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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

Bishop Rock:

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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Butch’s Bar Harbor Restaurant in Bishop Rock: Clara and Finn eat here in STAY;
Cricket and her friend Natalie eat here in THE STORY OF US.
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Carreras Restaurant: Indigo worked here in INDIGO SKYE, Cricket worked here briefly in THE STORY OF US.
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Cummings Road: Featured as a prominent setting in HONEY, Cricket and her family live just off this road in THE STORY OF US, and Cricket and Janssen drive this road frequently.
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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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Marcy Lake: Indigo and Trevor go here in INDIGO SKYE, Travis and Ruby swim here in HONEY, and Cricket and Janssen and Cricket’s family go here several time in THE STORY OF US.
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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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The Bishop Rock Marina: Finn’s sailboat is docked here in STAY; Ash works on a fishing boat at the marina in THE STORY OF US.
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The Church on Cummings Road: In HONEY, Joe Davis works here, and struggles with the mysterious person who changes the word ‘God’ to the word ‘Dog.’  In THE STORY OF US, Cricket and Janssen fall in love on the grass in front of the church.
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The Cove burger shack on Bishop Rock: Finn’s sister works here in STAY; Cricket, Ben, Daisy and Jupiter all eat lunch here in THE STORY OF US.
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The Paragliding mountain on Moon Point: Featured in HONEY, Cricket and her family hike up here in THE STORY OF US.
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The Pigeon Point Lighthouse on Bishop Rock: Clara works here in STAY, Cricket and Ben go here in THE STORY OF US.
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The taffy shop in Bishop Rock: Clara and her dad make fun of the place in STAY; Cricket and her friend Natalie duck inside here to hide in THE STORY OF US.
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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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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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Butch: He is behind the bar serving food in both STAY and THE STORY OF US.
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Captain Ed: drives his Winnebago in various places in WILD, HONEY, PRINCE, INDIGO, JADE, STAY, SIX RULES, THE STORY OF US.
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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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Custodian Bill:
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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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Dr. Kaninski: Indigo’s mother, Naomi Skye, works in his office in INDIGO; he is Jade’s psychiatrist in JADE.
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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 and Jim Nevins: The brothers work the ferry terminal in both QUEEN and 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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Kale Kramer: Jordan’s boyfriend in QUEEN is friends with Buddy Wilkes in SIX RULES.
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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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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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Mr. Wykowski: Pot head art teacher appearing in both QUEEN and SIX RULES.
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Mrs. Porter: mentioned briefly as the mail lady in JADE and STAY.
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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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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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Senora Kingslet: teacher of Jade in JADE; also a teacher of Clara in STAY.
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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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