| Given | Blaise Stone | Leonie's brother. |
| Maggie | Ladner | Michael's mother. |
| River | Red | Leonie's father. aka: Pop; Riv. |
| Kinnie | Wagner | Inmate in Parchman. Caretaker of the prison dogs. |
| Al | | Michael's lawyer. |
| Axe | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| Big Joseph | | Michael's father. |
| Bishop | | Misty's boyfriend. |
| Blue | | Gunman. |
| Bubby Bubbles | | Misty's fish. |
| Caleb | | Jojo's acquaintance. |
| Carlotta | | Misty's friend. |
| Casper | | Neighborhood dog. |
| Eschelle | | Skeetah's sibling. |
| Fred | | Carlotta's husband. |
| Gloria | | Owner of a country bar. |
| Hogjaw | | Inmate in Parchman. |
| Jojo | | Michael and Leonie's son. |
| Leonie | | Jojo and Kayla's mother. aka: Loni; Ony. |
| Marie-Therese | | A midwife. |
| Michael | | Leonie's husband. |
| Michaela | | Jojo's sister. aka: Kayla. |
| Misty | | Leonie's friend. |
| Moon | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| Philomene | | River's wife. aka: Mam; Phillie. |
| Red | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| Rhett | | Jojo's cousin. |
| Richard | | The youngest inmate in Parchman. aka: Richie. |
| Rosalie | | One of Leonie's aunts. |
| Shank | | One of Kinnie's dogs. |
| Skeetah | | Leonie's neighbor. |
| Sonny | | Misty's ex-boyfriend. |
| Stag | | Pop's older brother. |
| Vangie | | One of Leonie's aunts. |
