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Book 5 - The Blessed Winter (begins the night Always a Sunrise ends) (Family Trees)

Abraham (Abe) Lawrence

  • Police detective
  • 6'1", 190lbs; sandy brown hair, brown eyes
  • Born - Columbia, Missouri
  • Hometown - now lives in St. Louis, MO.
  • College - Columbia, MO
  • Age - 31
  • Parents, Stan and Elisabeth
  • Oldest of three siblings- Catherine, deceased; Kevin, currently incarcerated in state penitentiary in Jefferson City, MO
  • Never married, almost got engaged to Belinda Carson two years ago

Rachel Wolfe

  • Interior decorator
  • 5'2", 110ish; white blond hair, green eyes
  • Born - Florida
  • Hometown - recently moved to St. Louis from Missoula, MT. Lived in Florida, Missouri, and Hawaii as a child.
  • College - Missoula, MT
  • Age - 24
  • Sibling - Brandon Wolfe
  • Never married

The Shepherd-Wolfe Ohana

Fathers - James, deceased; Colonel Joshua Wolfe, previously widowed (Patricia), now married to Gloria Shepherd.
Mothers - Kalea, deceased; Gloria, James' 2nd wife, now married to Joshua Wolfe

The siblings (in order of age)

  • Luke; married to Nalani; children Matt (10), Jeremy (7), Naomi (2) and baby Thomas
  • Jenni Kalaau - Steve's sister; married to Pete; children, Kara (8), Ana (4), pregnant
  • Heather; married to Steve Jeremiah; children, Lincoln and Alyssa
  • Greg; married to Beth; three sons, Danny (4) and newborn twins, James and Hosea
  • Brandon
  • Rachel
  • Tim - mother, Gloria
  • Robert - mother, Gloria

The friends:

  • Vincenzo (Vince) Cypriano - detective, St. Louis, MO, police department
  • Dr. Trinidad Kerrigan - forensic psychologist, St. Louis, MO, police department; engaged to Vince Cypriano
  • Carolyn (Cari) O'Phelan - childhood friend of Rachel
  • Grant & Mabel Miller - restaurant/bar owners, St. Louis, MO
  • Ms. Mimsie - restaurateur, friend of Abe Lawrence; widowed

The extended family:

  • David Jeremiah - kidnapped as a child, only recently found his family
  • Pete Kalaau - Steve's teammate on the Grizzlies, lifelong resident of Hawaii.
  • Grandma, Pua Nakanishi - Kalea's mother, Gloria's aunty by marriage (married Gloria's mother's brother); lives in Hilo, Hawaii
  • Kenji Minatoya - Gloria's oldest brother; married to Hannah; children - Malia (19); Nick (13); Alex (10); Brianna (7)
  • Pena Minatoya - Gloria's brother, middle child; married to Connie; children - Suzie (8), Jeremiah (5), baby Leilani
  • Grandpa, Connor Shepherd - James' father; married to Reyanne; lives in Normal, Illinois
  • Grandma, Reyanne Shepherd - James' mother; married to Connor; lives in Normal, Illinois
  • Nathaniel Benjamin Pierce - Beth, Jenni, Steve & Dave's grandfather; father to Sophie Harrison and to Wilson Jeremiah.
  • Ralph Harrison - Beth's father
  • Sophia Harrison (nee Pierce) - Beth's mother
  • Eryn Jeremiah, deceased - Jenni, Steve & Dave's mother
  • Wilson Jeremiah, deceased (born Jeremiah Wilson) - Jenni, Steve & Dave's father
  • Maggie Wilson - Jenni, Steve & Dave's grandmother; mother to Wilson Jeremiah and Jeffrey Wilson (other sons also).

The extras, when named (chapter in which introduced):

