Character Bios

Emma Marchant – Heroine of the novel; lives in the small town of Thundercreek; co-runs the Marchant Inn; wants something more to her boring, daily life

Thatcher Deakon – Hero of the novel; a cowboy getting back from cattle runs all summer; traveling through Thundercreek and trying to find his way in life
 
Eliza Reilly Marchant – Emma’s sister-in-law and best friend; helps run the Marchant Inn; married to Seth Marchant

Seth Marchant – Emma’s brother and only immediate family member; co-runs the Marchant Inn; married to Eliza Marchant

James Deakon –Thatcher’s brother; a cowboy earning money for his future family

Nancy Jane Tilman – Thundercreek’s flirting girl

Silas Gyver – Thundercreek’s middle-aged drinking man