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About Hart & Cole

Premise:

Darren Hart, CEO & founder of media empire Sunrise Enterprises, runs the Sunrise magazine with his protégée Nicole at his side. Their friendship brings out the best in each of them in their careers — at the detriment of the relationships with their respective spouses and families.

 

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Characters:

The Gellars

 

Kristopher Gellar – a senior ad exec at Subero/DaSilva, he’s gained himself a reputation among his peers as a charming, easy-to-please ‘good guy’… but his relationship with his wife is fraught with discord that pushes him to the breaking point.

Nicole Gellar née Martinez – a senior journalist at Sunrise, and a successful writer under the pen name Cole B. Martinez, she’s always used her sexuality to manipulate others, but sometimes it just gets in the way of her best intentions.

Nikita Gellar – their 4-going-on-5 year old “genius” daughter, precocious and remarkably intelligent for her age.

Khailam Gellar – their 2 year old son, who Nicole tries her best to cling onto before he starts to prefer his father, like Nikita soon did practically from birth.

The Harts

 

Darren Hart – head honcho of Sunrise Enterprises, with a reputation for crassness and manipulative ways. Despite his innate knack for understanding people and his meticulous attention to detail, he is his own worst enemy when it comes to matters of the heart.

Luisa Hart née Galeota – a housewife-turned-entrepreneur, torn between the ‘granite bastard’ she’s always loved and the aftermath of a past affair, while also grappling with her feelings of inadequacy in comparison to Darren’s star girl Nicole.

Jordan Hart – their 10 year old son, a smart-aleck that carries the weight of his parent’s marital problems on his young shoulders.

Carmen Hart – their 7 year old daughter, ‘clueless Carmen’ according to her brother.

Kadeisha (Kady) Hart – their 3 year old daughter, the baby of the family who everyone tries to puts first, despite the intricacies of her existence.

The Bennetts

 

Bryan Bennett – a senior ad exec at Subero/DaSilva along with Kris, he has been one of Kris’ best friends for several years, and comes off as a ‘happy-go-lucky’ guy… but his rough childhood past is a black hole that keeps pulling him back in

Anastacia (Stacey) Bennett née Caravalho – manager of the Caravalho Comfort Inn & Suites (aka Flagship), she has buried her past indiscretions behind her father’s name and fierce determination to protect his brand, but the truth still follows her everywhere she turns

Cassidy Bennett – their 12 year old daughter, who is growing into her young adulthood with a sizeable dose of boy-craziness and self-image issues.

Jonathan Bennett – their 5 year old son, Nikita’s friend who competes for her attention after she befriends Michael.

Friends & Family

 

Victoria (Vicki) Mendoza – senior ad exec along with Kris and Bryan, who is brash and acts like “one of the guys”… but she has a soft spot beneath her tough exterior.

Gianni Benedetto – Luisa’s former lover, who struggles to adjust to the constraints of his role as a father and still pines for his first real love.

Carrina DeSouze – owner of Carrina’s Classix, and a model for Kris’ company, who becomes intertwined in the Gellars’ lives.

Alejandro (Lee) Galeota – Luisa’s younger brother, who ropes in the Harts to help his new business flourish.

Dylan Wilcox – Bryan’s only semblance of family left, who holds many dark secrets in grip for both Bryan and Stacey

Dominic Caravalho – Stacey’s father, who helped her bury her past but never let her forget it.

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