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Book 3 - After the Storm (begins the day after A Gilded Sky ends) (Family Tree)

Peter (Pete) Ikaika Kalaau

  • Middle linebacker, #55, the Grizzlies
  • 6'5", 230lbs; dark brown hair, brown eyes
  • Born - Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Hometown - currently divides the year between Chicago, Illinois and Honolulu, Hawaii where he grew up
  • College - Hawaii
  • Age - 30
  • Parents, Pika and Sarah
  • Only child

Jennifer (Jenni) Eryn Jeremiah

  • Works in a department store
  • 6', 150ish; black hair, blue eyes
  • Born - Springfield, Missouri
  • Hometown - Chicago, Illinois
  • Ran away from home when she was fifteen; just returned to her brother's life last year
  • Age - 32
  • Sibling - Steve Jeremiah
  • Children - two daughters, Kara (Karasi) - 8, Ana (Anastacia) - 4
  • Never married, but had two long-term, live-in relationships
  • Pet - Flower, Rottweiler

The Shepherds

Father - James, deceased
Mother - Kalea, deceased; Gloria, James' 2nd wife

The siblings

  • Luke; married to Nalani; two boys, Matt (9) and Jeremy (6), and girl Naomi (not yet 1)
  • Heather; married to Steve Jeremiah; foster children, Lincoln (9) and Alyssa (4)
  • Greg; engaged to Beth Harrison
  • Tim - mother, Gloria
  • Robert - mother, Gloria

The friends:

  • Colonel Joshua Wolfe - retired Air Force pilot; sweet on Gloria Shepherd.
  • Beth Harrison - Bible college student; mother of Danny (3); engaged to Greg

The extended family:

  • Steve Jeremiah - Jenni's brother; married to Heather Shepherd; foster children, Lincoln (9) and Alyssa (4)
  • 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 (20); Nick (14); Alex (11); Brianna (8)
  • Pena Minatoya - Gloria's brother, middle child; married to Connie; children - Suzie (9), Jeremiah (6), Leilani (1)
  • Grandpa, Connor Shepherd - James' father; married to Reyanne; lives in Normal, Illinois
  • Grandma, Reyanne Shepherd - James' mother; married to Connor; lives in Normal, Illinois
  • Ralph Harrison - Beth's father
  • Sophia Harrison (nee Pierce) - Beth's mother
  • Debbie Harrison - Beth's sister
  • Kyle Harrison - Beth's brother
  • Grandma (Regina) & Grandpa (Randal) Harrison - Beth's father's parents
  • Grandpa Pierce, widowed - Beth's mother's parents (See Family Tree 2 for a complete list of Beth's relatives)

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

  • Mrs. Simon - Jenni's evening babysitter (Chapter 7)
  • Brian Spencer - fifth grade boy who tried to kiss Kara
  • Mrs. Jacobs - Brian Spencer's teacher
  • Alicia - Pete's deceased wife (Chapter 8)
  • People at Pete & Jenni's church (Chapter 11)
    • Kids in Pete's Sunday school class
      • Tanner Gordon
      • Billy Bradley - pastor's son
      • Sierra Bergun
      • Jack Miller
      • Macie
      • Janie Evans
    • Twyla Gordon - Tanner's mother
    • Pastor Vic Bradley
    • Doug Williams - a parent
    • Brad Higgins - a single parent
    • Peggy - Brad's ex-wife
    • Ruth Dunston - a relatively young grandmother
    • Willa Bradley - Pastor Vic's wife (Chapter 31)
    • Tessa Gordon - Twyla's 15 year old daughter
  • Grandma Clara - Pete's maternal grandmother (Chapter 16)
  • Korine - waitress at tea house
  • Anna May - one of Jenni's babysitters (Chapter 25)
  • Frederick Douglass - an FBI agent in Chicago (Chapter 32)
  • Lincoln Carter - a boy being abused in an alley; becomes Heather and Steve's foster son
  • Gary - the man abusing Lincoln; his deceased mother's boyfriend
  • Alyssa - Lincoln's sister, becomes Heather and Steve's foster daughter
  • Sueanne Moore - a CPS caseworker (Chapter 33)
  • Evan - one of Beth's young cousins (Chapter 34)
  • Phil - Kyle's friend from the church group (Chapter 39)
  • Russell Chang - a lawyer whom Luke works with (Chapter 41)
  • Jordan - the young man Gloria gave her virginity to (Chapter 42)

The Shepherd Series characters:

The Ohana Project characters:

Hilo Suspense characters:

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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