Read Behind His Eyes - Truth Online
Authors: Aleatha Romig
Tags: #Romance, #Suspense, #Thriller, #Contemporary
-Primary Characters-
Anthony (Tony) Rawlings
:
billionaire, entrepreneur, founder of Rawlings Industries
Anton Rawls
(birth name):
son of Samuel, grandson of Nathaniel (birth name)
Claire Nichols (Rawlings)
:
meteorologist, bartender, woman whose life changed forever, wife and ex-wife of Anthony Rawlings
Alaises:
Lauren Michaels, Isabelle Alexander, C. Marie Rawls
Catherine Marie London (Rawls):
housekeeper, friend of Anthony Rawlings, 2
nd
wife of Nathaniel Rawls, Anton Rawls’ step-grandmother
Derek Burke:
husband of Sophia Rossi, great-grandnephew of Jonathon Burke
Harrison Baldwin:
half-brother of Amber McCoy, president of security at Si-Jo Gaming
Sophia Rossi Burke:
adopted daughter of Carlo and Silvia Rossi, wife of Derek Burke,
biological daughter of Marie London, and owner of an art studio in Provincetown, MA
-Secondary Characters-
Amber McCoy:
Simon Johnson’s fiancée, CEO of Si-Jo Gaming
Brent Simmons:
Rawlings Attorney, Tony’s best friend
Courtney Simmons:
Brent Simmons’ wife
Eric Hensley:
Tony’s driver and assistant
Emily (Nichols) Vandersol:
Claire’s older sister
John Vandersol:
Emily’s husband, Claire’s brother-in-law, attorney
Nathaniel Rawls:
grandfather of Anton Rawls, father of Samuel Rawls, owner-founder of Rawls Corporation
Phillip Roach:
private investigator hired by Anthony Rawlings
-Tertiary Characters-
Abbey:
nurse
Allison Burke:
daughter of Jonathon Burke
Amanda Rawls:
Samuel Rawls’ wife, Anton’s mother
Anne Robinson:
Vanity Fair reporter
Bev Miller:
designer, wife of Tom Miller
Bonnie:
wife of Chance
Brad Clark:
wedding consultant
Caleb Simmons:
son of Brent and Courtney Simmons
Cameron Andrews:
private investigator hired by Anthony Rawlings
Carlo Rossi:
married to Silvia Rossi, adoptive father of Sophia Rossi Burke
Carlos:
house staff at the Rawlings’ estate
Cassie:
Sophia’s assistant at her art studio on the Cape
Chance:
associate of Elijah Summer
Charles:
housekeeper, Anthony’s Chicago apartment
Cindy:
maid at the Rawlings estate, adopted daughter of Allison Burke and her husband
Clay Winters:
bodyguard hired by Anthony Rawlings
Connie:
Nathaniel Rawls’ secretary
Danielle (Danni):
personal assistant to Derek Burke
David Field:
Rawlings negotiator
Elijah (Eli) Summer:
entertainment entrepreneur, friend of Tony’s
Elizabeth Nichols:
wife of Sherman Nichols, Claire and Emily’s grandmother
Agent Ferguson
: FBI agent
Francis:
groundskeeper in paradise, married to Madeline
Mr. George:
curator of an art studio in Palo Alto, California
Agent Hart
: FBI agent
Hillary Cunningham:
wife of Roger Cunningham
Jan:
housekeeper, Anthony’s New York apartment
Jane Allyson:
court-appointed counsel
Jared Clawson:
CFO Rawls Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson:
Simon Johnson’s parents
Jonas Smithers:
Anthony Rawlings’ first business partner in Company Smithers Rawlings (CSR)
Jonathon Burke:
securities officer whose testimony helped to incriminate Nathanial Rawls
Jordon Nichols:
father of Claire and Emily Nichols, married to Shirley, son of Sherman
Julia:
Caleb Simmons’ wife
Kayla:
nurse
Keaton:
love interest of Amber McCoy
Kelli:
secretary, Rawlings Industries, New York office
Kirstin:
Marcus Evergreen’s secretary
Dr. Leonard:
physician
Liz Matherly:
personal assistant to Amber McCoy
Dr. Logan:
physician
Madeline:
housekeeper in paradise, married to Francis
Marcus:
driver for SiJo Gaming
Marcus Evergreen:
Iowa City Prosecutor
Mary Ann Combs:
longtime companion of Elijah Summer, Tony’s friend
Meredith Banks Russel:
reporter, sorority sister of Claire Nichols
Sergeant Miles:
police officer, St. Louis
Monica Thompson:
wedding planner
Naiade:
housekeeper in Fiji
Chief Newburg:
chief of police, Iowa City Police Department
Patricia:
personal assistant to Anthony Rawlings, Corporate Rawlings Industries
Patrick Chester:
neighbor of Samuel and Amanda Rawls
Paul Task
: court-appointed counsel
Quinn:
personal assistant of Jane Allyson, Esquire
Judge Reynolds:
court judge, Iowa City
Richard Bosley:
governor of Iowa
Richard Bosley II:
son of Richard Bosley, banker in Michigan
Roger Cunningham:
president of Shedis-tics
Ryan Bosley:
son of Richard II and Sarah Bosley
Samuel Rawls:
son of Nathaniel and Sharron Rawls, husband of Amanda Rawls, father of Anton Rawls
Sarah Bosley:
wife of Richard Bosley II
Sharon Michaels:
attorney for Rawlings Industries
Sharron Rawls:
wife of Nathaniel Rawls
Shaun Stivert:
photographer for Vanity Fair
Sheldon Preston:
governor of Iowa
Shelly:
Anthony Rawlings’ publicist
Sherman Nichols:
