Another Chance: Cast Of Characters

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Another Chance – Cast of Characters

 

This is a list of the characters mentioned in Another Chance. The list does not include those that visit from Riding Lesson’s Second Chance, so it is incomplete, but you can reference this list when trying to figure out who is who. As the author, I feel a need to look at my list so I remember who belongs where, and I know some readers have commented on wanting a list. You are welcome to print this for your own personal use.

 

Recurring Characters:

James “Jim” Patrick Bolt

 This is the main character. When the story began, he was fifteen and extremely depressed. His dad had died and his mom sold off the ranch a little at a time until she had no choice but to sell the last plot. Jim had to sell his horse and put his beloved dog down. At the end of the school year, he was yanked from his friends. Now he’s in love with Zac Schoen, has his horse back and loves two dogs. He is working at the ranch where his horse is kept. For those that like more detail, Jim has dark brown hair and blue eyes. His date of birth was eleventh of May in 1998.

 

Heather Bolt

Jim’s mother, she’s a widow. Her husband was killed by a drunk driver. After trying to run the ranch, she ended up selling it piece by piece. She works as a paralegal in a law firm in Cody.

 

Zac Schoen

Lives across the street from Jim. They live at the end of a cul-de-sac and their properties actually touch. His mom “conned” him into meeting Heather and Jim. Jim felt an immediate attraction for Zac but hesitated on acting. Zac felt the same way. It wasn’t until Jim let Zac know that he was bi before either made a move. Now they are boyfriends. Zac has jet black hair and hazel eyes. His date of birth was the sixteenth of August in 1997.

 

Joseph “Joe” Charles Walker

Adopted brother of Jim. His dad kicked him out of the house when he found out Joe was gay. Jim instantly took a liking to Joe and has treated him like a brother from day one. Joe has the utmost respect for Jim and feels like Jim is his protector. Joe has blonde hair and emerald green eyes. His birthday is the thirteenth of March in 1998.

 

Marilyn Schoen Abrams

Marilyn is Zac’s mom. Jim kind of adopted her as a second mom. Zac did the same with Heather. Marilyn is a realtor. Later in the story she meets Vince “Vinnie” Abrams and falls in love. When he proposes, she says that she needs to check with Zac first. Unknown to her, he did ask Zac for permission. They got married in September of 2014.

 

Jackson Sprayberry

Ranch owner. He hired Jim on the spot when he saw his new stallion go right up to the boy. He learned that this stallion used to be owned by Jim and that Jim was the only one who could ride him. Jackson has a boyfriend named Ryan. They fell in love with each other while volunteering at a horse rescue. After Wyoming approved same-sex marriage, they were wed. Unaware to him, Jackson was a twin. His twin was put up for adoption as his parents could barely afford to raise one child. He finally met his twin and became an instant loving brother. The twins were born opposite sides of Midnight so they don’t share the same birthdays. Jackson was born the seventh of July in 1991.

 

Dusty Little Bear

Jim’s best friend. When Jim was at his worst, Dusty was the one who refused to give up on him and helped him cope with his loss. Dusty has proven to be a friend from the moment Jim met him. He and Jim take martial art class together.

 

Cheyenne Haiwe

Dusty’s girlfriend. She also shares classes with Jim. A few weeks before Christmas, she was beat up and sexually assaulted. Dusty has always shown her love but at that time it shined more than ever.

 

Principal Duncan

Principal of Cody High School

 

Josh

Was second in charge at the ranch before Jackson had the Rescue built. Now Josh manages the Rescue and helps Zac when Jackson takes off.

 

Jake Shadetree

Owner of the Tack shop where Jackson does business. Jake is a Shoshoni Indian. He is twenty and can guess your clothing size from looking at you.

 

Ryan Grayson

Boyfriend to Jackson. He works in a law firm but will be giving that up to be a judge. Ryan is five years older than Jackson.

