Thomas Luke Casteel, is the son of Toby and Annie Casteel, husband of Leigh VanVoreen, Sarah Casteel, and Stacie Casteel, and father of Tom, Fanny, Keith, Jane and Drake Casteel as well as step-father of Heaven Casteel and grandfather to Darcy Wise and Luke Casteel Jr as well as Great-grandfather to Annie and Luke Casteel Jr's children.He is infamous for selling all his children (with the exeption of Drake) to different couples in the first book. Luke's grandson from Fanny is born at the end of the novel and named after him.