The Characters

Adam Millard Marshall

Adam Marshall was born the illegitimate son of Nellie Millard, then nineteen, and Lord Richard Marshall, then thirty-seven. Richard soon legitimized his son and took over his upbringing. Adam, being the youngest of Richard's known children, grew up quiet and reserved. Adam is of average height and appearance, with brown hair and eyes. He always dresses respectably in suits.

Camilla Marshall

Lady Camilla Marshall is the second-youngest daughter of the Duke of Stancliff. She is mature and outgoing for her age, eager to grow up. She has reddish-blond hair and blue eyes.

Charles Marshall, Duke of Stancliff

Charles Marshall, Duke of Stancliff, is John Henry's oldest brother. He became duke on the death of his father, when he was thirty-one. He suits the title well. He is a loving family man and not at all disappointed that he was unable to produce a male heir. His six daughters are his greatest joy. He and John Henry are close friends and closely resemble each other, though Charles shows less age. Charles is a bit stuffy, but can easily be persuaded by his daughters and nieces.

Frederick "Freddie" Emory Marshall

Freddie is the illegitimate son of Lady Maud Emory and Lord Richard Marshall, Freddie was raised mainly under his mother's loving influence, though he feels great love and loyalty to his father. Freddie is Richard's oldest known child, born when Richard was twenty-seven. He is more handsome than his younger brother, Adam, with dark red hair, deep brown eyes, and an all-round aristocratic appearance. He is always impeccably dressed. When he was twenty-two, he fell in love and had an affair with Sally Mason. They planned to marry even before the discovery of her pregnancy, but Richard managed to convince Sally that Freddie would have a better chance of becoming duke without her. He never met his son. In mid-December 1875, after they were reunited, Sally and Freddie married.

Laura Marshall

Laura Marshall is the Duke's fourth daughter. She is sweet and demure, the perfect young lady. She enjoys sewing and embroidery, poetry, the piano, and flower arranging. Like most of her other sisters, she has reddish-blond hair and blue eyes.

Margaret "Maggie" Marshall Waverley, Viscountess Waverley

Maggie is the first born child of the Duke of Stancliff and the only married one. She is set to become the Countess of Seabrook on the death of her father-in-law. She and her husband delayed their trip to Liberty Creek for Christopher and Lydia's second wedding ceremony to recover from the birth of her first child, Peter, who inherited the ancestral title "Baron Waverley" at birth. Maggie, unlike most of her other sisters, resembles her father with dark hair and eyes. She and Libbie are best friends, and she is also close to Victoria.

Richard Marshall

Lord Richard Marshall, John Henry's older brother, is the heir presumptive to the Duke of Stancliff. A drinker and a womanizer when he was younger, he has since settled down. He never married, but fathered at least three children, Freddie, Belinda, and Adam. He has a strong-will and holds considerable control over his children. He dislikes their respective mothers. Richard was exceedinly jealous of his brothers, Charles because he was the firstborn and John Henry because he was better loved by their parents, was more successful, and managed to marry and produce several heirs. After spending several months at Belleterre, however, he changed. He realized he wanted more than what he had. He fell in love with a hot-tempered Scottish maid at Belleterre, Flora, married her, and settled in Australia with her, leaving Freddie in charge of all his affairs in England, including his two under-age children. He also gave up his inheritance. He is of average height with a large, slightly overweight build. He has a mustache and a beard, dark brown hair and brown eyes. He took in Olivia and her children when she needed to get away.

Samantha Marshall

Samantha is the third daughter of the Duke. She resembles her sister Maggie with dark hair and eyes, but is quite dull. She has only a passing skill with music, and is not much interested in literature or drama. She is often referred to as Sam.

Stuart MacKenzie

Stuart is a troubled young woman. Passing herself off as a man since she was sixteen when her father died and their ranch was lost, Stuart went from job to job. She is best skilled with horses, but is competant in all ranching activities. A superb markswoman, Grace is her only competition. After nearly helping to destroy Tess and Nick's marriage, she shared a one night stand with Joe, one for which she blames herself as she had the opportunity to stop it. Stuart has Scottish, Apache, and Spanish ancestry. She has short, curly brown hair, dark eyes and very smooth facial features. She is short and slender with an almost non-existent figure. Once she admitted to herself that she would have Joe's child, she left Liberty Creek to spend the remainder of her pregnancy with Georgie and Gabe. Stuart had a healthy baby some time early and had her baptized, in a Catholic ceremony, Carolina Theresa Georgina after her mother and her two dear friends. After some soul-searching, she found the strength to give the baby up... to Olivia. She then left town and disappeared, but when a distant relative, Gustavo Alvarado, came looking for her, Nick decided to help. She was found in a small, Arizona town—the successful, female owner and operator of a popular saloon. Gustavo, though, was discovered to be her brother-in-law.

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