The Return Of Jonah Gray (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Sasha Gardner: Main character, senior auditor for the IRS
• Jonah Gray: Gardner, runs the website Gray's Garden, lives in Stockton and works for the Stockton Star; gained Sasha's interest when she has to audit him
• Ethan Gray: Jonah's dependent
• Martina: Sasha's best friend, currently working on a beef jerky campaign
• Jeff Hill: From Fresno, he works as an archivist at the IRS, interested in etymology, slightly OCD
• Jacob Gardner: Sasha's father, CPA; not a great relationship that got temporarily closer, but has since slipped after his recovery from lymphoma
• Lola Gardner: Sasha's mother, gardener
• Kurt Gardner: Sasha's older brother, lives in Stockton with his wife, Lori, and two sons: Eddie (5) and Jackie (3)
• Blake Gardner: Sasha's younger brother (15), drum major in high school
• Marcus Johnston: Sasha's half-brother by her father, the result of her father's affair with Eloise Johnston
• Ed: Sasha's uncle, Lola's brother, invites Sasha to get to know Marcus
• Ricardo: A fellow employee at the IRS
• Susan: A fellow employee at the IRS
• Fred Collins: Sasha's supervisor
• Ian Maselin: Neighbors to the Gardners in Piedmont, sort of lecherous
• Ellen Maselin: Neighbors to the Gardners in Piedmont, Ian Maselin's wife, gardener
• Gene: Sasha's ex-boyfriend, mailman
• Dr. Fisher: Jacob's doctor
• Kevin: Someone who takes interest in Sasha until he hears she works for the IRS
• Carl: Someone who takes interest in Martina until Sasha scares him off
• Scott: One of the caterer's at the Gardner's 35th anniversary
• Emily: One of the caterer's at the Gardner's 35th anniversary
• Duncan: Jacob's mechanic for the Truckster
• Gordon, Mel, etc.: Readers of Gray's Garden that harass Sasha
• Linda Potter: Jonah Gray's CPA

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• Piedmont, California: Where Sasha Gardner's parents live, aka Banner Hill
• Oakland, California: Where Sasha Gardner lives
• Fresno, California: Where Jeff Hill lives
• Stockton, California: Where Jonah Gray lives; Where Kurt and his family live
• Roanoke, Virginia: Where the Gardner family comes from; moved to California
• The Escape Room: A bar Martina and Sasha meet at that is half way between Sasha's work and home
• Mexicali: A restaurant that Sasha first gets to know Jeff at
• Hunter's: A restaurant at which Sasha first meets Marcus

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• Internal Revenue Service: Where Sasha Gardner works

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• CPA: Certified Public Accountant

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Heather Cochran (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary