The Rivals (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Sarah Barndollar: Deputy sheriff of Teton County, single mother of three
• Drew Dewitt: Cousin of Clay Blackthorne, rich, lawyer, formerly with DeWitt & Blackthorne, son of Ellen
• Libby Grayhawk: Elsbeth, daughter of King Grayhawk,about 33, single mother of Kate, a wilderness guide for tourists, owned three hunting dogs, Magnum, Snoopy and Doc.
• Kate Grayhawk: Teenage daughter of Libby Grayhawk, 17. Granddaughter of King Grayhawk, attending a boarding school in Virginia, natural daughter of Clay
• Brooke Barndollar: Teenage stepdaughter of Sarah and Tom, 15; Often took care of little brother when her mother had to work, etc.
• Nate: Sarah's oldest stepson
• Ryan: Eight-year-old son of Sarah
• Clay Blackthorne: Son of Jackson Blackthorne, US District Attorney, widowed, 46,
• Giselle (Montrose) Blackthorne: Clay's first wife, died of cancer, daughter of the Ambassador to France
• Jocelyn Montrose: Sister to Clay's deceased wife Giselle, often with Clay
• Niles Taylor: Invited Clay to a private party on Bear Island, owner of oil wells in Texas, married but often partied without his wife
• Morgan Dewitt: Dre's stepbrother, close to Clay, 40, worked in Washington, D.C.
• Tom Barndollar: Husband of Sarah and father of three children, missing for 15 months
• Jimmy Joe Stovall: One of the Jackson police
• Lourdes Ramirez: A kidnap victim, used the name Natalie when she met Clay at a party
• North Grayhawk: Libby's eldest brother, stoic and righteous
• Blackjack: Jackson Blackthorne, rich and powerful, married Evelyn (Eve)
• Ren Blackthorne: Lauren Creed before her marriage to Blackjack (formerly married to Jesse Creed), Clay's stepmother, still beautiful in her late 60s,
• Eve Blackthorne: (Evelyn), committed suicide rather than be divorced by her husband, Jackson Blackthorne
• Mike: Sarah's brother, ran a tow service with her husband Tom, often drinking since Tom disappeared
• King Grayhawk: Libby's father, married/divorced 3 times, father of 7 children, rich and powerful,
• Matt Grayhawk: Brother of Libby, son of King
• Theresa: Mike's wife, Sarah's sister-in-law
• Grayson Choate: Former girlfriend of Drew, the engagement broken

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• The Mangy Moose: The bar where Kate went after leaving school; in Teton Village
• Texas: Where the DeWits and Blackthornes lived; Clay had hopes of becoming governor of Texas
• Washington, D. C.: Where Clay Blackthorne worked as US District Attorney
• Forgotten Valley: In Wyoming. A working ranch owned by Clay and Drew, left to them by their mothers. In a large valley, bordered by tributaries of the Snake River, a one-story split pine ranch house
• Jackson, Wyoming: The town Libby lived in
• Bear Island: An area where there were large, expensive homes. This was where the private party Niles Taylor invited Clay to attend was held.
• Jackson Hole, Wyoming: A resort town an hour's drive from Yellowstone National Park
• Bubba's: A restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming.
• Kingdom Come: The Greyhawk ranch in texas.
• Grand Teton Park, Wyoming: A mountainous ski area, full of valleys, canyons, creeks, etc. One place, 25 Short, was an out-of-bounds ski area where avalanches occurred often. Drew was nearly killed in an avalanche here once. Another avalanche area was Game Creek Canyon, where a Mongolian-type Yurt was seen.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Price, and followed by The Next Mrs. Blackthorne.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Joan Johnston (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( J ) › Johnston, Joan
• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Joan Johnston: Author's website

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