grandfather of Claire Nichols, FBI Agent who helped to incriminate Nathaniel Rawls. FBI alias: Cole Mathews
Shirley Nichols:
wife of Jordon Nichols, mother of Claire and Emily
Silvia Rossi:
married to Carlo Rossi, adopted mother of Sophia Rossi Burke
Simon Johnson:
first love and classmate of Claire Nichols, gaming entrepreneur
Dr. Sizemore:
obstetrician and gynecologist
Sue Bronson:
Tim Bronson’s wife
Terri:
nurse
Tim Bronson:
vice president, Corporate Rawlings Industries
Tom Miller:
Rawlings attorney, friend of Tony’s
-1921-
Nathaniel Rawls—born
-1943-
Nathaniel Rawls—home from WWII
Nathaniel Rawls marries Sharron Parkinson
Nathaniel begins working for BNG Textiles
-1944-
Samuel Rawls—born to Nathaniel and Sharron
-1953
-
BNG Textiles becomes Rawls Textiles
-1956-
Rawls Textiles becomes Rawls Corporation
-1962-
Catherine Marie London—born
-1963-
Samuel Rawls marries Amanda
-1965-
February 12
Anton Rawls—born to Samuel and Amanda
-1975-
Rawls Corporation goes public
-1980-
July 19
Sophia Rossi (London)—born/adopted by Carlo and Silvia Rossi
August 31
Emily Nichols—born to Jordon and Shirley Nichols
-1983-
Sharron Rawls exhibits symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Marie London starts to work for Sharron Rawls
Anton Rawls graduates from Blair Academy High School
October 17
Claire Nichols—born to Jordon and Shirley Nichols
-1985-
Nathaniel Rawls begins affair with Marie London
Marie London loses baby
Sharron Rawls dies
-1986-
Rawls Corporation falls
-1987-
Anton Rawls graduates from NYU
Nathaniel Rawls found guilty of multiple counts of insider trading, misappropriation of funds, price fixing, and securities fraud
-1988-
Nathaniel Rawls marries Catherine Marie London
Anton Rawls graduates with Master’s degree
-1989-
Nathaniel Rawls—dies
Samuel and Amanda Rawls—die
-1990-
Anton Rawls changes his name to Anthony Rawlings
Anthony Rawlings begins CSR-Company Smithers Rawlings with Jonas Smithers
-1994-
Anthony Rawlings buys out Jonas Smithers and CSR becomes Rawlings Industries
-1996-
Rawlings Industries begins to diversify
-1997-
Sherman Nichols—died
-2002-
Claire Nichols—graduates high school
Claire Nichols—attends Valparaiso University
-2003-
Simon Johnson begins internship at Shedis-tics in California
-2004-
Jordon and Shirley Nichols—die
-2005-
Emily Nichols—marries John Vandersol
-2007-
Claire Nichols—graduates from Valparaiso, degree in meteorology
Claire Nichols—moves from Indiana to New York for internship
-2008-
Claire Nichols—moves to Atlanta, Georgia, for job at WKPZ
Simon Johnson begins Si-Jo Gaming Corporation
-2009-
WKPZ—purchased by large corporation resulting in lay-offs
-2010-
March
Anthony Rawlings—enters the Red Wing in Atlanta, Georgia
Anthony Rawlings—takes Claire Nichols on a date
Claire Nichols—wakes at Anthony’s estate
May
Claire Nichols—liberties begin to increase
Anthony Rawlings—takes Claire Nichols to symphony and introduces “Tony”
September
Meredith Banks’ article appears—Claire Nichols’ accident
December 18
Anthony Rawlings—marries Claire Nichols
-2011-
April
Vanity Fair article appears
September
Anthony and Claire Rawlings attend a symposium in Chicago where Claire sees Simon Johnson, her college boyfriend
November
Simon Johnson—dies in airplane accident
-2012-
January
Claire Rawlings drives away from the Rawlings estate
Anthony Rawlings—poisoned
Claire Rawlings—arrested for attempted murder
March
Anthony Rawlings divorces Claire Nichols
April
Claire Nichols pleads no contest to attempted murder charges
October
Claire Nichols receives box of information while in prison
-2013-
March
Petition for pardon is filed with Governor Bosley on behalf of Claire Nichols
Petition for pardon is granted; Claire Nichols is released from prison and moves to Palo Alto, California
Tony learns of Claire’s release, hires Phillip Roach, and contacts Claire
April
Claire and Courtney vacation in Texas
Tony travels to California. He and Claire have dinner and reconnect
May
Claire meets with Meredith Banks in San Diego
Claire and Harry connect
Claire and Harry visit Patrick Chester
Claire attends the National Center for Learning Disabilities annual gala where Tony is the keynote speaker
Claire takes a home pregnancy test
June
Caleb Simmons weds his fiancée Julia. Tony asks Claire to accompany him to the wedding
Claire is attacked by Patrick Chester
Claire moves back to Iowa
July
First mailing arrives to Iowa addressed to
Claire Nichols Rawls
September
Tony leaves for a ten day business trip to Europe
Claire leaves Iowa
October
Claire moves to paradise
Phil Roach takes Tony to paradise
CONSEQUENCES
Released August 2011