The novel's female protagonist and love interest, Isabella works as a bartender while aspiring to be an author. She grapples with self-confidence and the pressure of family expectations.

A woman who initially represents the ideal partner for Kai according to his family, she provides a contrast to Isabella in the story.

Isabella's best friend and a luxury event planner in New York, Vivian juggles family legacy issues and a complex relationship with her father.

A newer friend to Isabella and her employer after she loses her job at the Valhalla Club. She shares a complex relationship with her husband, Dominic.

A close friend of Isabella, she is a driven public relations firm owner known for her bluntness and professional acumen.

Isabella's mother, a private individual and the CEO of a boutique hotel chain, who maintains a separation between her family life and public persona.

The eldest Valencia sibling and the chief operating officer of his mother's hotel chain, known for being serious and focused.

Isabella's closest sibling, an adopted member of the family who serves as the peacemaker and lives between Los Angeles and New York as an artist.

An award-winning engineer at Belladonna who is passionate about science and technology over personal or romantic pursuits.

A tenured political science professor at UC Berkeley, he is the youngest of Isabella's brothers.