A California ChristmasSettingsSilver Springs, California
Los Angeles, California
Boston, Massachusetts
30 Chapters
Epilogue
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Dallas Turner: One of Aiyana’s adopted sons. He’s a professional rock climber. He has sandy blond hair and blue eyes.
Emery Bliss: Los Angeles television news anchor. She has long blond hair and blue eyes.
Aiyana Turner: Cora's biological mother. She's the director of New Horizons Boys Ranch.
Cal Buchanan: Rancher who Aiyana is involved with.
Gavin Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons. He’s in a rock band.
Savanna Gray: Mother of two who relocated to Silver Springs after her husband was arrested for raping three women. She’s engaged to Gavin.
Branson Gray: Savanna’s son from her first marriage.
Alia Gray: Savanna’s daughter from her first marriage.
Elijah (Eli) Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons who helps run New Horizons and is the athletic director. He’s also married to Cora. He has dark hair and blue eyes.
Cora Kelly Turner: Eli’s wife and the art instructor at New Horizons Boys Ranch. She’s also Aiyana’s biological daughter. She's 28-years old and has brown eyes.
Liam Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons, in college in San Diego.
Bentley Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons, the youngest who is still in high school.
Ryan Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons.
Seth Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons.
Taylor Turner: One of Aiyana's adopted sons.
Jenny Ogilvie: Dallas’ biological sister who was murdered by his father when he was six years old.
Brian Gerlack: Owner of the parkour gym in Las Vegas where Dallas worked in the winter. He’s like a father to him.
Connie Bliss: Emery’s mother
Marvin Bliss: Emery’s father.
Ethan Grimes: Emery’s former co-anchor.
Heidi Coventry: Producer for the television station where Emery worked.
Susan Brooks: Jada and Atticus’ mother who runs a cookie store, Sugar Mama.
Atticus Brooks: Susan’s son and Jada’s brother who was injured by Tobias. He’s a paraplegic and now works in Los Angeles.
Jada Brooks Richardson: Recently divorced social media manager (she owns her own business) who returns home to help with the family business in Silver Springs. She has sandy blond hair and brown eyes. She’s the mother of 12-year old Maya.
Maddox Richardson: Principal of the new girls school at New Horizons Ranch. He’s married to Jada and father of their daughter, Maya.
Maya Brooks Richardson: Jada and Maddox’s 12-year old daughter.
Tobias Richardson: Maddox’s brother who was recently released from prison. He heads the maintenance for New Horizon Ranch.
Harper Devlin: Married to Axel, a rock star, who is divorcing her. They’re the parents of two daughters. She has blond hair and blue eyes.
Piper Devlin: Harper and Axel’s daughter.
Everly Devlin: Harper and Axel’s daughter.
Tommy: Ethan’s former roommate.
Thiago: Tommy’s boyfriend.
Robert Ogilvie: Dallas’ father. He’s been in prison since killing Dallas’ mother and sister 23 years ago.
Terrell: Man hired to intimidate Emery.
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Cal & Aiyana finally get married.
Dallas catches Ethan’s mother in a sting and determines that she hired Terrell to intimidate and assault Emery. Ethan owns up to have posted the sex tape online as a compromise to not turning his mother into the police. Emery’s attorney assures her that she will win her wrongful termination suit.
Dallas’s father shows up on Christmas Day despite having been paid off by Aiyana to stay away until after the holidays. In the meantime, she’d contacted the prison and learned that he continues to be a very manipulative and unrepentant man. They sent him packing.
Dallas shows up in Boston after having been miserable because Emery left. They’re married and a year later she’s climbing with him. (hide spoiler)]
Have Yourself a Merry Little Scandal (The Highlander's Christmas Lassie)
SettingsMuirburgh, The Trossachs, Scotland Christmas Eve, 1824
Dun Carron Castle, Western Highlands of Scotland Christmas, 1834
10 Chapters
Epilogue
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Malcolm Innes: Laird of Dun Carron. He’s 36-years old, has black hair streaked with gray and dark eyes.
Rhona Macleod Ashley: aka Sarah Ashley. Malcolm’s long-lost love. She runs Burnside Farm and is the mother of Malcolm’s son, Patrick. She became an actress after she was sent to London. She’s 35-years old with red hair and green eyes.
Patrick Ashley: Malcolm and Rhona’s 17-year old son.
Fergus Mackinnon: Laird of Achnasheen and chief of the clan. He’s married to Marina and they’re the parents of Eilidh. He’s 29-years old and tall with red hair and gray eyes.
Samuel Ashley: Rhona’s husband who died five years ago.
Jimmy Macleod: Rhona’s father.
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Rhona agrees to marry Malcolm and return to Dun Carron.
Patrick marries Sheena Balfour, the daughter of a neighboring landowner. (hide spoiler)]
All Scot and BotheredSettingsShropshire England
Lake Geneva, Switzerland
Devonshire, England
Henrietta’s School for Cultured Young Ladies, London, England
Prologue
21 Chapters
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Cecelia Teague: aka Cecil. One of the three Red Rogues. She’s voluptuous and has red hair.
Cassius Ramsay: Piers’ older half brother. He’s the Justice of the High Court. He has blond hair and gray eyes.
Alexandra Lane Atherton: Married to Piers and the daughter of the Earl of Bentham. She has a PhD in history and is an archeologist. She has auburn hair and whiskey-colored brown eyes.
Piers Gedrick Atherton: Duke of Redmayne and married to Alexandra. He’s often called the Terror of Torcliff. The right side of his face is scarred from an attack with a jaguar. He’s very tall and has black hair and brilliant blue eyes.
Francesca Cavendish: aka Frank, aka Pippa Hargrave. One of the three Red Rogues and best friend of Cecilia and Alexandra. She’s the Countess of Mont Claire. She’s athletically built and tall with red hair.
Jean-Yves: Former groundskeeper at de Chardonne, now protector of the Red Rogues.
Hortense Teague: Cecilia’s mother, deceased.
Henrietta Thistledown: Hortense’s twin sister, Cecilia’s aunt. She runs a school and a casino.
Phoebe:
Genevieve (Genny) Leveaux:
Josiah Teague: Vicar and the man who raised Cecilia as his daughter.
Adrian Armediano: Italian count.
Lilly Belle:
Winston: Butler.
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No! Just wanted to make certain you knew they already existed.
Anita, are these the lists from the book discussions group?
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