CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
Anguish
A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart, Defining Riley
Ben was diagnosed with Depression and anxiety at 14. He also discovers he's gay and in love with his best friend, JC Croft
Ben''s other best friend is his cousin Abigail, who spends the summers with him but heads home to Nevada when the school year starts.
Ben is an artist and loves tinkering with computers.
Ben is the oldest child of 4.
Ben lives on a nonworking ranch that was once owned by his grandparents.
The town of Harper's Rock was named after one of Ben's relatives.
Anguish
A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart, Defining Riley. Also appears in Letting Go (An adults only sequel to Anguish).
JC Croft has been Ben Harper's best friend since they met on the playground.
JC moves away from Harper's Rock the year he turns 14.
JC loves Ben, but he can't come out because his family would send him away.
JC is an only child.
WARNING!!! Reading beyond this point, if you haven't read Anguish, will result in major spoilers to that novel. WARNING!!!
Anguish
(Also appears in Sunset Destiny Romance #3 Stormy Seas)
Abigail appears not only in book 1 of this novel but also has a book of her own in the Sunset Destiny Series (Stormy Seas)
Abigail and Ben have been close their whole lives. Abby spends most summers with Ben and his family because they hate being separated.
Abigail is one of Ben's biggest supporters and cheerleaders.
Abigail and Ben are the same age.
Abigail is a writer, and Ben often reads her stories before anyone else.
Anguish
(A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart)
(Letting Go, the adults-only sequel to Anguish)
Jenny first appears in Anguish, then makes guest appearances in Letting Go (Adults only sequel to Anguish), A Promise to Sadie, and Adella's Heart.
Jenny goes to high school with Ben and JC.
When JC casts Ben aside, Ben dates Jenny to make him jealous.
Jenny becomes pregnant by Ben at 16
Jenny approaches JC with a proposition after the events at the end of Anguish.
Anguish
(A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart, Defining Riley)
(The Heart of Alaska -- A Sunset Destiny Prequel)
(Fate's Encore -- Standalone/Companion novel)
Evelyn Harper first appears in The Heart of Alaska as a secondary character. She also appears in Anguish, A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart, Defining Riley, and is the main character in the book Fate's Encore (Stand alone/companion novels.)
Evelyn is the mother of Benjamin Harper and the aunt of Abbigail Mannon.
Evelyn is in her forties
Evelyn is the mother of 4 sons: Benjamin, Russell, Logan, and Dylan. The three younger brothers each have their own novel in the Harper's Rock Romance series.
Anguish
(Mentioned in A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart)
(The Heart of Alaska -- A Sunset Destiny Prequel)
(Fate's Encore -- Standalone/Companion novel)
Cole Harper first appears in The Heart of Alaska as a secondary character. He also appears in Fate's Encore (Standalone/companion novel). He is mentioned in all books in this series.
Cole is the father of Benjamin Harper and the uncle of Abigail Mannon
Cole is in his forties
Cole is the father of 4 sons: Benjamin, Russell, Logan, and Dylan. The three younger brothers each have their own novel in the Harper's Rock Romance Series
Michael Croft is the biological son of Benjamin Haprer & Jenny Lancer.
Michael Croft is the adopted son of JC Croft
Michael Croft is sensitive and artistic, like his father was.
Michael grew up in Denver, but moved to Harper's Rock, where his grandmother still lives.
Michael is the twin brother of Benjamin Croft
Michael is 16
Michael's best friend is Sadie Montgomery, and he has feelings for her.
Adella's Heart
(A Promise to Sadie, Defining Riley)
(Letting Go -- Adults only sequel to Anguish)
Benjamin Croft is the biological son of Benjamin Harper & Jenny Lancer.
Benjamin Croft is the adopted son of JC Croft
Benjamin is a ladies' man and a popular jock who becomes quarterback when he moves to Harper's Rock.
Benjamin grew up in Denver, but moved to Harper's Rock, where his grandmother still lives
Benjamin is the twin brother of Michael Croft
Benjamin is 16
Benjamin's love interest is Adella Johnson
A Promise to Sadie
(Adella's Heart, Defining Riley)
Sadie Montgomery is mentioned in Adella's Heart and Defining Riley
Sadie Montgomery is 16
Sadie Montgomery is Michael's best friend who gets left behind in Denver when he moves to Wyoming.
Sadie Montgomery has been best friends with Michael since they were little kids
Sadie Montgomery has feelings for Michael
Adella's Heart
(A Promise to Sadie, Defining Riley)
Adella Johnson is mentioned in A Promise to Sadie and plays a big role in Defining Riley.
Adella Johnson is 16
Adella Johnson is autistic
Adella Johnson has an eating disorder
Adella meets Ben Croft at a summer camp for autistic youth. She is a counselor, and he is a volunteer
Riley Johnson appears in A Promise to Sadie and Adella's Heart.
Riley Johnson is 16
Riley Johnson is Adella Johnson's cousin.
Riley is a local rancher kid who is expected to be a bully, as many rancher kids before him have been.
Riley's first love has cancer, and then he meets Aidan and falls for him.
Riley Johnson is the nephew of the man who bullied Ben and JC in Anguish -- Johnny Johnson
Riley Johnson meets and Falls for Aidan St. George.
Defining Riley
Aidan St. George does not appear in other books.
Aidan is 16
Aidan is an ex-bike racer who moves to Harper's Rock when he decides he's had enough.
Aidan starts out going to Harper's Rock High but ends up switching to the alternative school.
Aidan falls for Riley when they meet as teenagers at the park, where Riley runs to hide
Anguish
Adella's Heart
Defining Riley
Johnny Johnson first appears in Anguish. He also appears in A Promise to Sadie, Adella's Heart, and Defining Riley.
Johnny is the man who bullied Ben and JC in high school
In later books, Johnny is Adella's father and Riley's uncle
Johnny takes custody of Riley when the boy's father runs afoul of the law.
Johnny Johnson witnessed something when he was a teen that forever changed him and the way he sees the world