Patrick Murphy—The mayor who owns the only market in town.
Lilly Seybold—Another newcomer with two children living alone on the other side of town, isolated and struggling to get by. Lilly is recently out of an abusive marriage. Lilly and Jordan form a bond.
Wally Pierce—Owner of the gas station and the best mechanic around. He’s instantly attracted to Lilly. Their relationship blossoms throughout the series.
Carla Vargas—County social worker and Murphy's longtime girlfriend.
Flynn McCready—Owner of McCready's, a mix between an Irish Pub and a pool hall.
Sissy Carr—Spoiled daughter of the town's banker. Sissy is having an ongoing affair with local developer and shady con man Kent Springer. Sissy went to school with Scott and gives Jordan a hard time at every chance she gets.
Kent Springer—Local developer and sleaze, always working on his next scam. He wants the property owned by Jordan Phillips and will do whatever it takes to get it.
Joe Ferguson—Owner of Ferguson Hardware. Grouch. Complainer.
Jack “Doc” Prescott—Former ER surgeon from San Francisco. Retired. But actively providing medical care for residents.
Belle Prescott—Doc’s wife who wants him to retire.
Reverend Whitcomb—Pastor of the Community Church. Wife is Dottie.
Hidden Moon Bay - Book Two
Emile Reed/Hayden Ryan—Arrives in Pelican Pointe during a storm, stranded at the side of the road. She’s on the run from a mobster who has defrauded people out of millions of dollars.
Ethan Cody—Native American. Works as a deputy sheriff but longs to be a writer.
Brent Cody—Sheriff of Santa Cruz County and Ethan's older brother.
Marcus Cody—Father of Ethan and Brent. Marcus possesses psychic ability.
Lindeen Cody—Mother to Ethan and Brent.
Margie Rosterman—Owner of the Hilltop Diner, a 1950s throwback to a malt shop.
Max Bingham—Cook at the Hilltop Diner and Margie's boyfriend.
Julianne Dickinson—First-grade teacher who lives in Santa Cruz in the same neighborhood as Marcus and Lindeen Cody. Lindeen often invites Julianne to supper, hoping Brent will take an interest in her.
Janie Pointer—Owner and stylist at the Snip N Curl and best friend to Sissy Carr.
Abby Pointer—Janie's younger sister. Her boyfriend Paul Bonner is serving in Afghanistan
Dancing Tides - Book Three
Keegan Fanning—Marine biologist running the Fanning Marine Rescue Center her grandparents founded.
Cord Bennett—Former army soldier and California guardsman who served with Nick and Scott in Iraq. Because Cord feels guilty about his fiancée dying in a spree shooting, he wants to end it all.
Pete Alden—Keegan's right-hand man at the Fanning Rescue Center.
Drea Jennings—Owner of the flower shop. Her family owns the Plant Habitat, a landscape nursery in town.
Abby Anderson—Works at the Fanning Rescue Center.
Ricky Oden—Founder and lead singer of the local band, Blue Skies. Married to Donna Oden.
Lighthouse Reef - Book Four
Kinsey Wyatt—An up-and-coming lawyer who comes to Pelican Pointe to prove she’s the real deal.
Logan Donnelly—Sculptor and artist who relocates to Pelican Pointe with an agenda.
Perry Altman—A five-star chef from L.A. who opened The Pointe, the fanciest place in town to eat.
Troy Dayton—A young carpenter who works hard at surviving everything life's thrown at him.
Mona Bingham—Max’s daughter from Texas.
Carl Knudsen—Owns the pharmacy in town he inherited from his family. Married, but not happy. In his younger days ran with Kent Springer.
Jolene Sanders—Hostess at The Pointe. Works part-time as a clerk at Knudsen’s Pharmacy.
Megan Donnelly—Logan’s sister.
Starlight Dunes - Book Five
River Amandez—Thirty-three-year old archaeologist who arrives in Pelican Pointe harboring a secret. She’s in town to excavate the Chumash encampment uncovered during a mudslide.
Brent Cody—Forty-year old sheriff of Santa Cruz County with a bad marriage under his belt and a not-so-stellar record of dating. Brent has someone in his past who wants him dead.
Zach Dennison—Picks up odd jobs around town, trying to make ends meet. Zach lives with his sister, Bree Dennison.
Bree Dennison—Goes to community college in San Sebastian and works as a waitress at McCready's.
Ryder MacLachlan—Cord’s buddy from the army. New in Pelican Pointe from Philadelphia and looking to make a fresh start.
Ross Campbell—Pharmacist from Portland, relocates and buys the local pharmacy. Renames it Coastal Pharmacy.
Jill Campbell—Ross’s wife.