 

Michael

One of Jim’s classmates. He becomes a friend and helps Jim out. Cheyenne likes to call him Mike, but he doesn’t like that. He prefers Michael. He has a problem with going into a store and not buying something.

 

Coach Jenkins

Football coach and PE Instructor.

 

Matt

Classmate of Zac. He was friends with Zac when Zac’s father left. He became almost like a brother and thinks of Zac as his best friend. After Zac’s mom, he was the first person to whom Zac came out. Matt is straight and calls Zac Homo in fun. Zac turns around and calls him Straight boy. Matt has money and is generous with it, but he doesn’t flaunt it. He believes that his friends are worth more than any amount of money. His girlfriend is Gina and they plan to wed shortly after graduation. Matt says that if he had to choose between his inheritance and Gina, she would win every time.

 

Gina

Not much to be really said about Gina. She’s Matt’s girlfriend and she loves horses. Matt grew to like horseback riding just because she did.

 

Dr. Bear

He is Dusty’s father and a psychiatrist. He is the counselor that Jim opted to see.

 

Llewellyn Jones

Cornelius “Buster” Jones’ dad. Was in county lock-up with Mr. Walker and smacked him for beating on Joe. Heather’s law firm was able to get him a reduced sentence and he was eventually released for good behavior and over-crowding. He has jet black hair and piercing blue eyes.

 

Vince “Vinnie” Abrams

He is former retired military and now head of Security for the ranch. While in the military, Vince didn’t want to marry. Upon meeting Marilyn Schoen, he fell in love immediately and they eventually married.

 

Cornelius “Buster” Jones

Llewellyn’s son. He fell in love with Joe from the moment he saw him. This gave him the courage to do what he knew was right and tell about the attack on Cheyenne. He started slipping love notes into Joe’s locker and revealed himself to Joe on Valentine’s Day. He gave Joe a humongous teddy bear. Like his father, Buster has jet black hair and Blue eyes.

 

Uncle Darry

This is Dusty’s uncle from his mom’s side of the family. Uncle Darry lives in California but visits his favorite nephew often. He does genealogy for a living and apparently makes good money at it. 

 

Colton “Colt” Ulysses Browning

Was verbally, emotionally and mentally abused by his mother. He went into the foster care system and stayed with Zarek Bolt until going to court. After the judge relinquished Mrs. Browning’s parental rights, Jackson filed for adoption of Colt.

 

Zarek “Dragon” Bolt

Second Cousin to Jim. He works as a writer and a computer consultant.  He was foster father to Colt until the court approved Jackson adopting him.

 

Jeff Sprayberry

This is Jackson’s brother. He just graduated from high school and moved to Cody to go to school and be closer to his brother. Jeff started dating Zarek Bolt but decided to just be friends. Now he is pursuing the new ranch hand, Caleb.

 

Brock Allen Radcliffe VIII

Spoiled rich kid who tried to buy Gold and threw a fit when he couldn’t. Realizing that he was only hurting himself, he came around. Upon seeing Jared Dylan, he fell in love.

 

Brock Allen Radcliffe VII

Brock’s father, a very rich man. When he found out that Brock was gay, he told him that he loved him. His wife, not so much. They divorced and she chose to be penniless over having a “faggot” son. Brock set his dad up on a date with the lady who cooks and cleans for them.  At first, Mr. Radcliffe was reluctant thinking Tonya only acted like she loved Brock because she was paid. When he discovered that she really did think of him like her son, Mr. Radcliffe proposed.

 

Jacob Malcolm Dylan

Twin to Jackson, but he was put up for adoption because his mother and father were barely able to support one child.  They couldn’t afford a second. Upon meeting Jackson, they talked with their mother and confirmed that they are twins. They became best friends almost immediately. While Jackson was born before midnight of the seventh of July, Jacob was born just after midnight on the eighth in the year 1991.

