Monday 29 February 2016

Character Sketches | Part 1 | Present History | Hands Of Time series #1

Today I will be introducing to you the characters from Present History! Wahoo! I've gone hunting on pinterest for actors/models who look similar to those I've written about, and I create storyboards with them in mind. So, without further ado, let's get started. 

Book 1 in the Hands Of Time series...
Excerpt: Seeking refuge in Canada after her police officer father is killed in action, fictitious characters begin appearing in her house...characters from her books, from history. 
A Scottish U.S. Marshal, a battered Civil War soldier whose identity is not what it seems, and a hardened criminal with a grudge, determined to silence Ellie before his secret gets out, all come calling to her lakeside cottage.  
Setting: Present Day
Location: New York City



Ellie Daniels
Age: 22
Time Period: Present Day
Hair Colour: Brunette 
Height: 5'2''
Occupation: Author

After her father is killed, she takes some much needed time off, where she goes to Canada to stay in a childhood vacation home. A cottage, in British Columbia. 








Tom Holt

Age: 28
Time Period: Present Day
Hair Colour: Dirty Blond
Height: 6'2''
Occupation: N/A 

Character Notes: 
Tom's good humoured personality is readily seen, but a secret loss clouds his world from the day he and Ellie meet. 






















Ethan Fellows
| Marshal |
Time Period: 1895, Oregon

Age: 28
Hair Colour: Light Brown 
Height: 6'1''
Occupation: U.S. Marshal

Character Notes: 
This hot-tempered Marshal has a personal dislike for...basically everyone on planet earth. His past has been riddled with loss and hardship, thus he is obsessed with serving justice- especially to the infamous outlaw Terrence North, and his son, Hunter. 



Justice Hudson
| Lieutenant | 
Time Period: 1865, USA (Civil War) 
Age: 20
Hair Colour: Dark Brown 
Height: 5'7''
Occupation: Union Sharpshooter 

Character Notes: Enrolled in the Union Army, disguised as a man, when she was 16. Has a personal history with slavery and injustice, making her moral convictions run deep. 





















Howie Robertson
| Marshal | 
Time Period: 1895, Oregon
Age: 42
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Height: 5'11''
Occupation: U.S. Marshal

Character Notes: Initially came from Scotland (has a thick accent). Works with Ethan Fellows. 



 Jonathan Dreggs 
| Colonel | 
Time Period: WWI
Age: 33
Hair Colour: Light Brown 
Height: 6'
Occupation: Colonel in the British Army









Hannah Buehler 
Time Period: 1800's 



Age: 64
Hair Colour: White
Height: 5'3''
Occupation: Town Healer & Herbalist











Jackson James Dewar (James)
Time Period: Unknown
Age: Unknown
Occupation: Assistant to Literary Agent, Marg Lindle
Height: 6'
Hair: Blond






















Here are a few more pictures I've used as inspiration and to depict some scenes...









If you'd like to give the first few chapters of Present History a read, check them out here
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