Like most historical (and historical fiction) novels, this book succumbs to a mass index of characters that may take up more than one name. To help those that may get confused, I compiled a list that may aid you should you find trouble. To avoid spoilers, the list is ordered in terms of the character's appearance and/or mention within the book. The numbers next to the name are the chapters in which they originally appeared in and/or mentioned. I will add more characters as the story progresses. Let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy.
Phoebe Mae Barrettmore - (Chapter 1) – The only daughter of a plantation owner in need of a husband to run her family's business. She's our protagonist. Nineteen years of age.
Peter Talwin – (Chapter 1) – The son of a maritime bourgeois who employs in the same craft. He seems to hold an interest in having relations with Phoebe. Is of the age of one and twenty.
Elinor Wade – (Chapter 1) – Childhood friend of Phoebe.
Niall Claremont – (Chapter 1) – A Baron and friend of Peter. He possesses a peculiar hobby. Our second protagonist. Is twenty-seven years of age.
Louisa Emmons – (Chapter 1) – A recently situated widow with a mouth and ear for gossip. In her mid-fifties.
Homer Hans Barrettmore – (Chapter 3) – The owner of a small sugarcane plantation. The father of Phoebe.
Mima/Mary – (Chapter 3/4) – A slave and governess for the Barrettmores.
Lucracia "Nana" Danielle Barrettmore – (Chapter 3) – The mother of Homer and grandmother of Phoebe.
Rastco - (Chapter 3) - A failed hunting dog turned domestic in the Barrettmore household.
Gemma Barrettmore née Carissa - (Chapter 3) - Homer's late wife. Passed away when Phoebe was a child. Homer inherited his plantation from her father.
Nicholas "Lassy" Claremont - (Chapter 12) - The second eldest Claremont son. Half-brother to Niall by their father. Fifteen years of age.
Margaret "Retty" Claremont - (Chapter 12) - Youngest Claremont sibling. Five years of age.
Fanny Claremont - (Chapter 12) - Third eldest Claremont sibling. Half-sibling to Niall and Margaret. Thirteen years of age.
Jonas Talwin - (Chapter 12) - Father of Peter Talwin. A maritime bourgeois.
Eudora Allington - (Chapter 13) - An English girl about Phoebe's age with a dowry of a Baronetcy and a distant relation to a Duke.
Eustace Allington - (Chapter 14) - An English Baron and father of Eudora. Finds friendship in the accompaniment of liquor.
Sarah Cunnington - (Chapter 15) - Niall's fiancée.