Reruns and heroes

I discovered NCIS on reruns. We have a small TV on our kitchen counter, and I have it on while I prepare meals and clean up. The idea of NCIS never appealed to me, but once I watched a few shows, the characters hooked me.

Lately I’ve been watching reruns of The Mentalist. While I’m not giving it the same love as NCIS (the Red John plot line irritates me), I like the characters. Especially Simon Baker’s character. So when I picked out the hero of my next book, it was a no-brainer that I chose him. I was looking for a blond hero, too. Usually my heroes have dark hair, and I thought blond would be a nice change.

My hero is a little younger than the real Simon Baker (the hero in my next book will be a baby boomer). This is how I picture my hero:

What about you? If you were to choose a hero, what would yours look like?