- — Hayley to Sam
Hayley Rose (real name: Hayley Tull), a character in the Most Wanted book, was a famous singer until her death in Chapter 15. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 3.
Appearance
Hayley has long, light brown hair tied up in a ponytail. Her eyes are green, her skin is light and she wears a white T-shirt and golden earrings.
Personality
Coming off as innocent and oblivious, in reality, Hayley was a manipulative murderer who used her pop-star act to cover up who she really was. Prone to jealousy and lashing out, she is willing to do anything to protect her reputation.
Background
Hayley was originally from Dent County, Missouri where she lived with her father, John Tull, among a number of other unnamed individuals. Having lived a rough life, she was dissatisfied with her life in Missouri and dreamt of leaving for California. When she was 18 years old, her boyfriend cheated on her. This lead to her stabbing him to death with a broken bottle. Her father took the fall for the murder when he was caught on his way to dispose of the body. Using this as an opportunity to escape, she ran away to L.A. where she met Jamie Brooks at an open mic. Knowing that she'd have little success if the public knew about her true origins, they developed a new persona for her: Hayley Rose who was raised by her grandmother in Palos Verdes.
When Gavin Routh leaked her childhood photos, Hayley realized that people would become more interested in her background and delve deeper into her life, potentially exposing her true father's identity and consequently discovering that she killed her ex-boyfriend in Missouri. To protect her reputation, she sent Tull to kill Gavin and Jessica Greene.
Chapters
Most Wanted
Book 1
- Chapter 2: New Blood (Mentioned)
- Chapter 3: Dirty Hollywood
- Chapter 5: Devil in the Dark (Mentioned)
- Chapter 7: House of Lies
- Chapter 8: Hell or High Water (Mentioned; Determinant)
- Chapter 9: Sunk Cost (Mentioned)
- Chapter 10: LARA (Mentioned)
- Chapter 11: Hot Pursuit (Mentioned)
- Chapter 12: Old Wounds
- Chapter 13: Outlaw
- Chapter 14: Terminal Velocity
- Chapter 15: Arrivals and Departures
Rules of Engagement
Book 1
- Chapter 4: Dirty Work (Mentioned; Determinant)
Endless Summer
Book 1
- Chapter 1: This Must Be Heaven (Mentioned; Determinant)
The Freshman
Book 3
- Chapter 6: A Kappa Birthday (Mentioned; Determinant)
LoveHacks
Book 1
- Chapter 12: We Dated Three Guys At Once So You Don't Have To (Mentioned; Determinant)
My Two First Loves
My Two First Loves
- Chapter 4: The Cheer Squad (Mentioned, Determinant)
Relationships
John Tull
After matching a photo found in John Tull's trailer to a recovered photo of Hayley as a child, Samantha Massey and Dave Reyes discovered that John is Hayley's father. He was overly protective of his daughter, going to extreme lengths to protect her such as taking the fall for a murder she committed and eliminating those who threatened her reputation and career.
Although John is very devoted to Hayley, she doesn't seem to care much about him. Hayley did everything she could to hide her connection to him in order to further her career. After John escapes and finds her in LA, she takes advantage of his fanatical devotion to her by setting him on the people who've wronged her (like Gavin Routh and Jessica Greene). Sam likens her treatment of her father to an attack dog, and says that the fact that Hayley is using him makes her "just as ruthless as he is."
Jamie Brooks
Jamie Brooks was Hayley's agent. After watching her perform at an open mic, he signed her as his client and paved her way to stardom under the false persona of 'Hayley Rose'. Once she became a renowned pop star he embezzled money from her, resulting in him being targeted by Tull. His work with Alyssa Griffin to help her transition from acting to music may have sparked some jealousy and possessiveness.
Gallery
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- The name Hayley is one for girls of Old English origin and means "hay meadow" (from "heg" = hay + "leah" = meadow/woodland/clearing). It began as a surname, which was derived from an English town name.
- She shares the same name as Hayley from The Elementalists series and Hayley Sachs from Queen B series.
- Although she does not make an appearance in other books, her song "Outlaw", which was a key plot point in Most Wanted, Book 1, does. In The Freshman, Book 3, the song plays when the main character of said series talks to Amara during Madison's Party. The song is also performed by Seth in LoveHacks, Book 2, Chapter 11.
- In Endless Summer, Book 1, Chapter 1, if you have your character sit next to Sean Gayle and pick the option "Sing to myself", he/she and the other passengers will sing "I Ain't Ever Gonna Fall" by Hayley Rose.
- She is mentioned in a premium scene of Rules of Engagement, Book 1, Chapter 4: Party-Girl Sister wants the DJ to play her music.
- In Chapter 13 of Endless Summer, Book 1, it is referenced that her killer may have been a Cultist.
- She is the only Choices character that doesn't change expression when feeling surprised.
- In Chapter 13, Sam mentions that she was eighteen when Tull was arrested, eight years prior to the events of the book, thus making her twenty-six years old.
- If you choose to do the racy cheer routine in My Two First Loves, the song you dance to is 'Forbidden Pleasures' by Hayley Rose.
- Outlaw was released in 2012; 4 years prior to events of Most Wanted.
Memorable Quotes
Hayley [if she shoots Sam in Ch. 14]: Maybe you're right... I've been running from that life for so long, but maybe that girl is who I really am. [...] I am Hayley Tull... and Hayley Tull is a killer. |