| PR | Jared | Mackade | Protagonist. Former Captain defense lawyer. |
| | Devin | Mackade | Sheriff. Former rank corporal. Jared's brother. |
| | Rafe | Mackade | Jared's brother. |
| | Shane | Mackade | Jared's brother. Owns a farm. |
| 1 | Savannah | Morningstar | Jared's client. Shane's neighbor. Became Jared's lover. |
| | Connor | Dolin | Bryan's kid. A shy boy. |
| | Bryan | Morningstar | Savannah's son. aka: Ace. |
| | Fred | | Shane's dog. |
| | Ethel | | Shane's dog. |
| | Jim | Morningstar | Savannah's father. Deceased. |
| 2 | Buck | Mackade | Father of the Mackade brothers. |
| | Mrs. | Metz | Shane's neighbor. Queen of Grapevine. |
| | Joe | Dolin | Connor's father. |
| | Cassandra | Dolin | Connor's mother. A battered wife. aka: Cassie. |
| | Cal | | Savannah's gray kitten. |
| | Anglo | Morningstar | Savannah's mother. Rodeo champion. |
| | Edwina | Crump | Owner of Ed's Café. |
| 3 | Emma | Dolin | Connor's sister. |
| 4 | Sissy | Bleaker | Jared's secretary. |
| 5 | Tommy | Mardson | Bryan's friend. A baseball player. |
| | Regan | Mackade | Jared's sister-in-law. Rafe's wife. |
| | Joanie | | Jared's first girl and third cousin. |
| | Abigail | Barlow | Mistress in the Barlow house. |
| | | | Mackade Place - Formerly Barlow Place. |
| 7 | Barbara | | Jared's former wife. |
| | Mae | | Owner of Tilt-a-Whilt at the Carnival. |
| | Sharilyn | | Jared's acquaintance. |
| 8 | Pete | Metz | Mrs. Metz's son. |
| 10 | Howard | Beels | Jared's client. |
