| The Ohana Project, Book 1 - A Cord of Three (begins during The Blessed Winter)
(Family Tree)
Theodore Calvin Bryant (Ted)
- Drummer, singer, songwriter
- 6'2", way too skinny as the story opens; dark brown hair, blue eyes
- Born - Joplin, Missouri
- Hometown - Carver (fictional), MO; now lives in Owensville, MO.
- College - Springfield, MO
- Age - turns 30 in Cord
- Parents, Calvin and Natalie
- Youngest of five siblings, four sisters (see Family Tree)
- Best friend - David Jeremiah (formerly McGarry)
- Never married; no children
- Pets - Donkey, red Irish Wolfhound; deceased - Sunny, Golden Retriever
Michelle Damaris Anderson Mitchell (Shelly)
- Author
- 5'4", 160ish; curly reddish brown hair, golden-brown eyes
- Hometown - Bay, Missouri; currently lives on Meramec Lane (fictional), in Owensville
- College - Community college in Union, Missouri
- Age - 30
- Parents deceased; Grandpa Anderson (father's father) only living grandparent
- Only child
- Best friend - Deidra Collins
- Divorced - ex-husband Frank
- Children - Gavyn - 10; Lori (Loretticia) - 7; Shay (Shaelyn) - 4
Ted's Family Tree
The extras, when named (chapter in which introduced):
- Children in the neighborhood
- Joe (9) - Gavyn's best friend (Chapter 2)
- Rory (10) (Chapter 9)
- Brian (10)
- Sarah (9)
- Randy (4) - Brian's little brother (Chapter 12)
- Jeff (6)
- Sammy (6)
- Ken (13)
- Travis (3) - Ken's little brother
- Crystal (11) (Chapter 19)
- Andy (5) - Crystal's little brother
- Zack (13) (Chapter 29)
- The neighbors and townspeople
- Mrs. Jacobson - deceased, former owner of Ted's house (Chapter 2)
- Mrs. Garrett - Shelly's immediate neighbor, one of the two houses between Ted's and her houses (Chapter 9)
- Mr. Morris - the other neighbor between Ted and Shelly
- Dr. Rich Lichtermann - Ted's neighbor on the opposite side from Shelly; Brian and Randy's dad (Chapter 15)
- Pastor Benson - Shelly's pastor (Chapter 16)
- Chief Joe Sr. & Jessica - Joe's parents (Chapters 18 & 20)
- Vivian - emergency operator (Chapter 19)
- Fred Schmidt - owner of the dog pack
- Officer Laura Roller - Owensville police (Chapter 34)
- Lacey and John - paramedics
- Mrs. Williamson - a cranky townswoman
- Frank Mitchell - Shelly's ex-husband (Chapter 10)
- Nurse Cathy - ER nurse in Hermann (Chapter 19)
- Dr. Evans - ER doctor in Hermann (Chapter 19)
- Aunt Edith & Uncle Jerry - Shelly's father's sister and her husband (Chapter 23)
- Will - Ted and Dave's friend from high school (Chapter 24)
- Ben Schulte - a school bus driver for Carver (Chapter 25)
- Celia Grant - social worker in Newton County who blocked Dave's adoption by the Bryants (Chapter 31)
- Schultzes - one of Dave's foster families
- Sheriff Huges - former sheriff of Newton County
- Loretta Mitchell - Shelly's mother-in-law (Chapter 36)
- Henry French - the resident wimp of Carver; had three older sisters (Chapter 39)
- Aunt Emma - Deidra Collins' aunt by marriage (Chapter 40)
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