The Recurring Cast
Standalone novel · 2025

Buckeye

On V-E Day in Bonhomie, Ohio, Cal Jenkins, kept out of the war by a birth defect, shares a kiss with Margaret Salt, whose husband Felix is at sea. The secret binds two families together for the decades that follow.

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Book facts

Author
Patrick Ryan
Series
Standalone
Published
2025
Setting
Set in the fictional Bonhomie, Ohio
Characters charted
4
Chart confidence
High

Who is in Buckeye

4 recurring or key characters from Patrick Ryan’s chart. Introduces Cal Jenkins, Becky Jenkins, Margaret Salt and Felix Salt.

Lead 4

  • Cal JenkinsFirst appearanceHardware store clerk in Bonhomie
  • Becky JenkinsFirst appearanceHis wife, who can speak with the dead
  • Margaret SaltFirst appearanceCustomer at the hardware store
  • Felix SaltFirst appearanceHer husband, serving at sea