife, Trey’s grandmother.
Collin Arthur Poole, II: Drew’s twin brother, recently deceased. He died from a fall down the stairs in the mansion.
Johanna Poole: Collin’s wife, a teacher, who died on their wedding day (1996) from a fall down the stairs. She was the seventh lost bride.
Charles (Charlie) Poole: Married to Lillian, he was Drew and Collin’s biological father. He committed suicide shortly after Lillian died. Patricia and Michael’s son.
Lillian (Clover) Crest Poole: Drew and Collin’s mother who died giving birth to them (1965). She was 19-years old and had long, straight blond hair and blue eyes. She was the sixth lost bride.
Lawrence Poole: Charles’s twin brother.
Gretta Poole: Patricia and Michael’s daughter. She adopted and raised Collin, never married. She now has Alzheimer’s.
Patricia Poole: Married to Michael. Charles, Gretta and Lawrence’s mother, Drew and Collin’s grandmother.
Michael Poole: Married to Patricia. Charles and Lawrence’s father, Drew and Collin’s grandmother.
Owen Poole: Collin’s nephew, Sonya’s cousin.
Clarice Poole: Owen’s sister. She handles the business side of the shipbuilding company.
Connor Poole: Owen’s brother. He handles sales.
Mike Poole: Owen’s brother. He handles designl
Clay Poole: Owen’s brother, Cathy’s twin. He and Cathy live in Europe and handle the international side of the business.
Cathy Poole: Owen’s sister, Clay’s twin.
Hugh Poole: Owen’s youngest brother who works in finance in New York.
Hal Coleson: Chief of police.
John Dee: Man contracted to help manage the estate grounds. He’s married to Kevin.
Diana Rowe: Owner of A Bookstore.
Anita: Diana’s partner at A Bookstore.
Lucy Cabot: Volunteer who fosters rescues at her home.
Sadie: Deuce’s legal secretary.
Michael: Ace’s legal assistant.
Jill: Trey’s legal assistant.
Bree Marshall: Head chef at the Lobster Cage.
Lisbeth (Lissy) Anne Poole Whitmore: Owen Poole’s daughter, married to Edward (1916). She died on her wedding night of multiple black widow spider bites. She was the fifth lost bride.
Edward Whitmore: Married to Lisbeth.
John (Jack) Poole: Lisbeth’s brother who died of scarlet fever when he was 9-years old. He’s the ghost that plays with Yoda.
Agatha Windward Poole: Married to Owen. She was the fourth lost bride. She was poisoned by Hester on her wedding day.
Owen Poole: Married to Agatha (1892). He had a twin sister, Jane.
Hugh Poole: Was married to Marianna (1864) until her death. Remarried to Carlotta.
Marianne Poole: Married to Hugh, she died in childbirth, delivering twins Owen and Jane. She was the third lost bride.
Astrid Granville Poole: First lost bride who was murdered on her wedding day. She was married to the first Collin Poole.
Collin Poole, Sr.: Married to Astrid, Connor’s twin. Arnold and Letitia’s son.
Connor Poole:Collin Sr.’s twin. Arnold and Letitia’s son.
Arabelle Poole: Connor’s wife.
Catherine Poole Cabot: Second of the lost brides. Connor and Arabelle were her parents. She was married to William and died on her wedding day (1828). She went out into the night and froze to death.
William Cabot: Catherine’s husband.
Arthur Poole: Founder of the family shipbuilding business. Collin and Connor’s father.
Letitia Armond Poole: Arthur’s wife, an heiress.
Molly O’Brian: Name of the ghost who likes to clean and organize. She came from Ireland.
Hester Dobbs: She murdered Astrid, escaped from her cell before she was to be hanged and later leaped to her death from the manor sea wall after Collin committed suicide. Witchcraft tools were found with her belongings after her death. She created a curse where a bride every generation dies—on her wedding day, or within the year.
Brandon Wise: Sonya’s ex-fiancé.
Summer: Sonya’s aunt, Tracie’s mother, Winter’s sister.
Laine Cohen: One of the owners of By Design, the firm Sonya worked for in Boston.
Matt Berry: One of the owners of By Design, the firm Sonya worked for in Boston.
Marshall Tibbetts: Winter’s boss and Sonya’s attorney.
Tracie: Sonya’s cousin.
Yoda: Sonya’s new puppy. He’s a Boston terrier and dachshund mix.
Mookie: Trey’s dog, a retriever.
Jones: Owen’s dog, a rescue. He’s missing an eye.
Xena: Sonya’s plant.
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Lost bride #1 - Astrid Granville Poole (1806)
Lost bride #2 - Catherine Poole Cabot (1828)
Lost bride #3 - Marianne Poole (1864)
Lost bride #4 - Agatha Windward Poole (1892)
Lost bride #5 - Lisbeth (Lissy) Anne Poole Whitmore (1916)
Lost bride #6 - Lillian (Clover) Crest Poole (1965)
Lost bride #7 - Johanna Poole (1996)
At the end, Sonya woke at 3:00 am and started walking, first to the attic. A spirit woke Cleo who followed her and called Trey to join them. He was at Owen’s who came with him. Sonya ended up in the ballroom, drawn to a mirror that hadn’t been there. While they all could see the mirror, only Sonya and Owen could see beyond their images. They joined hands and walked through the mirror! (hide spoiler)]

Settings
Northern Virginia (Reston, Arlington, Alexandria)
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Regan Merritt:
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Tom (Tommy) Grainger:
Charlie North:
Grant Warwick: Regan’s ex-husband. He’s a partner at Archer Warwick Bachman law firm.
Madeline McKenna: Grant’s girlfriend, a junior partner at the law firm.
Franklin Archer: Senior partner at Archer Warwick Bachman law firm.
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