Last Chance Harbor - Book Six
Julianne Dickinson—First-grade teacher, slated to be the principal of the newly, renovated Pelican Pointe Elementary.
Ryder MacLachlan—Cord’s buddy from the Army. New in Pelican Pointe from Philadelphia and looking to make a fresh start.
John Dickinson—Julianne’s dad.
Bree Dennison—Goes to community college in San Sebastian and works as a waitress at McCready's.
Malachi Rafferty—Owner of the T-Shirt Shop and single father with two teen girls, Sonnet and Sonoma.
Cleef Atkins—Lives south of town in an old farmhouse. His barn is stuffed with things he’s collected over the years.
Drea Jennings—Cooper’s sister.
Caleb Jennings—Cooper’s brother.
Landon Jennings—Cooper’s uncle and adopted father.
Shelby Jennings—Cooper’s aunt and adopted mother.
Layne Richmond—Father of Cooper, Caleb, and Drea.
Eleanor Jennings Richmond—Mother of Cooper, Caleb, and Drea.
Sea Glass Cottage - Book Seven
Isabella Rialto—Logan's mysterious renter who shows up in town and starts people talking about her past.
Thane Delacourt—Ex NFL linebacker who comes back to Pelican Pointe to raise his son.
Jonah Delacourt—Thane's six-year-old son.
Fischer Robbins—Thane's best friend from New York and a chef who helps Thane open Longboard Pizza.
Sydney Reed—An ER nurse in St. Louis and Hayden Cody's sister. Sydney relocates to become Doc's nurse.
Lavender Beach - Book Eight
Eastlyn Parker—Ex-army helicopter pilot, crashed her chopper in Iraq and lost the bottom part of her leg. She hasn’t adjusted to civilian life very well.
Cooper Jennings Richmond—Son of Layne Richmond and Eleanor Jennings. Photographer who traveled the world but now owns Layne’s Trains.
Drea Jennings—Cooper’s sister.
Caleb Jennings—Cooper’s brother.
Landon Jennings—Cooper’s uncle and adopted father.
Shelby Jennings—Cooper’s aunt and adopted mother.
Eleanor Jennings Richmond—Mother of Cooper, Caleb, and Drea.
Jonathan Matthews—Eleanor’s son.
Sandcastles Under the Christmas Moon - Book Nine
Quentin Blackwood—Doctor replacing Jack Prescott.
Sydney Reed—Sister of Hayden and Jack Prescott’s nurse.
Beckham Dowling—Teenage boy, resourceful, savvy, and smart, worried about his grandmother’s health.
Charlotte Dowling—Beckham’s grandmother who’s lived in town for years.
Faye DeMarco—Beckham’s girlfriend.
Andy DeMarco—Faye’s older brother, who takes care of her after their parents die in a car crash.
Winona Blackwood—Quentin’s grandmother, also known as Nonnie.
Stone Graylander—Miwok tribal medicine man. Boyfriend of Quentin’s grandmother, Nonnie.
Douglas Bradford—Former professor, moved to Pelican Pointe and became its mayor before Murphy. Owner of Bradford House.
John David Whitcomb—Pastor at the Community Church.
Dottie Whitcomb—John’s wife.
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Beneath Winter Sand – Book Ten
Caleb Jennings—Brother of Cooper and Drea. Works at The Plant Habitat with his parents, Landon and Shelby.
Hannah Summers—Owns a cleaning service. Picks up extra money on the weekends working as a waitress at The Shipwreck.
Micah Lambert—Hannah’s little brother.
Cora Bigelow—Postmistress.
Lilly Pearce—Wally’s wife, who helps him run the gas station and auto repair shop.
Jessica St. John—Works for Cord at the animal clinic.
Jonathan Matthews—Eleanor’s son.
Tahoe Jones—Caretaker of the Jennings’ cabin.
Delbert Delashaw—Boyfriend of Eleanor Richmond.
Barton Pearson—Funeral director.
Keeping Cape Summer – Book Eleven
Simon Bremmer—Ex-Army Ranger. Sniper. Twelve years in the military.
Amelia Langston—Woman Simon met on Cape Cod.
Gilly Grant—Nurse at Charlotte Dowling Memorial Hospital.
Delaney Bremmer—Simon’s daughter.
Jayden Grant—Gilly’s son.
Connie Grant—Gilly’s mother.
Gretchen Bremmer—Simon’s mother.
John Dickinson—Julianne’s dad.
Gideon Nighthawk—The new surgeon from Chicago.
Ophelia Moore—Daycare director at the Community Church.
Aubree Wright—Nurse.
Sheena Howser—Nurse.
Seth Larrabee—New minister at the Community Church.
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