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Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar. Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there....... read more
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Characters edit
- Faith Holland: Landscape designer who was jilted at the altar by her long-term boyfriend. He announced he was gay on their wedding day. Levi calls her Princess Super-Cute. She is 30 years old and has red hair and blue eyes.
- Levi Cooper: Manningsport Police Chief; Jeremy's best friend and best man at his wedding to Faith. Former Army sergeant who served in Afghanistan, he is 31 years old and has green eyes and dirty blond hair.
- Jeremy Lyon: Faith's high school and college boyfriend who "comes out of the closet" at the altar on their wedding day; Levi's best friend. He's a doctor.
- Prudence (Pru) Vanderbeek: Faith's oldest sister who is married to Carl and the mother of Abby and Ned.
- Carl Vanderbeek: Pru's husband.
- Ned Vanderbeek: Pru's son; Faith's nephew.
- Abby Vanderbeek: Pru's daughter; Faith's niece.
- Pops: Faith's grandfather who is married to Goggy.
- Goggy: Faith's grandmother who is married to Pops.
- Jack Holland: Faith's older brother, who manages the growing aspect of the family vineyard.
- Honor Holland: Faith's next oldest sister and sibling (four years apart). She is the manager of the family vineyard.
- John Holland: Faith's father.
- Mrs. Johnson: John Holland's housekeeper, originally from Jamaica.
- Constance Verling Holland: Faith's mother who was killed in a car accident when Faith was in the sixth grade.
- Blue: Faith's dog
- Colleen O'Rourke: Faith's maid of honor for her wedding to Jeremy and her best friend. She and her twin brother, Connor, own a bar, O'Rourkes.
- Connor O'Rourke: Colleen's twin brother and owner of O'Rourke's, a bar. He's also a good friend of Faith's.
- Ted Lyon: Jeremy's father
- Elaine Lyon: Jeremy's mother
- Lorena Creech: John Holland's "special friend" who is pretty coarse and seemingly after his money.
- Liza: Faith's roommate in San Francisco
- Wonderful Mike: Liza's boyfriend
- Sarah Cooper: Levi's half sister; they share a mother.
- Jessica Dunn: Levi's high school girlfriend
- Rob Cooper: Levi's father.
- Heather Cooper: Levi's stepmother; Rob's wife.
- Cody Cooper: Levi's half brother.
- Stephen Cooper: Levi's half brother
- Nina Rodriguez: Levi's ex-wife
- Lorelei: Owns the bakery across the street from the Opera House.
- Emmaline Neal: Levi's administrative assistant
- Everett Field: Levi's deputy and the mayor's son.
- Carol Robinson: One of the town locals, patient of Jeremy's. Constantly asks Faith about her breakup with Jeremy at the altar.
- Sharon Wiles: Real estate agent for the Opera House apartment building
- Helena Meering: Abby's friend.
- Samuel Hastings: Mennonite carpenter working on the barn renovation.
- Gerard Chartier: Volunteer fireman
- Rafael Santos: Another man Faith dated in San Francisco who turned out to be gay; Now dating Fred Beeker thanks to Faith.
- Fred Beeker: Another man Faith wanted to date in San Francisco who turned out to be gay; Now dating Rafael Santos thanks to Faith.
- Clint Bundt: Owns a landscape company in San Francisco; someone Faith dates.
- Finn Bundt: Clint's toddler age son
- Brandon: Someone Faith dated in San Francisco until she found out about his drug dealer.
- Ryan Hill: Faith's date set up by Jeremy.
- Laura Boothby: Owns a florist shop
- Maxine Rogers: Internet date candidate for John Holland.
- Cathy Kennedy: Womens Bible Study leader, potential dating match for John Holland
- Jane Gooding: Organic farmer from Dundee, owner of Dundee Organic Gardens. Potential date match for John Holland.
- Mel Stoakes: Once pulled Faith out of a wreck
- Asswipe Jones: One of Levi's high school friends. Real name was Ashwick.
- Kevin Hart: Driver of the car that crashed into Faith's mother's minivan.
- Josh Deiner: Teenage town bad boy, from a wealthy family.
- Eleanor Raines: Faith's neighbor at the Opera House; walks Blue when needed
- Theresa DeFilio: High school classmate of Levi and Faith who now is married with a lot of children.
- Mrs. McPhales: Faith's former Girl Scouts leader who now has dementia.
- Frankie Pepitone: Town local
- Phyllis Nebbins: One of the town locals who has a radar gun and tracks speeders in her neighborhood.
- Kelly Matthews: EMT
- Julianne Kammer: Librarian
- Marian Field: Manningsport mayor and Everett's mother.
- Victor Iskin: Town taxidermist.
Setting & Locations edit
Finger Lakes, New York
- Trinity Lutheran: Church where Faith and Jeremy's wedding was to take place
- Blue Heron Vineyards: Holland family vineyard
- Opera House: Converted apartment building where Levi lives.
First Sentence edit
On a beautiful day in June, in front of literally half the town, wearing a wedding dress that made her look like Cinderella and holding a bouquet of perfect pink roses, Faith Elizabeth Holland was left at the altar.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 30
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Blue Heron. (standard series)
Followed by The Perfect Match.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kristan Higgins (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 26, 2013
ISBN: 0373777922
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 26, 2013
ISBN: 0373777922
Page Count: 384
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Kristan Higgins: Author's website
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