The Characters

Main Characters
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Susannah 'Suze' Simon
"Oh sweetie, you'll never have to worry about people calling you that. They call you much worse things!"

Suze is the main character of the book. She is a mediator, a person with the ability to see, talk and touch the spirits of the dead. She pretty much knows about her abilities since she was two, but never thought there were other peoples with the same abilities.

Originally from New York, Suze was forced to move to Carmel, California since her mother has remarried to the local carpenter, Andy Ackerman. Apart from Andy, Suze also 'inherited' three stepbrothers. Not only now she has to deal with 'alive' male company in the house (her father died when she was young), but she also has a good looking ghost haunting her bedroom.

Suze believe in the concept of kicking ghosts back to their graves rather than being reasonable about it. However, she only does that when the ghosts start being aggressive with her.

Hector 'Jesse' DeSilva
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Jesse is a 150 years old ghost who has been living in the Ackerman's house since the day he died. He is wise, gentle and caring, but at the same time overly protective of Suze.

Jesse met Suze on the first day she is in Carmel, in her bedroom. At first, he was surprised that Suze could see him, and she kept trying to kick him out, but in time they became really good friends. Since he has been a ghost for over a century, he knows how to use his ghostly supernatural abilities very well and often there to help Suze when she needs it.

Father Dominic
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Father Dominic is a priest (obviously). He is also the principle of Junipero Serra Catholic Academy, the high school that Suze goes to in Carmel. And he is also a mediator.

Father Dominic believes in gentler ways of handling the undead, and often gives advices and mediator lessons to Suze (although she already knows what she need to know).

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Paul Slater
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Paul Slater is a high level Mediator called Shifter. Unlike Suze and Father Dominic who works on blind faith and assumptions, Paul knows the full potential of their powers and the history behind them.

Paul Slater first came to Carmel for a vacation, then, after he met Suze, he decides to moved to Carmel and take care of his grandfather at his house. Unlike Suze, Paul does not think it is his job to help the dead spirits. He used his powers for personal gains and for his own interests.

Paul also seems to be in love with Suze and convinced that Suze is also a shifter, just like him.