This entry is to provide a reference guide to the characters featured in The Rhapsody Series. There is a summary of each main and minor character important in the series.

Brian Taylor-Kinney

•Owner & Lead Ad Exec of Kinnetik Inc.

•Birthday: April 20, 1971

•Married to Justin Taylor-Kinney 2006

•Father of:

•Gus Marcus-Peterson Taylor-Kinney

•Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Lives: Morgantown, WV

Justin Taylor-Kinney

•Artist & Partner at Kinnetik Inc.

•Birthday: February 20, 1983

•Married to Brian Taylor-Kinney 2006

•Father of:

•Gus Marcus-Peterson Taylor-Kinney

•Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Lives: Morgantown, WV

Gus Peterson-Marcus Taylor-Kinney

•Works Part-Time at Kinnetik

•Birthday: September 20, 2000

•Brother of:

•Jenny

•Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Lives: Toronto, ON / Morgantown, WV

Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Birthday: May 20, 2008

•Sister of:

•Gus Taylor-Kinney

•Lives in: Morgantown, WV

Jennifer Sanders-Langley

•Real-estate Agent

•Married to Tucker Langley

•Mother of:

•Justin Taylor-Kinney

•Molly Taylor-Cruz

•Grandmother of:

•Gus Taylor-Kinney

•Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Lives: Pittsburgh, PA

Tucker Langley

•Elementary School Teacher

•Married to Jennifer Sanders-Langley

•Step-father of:

•Justin Taylor-Kinney

•Molly Taylor-Cruz

•Grandfather of:

•             Gus Taylor-Kinney

•             Arella Taylor-Kinney

•             Lives: Pittsburgh, PA

Molly Taylor-Cruz

•Social Worker / Counselor

•Married to: Lucas Cruz 2013

•Sister to:

•Justin Taylor-Kinney

•Aunt to:

•Gus Taylor-Kinney

•Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Lives: Pittsburgh, PA

Lucas Cruz

•Social Worker / Counselor

•Married to: Molly-Taylor Cruz 2013

•Lives: Pittsburgh, PA

Ben Novotny-Bruckner

•Dean of Student at CMU / Professor of GLBT studies

•Married to: Michael Novotny-Bruckner 2004

•Father of:

•Jenny

•Lives: Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Novotny-Bruckner

•Owner of Red Cape Comics / co-writer of RAGE comic

•Married to: Ben Novotny-Bruckner 2004

•Father of:

•Jenny

•Lives: Pittsburgh, PA

Hunter Novotny-Bruckner

•Ad Exec at Kinnetik Inc

•Married to: Harper Simpson-Bruckner 2013

Brother to:

•Jenny

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, PA

Harper Simpson-Bruckner

•Works in Art Department / Used to be Justin’s assistant

•Married to: Hunter Novotny-Bruckner 2013

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, PA

Jake Commings

•Physical Therapist

•Lives in Morgantown, WV

Ted Schmidt

•CFO / Ad Exec at Kinnetik Inc.

•Married to: Blake Wyzeckie 2010

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, PA

Blake Wyzeckie

•Counselor / Program Director @ GLC

•Married to: Ted Schmidt 2010

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, PA

Debbie Horvath

•Retired from Liberty Diner 2013

•Married to: Carl Horvath 2013

•Mother of:

•Michael Novotny

•Grandmother of:

•Gus

•Jenny

•Arella

•Lives in Pittsburgh, PA

Melanie Marcus

•Partner @ Marcus & Wells Law Firm

•Divorced from: Lindsay Peterson 2016

•Mother of:

•Gus

•Jenny

•Lives in: Toronto, ON

Jenny Peterson-Marcus Novotny-Bruckner

•Birthday: March 1, 2004

•Daughter of:

•Melanie

•Lindsay

•Michael

•Ben

•Sister of:

•Gus

•Lives in: Toronto, ON

Lindsay Peterson

Owner of The Bloom Gallery

•Divorced from: Melanie Marcus 2016

•Mother of:

•Gus

•Jenny

•Lives in: Pittsburgh / Berlin, Germany

Emmett Honeycutt

•Owner of Honeycutt Catering & Event Planning

•Married to: Drew Boyd 2009

•Lives in: Napa Valley, CA

Drew Boyd

•Retired Quarterback of Oakland Raiders

•Married to: Emmett Honeycutt

•Lives in: Napa Valley, CA

Cynthia Prescott

•Works as Co-Lead Ad Exec at Kinnetik Inc.

•Dating: Nolan Andrews

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, CA

Nolan Andrews

•On sabbatical from teaching at CMU

•Dating: Cynthia Prescott

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, CA

Valerie Gavile

•Artist

•Married to: Fyn Gavile

•Lives in: Paris, France / Greenwich, New York

Fyn Gavile

•Professor

•Married to: Valerie Gavile

•Lives in: Paris, France / Greenwich, New York

Timothy Desmans

•Artist Agent of Justin Taylor-Kinney & Valerie Gavile (among others)

•Married to: Melody Desmans

•Lives in: Philadelphia, PA

Isabelle Kersey

•Studied at WVU

•Surrogate Mother (not egg donor) of Arella Taylor-Kinney

•Lives in: Morgantown, WV

Daphne Chanders-Garrison

•Married to: John Garrison 2007

•Mother of:

•Daniella Garrison

•Jemma Garrison

•Lives in: Napa Valley, CA

Daniella Garrison

•Born: 2008

•Daughter of:

•Daphne Garrison

•John Garrison

•Sister of:

•Jemma Garrison

Jemma Garrison

•Born: 2009

•Daughter of:

•Daphne Garrison

•John Garrison

•Sister of:

•Daniella Garrison

Alex Fowler

•Works at Kinnetik as Justin’s assistant

Maggie Winston

•Student at Allegheny High

Blaine Mulligan

•Student at Allegheny High

•Molly & Lucas’ Neighbor

Craig Taylor

•Owner of Taylor Electronics

•Father of:

•Molly Taylor

•Justin Taylor

•Lives in: Pittsburgh, PA