 

Elizabeth Dylan

Wife of Jacob Dylan. Like Jacob, she was adopted as a child.  They wanted to adopt their first child and hoped to eventually have a child of their own. Jacob discovered a pregnancy test stating that someone is pregnant while they were moving. Since it was in his and Elizabeth’s bathroom, he believes that it is hers.

 

Jared Michael Dylan

Adopted son of Jacob and Elizabeth Dylan. He had been rejected by foster parents as soon as they found out he was gay, so he told Jacob and Elizabeth right away. Jacob told him that it didn’t matter and Elizabeth took a few days to accept it, but she did. When he went to the ranch for riding lessons, he spotted Brock and walked into a pole.

 

Tonya Winslow

She cooks and cleans most of the Radcliffe home. She has often told Brock that she loves him like a son. Brock set her up on a date with his dad and they became engaged.

 

Kensi

Student who goes to class with Colt. She took riding lessons just to get closer to Colt. Will they date?

 

Jon Robert Bolt

Distant relative of Jim’s. He worked on the police force in Roberts, Montana until his father needed constant care preceding his death.  On his way to Cody, his brakes failed and he ran into Heather’s car. At present he is working security at Another Chance and upon seeing Gold started talking about another horse with a similar coat. This horse ended up being Gold’s mother, Aurixi.

 

Caleb

Worked as a grocery cashier but Jackson felt like he was looking for a change and offered him a job. Caleb is a new riding instructor. He kidded Jeff about stalking him and may end up dating Jeff.

 

Briefly Mentioned Characters:

Dylan Jenkins – Son of Coach Jenkins and classmate to Jim

Shawn – Classmate of Jim

Lucas – Josh’s nine year old son

Mr. Cobblestone – Shoe repair shop owner

Conner – Gun shop owner

Mr. Blair – Homeroom and Health teacher.

Alejandro – Bully who attacked Cheyenne and started fire at ranch

Jerome – Bully who assisted Alejandro

Mrs. Browning – Mother who verbally, emotionally and mentally abused and degraded Colt.

Nick – Blonde haired, brown-eyed teen working in his father’s Music Store

Tonya – Zarek’s ex-girlfriend in Laramie

Noah Tucker – Zarek’s ex-boyfriend in Laramie

Jason Bolt – Zarek’s father and cousin to Jim’s dad. He eventually bought the ranch that Jim’s family had owned.

Charlotte Bolt – Jason’s wife and Zarek’s mother.

Deputy Archer – Deputy Sheriff who had wanted to arrest Mrs. Browning for a long time.

Deputy Wallace – Deputy Sheriff partnered with Archer.

Mr. Walker – Joe’s biological father who beat him for being gay

Mrs. Walker – Joe’s biological mother

Samantha Williams – CPS Case Worker

Judge Dillon – Resided over Joe’s adoption issue where Mrs. Walker tried to take him back.

Dorothy Wilcox – Attorney for Mrs. Walker. She also caused problems for Joe.

Dr. Bashir – The Bolt’s family doctor.

Julian Bashir – Only mentioned by his father Dr. Bashir. He may come into the story later.

Ben Andrews – Tow Truck Driver works for his brother.

John Andrews – Owner of Andrews’ Towing.

Officer Jenkins – Officer handling Joe’s vandalism case.

Mr. Speedwell – Attorney handing the Walker’s will. Former partner with Miss Dorothy Wilcox

Ray E Hooker – Detective in charge of Horse Thief case in Roberts, Montana.

Mike Werdna – Owner of the slaughter house

William A Mason – Drunk driver who killed Jim’s dad.

 

Yet to be Introduced:

Ben Brodie

This is a character in the works.  Research He has yet to come into the story, but when he does, he will be talking to Jackson about doing a semi-annual Junior Rodeo, and working with students interested to prepare them during the “off season”.

 

Animal Characters:

Shadow

Jim’s beloved dog that he had to put down before they moved. This story is dedicated to my Shadow who I had to put down. I started writing this story on the one year anniversary of her death as my way of coping with it.