  • Brewer - a female police officer who fought with Greg, injured (Chapter 1)
  • Maloney - Brewer's partner
  • Rice - the female police officer who took Greg down with a nightstick to the back of his head
  • Catherine - Abe's deceased sister (Chapter 2)
  • Kevin - Abe's incarcerated brother
  • Belinda Carson - Abe's former girlfriend
  • People Greg met on his walk (Chapter 3)
    • Father Ramon
    • Lisa, Anyssa and Hazel - waitresses at a pink diner
  • Jeffrey Wilson - Wilson Jeremiah's half brother; the man Jenni and Steve had known as their father (Chapter 4)
  • Dwayne Wilson - Jeffrey's father but not Jeremiah's
  • Maggie Wilson - Jeremiah's mother
  • David - Jenni and Steve's little brother; taken from the family before his first birthday
  • Nicholas Pinero - Greg's defense attorney (Chapter 5)
  • Kathleen - Alan Zimmer's, the St. Louis prosecutor, receptionist
  • Sergeant Phillip Hardesty - a police officer Greg fought with and wounded, the last to drop the charges
  • Officer Raymond Meier - a police officer Greg fought with and wounded, the second-to-last to drop the charges
  • Mandy Sue - Grandpa Pierces's first wife, deceased (Chapter 6)
  • Zoe Barton - a rape victim (Chapter 10)
  • Glenn Lee - a lawyer friend of Luke's who tells him about Greg's court date
  • Janice - Pinero's receptionist (Chapter 11)
  • Benton Tatum - pastor at the homeless mission Greg volunteers at
  • Lester & Darryl - the two regulars who had thrown Greg out of the bar with Manly (Chapter 12)
  • Amber Hunter - a runaway who Greg restored to her family
  • Laura McGarry - David Jeremiah's foster mother; deceased (Chapter 14)
  • Pastor Elwood - pastor of Carver Community Fellowship
  • Christy Steward - motel clerk in Carver
  • Polly Steward - Christy's mother
  • Gracie - waitress and proprietess of Gracie's Cafe (Chapter 15)
  • Bryant - Dave's missing friend
  • Harlan McGarry - David Jeremiah's foster father; deceased
  • Jacqueline (Jacqui) Wolfe - Sam Wolfe's wife (Chapter 17)
  • Sam Wolfe - Joshua's older brother (Chapter 18)
  • Kendal - Sam's oldest son
  • Jared - Sam's second son
  • Madison - Sam's daughter
  • Andy Wolfe - Joshua's younger brother; divorced
  • Stormy - Andy's oldest daughter
  • Lorna - Andy's younger daughter
  • Pastor Menendez - Sergeant Hardesty's pastor (Chapter 19)
  • Pastor Inez - asks Greg to preach on Christmas Eve
  • Candace Starke - one of Tony Manly's accomplices (Chapter 20)
  • Pastor Larry - Greg's mentor in bible college (Chapter 22)
  • Alice Morgen - a rape/murder victim (Chapter 24)
  • Glenn Williams - bank robber; Greg called him Todd (Chapter 25)
  • Mark Perkins - the bank manager
  • Officer Jackson - a police officer at the bank
  • Azure Randolph - Missouri governor's niece; was at the bank (Chapter 26)
  • Ms. Mimsie - a friend of Abe's; ownes a restaurant
  • Freddie - waiter at Ms. Mimsie's restaurant
  • Darryl - Ms. Mimsie's grandson; former drug addict
  • Fiona Halloway - a divorced woman who hires Rachel to decorate her penthouse (Chapter 27)
  • Wesley Halloway - Fiona's youngest son; former classmate of Brandon's
  • Gordon Halloway - Fiona's ex-husband
  • Creighton Halloway - Fiona's middle son
  • Nadine Freeman - a friend of Fiona's; former client of Rachel's
  • Elsa Wheyrand - Nadine's mother; Alzheimer's patient
  • Pastor Dan Brachman - in charge of multi-church revival (Chapter 28)
  • Buckley Orson O'Phelan - an elderly friend of Rachel and Brandon; she calls him Mr. Boo (Chapter 30 )
  • Carolyn (Cari) O'Phelan - Mr. Boo's granddaughter; a classmate of Rachel's
  • Marissa Linder - former girlfriend of Creighton Halloway; former roommate of Cari O'Phelan
  • Scott O'Phelan - Cari's older brother
  • Sarina O'Phelan - Cari's younger sister
  • Lee and Wilson - two police officers who respond to the scene of Rachel's attack (Chapter 31)
  • Sylvia - Fiona's housekeeper (Chapter 33)
  • Trenton Halloway - Fiona's oldest son (Chapter 34)
  • Elizabeth Lawrence - Abe's mother
  • Stan Lawrence - Abe's father
  • Calvin Bryant - Dave's best friend's father (Chapter 35)
  • Darrin Nakata - federal prosecutor in Greg's case (Chapter 36)
  • Judge Rafferty - federal judge in Greg's case (Chapter 37)
  • Officer Peterson - policeman who pulls Rachel over (Chapter 41)

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Complete Timeline - Warning: Contains spoilers! Starts with James Shepherd's birth. Includes brief details of all the major characters of all my published books.

 

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