Misti Waddell is the estranged wife of Cash Waddell, Tennyson County's resident hoodlum.  Shes arrived in town to change her life, and hopefully gain custody of her little girl, Annie.

Santiago Espenoza is the head of a Mexican cartel that specializes in drug trafficking, among other things.

Ah, Tennyson County, Georgia. The county is located in the Southwestern corner of the state, not far from the Alabama and Florida lines.

Stan Montgomery is a retired school principal with a secret.  While he initially comes across as laid back, even naive, don't be fooled.

The Piedmont Motor Inn is a familiar 1970s setting in the Woven Branches series. 

Claire Montgomery is the hard-hitting General Manager of the Grand Hotel. She's considered the boss of Main Street. 

J.B. is brother to Jolene "Mama Jo" Blakely. In fact, he once shared a house with her as an adult. He had a particular fondness for her daughter's, too, which led to his need to find new living quarters.

Wade Hansard got off to s difficult start in life. He was raised by Jerri Hansard, his foster mother, in Columbus, Georgia due to a set of very unfortunate circumstances.

Marge Waddell came to Tennyson County because a family member was hospitalized. Out of the entire Waddell family, Marge seems to be the most level headed.

Patricia Barfield is a complicated woman. She works as a nurse in the Cardiac unit of Tennyson General Hospital. Her roommate, Rhonda Conner, is her best friend, but Rhonda worries that Patricia is having issues she isn't talking about.

Sadie Lewis is the pen name used by the author of the R.O.G. book series. All of Sadie's "fiction" books have reach international best seller level. Though she has achieved amazing success writing books, Sadie has a much more important job—and her past is tied to Tennyson County.

Patrice Thomas is a busy woman. She has partial custody of her children, Jasper and Chloe, she's a full-time real estate agent, and she tries to keep her ex-husband, Chief Ernie Thomas, in line.

Boyd Manor is the residence of Duncan and Sophia Boyd. The house is massive, and it's located on the same street as Georgia’s governor's mansion.

You won't be calling an Uber or hailing a cab in Tennyson County, y'all. Noewate Georgia has one driver for hire, Ole Hank.

On the outskirts of Tennyson County, you'll find the humble residence of Carl Washington, Editor of the Noeware Journal newspaper, and his devoted wife, Cora, Manager of the Tennyson General Hospital gift shop.

Priscilla Li is more than Sophia Boyd's housekeeper, she is her closest confidant. For decades, Ms. Li has been in charge of the Boyd mansion, and she makes sure that every detail of daily life rolls out meticulously.

Owen's Creek is a special place in Tennyson County. It's where Mary Waddell, Ruth Blakely, and Olivia Tennyson would spend time together as teenagers. It was also the location of an abduction of a teenage girl back in the 1970s.

The first time Reverend Christopher Cranford arrived in Tennyson County, the air shifted the way it does before a summer storm: thick, expectant, and just a little uneasy.

In Tennyson County, time doesn’t pass so much as it settles, thick as red clay, clinging to everything it touches. Along the highway just past the bend where the kudzu starts to swallow the guardrails, sits Driskill’s Hardware. The sign creaks more than it shines now, but folks still know it. They always will.