Olivia Montoya

Dr. Olivia Montoya, a character in the Endless Summer series, was Estela's mother and was a researcher at Rourke International. She is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 10.

Appearance
Olivia has lightly tanned skin, brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a doctor's coat over a black top. Overall, she looks almost identical to Estela. The only physical differences being that Olivia has shorter hair, doesn't have a scar over her eye, and that her skin tone is slightly darker than Estela's.

Personality
Olivia was a loving mother and dedicated scientist who wanted to make the world a better place. After she discovered Everett Rourke was a criminal, she attempted to expose him to the world.

Before her death, she created a Virtual Reality simulation meant to show the destructive capabilities of a Rourke International project code-named the Omega Specimen (The Endless). After the simulation, she urges the wearer of the VR Headset to contact their government officials and warn them of the impending crisis, showing she was dedicated to justice.

Book 2

 * Chapter 10: Every End Is a Beginning... Except the Last One
 * Chapter 11: Trust is a Fragile Thing (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 13: All We Have is Now
 * Chapter 15: Self-Destruct (Mentioned)

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: Time Escapes Me
 * Chapter 11: Like There's No Tomorrow (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 12: You Mean The World to Me (Off-screen)

Estela
Estela is Olivia's daughter. They were very close. Estela was originally hellbent on murdering Rourke (and later Lila) to avenge her death, but came to terms with the fact that her mother didn't want that life for her.

Everett Rourke
Olivia originally enjoyed working for Rourke and believed that he would benefit the world. She later discovered his crimes and attempted to expose him to the world. In Book 3, Chapter 11, he is revealed to be Estela's father. It is implied, however, that Olivia did not fully love him.

Lila
Lila was a good friend of Olivia but her loyalties were to Rourke. She reluctantly killed Olivia on his orders.

Nicolas
Nicolas was Olivia's brother. They arranged for Estela to be cared for by Nicolas while Olivia was working on La Huerta, an arrangement which continued following Olivia's death.

Trivia

 * She can be seen in a more realistic style in Book 3, Chapter 1, on the salvaged photo, one of the Embers of Hope.
 * If Your Character picks to go with Rourke's plan, she will be alive again.
 * She shares the same name as Olivia Ashton from The Freshman series and Olivia Nevrakis from The Royal Romance series.
 * The name Olivia is of Latin origin and means "olive tree" or "peace".
 * The surname Montoya is Basque and means "hills, valleys".