Fraying at the Edge (40 page)

Ariana Brenneman
—A dedicated but inexperienced twenty-year-old who was raised Amish. The truth surrounding her birth and the threat of a lawsuit against the midwife who delivered her have recently ripped Ariana from her beloved Amish roots.

Abram Brenneman
—A loyal and supportive brother to Ariana who, until recently, thought she was his twin.

Isaac
and
Lovina Brenneman
—A poor Amish couple that are dairy farmers. They have ten children, some grown and some minors. They raised Ariana, believing she was theirs.

Salome Brenneman Glick
—The eldest Brenneman daughter, who is indecisive but loyal. She's married to Emanuel, and they have five children, including Henry, James, Esther, and Katie Ann. They live in the same home as Isaac and Lovina.

Susie Brenneman
—The eighteen-year-old daughter, who is sassy and determined.

Martha Brenneman
—The fifteen-year-old daughter, who is sweet and maternal in nature.

Abner, Ivan, Mark,
and
John Brenneman
—Along with Abram, the sons of Isaac and Lovina.

Brandi Nash
—The Englisch mom who twenty years ago gave birth to Ariana in a birthing center a few minutes before Lovina Brenneman gave birth to twins, a girl and then a boy. She is now a sincere, trendy, and fit mom who has raised Skylar as well as a stepdaughter, Cameron.

Skylar Nash
—The talented but hurting addict who was raised by Brandi Nash in a non-Amish home. She is the biological child of Lovina and Isaac, and the Brenneman children are her biological siblings.

Gabe Crespo
—Brandi's husband and Cameron's father.

Cameron Crespo
—Gabe's fifteen-year-old daughter, who befriends Ariana.

Nicholas Jenkins
—Ariana's biological father, who helped raise Skylar Nash.

Lynn Jenkins
—Nicholas's wife.

Quill Schlabach
—A twenty-five-year-old man who grew up in Summer Grove with Ariana and was a close friend. But he has left the Amish.

Berta Schlabach
—Mother to Quill and his four brothers—
Dan, Erastus, Leon,
and
Elam
—who have also left the Amish. She is also a matronly friend of Ariana's.

Cilla Yoder
—A young Amish woman who has cystic fibrosis. She helps out at Brennemans' Perks and cares for Abram. Her Mamm is Emma, and her sister is
Barbie.