 

Gold

Horse Jim owned in Montana. As they sold the ranch, Jim had to sell his horse. When he went to Another Chance with Zac, he was reunited with his beloved Stallion. Until Jim got injured, Gold only let Jim on his back.

 

Kunoichi

Female black Lab. Her name means “female ninja.” She resembles Shadow a lot and made Jim feel like Shadow was saying, “be happy.” This is one of the two pups that Dusty took Jim to get.

 

Colby

The other pup, Colby is a male yellow Lab. Jim named him Colby after the cheese. He likes pulling on shoe laces and has become drawn to Joe.

 

Silver

White quarter horse. His original owner was a Lone Ranger fan but he was killed serving our country. Jackson bought the horse and sold it to Zac.  Zac feels honored and rides Silver to memorialize the fallen soldier.

 

Caesar

Jackson’s first stud horse, he’s a palomino but his coat is dull compared to Gold’s.

 

Bootsie

Brown quarter horse with a single white boot. Reminds Heather of the first horse she and Jon bought together.

 

Sunshine

Colt sired by Gold. He was born on Jim’s birthday and given to Joe.

 

Midnight

Zarek Bolt’s horse.

 

Midnight Star

Mare Colt adopted from the Rescue. When Colt first rode her, he was told that she was deaf and may never regain her hearing. When she sensed danger, she took off. Upon stopping, Colt went flying and fell into a well.  She rescued him.

 

Father’s Dream

A horse at the ranch.

 

Aurixi

Dame of Gold.  She went missing shortly after Gold was born and turned up almost four years later when a group of horse thieves were captured.

 

Fareyr

Black stallion quarter horse w/ white face patch that Jackson bought for Matt. Name means “god of marriage.”

 

Kearis

Black mare quarter horse w/ white face patch that Jackson bought for Matt. Name means “goddess of beauty.”

 

Edited July 4, 2015 by Zarek

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Another Chance – Cast of Characters Addendum

This is a list of the characters mentioned in Another Chance. The list does not include those that visit from Riding Lesson’s Second Chance, so it is incomplete, but you can reference this list when trying to figure out who is who. As the author, I feel a need to look at my list so I remember who belongs where, and I know some readers have commented on wanting a list. You are welcome to print this for your own personal use. This list does NOT include briefly mentioned characters mentioned in the original Cast of Characters…

Recurring Characters:

James “Jim” Patrick Bolt

This is the main character. When the story began, he was fifteen and extremely depressed. He married Zac Schoen, has a son named Jake and is about to take in another boy named Patrick Andrew Roberts. Jim has dark brown hair and blue eyes. His date of birth was eleventh of May in 1998.

Zac Bolt

Formerly, Zac Schoen. He is the husband of Jim Bolt and father to Jake Bolt. Zac has jet black hair and hazel eyes. His date of birth was the sixteenth of August in 1997.

Jake Bolt

Adopted son of Jim and Zac Bolt. He was left at the church on the day he was born, with only a note stating his name was Jakey B. He met Jim at the rodeo demonstration and started calling him Daddy. Jake has curly black hair and blue eyes with brown flakes. His date of birth was the second of January in 2010.

Heather Bolt-Archer

Jim’s mother, she was a widow but married Sheriff Nick Archer. Nick suggested that she keep the Bolt last name and hyphenate it to honor her deceased husband and her sons. She works as a paralegal in a law firm in Cody.

Joseph “Joe” Charles Bolt-Archer

Adopted brother of Jim. He was born with a disability, one leg was two inches short than the other. Joe is dating and planning to marry Cornelius “Buster” Jones. Though Joe never met Jon during his life, Joe feels as though Jon adopted him. When Nick married Heather, he adopted Joe, but Joe wanted to keep the Bolt last name out of respect to Jon. Joe has blonde hair and emerald green eyes. His birthday is the thirteenth of March in 1998.

