Characters

These are the characters from The Captive. Do the pictures match your imagination?

Elizabeth Farell is the main character. Beth, an average-looking, nineteen-year-old has lived a sheltered life under the roof of her wealthy parents. Suddenly, Beth’s world nose dives out of control when she’s kidnapped. Beth feels like a bonafide coward, but in the midst of terror, she scrapes up courage. People and life are not what she thought. In fact, she has to throw out her whole premise when she meets one man.
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Glenn McKlain’s parents were killed in a car accident when he was eight.  A friend of his parents, Luke Lazaro, raised him on a cattle ranch. Glenn grows up a loyal “son”…loyal to the point of helping Luke escape justice. This kind, handsome man meets Beth during her abduction and does his best to protect her, even from himself.
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Nick Thoren’s southern roots taught him manners, but he grew to be arrogant and crude. No one better try to stop him from going after what he wants. He has no fear and little sense. Nick, one of three kidnappers, enjoys terrorizing his three, female hostages. 

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Kathrin Reilly meets Beth early in the story.  Her mother is of Japanese descent, and her husband is deployed. Sweet and petite, at twenty-seven Kathrin is the oldest of the women (Kathrin, Beth and Emily) who stagger through the nightmare of abduction together. Kathrin’s faith keeps her sane throughout the evil days.

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Emily Jacobson, Beth’s friend, is a well-endowed, blond beauty. That fact causes her trouble during the abduction, but she is not beyond using it to her advantage as well.  Because her dad is a tough, reserved deputy sheriff, she learns to be tough too, when pushed. 

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Luke Lazaro is Glenn’s adopted dad. He has only a few months before cancer takes him.  His seventy plus years have found him to be a compassionate, self-sacrificing cowboy who enjoys life and music.  Even through hard times, his mind remains on others. Luke saw no other way than robbing a bank for the money needed. Kidnapping during the bank heist troubled him, but he took part in it, anyway.

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John Decker has the personality to command obedience so being in law enforcement is natural for him. Being larger than most people doesn’t hurt either. But years of dealing with violent, cruel, and greedy narcissists has made him cynical. His thankless, dangerous job drove him to alcohol abuse. And can you believe he thought he would be appreciated for risking his life for them, the populace and his superiors? He doesn’t realize that some do.

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Edward J. Farell Esquire, Elizabeth’s dad, is an attorney-at-law, because he wants justice. At an early age he discovered that evil people could abruptly crash into his nice, neat world and change everything. He’s not going to let that happen to his family, not as long as his heart is still beating. Now if only he can keep his grown children under control.

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Carla Farell, Beth’s mom, has her favorite, and Beth is certainly not it. It seems she bunts heads with that girl too often. Elizabeth and her abduction has caused their good family name tremendous humiliation. Carla’s underlying desire is to be high class. It’s never changed as far back as she can remember.

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Ashley is Kathrin’s friend that she met at college. She’s nosy, but she’s cheerful and a smile always lights up her face.

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Andrew Powell is missionary, teacher and dedicated caretaker at an orphanage in Malawi, Africa. Four years after her rescue from abduction, Beth works as a field adviser for World Relief. She meets Andrew on the job and finds him a self-sacrificing, brave young man.

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Amie is pronounced ah-mée, the French word for friend. Three year old Amie, a Malawian orphan wins Beth’s heart. Amie doesn’t know she’s poor. She’s carefree and happy to befriend Elizabeth. Even though she knows only a few words in English, she communicates her love for Beth very well.  

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Horsey is just an ordinary pack horse, but Beth will never forget her. 

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