co-owners of hard luck lodge , built on the site of the original lodge ( because of the baby ) ben hamilton : owner of hard luck cafe bethany 's natural father mitch harris : public safety officer ( equivalent of sheriff or police ) ; married to bethany ( ross ) harris ; father of chrissie ( daddy 's little helper ) charles o'halloran : oldest brother ; geologist and silent partner in midnight sons ; married to lanni ( caldwell ) o'halloran , editor of the local paper ( the marriage risk ) christian o'halloran : youngest brother , pilot ; married to mariah ( douglas ) o'halloran , who runs the midnight sons office ( falling for him ) sawyer o'halloran : middle brother , pilot ; married to abbey ( sutherland ) o'halloran , a librarian ; stepfather of scott and susan ( brides for brothers ) duke porter : bush pilot employed by midnight sons ; married to tracy ( santiago ) porter ( ending in marriage ) chapter one the first thing chrissie harris intended to do when she saw scott o'halloran was slap his face-hard .