| Sarah |
Baker | The girl Theo falls in love with. |
| Mallory |
Cahill | Liam's mistress and Theo's biological mother. |
| Alexis |
Dalton | Connor's sister. |
| Connor |
Dalton | Theo's fiancé. |
| Liam |
Dalton | Connor's father. |
| Louise |
Dalton | Connor's grandmother. |
| Madison |
Dalton | Nick's daughter. |
| Magnus |
Dalton | Connor's grandfather. |
| Nick |
Dalton | Connor's uncle. |
| Paige |
Dalton | Nick's daughter. |
| Rose |
Dalton | Connor's mother. |
| Sebastian |
Dalton | Daughter of Alexis and Paloma. |
| Trevor |
Dalton | Connor's brother. |
| Emily |
Frey | Peter's mother. |
| Pastor |
Frey | Peter's father. |
| Peter |
Frey | Theo's ex-boyfriend. |
| James |
Joyce | Irish novelist and poet. |
| Cormac |
McCarthy | American novelist and playwright. |
| Chief |
Monroe | The sheriff at Theo's old place. |
| Beth |
Scott | Theo's adoptive mother. |
| Joseph |
Scott | Theo's adoptive father. |
| Theodora |
Scott | Protagonist and narrator. Aka: Theo, Dora, Teddy, Rowan. |
| Mr. |
Vance | The Dalton family's groundskeeper. |
| Bishop |
| Mr. Vance's former dog. |
| Bradley |
| Joseph's new fiancée. |
| Darcy |
| Connor's ex-girlfriend. |
| Duchess |
| Mr. Vance's dog. |
| Fergus |
| Person mentioned in the narrative. |
| Harper |
| Theo's friend. |
| Irina |
| The Dalton family's longtime housekeeper. |
| Kayla |
| A woman who got hurt. |
| Olena |
| Irina's daughter. |
| Paloma |
| Alexis's wife. |
