Character Relationship Map: Riverfront Romance

Characters

• Cara Durant (played by Tammy Gillis) — protagonist

  Cara is a writer who returns to Winfields to live near her mother and sister and work on her first novel. When she learns that a hydroelectric dam may harm the town, she argues for moving it downstrea...

• Riley Evans (played by Morgan David Jones) — supporting

  Riley shows Cara the Winfields riverfront and explains why it matters to the town and its local businesses. As they spend time together, their connection grows while Cara focuses on the dam dispute. L...

• Leanne Durant (played by Erin Agostino) — supporting

  Leanne is Cara's sister. After returning to Winfields, Cara invites Leanne to dinner with their mother, Annie, Riley, and Mayor Greg Berns. The summary provides no further actions or dialogue for Lean...

• Annie Durant (played by Allison Hossack) — supporting

  Annie is Cara's mother. Cara hopes to live with her and her sister after returning to Winfields, and later invites Annie to dinner with Leanne, Riley, and Mayor Greg Berns. The summary gives no additi...

• Mayor Greg Berns (played by Neil Whitely) — supporting

  Mayor Greg Berns approves plans for a hydroelectric dam that could reroute the river and threaten Winfields businesses and homes. At the public meeting, he and others challenge Cara's unsupported prop...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Cara Durant → Riley Evans (Growing Romantic Connection)

  As Cara and Riley spend time together, their connection grows.

• Cara Durant → Leanne Durant (Family Sisters)

  Cara returns to Winfields hoping to live with her sister, Leanne Durant, and invites her to dinner.

• Cara Durant → Annie Durant (Family Mother And Daughter)

  Cara returns to Winfields hoping to live with her mother, Annie Durant, and invites Annie to dinner.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Riley Evans → Mayor Greg Berns (Unknown Unresolved Connection To Dam Reports)

  After the meeting, someone asks Cara about lab reports and Riley's whereabouts. Cara says she does not know, leaving both matters unresolved.

• Cara Durant → Mayor Greg Berns (Conflict Civic Disagreement)

  Cara challenges the dam plan at the public meeting and proposes moving the project downstream; the committee votes to proceed as scheduled. She later...

Story Analysis

Cara balances her return home and her writing ambitions with an effort to protect Winfields from a dam project, while her connection with Riley grows amid unresolved questions.

Plot Progression

1. Coming Home to Write
2. The River at Risk
3. Family and Riverfront Ties
4. The Public Challenge
5. A Vote and Unanswered Questions