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{{Infobox character
| name             = Drusilla Whitcomb Banks
| image            = 
| aliases          = Dru
| occupation       = Florist (St. Christopher's)
| first_appearance = Chesapeake Blue
| series           = Chesapeake Bay Saga
| books            = Chesapeake Blue
| partner          = [[Seth Quinn]] (husband)
| family           = 
| allies           = [[Seth Quinn]], [[Aubrey Quinn]]
}}

'''Drusilla Whitcomb Banks''', known as '''Dru''', is a florist and the love interest of [[Seth Quinn]] in ''Chesapeake Blue'', the final novel of Nora Roberts' ''Chesapeake Bay Saga''.

== Overview ==
The product of a wealthy, well-connected family, Dru has left behind her privileged upbringing to open an independent florist shop in St. Christopher's, craving a life and identity built entirely on her own terms rather than her family's name.

== Background ==
Dru comes from significant wealth and social standing, but rather than relying on those connections, she deliberately set up her business in a small coastal town where she's an outsider with no built-in advantages. Her drive for self-made independence is the defining fact of her introduction to the series.

== Personality ==
Independent, guarded about her past, and drawn to challenges she can't easily resist — traits that make her both a good match and an early source of friction with the equally guarded Seth.

== Story Arc ==
=== ''Chesapeake Blue'' ===
Dru arrives in St. Christopher's around the same time Seth returns home from Europe as a successful painter. Her quiet reserve and refusal to lean on her wealthy background intrigue Seth, and the two are drawn together even as Seth's biological mother, [[Gloria DeLauter]], resurfaces to threaten the life he's building. Dru and Seth's romance closes out the saga alongside the resolution of the Gloria DeLauter plotline.

== Relationships ==
=== Seth Quinn ===
Dru sees in Seth "another kind of challenge" she can't resist — his own guardedness mirroring her determination to be defined by her own efforts rather than her background. Their romance anchors ''Chesapeake Blue''.

=== Aubrey Quinn ===
Dru's arrival in town is observed and reported on by Aubrey, Ethan and Grace's sharp-eyed eldest daughter, who works near the boatyard and keeps the family informed of St. Christopher's comings and goings.

== See Also ==
* [[Chesapeake Bay Saga]]
* [[Seth Quinn]]
* [[Quinn Family]]

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