The Cast of Characters...

Sablone Family

Dawn Sablone, the main character, a college girl, now the acting boss of the clan

Guiseppe Sablone, her deceased step-father, the previous don

Marianne Sablone, Guiseppe's wife and Dawn's mother

Antonio "Tony" Sablone, Guiseppe's elder son and Dawn's step-brother, the heir to the throne, currently incarcerated

Marco Sablone, Guiseppe's younger son and Dawn's step-brother, the titular don of the Sablone clan pending Tony's release... publicly described as academic and anti-social, is actually cognitively impaired and possibly mentally ill

Sablone Clan

"Uncle" Alfredo, a former advisor of Guiseppe's and Dawn's consigliere (right-hand man), who has arranged the current succession

Ricardo "Ricky" DiPaulo, an ambitious skirt-chasing capo (captain)

Other Criminal Organizations

Two rival Caribbean Mafia: the Hoodoo and the Barranegra

A number of African-American street gangs, including DixCrew (led by Ronald Dickson, something of a local celebrity)