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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)

 

The Ohana Project Characters:

Book 1 - A Cord of Three

Book 2 - Living Stones

Book 3 - A Piece of Dust

The Shepherd-Wolfe Ohana:

Book 1 - Seasons of Change

Book 2 - A Gilded Sky

Book 3 - After the Storm

Book 4 - Always a Sunrise

Book 5 - The Blessed Winter

Hilo Suspense:

Book 1 - Shadows in Light

Book 2 - Flames of Hope

 

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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