Nicholas “Nick” Bartholomew Archer

Was Deputy Archer, but when the Sheriff resigned, he was elected as Sheriff. Nick is a widower with a son named Chris. While assigned to protect Joe and Jim, he fell in love with Heather, and they eventually married.

Chris Archer

Nick Archer’s son. He was sexually abused by Deputy Matt Wallace. Jim befriended him and told him that he was a brother, even before Nick and Heather agreed to get married. Chris has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. His birthday is the eighteenth of November 1999.

Marilyn Schoen Abrams

Marilyn is Zac’s and Zayne’s mom. Jim kind of adopted her as a second mom. Zac did the same with Heather. Marilyn is a realtor. She met Vince “Vinnie” Abrams and fell in love. They got married in September of 2014.

Vince “Vinnie” Abrams

He is former retired military and head of Security for the ranch. Also the husband of Marilyn. He adopted Zac, son of Marilyn from her first marriage.

Zayne Alexander Abrams

Vince and Marilyn’s baby

Jackson Sprayberry

Ranch owner, Boss to Zac, Jim, Joe and now Chris. With Ryan possibly getting appointed to be a Federal Judge, he is considering selling the ranch to the boys. Jackson was born the seventh of July in 1991.

Ryan Sprayberry

Formerly Ryan Grayson, husband to Jackson. He is a judge, possibly becoming a Federal Court Judge. Ryan is five years older than Jackson.

Dusty Little Bear

Jim’s best friend. When Jim was at his worst, Dusty was the one who refused to give up on him and helped him cope with his loss. Dusty has proven to be a friend from the moment Jim met him. He and Jim take martial art class together.

Cheyenne Haiwe

Dusty’s girlfriend. She also shares classes with Jim. A few weeks before Christmas, she was beat up and sexually assaulted. Dusty has always shown her love but at that time it shined more than ever.

Dr. Bear

He is Dusty’s father and a psychiatrist.

Matt McCrery

A very close friend of the family. While he has money, he has proven many times that that he wants to use that money to help his friends. Matt will be starting school to become a veterinarian and is buying the local vet’s business. Matt doesn’t want to charge for services, since he doesn’t need the money, but is willing to pay the vet a salary to work for him, and assist him once he gets his degree.

Gina McCrery

Quiet girl and wife of Matt.

Cornelius “Buster” Jones

Llewellyn’s son. Joe’s boyfriend. Like his father, Buster has jet black hair and blue eyes.

Llewellyn Jones

Cornelius “Buster” Jones’ dad. He has jet black hair and piercing blue eyes.

Jeff Sprayberry

This is Jackson’s brother. He just graduated from high school and moved to Cody to go to school and be closer to his brother. Jeff is dating Caleb.

Jacob Malcolm Dylan

Twin to Jackson, but he while Jackson was born before midnight of the seventh of July, Jacob was born just after midnight on the eighth in the year 1991. They have different last names because Jacob was adopted to another family.

Elizabeth Dylan

Wife of Jacob Dylan. Like Jacob, she was adopted as a child.  They wanted to adopt their first child and hoped to eventually have a child of their own.

Jared Michael Dylan

Adopted son of Jacob and Elizabeth Dylan. He had been rejected by foster parents as soon as they found out he was gay, so he told Jacob and Elizabeth right away. Jacob told him that it didn’t matter and Elizabeth took a few days to accept it, but she did. When he went to the ranch for riding lessons, he spotted Brock and walked into a pole.

Principal Duncan

Principal of Cody High School

Ben Brodie

Runs the semi-annual Junior Rodeo, and works with students interested to prepare them during the “off season”.

Sallie “Aunt Sallie” Dewill

Lady who runs the group home.

Jon Robert Bolt

Distant relative of Jim’s. He worked on the police force in Roberts, Montana until his father needed constant care preceding his death. At present he is working security at Another Chance.

 

Briefly Mentioned Characters:

Patrick Andrew Roberts – 11-year-old boy orphaned by a drunk driver (Will be recurring)

Mr. Blair – Homeroom and Health teacher.

