Claire Montgomery

Claire Montgomery is Cynthia Van Huysinga's granddaughter and Caleb Montgomery's fiancée. Orphaned at four, she has been raised by a protective grandmother and will soon inherit a large trust. Claire sees Caleb as kind and trustworthy even when suspicious thefts and planted evidence make others question his motives. When he is arrested, she refuses to abandon him and explains the painful family history he had kept private. Her loyalty helps Jason Whittaker recognize that someone else had access to the supposed evidence. Claire eventually learns that old grief has driven a relative to manipulate the people she loves. Warm, resolute, and willing to forgive, she believes a person's family history does not have to decide that person's character or future.