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Blanchard, Kara Anne

Tier: major

Seeded from author roster (Main Characters.csv). Expand from AWLL chapters via StoryBible; do not add plot spoilers from books/chapters beyond the processed range.

Last updated through AWLL2.5 ch 85.

Names

  • Given: Kara
  • Middle: Anne
  • Surname: Blanchard
  • Nicknames: —

Vital statistics

  • Gender: Female
  • Birthdate: 28 March 1964
  • Birthplace: Milford, Ohio
  • Death: —
  • Description: eyes blue; hair blonde; height 66 in; weight 122 lbs; measurements 35C–23–36

Family

Life

  • Residence: —
  • Jobs held: —
  • Schools attended: —
  • Majors: —

Canon appearance

  • First seen: AWLL series 1, book 4, chapter 20 — chemistry lab partner

Notes

  • AWLL1.4: Evangelical; Triumvirate with Bethany and Stephanie; steady with Steve Jan–May 1981; first intercourse ch 41; Becky relapse probation (ch 44–47); theology/Stephanie incest debates (ch 49–50); accepts Stephanie affair (ch 56); sexual relationship ends May 21 pre-Prom (ch 58); Prom/Bethany hotel blessed
  • AWLL1.5: Reclaims Steve after Stanford bomb; pledges IIT cohabitation in Hyde Park (ch 6); father ban then supervised weekly dinners (ch 17–18); «behave» rule for Chicago summer (ch 19–20); bonds with Karin visit (ch 24–26); affirms future after Jennifer closure (ch 31–32); August 1981 rides to Chicago with Steve and Mom (ch 34)
  • AWLL1.6: Long-distance IIT year (Aug 1981–May 1982); supervised dinners thaw; Joyce threesome then ends Joyce sex (ch 33); July move-in countdown; graduates May 27, 1982; announces cohabitation at party (ch 60); Alan Blanchard dies in church same weekend — Steve punches Pastor Kent (ch 60); move-in unresolved at book end
  • AWLL1.7: Alan funeral and grief; one-year IIT deferral to stay with Nancy (ch 3); receptionist job Blue Ash bakery from Aug 2; permits Steve summer lovers then tightens limits (Sandy/Ruth canceled ch 15); Evangelical Free Church young-adult group; Joyce overnight mutual oral without Steve (ch 39); Steve plans Christmas Eve engagement (ch 41); Dec 24, 1982 — Bible study on fornication/hell; repudiates sex with Steve and Joyce; walks out before proposal; engagement shattered; June 1, 1983 move-in still planned in fall but relationship broken at book end
  • AWLL1.8: Doctor Fran Mercer therapy; fragile recovery; Joyce phone call causes relapse/hospitalization (July 1983); Steve Thanksgiving confrontation; Nancy ejects Steve; Dec 24, 1983 — appears in Steve's Spencer room with lit tree and Snuggle Bear nickname — reunion/cliffhanger at book end
  • AWLL1.9: Christmas Eve 1983 reconciliation sex (Spencer room); friend-only long-term; IIT chemistry; moves into Woodlawn house (1984); marriage talks without ring; Callie exam scandal ally; skips Milford Christmas 1984 when Steve stays for Wen; book ends with Jennifer/Josie crisis elsewhere — Kara steady at house
  • AWLL1.10: Triad with Jessica Wilton; vetting interview (ch 34); engagement Aug 23, 1985; last pre-wedding sex Nov 1985 (ch 77); commitment wife Dec 15, 1985; wedding dance; Stockholm honeymoon
  • Steve_Adams.md — first intercourse AWLL1.4 ch 42 (virgin Y; Score 15)
  • GM2 ch 67 · 28 Apr 1983: Blonde patient leaving Doctor Mercer's Milford office with her mother; Mike and Clarissa in the waiting room (Mike does not speak to her). AWLL main storyline begins later in calendar order (roster: AWLL1.4 ch 20).
  • FM Journal (Apr–May 1983): Therapy with Fran after proposal meltdown; Steve Bear; virginity Jan 9, 1981 with Steve; Christmas 1982 breakup over sin/hell; confesses Joyce encounter; Steve pushed her to disclose

  • Source: FM Journal 006–008 (~1983-04–05): Milford sessions; religious shame; Joyce revelation.

  • AWLL2.5 ch 80: Earns black belt (May 23, 1992)