Julia Sprayberry – Jackson’s mother

Jack Sprayberry – Jackson’s father

Billy Sebastian – Jackson’s date who pretended to be gay

Kevin – Center for the football team. He loves Dylan Jenkins, the coach’s son

Christine Archer – Nick’s first wife, and mother of Chris. She died during child birth

Chelsie – Chris Bolt’s girlfriend

Rory Scott – Head of the gay-bashing gang

Aerie McGlaughlin – Accomplice to Rory. Killed himself rather than going to prison.

Deputy Dawn – Deputy with the Park County Sheriff’s Department, She helped protect Jim and Joe.

Donnie Snow – Boy who “killed” Buster Teddy Bear, and was planning to hurt Joe.

Ronald Snow – Older brother and guardian of Donnie.

Fire Chief – He’s the Fire Chief

Darla Raye – Wife of the Fire Chief

Mark Wallace – Police Officer and brother of Matt Wallace.

Aron O’lapid – Kid hit by a drunk driver when he was eleven. He was in a coma for seven years.

Matsuko Hamasaki – Jim’s, Dusty’s and Joe’s martial art sensei

Pearl Wallace – Sister to Mark and Matt. She took all the good in the family. She is also a former school teacher.

Mr. Wallace – Pearl’s, Matt’s and Mark’s father. The drunk who hit Aron.

Nathan McCrery – Matt’s Dad

Caroline McCrery – Matt’s Mom

Joseph Lutherman – Fifteen-year-old barrel rider. Came in third.

Brandon T. Russell – Sixteen-year-old barrel rider. Came in second.

Josh – Senior at School, looks like Taylor Lautner except for his green eyes. He likes breaking couples up.

Cody Russell – Younger brother of Brandon

Scott “Scooter” – Friend of Zac’s, attends Jim’s martial art class. Zac introduced him to Brandon.

Gertrude – Former receptionist at Jake’s elementary school.

Dan Black – Principal at Jake’s elementary school. AKA Danny Claus or Dandalf.

Zack Allen Jordan – Aunt Brenda’s baby. She named him after Zac, but added the “k”

Eric – Bully in the group home, he picked on Jake any chance he got.

Timmy – Boy in the group home.

Tina Louise Caulfield – Woman claiming to be Jake’s birth mother.

Judge Bishop – Judge originally scheduled to preside over Jake’s custody hearing.

Harvey Cox – Lawyer in the law firm where Heather works. He works in “Family Law” and handled Jake’s custody battle.

Judge Jedidiah Prescott – Judge who presided over Jake’s custody hearing

Mr. White – Lawyer for Tina Louise Caulfield

Joshua Buchanan – Father of Jacqueline, Jake’s birth maternal grandfather.

Jacqueline Buchanan – Jake’s real birth mother, she died giving birth.

Jacob Bates – Jake’s birth father, he died during basic training in the Marines.

Martha Bates – Mother of Jacob Bates, Jake’s birth paternal grandmother.

Norman Bates – Father of Jacob Bates, Jake’s birth paternal grandfather.

Deputy Shannon – A deputy in the Park Count Sheriff’s Office.

Lenny King – Agent with the FBI.

Maria – Receptionist at the Bill Cody Ranch.

Gerald “Gerry” Ryder – Contractor rebuilding the Ranch after the tornado took it out.

 

Animal Characters:

Shinobi – Nick and Chris Archer’s dog

Midnight Passion – Joseph Lutherman’s horse

Scout – Brandon T. Russell’s horse

Platinum – Colt given to Jake by Brock Radcliffe. Sire is Silver and Dame is Aurixi. Half-brother of Gold.

Plutonium – Twin to Platinum and given to Brock.

Oro – Palomino Chincoteague pony

Toranado – Black mustang gelding with a white blaze, Austin’s horse

Midnight Rider – Gerry Ryder’s Black Arabian stallion with a white mane and tail.

Edited May 9, 2016 by Zarek