I’m dating myself with the title of this blog, but I love a
good hero.
There is nothing more
alluring than a tall, dark and handsome man who bursts into the story and kicks
ass.
Now I’m not talking about the
sensitive guy that sends flowers to work or a brooding, sparkly vampire.
I want a big, burly dominant hero.
And I think all women have a secret part of
themselves that long for that.
Women’s
lib be damned.
All kidding aside, I
decided to take this opportunity, as a connoisseur of heroes, to give a bit of
a countdown of my favorite heroes in literature and film.
Keep in mind, these are just a few.
They are in no particular order, by the way…
1.
Bruce Wayne/ Batman, “The Dark Knight”: Anyone who knows me will tell you, I have a
Christian Bale problem. I have since I
hit puberty and no matter the intervention, I’m not likely to be cured. My very first novel, Hellsong, stars
an angel Saraqael who—I admit—is based on Christian Bale. So you can imagine how excited I was when I
heard that he was going to be playing Batman, my favorite childhood superhero. Batman is a superhero for goths. He’s dark, he’s brooding and let’s face it,
kids—a little bit nuts. The Joker is
always quick to allude to the fact that Batman is just as crazy as he is, he
just chooses to use his power for good rather than evil. That straddling of the fence—the idea that at
any second he could turn to the dark side—is a very alluring character trait of
any hero.
2.
Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights: As you might have noticed, I love the
anti-hero. I would go so far as to say
that Heathcliff is the grandfather of the Gothic hero. If you’ve never read this book, you simply
must. If you’re going to write a good
love story—especially a paranormal love story—you must have a working knowledge
of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff
starts out in the story as a sweet little boy who loves Cathy completely, but
her disuse of him over time eventually twists him into a bitter and cruel
man. However, you can still see that
glimmer of love in every evil little deed.
3.
Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes (and others): Okay, I admit
it. I’m a sapio-sexual. I love a man that is extremely intelligent
and isn’t afraid to show it. You will
never see me adorning the arm of an idiot.
After all, beauty is only skin deep and I have to be able to converse
with my fantasy man. Sherlock is the
standard by which all geniuses are measured and therefore, has a permanent
place in the upper echelon of Lexxx’s Arsenal of Sexual Fantasy. Thank you, BBC One.
So now you know a little about what makes me tick. At least in a sexual sense. Probably more information than you wanted,
huh. At any rate, my new release, Beast
of Burden is available today from Purple Sword Publications! Beast of Burden, stars a hero to end
all heroes: Cianan Marek. He’s the epitome of an Alpha Male. He’s strong, dominant, angry, angsty and
beautiful. He’s a conglomeration of all my darkest fantasies, popped in the
blender, shuffled around a bit and displayed proudly for your reading
pleasure!
Blurb:
Sascha had been a slave
of Kaspar all her life. Having never
known love, she sought refuge in the pages of books and the kindess of her old
master. When he goes off to the marketplace in a
neighboring town, he offers to bring her a gift. All she asks is a single, red rose. Little does she know that such a simple
treasure will change her life forever.
Rumored to be a
scarred and cruel man, Cianan Marek has been searching for a kindred soul. His life as warrior came to an abrupt end
when he was attacked by werewolves in the Outlands. Bitter and alone, he has been hiding a
terrible secret since returning to Kaspar as Lord Governor. In this adult retelling of the classic fairy
tale, Beauty and the Beast, Sascha and Cianan learn the power of destiny and
that some beasts lurk in the most unlikely of places.
For more of my perversions, be sure to visit me at any of
the following locales.
