| Bill | Antham | Theo's best friend. Theo's law firm partner. |
| Nancy | Antham | Bill's wife. |
| Mavis Sue | Cochran | The girl who writes to Jolene. |
| Christian | Cornflower | The psychologist. |
| Bill | Diehler | One of Jolene's colleagues. |
| Carl | Flynn | Tami's husband. |
| Seth | Flynn | Carl and Tami's son. |
| Tamra | Flynn | Jolene's co-pilot and best friend. Aka: Tami. |
| Brad | Hilderbrand | The prosecuting attorney. |
| Jamie | Hix | One of Jolene's friends and colleagues. |
| Edward | Keller | Keith's father. |
| Emily | Keller | Keith's wife. |
| Keith | Keller | The man who killed his wife. Michael's client. |
| Theresa | Keller | Keith and Emily's daughter. |
| Jolene | Larsen | Protagonist. A soldier-pilot. Aka: Jolene Zardakes. |
| Karen | Larsen | Jolene's mother. |
| Ralph | Larsen | Jolene's father. |
| Benjamin | Lomand | Jolene's friend and colleague. The captain. |
| Jerry | Lundberg | The quarterback at Michael's school. |
| Sarah | Merrin | The girl who writes to Jolene. |
| Sandra | Patterson | A female warrant officer. |
| Sierra | Phillips | Betsy's friend. |
| Stephanie | Phillips | Sierra's mother. |
| Jeff | Reynolds | Jolene's captain. |
| Will | Rosen | Jolene's captain. |
| Judge | Runyon | The judge who tapped Bill. |
| Captain | Sands | One of the captains. Jolene's doctor. |
| Owen | Smith | Jolene's friend and colleague. Aka: Smitty. |
| Maxine | Soll | The woman from Red Cross who called Michael. |
| Leah | Sykes | The woman from a support group that Jolene met. |
| Wally | Todda | The crew chief. |
| Diana | Vigan | The reporter from Komo TV. |
| Terry | Weiner | Keith's cellmate. |
| Sarah | Wheller | Mila's friend. |
| Zoe | Wimerann | Betsy's friend. |
| Elizabeth Andrea | Zarkades | Michael and Jolene's daughter. Aka: Lil Bit, Betsy. |
| Lucy Louida | Zarkades | Michael and Jolene's youngest daughter. Aka: Lulu. |
| Michael | Zarkades | Jolene's husband. |
| Mila | Zarkades | Michael's mother. |
| Theo | Zarkades | A defense attorney. Michael's father. |
| Ann | | Michael's secretary. |
| Conny | | Jolene's physical therapist. |
| Craig | | One of the captains. |
| Elijah | | Conny's son. Deceased. |
| Gloria | | Jolene's nurse. |
| Helen | | Mila's assistant. |
| Hix | | One of Jolene's sergeants. |
| Inga | | The waitress. |
| Jamie | | One of Jolene's colleauges. |
| Warner | | Betsy's school principal. |
