His hand curled around hers. “I don’t know about you, but I’m exactly where I want to be.”
“Here with you is all I’ve ever wanted.”
They watched the sun make its sweep over the sea, spreading its light in a pink and orange ribbon at sundown, the horizon glowing in the distance with hope for the future.
Cast of Characters
Gemma Channing – Granddaughter of Marissa and Jean-Luc Sarrazin, now the owner of Coyote Chocolate Company, also the daughter of Genevieve Wentworth
Lando Bonner – Coyote Wells police chief, ex-husband of Gemma
Leia Bonner – Daughter of Lydia, sister to Lando and Luke, chef at the family-owned restaurant, Captain Jack’s Grill
Dr. Luke Bonner – Doctor on at the reservation clinic, brother to Lando and Leia
Marissa Sarrazin – Gemma’s grandmother, Gram, who owned Coyote Chocolate Company for forty years.
Jean-Luc Sarrazin – Gemma’s grandfather, she calls Poppy
Lydia Bonner – Owner of Captain Jack’s Grill and mother to triplets Lando, Luke, and Leia
Paul Eddington – Lydia Bonner’s boyfriend
Zebediah Longhorn – Tribal Police Chief on the reservation
Vince Ballard – Owner of Wind River Vineyard and a real ladies’ man
Collette Whittaker – Longtime administrative assistant to Vince Ballard
Lianne Whittaker – Sister of Collette, down from Portland to look for her sister
Marnie Hightower – Eighth-grade school teacher at Harbor View Middle School
Daryl Simmons – Former boyfriend of Marnie Hightower, basketball coach at Harbor View Middle School
Paloma Coyote – Her great-grandfather founded the town. Former mayor.
Van Coyote – Paloma’s grandson, son of Michael
Nova Coyote – Van’s wife
Michael Coyote – Deceased son of Paloma
Coyote Wells Police Department:
Louise Rawlins – Desk sergeant, mother to Mallory
Payce Davis – Coyote Wells PD
Jimmy Fox – Coyote Wells PD and guitar player for the band Fortitude
Dale Hooper – Coyote Wells PD and keyboard player for the band Fortitude
Mallory Rawlins – Adopted daughter of Louise
Holly Dowell – Sister to Louise, birth mother to Mallory
Elnora Kidman – The town librarian
Adam Greendeer – Owner of Duck & Rum, a bar at the edge of town
Fleet Barkley – Former mayor
Reiner Caulfield – Former chief of police
Marshall Montalvo – Real estate developer, the wealthiest man in the county
Buddy Swinton – Son of Roland Swinton who owned a pizza parlor in town, now closed. Husband to Suzanne
Suzanne Swinton – Buddy’s widow, who now works as dispatcher for the Coyote Wells PD
Roland Swinton – Owned the pizza parlor next door to the Chocolate Company. Marissa’s and Jean-Luc’s friend
Genevieve Channing Wentworth – Gemma’s estranged mother
Judge Hartwell – State magistrate
Annette Ferris – County judge
Alex Kedderson – Attorney
Peg Thackery – Owner of Thackery’s Pub
Denny Thackery – Son of Peg. Bartender and bookkeeper at his mother’s pub
Duff Northcutt – Friend of Marissa
Billy Gafford – Antisocial guy living on the edge of town near Duff Northcutt
Natalie Henwick – A member of the book club and real estate agent
Lucinda Fenton – Marissa’s next-door neighbor
Ginny Sue Maples – Luke’s nurse
Radley Fisk – Drummer in the band Fortitude, a schoolteacher
Bosco Reynolds – Plays bass guitar for the band Fortitude, bartender at Duck & Rum
Theo Longhorn – Zeb’s father
Rima Longhorn – Zeb’s mother
Willow Longhorn – Zeb’s younger sister
Trent Longhorn – Zeb’s younger brother
Denise Coolidge – Dale’s girlfriend
Jeff Tuttle – The medical examiner
Cheyenne Song – Veterinarian
Ebbie Lucas – Receptionist for Dr. Song, the veterinarian
Corkie Davenport – Dr. Song’s tech nurse
Ansel Conover – Elnora’s boyfriend
Enid Lloyd – Lianne’s next-door neighbor
Aaron Barkley– Fleet’s father
Harry Ashcomb – Pharmacist
Sam Wells – President of the bank and owner of the local radio station KYOT
Talia Davis / Lewis – One of Leia’s friends who recently got married
Brandt Lewis – Man who married Talia
Birdie Sanger – Friend to Enid Lloyd
Inez LeMond – Runs Protect the Paws, a no-kill shelter for animals.
Tully Beacham – Fire chief
Dinah Underwood – Sister to Dharma and co-owner of Two Sisters’ Food Mart
Dharma Kelly – Sister to Dinah and co-owner of Two Sisters’ Food Mart. Mother to Denise Coolidge.
Cody Chato – Tribal police officer, works for Zeb
Jacob Culross – Tribal police officer, works for Zeb
Greta Todd – A recent high school graduate who plays the flute
Taylor Rainford – Leia’s high school boyfriend
Dr. Margaret Kinsdale – Coyote Wells physician in general practice
David Border – The new bank president, replacing Sam Wells
Lucien Thorne – Commercial fishing boat captain
Joe Don Bowden – Local hot dog vendor
Ellen Emberley – Owner of The Crazy Daisy, a garden center next to Captain Jack’s
Shaun Emberley – Gardener, brother of Ellen
Tiffany Ringgold – An old acquaintance from high school
O’Dell Owen – Manager of the airstrip
Darby Berwick – Owns the old shipyard
Kenny Painter – Manages the night shift at the casino on the Rez
Tina Ashcomb – Daughter of Harry. Tina works as a reporter for the county newspaper
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Vickie McKeehan has twenty-seven novels to her credit and counting. Vickie's novels have consistently appeared on Amazon’s Top 100 lists in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense and Mystery / Thriller. She writes what she loves to read—heartwarming romance laced with suspense, heart-pounding thrillers, and riveting mysteries. Vickie loves to write about compelling and down-to-earth characters in settings that stay with her readers long after they've finished her books. She makes her home in Southern California.
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