Brand Family Tree
To those who've asked, yes, there will be a book for every
single member of the Brand family you may have met so far.
Orrin & Maria Brand, married
Children: Garrett, Ben, Adam, Elliot, Jessi
Orrin had an affair with Stands Alone, a beautiful Comanche
She gave birth to Wes.
Orrin's brother John was married to a woman in Silver City.
Their children were Marcus and Sara. At the same time, though, John was bigamously
married to Vidalia in Oklahoma. They had 5 daughters: Maya, Edain, Melusine, Kara,
and Selene
John also had other affairs, including a one night stand with a
woman he barely knew, which produced Luke.
Garrett married Chelsea--they have an adopted son, Garrett Ethan,
aka Bubba. Chelsea is a psychologist who specializes in working with battered women.
Together they run the Texas Brand, a cattle ranch, and live in the main house there.
Ben married Penny--they have a son, Zachary. Penny is a
licensed P.I. and she and Ben run The Dojo, a gym where Ben teaches martial arts to
children.
Adam married Kirsten, no kids. They have their dream
business, a dude ranch, up and running in Quinn.
Jessi married Lash Monroe, they have a daughter, Maria Michele.
Jessi is a veterinarian and runs the clinic, attached to her small house in town.
Lash helps and works as a deputy sheriff.
Elliot married Esmeralda, the woman from another time. They
have one child, a girl, "Montoya," named to honor Esmerelda's father and to
unite the Montoya and Brand families. They are part owners of the Texas Brand and
have built their own home on the property.
Wes married Taylor--also expecting any time. Wes is a Native
American Shaman, and Taylor is an archaeology professor at a local university. They
also run the Sky Dancer Horse ranch where they raise appaloosas. They have one
child, a son, Michael "Wolf Shadow" Brand.
Marcus married Casey Jones, and they still live in Dallas in
Casey's family house. She's a reporter and he works behind the scenes as a
consultant for various police departments and government agencies.
Sara married Jake Nash. They spend their summers, weekends
and vacations in New Orleans where the two of them help Jake's aunt and uncle run Sugar
Keep, the country inn he will inherit one day. During the school year, though, they
stay in Quinn, where Sara teaches Kindergarten at Quinn Elementary.
Luke bought the run down ranch bordering the Texas Brand and
married Jasmine. Jasmine teaches dance classes at Ben and Penny's Dojo, while Luke
works part time for Garrett on the Texas Brand and spend the rest of his time working to
get his land and house up to par. He's begun adding cattle of his own. He has
legally adopted Jasmine's son, Baxter.
The Oklahomans...
Maya married Caleb Montgomery--they had twins, Dahlia and Cal.
They built their house above the family home in Big Falls Oklahoma, and Maya teaches
arts and crafts at home. Caleb has set up a law office in town.
Edain has retired from being a fashion model and returned to Big
Falls Oklahoma where she bought a beautiful home and opened a photography studio.
She married Wade Armstrong, who owns two successful auto-repair shops.
Melusine has been obsessed with GQ, city-slicker Alex Stone ever since she met the
sophisticated PI. Their story is in progress.
Kara fears she's bad luck to men.
Selene wants a spiritual mystic like herself.
Who knows, maybe Vidalia, the matriarch, who owns a saloon,
The OK Corral, will find love again as well . . . .
So where did the Missing Brand Cousins come from?
The Missing
Brand Cousins
Orrin Brand's brother John was a bigamist and a womanizer. He came
to a bad end in his
quest for quick, easy money. And he left behind two wives, one lover, and a son and
daughter by one wife in Silver City. A son by his lover in Tennessee, and five
daughters by his second wife in Oklahoma.
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