Big Family (Novel)

Big Family is an American novel written by Maryam Wells. The novel portrays the lives of the large group of family members, who reside in Los Angeles. 
The Flynn women are known for their businesses; beauty empire; real-estate, clothing apparel; and their sassy attitudes.
==Synopsis==
Follows a large family known for being liberal, blending, and feisty personalities.
==Characters==
*Evelyn Flynn - The matriarch of the Flynn family. She is the proud owner of Salon Divine. She has four daughters; Lyndsey, Rachelle, Crystal, and Ashley.
#	Name 	Date of birth 	Notes 	Ref(s)
1	Lyndsey Flynn-Gibson 	January 5, 1965 (age 58)	Married to Mark Gibson; the couple have two daughters; 	
2	Rachelle Flynn-Robertson	August 16, 1969 (age 53)	Married to Aaron West; the couple have three children 	
3	Crystal Flynn-Maitland 	April 22, 1972 (age 50) 	Married to Cory Maitland; the couple have four children	
4	Ashley Flynn-Edwards 	May 28, 1978 (age 44) 	Married to Dean Edwards; the couple have five children 	
Lyndsey Flynn-Gibson
Lyndsey's is Evelyn's eldest daughter. She is the owner of her fashion brand, Lyndsey Flynn. Lyndsey married Mark Gibson in 1984, and is the only member in her family to only marry an African-American man. 
Mark and Lyndsey's children
#	Name 	Date of birth 	Notes 	Ref(s)
1	Katie Gibson	February 28, 1986 (age 37)	She is a assistant buyer for Macy's. 	
2	Lucy Gibson 	November 30, 1987 (age 35)	She is a manicurist at her grandmother's salon .	
Rachelle Flynn-Robertson
Rachelle is Evelyn's second daughter. She is a real estate agent. She and her husband have three children. Rachelle's husband is Caucasian.
#	Name 	Age	Notes 	Ref(s)
1	Ryan Robertson 	35 	Ryan is in a relationship with Liz Wheeler. 	
2	Alex Robertson 	31 	He is in a relationship with Katie's co-worker, Maria Mancuso; they have one daughter	
3	Cassie Robertson	26 	Engaged to Nick Deluca; surrogate stepmother to Nick's son, Zander 	
Crystal Flynn-Maitland
Crystal is Evelyn's third daughter and the manager at her mother's salon and makeup artist. Crystal has a bachelor's degree in Business. She is the more sensible one in the family. She has two daughters with her first husband and is currently married to her husband, Cory, whom he has two children with an ex-wife. Crystal's family is blended. Mia had an affair with Courtney's cousin, Sean.
#	Name 	Age	Notes 	Ref(s)
1	Mia Costello 	15 	Crystal's oldest daughter from her first marriage to Frank Costello 	
2	Gabi Costello 	12 	Crystal's youngest daughter from her first marriage to Frank Costello. 	
3	Courtney Maitland	15 	Crystal's stepdaughter with current husband, Cory Maitland. She and Mia are the same age and are rivals.	
4	Chase Maitland 	10 	Crystal's stepson. He is 10-years old. 	
Ashley Flynn-Edwards
Ashley is Evelyn's youngest daughter who works at Evelyn's salon as a hair stylist. She and her husband have five children. Ashley is unhappy with her marriage and she seek solace in her daughter's teacher. Ashley's son, Trent develops feelings for Courtney Maitland, his step-cousin.
#	Name 	Age	Notes 	Ref(s)
1	Trent Edwards 	16 	Married to Mark Gibson; the couple have two daughters; 	
2	Darcy Edwards 	14 	Married to Aaron West; the couple have three children 	
3	Charlie Edwards	12 	Married to Cory Maitland; the couple have four children	
4	Daniel Edwards 	8 	Married to Dean Edwards; the couple have five children 	
5	Addie Edwards 	5