Characters Introduced in The Book
Nathan Temple: An English businessman who owns Value Motels who helps Becky jump to the head of the waiting list to get an Angel handbag. She pays him back by arranging a meeting with him and Luke in Cyprus. This made Luke very livid with Becky about it, but had to attend because Temple will buy out Daily World and he can't afford to insult him. He ends up liking Temple when he learns about his past and how he got that conviction against him in the first place: because he was defending his staff from an abusive drunken guest and things got out of hand.
Jessica 'Jess' Bertram: Becky's older half-sister that her father had with Jess' mother, Marguerite, from a past relationship. She was excited because she always wanted a sister and always dreamed about both of them going shopping together, helping her cope with Suze not being her friend and enjoying girls' night in. She was disappointed when she learns that Jess is thrifty, studious and a bit standoffish. Her passion is collecting rocks, which was the one of the issues between her and Becky that lead to a falling out. Jess tells her that she's a spoiled brat who lived in a fantasy world. In turn, Becky tells her that she thinks she's boring, miserable, thrifty and has no passions in her life. While stuck in a mountain, during the storm, Jess reveals that she never intended to be rude to Becky, but was unnerved by her because of her parents' harsh upbringing. They reconcile and Becky learns to enjoy being thrifty. She gives Jess the silver Tiffany bean necklace, which she loves and showed Becky, her rock collection. In Mini Shopaholic, it's revealed that Jess and Tom got married in Chile.
Lulu Hetherington: Suze's new best friend and a mother of four. She and Becky have an immediate dislike towards each other, even though Becky tried to get along with her. She feels isolated when she sees that Suze and Lulu have more in common.
Jim Smith: The owner of Scully Stores who is a friend of Jess' family. He showed Becky Jess' rock collection and she immediately regretted what she said about them. Jim also tells her about how harsh both Bill and Marguerite were in her upbringing with her brothers.
Kelly Smith: Jim's teenaged daughter, who immediately takes a liking to Becky. Becky gives her an entire collection of Stila cosmetics.
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