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Character and Location Map of Deb’s Books

Places and characters weave together to create a realistic community of the fictional town Nine Mile Falls in Deb’s books.  Keep reading to see the characters who make multiple appearances, or click on a link to a book to see which overlapping characters are in each book.


Locations

Nine Mile Falls:

Parrish Island:

Seabeck Island:

Seattle:

Reappearing locales

Armchair Books: Sebastian works here in JADE; Clara has a summer job here in STAY.
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Deception Loop:
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Eugene’s Gas and Garage (Abare’s):
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Greenlake: Armchair Books is here; Greenlake is a murder site in STAY.

Hotel Delgado:
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Java Jive coffee shop:
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Lake Union: Sebastian lives on the houseboats here in JADE; Clara parks with Christian here in STAY.
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Pt. Perpetua Park:
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Randall and Stein Booksellers:
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Rose Garden at the Zoo: across the street from Jade’s house in JADE, Christian and Clara make out here in STAY.
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Rufaro School of Marimba:
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Total Vid: Clara’s father in STAY, Bobby Oates, watches “Riding Giants,” the movie that Titus from Total Vid recommends to everyone in the neighborhood in JADE.
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Used Book Store:
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Whistling Firs: neighborhood where both Jordan of QUEEN and Scarlet of SIX RULES live.
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Reappearing characters

(alpha by first name, where possible)

Akello: A friend of Jade’s in JADE, he is a friend of Clara’s in STAY.
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Ann: Ruby’s librarian mother in HONEY visits Carrera’s with Joe Davis in INDIGO.
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Bernice Rawlins: librarian who works with Ruby’s mom in HONEY is Quinn’s neighbor in PRINCE.
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Custodian Bill:
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Bonnie Randall, of Randall & Stein Booksellers: Vince MacKenzie’s girlfriend in QUEEN, has a bookstore next door to Quill, where Scarlet’s mother works in SIX RULES.
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Ms. Cassaday: English teacher of both Jordan’s of QUEEN and Scarlet’s of SIX RULES and her partner, Elaine Blackstone (QUEEN, SIX RULES).
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Casserole Queens: the main characters in HONEY are seen driving down the freeway to Portland in PRINCE.
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Charles Whitney: Lillian’s aged lover in HONEY writes a book mentioned in STAY.
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Clive Weaver: the mailman in HONEY moves to Parrish Island and is the retired mailman who Scarlet saves in SIX RULES. Also a mailman in TRUE COLORS.
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Cora Lee from the Theosophical Society:
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Daniella Morgan: Cassie’s mother in ROSES is mentioned as the former classmate of Clara’s father in STAY.
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Dean Neuhaus: Quinn’s mom dates Dean briefly in PRINCE.  Scarlett’s Mom almost marries Dean in RULES.  Dean gets dumped both times.
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Captain Ed: drives his Winnebago in various places in WILD, HONEY, PRINCE, INDIGO, JADE, STAY, SIX RULES.
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Grandpa Eugene: Jordan’s Grandfather in QUEEN, Scarlet visits his gas station in SIX RULES.
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Harold Zaminski: one of the Casserole Queens in HONEY; he bakes desserts for Carrera’s Restaurant in INDIGO.
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Hayden: Appearing only briefly at the end of PRINCE, Abigail Renfrew’s son is the main character and love interest of Juliet, Scarlet’s sister in RULES.
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Jason Dale: Friend of both Kale Kramer in QUEEN and Buddy Wilkes in SIX RULES.
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Joe Davis: The minister who dates Ruby’s mother in HONEY is a customer at Carrera’s in INDIGO.
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Joe and Jim Nevins: The brothers work the ferry terminal in both QUEEN and SIX RULES.
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Miz June: The Casserole Queen from HONEY is unnamed, but is meant to be the old lady Leroy gives directions to while dressed as a breakfast burrito in INDIGO.
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Kale Kramer: Jordan’s boyfriend in QUEEN is friends with Buddy Wilkes in SIX RULES.
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Dr. Kaninski: Indigo’s mother, Naomi Skye, works in his office in INDIGO; he is Jade’s psychiatrist in JADE.
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Senora Kingslet: teacher of Jade in JADE; also a teacher of Clara in STAY.
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Melissa Beene: Jordan’s best friend in QUEEN is a friend of Juliet’s in SIX RULES.
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Mrs. Porter: mentioned briefly as the mail lady in JADE and STAY.
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Officer Ricky Beaker, aka “The Tiny Policeman”: arrests Vince MacKenzie in QUEEN; arrests Kevin Frink in SIX RULES.
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Roger Dutton: Jade’s mom kisses him in THE NATURE OF JADE; he is the assistant basketball coach in STAY.
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Sebastian, Tess and their family, and Tiffany and her parents: characters from JADE also appear in TRUE COLORS.  Sebastian, a young boy in TRUE COLORS, experiences his first crush on the beauty queen Tiffany. As well, the people who live on the dock with Sebastian and Tess appear in Deb’s other adult novels:  Winston Grove and Trudy, from RARE, and Gloria Montana, from JIMMY CALYPSO CAME HOME.
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Slow Change: the music group led by Hunter Eden, who Indigo is obsessed with in INDIGO, is the group that plays Christian and Clara’s song in STAY.
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Sydney and her mom, Lizbeth: Lizbeth is a long-time friend of both Ruby’s mom in HONEY and Quinn’s mom in PRINCE, Sydney is a friend to both Ruby in HONEY and Quinn in PRINCE.
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Travis Becker: Ruby’s boyfriend in HONEY also dates Quinn’s friend Liv in PRINCE.
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Wendy Williams: Jason’s girlfriend, appears in both QUEEN and SIX RULES.
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Mr. Wykowski: Pot head art teacher appearing in both QUEEN and SIX RULES.
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