The Heroes of Her Majesty's Secret Servants: Casting Call
Just for fun, because it's Valentines Day, and because I recently found myself with too much time on my hands, (for the first time in months,) I decided to cast the heroes of Her Majesty's Secret Servants. See what you think!
The series' first hero, Aidan Phillips from MOST EAGERLY YOURS, was easy. From the moment I began penning Aidan's character, I had one face in mind and it never changed. Aidan is all about courage, wits, intensity, focus and determination, driven by an underlying current of pain, all wrapped tightly beneath a veneer of suave, irreverent sophistication. James Bond, Victorian style. This will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me, but I think the gentleman below embodies those traits perfectly…
Hugh Jackman as Aidan Phillips, Earl of Barensforth, from MOST EAGERLY YOURS:
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Simon de Burgh, from OUTRAGEOUSLY YOURS, was a bit trickier and took more thought. As I've said many times, as a scientist Simon is a bit of a nerd. He's preoccupied, brilliant, and at times slightly mad. But his intelligence comes with a depth of sensitivity and a disregard for convention that make him incredibly sexy and lovable. He's at once confident but humble enough to realize he still has a lot to learn. Like Aidan, Simon, too, bears a wounded heart. I think the face below reveals Simon in all his many facets…
Rufus Sewel as Simon de Burgh, Marquess of Harrow, from OUTRAGEOUSLY YOURS:
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Again, my third hero, Colin Ashworth from RECKLESSLY YOURS, wasn't an automatic pick. Colin is an intellectual (being Simon's friend and fellow scientist) as well as being athletic and outdoorsy, a nobleman much more at home galloping his horse across the moors, or peering through a microscope, than waltzing on a dance floor. His past has been a turbulent one. Being the firstborn son of a duke is a responsibility he takes seriously, and from a young age he's shouldered the burden of holding his contentious family together while setting his own needs aside. Love? Not for Colin – not with the kind of life he leads. Love is a dream for happier men. I think the man below is thinking exactly that…
Jude Law as Colin Ashworth, Earl of Drayton, from RECKLESSLY YOURS…
Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until my Dec. 2011 release date to see if you agree with me about Colin, although some of you will have met him in his smaller role in Outrageously Yours. In the meantime, maybe I'll cast my heroines. Then again, casting the guys is so much more fun!
What's your favorite romance novel and who would you cast to play the hero?
Tagged: actors, Her Majesty's Secret Servants, Heroes, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, OUTRAGEOUSLY YOURS, Rufus Sewel
