Ian Somerhalder: More Than a Pretty Face

Photo by Gage Skidmore
As someone who writes mostly paranormal romance (although there are no vampires in my stories), I absolutely love The Vampire Diaries, and, to be totally honest, one big reason is Ian Somerhalder. I would definitely still love the show sans Ian because of the writing, characters and storylines, but this is a post about Ian - who at 34 is one of the few young adult TV crushes I don’t have to feel “cougar” about! 
I remember watching Ian in the short-lived series Young...