Heroes that You Just Can't Stop Loving On!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

As a counterpoint to our Heroes We Can't Stand thread, I thought we should have a thread for heroes we just love to death, and we spend lots of time expressing that love.

Well...let 'er rip!

[Cherrie]

Oh my, this is gonna be good!

As far as KA's guys go it would definitely be Mace and Hank from RC. Cal from the 'Burg, I guess I love me a man with sadness in his past. And OMG Cabe Delgado from The Dream Man series could definitely break in and sneak into bed with me any night of the week.

I have to admit I have quite a crush on Christian Grey too!

Looking forward to getting some suggestions for new hot guys on here.

[Pallavi]

This is easy :D

I love Zack Benedict from

"The last time I asked a teacher to dance, I was more properly dressed for the occasion in a white shirt, maroon tie, and my favorite navy blue suit. She turned me down though."
"Really? Why?"
"She probably thought I was too short for her."
Julie smiled because he was easily 6'2'' tall, and she thought he was either joking or else the woman had been a giant. "Were you really shorter than she was?"
He nodded. "By about three feet. I, however, didn't regard that as a serious obstacle at the time because I had a wild crush on her."
She caught on then and her smile faded. "How old were you?"
"Seven."

Okay. I fell in love right there. I love Zack. I love Julie. I love this book.
*clearing throat loudly and shouting off mountaintops*
Go read this one people! Won't be disappointed.

[Pallavi]

Now for the others:

# He ain't dangerous but I love him all the same....IAN "I-heart-ming-pottery" MACKENZIE!

# Lothaire! As if his name wasn't dope enough, all that dry sarcasm, easy banter with Nix, ability to sprout enemies wherever he went, like-I-care-two-hoots attitude sealed the deal.
Did I forget to mention that he offers hearts (bloodied and packaged) in the literal sense? *Sigh* LOL

# Qhuinn. I love Zsadist but my Qhuay craze is feverpitch at the moment so I'll go Qhuinn. He makes tattoos, piercings and ruggedness sound so hawt!

# Marc Hunter! Someone gimme some of him. Like Right NOW!

[Angela Noviana]

For me, it's definitely Roarke from Eve Dallas series by J.D. Robb. Can't put words to describe my love for him. Hahahahahaha..

[Pamela(AllHoney), Danger Zone]

So many!


Jax from Simply Irresistible
Brodick from Ransom
Julian Darcangelo from Hard Evidence
Marcus, Lord Westcliff from It Happened One Autumn
Diaz from Cry No More
Jack Russo from Open Season
Dageus MacKeltar from The Dark Highlander
Lucky Doucet from Lucky's Lady
Sebastian, Viscount St Vincent from Devil in Winter
Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood from The Lion's Lady
Duncan from Honor's Splendour
Chace from Breathe
Carter from The Texan's Wager

and about 20 more....

[Cherrie]

Wow Pamela that is quite list. I have only read one of the books on that list and cannot wait to get acquainted with the other heroes.

I forgot to mention that I really liked Dean Holden from Hopeless by Colleen Hoover.

[Pallavi]

Cool list there Pam. :) I forgot Sebastian, Viscount St Vincent! <3 <3 <3 him.

[Rebecca]

Joffrey de Peyrac from Angelique (well, all of them)
Marc Remillard from The Nonborn King and The Adversary
Domenico from The Silver Devil

I know there are more, but I can't recall any at the moment.

[Pallavi]

Rebecca wrote:
Domenico from The Silver Devil

U too! *squishy hug* :D

[Ren Puspita]

Roarke from In Death series (I believe, once a week always gushing about him, lol!)
Bones from Night Huntress series, I don't know if Roarke turned to vampire, the result might be him.
Raphael from Guild Hunter series, I always think that he kinda like Roarke. Coincidence that Nalini Singh also love J.D.Robb's works.
Zsadist from BDB. I believe he's my first tortured hero.
There's Conrad Wroth from IAD, Lucien from LOTU, Marc Hunter from I-Team series, Eidolon from Demonica series. I can go on and on and on, lol!

[Cherrie]

I feel so inadequate (sniffle, sniffle)

You guys are Dangerous Hero Goddesses.

I have barely scratched the surface of the plethora of awesome reads out there.

It's gonna' be fun catching up though :-)

[Izy]

hmm..there are so many starting from;
~Hawke and Judd from Psy-changeling.
~Zsadist from BDB.
~Lothaire from IAD.
~Trehan from Shadow Claim.
~Demetrius from Eternal Guardians.
~Lord Payne from A week to be wicked.
~Daemon Black from Lux (YA).
~Lucian Roman from Mark of the vampire.
~Acheron from DH
~Alaric from Warriors of Poseidon.
~Raphael from GH
~Lucien and Sabin from LOTU.
And there few dozen more that I can't rem right now.

[Kryptonite]

Here's my long list:


Trehan from Shadow's Claim
Reseph from Rogue Rider
Marc Hunter from Unlawful Contact
Rhage from Lover Eternal
Acheron from Acheron
Seth from The Guardian
Bones from Halfway to the Grave
Raphael from Angels' Blood
Lucas Hunter from Slave to Sensation
Riley from Branded by Fire
Aeron from The Darkest Passion
Makhail Nabatov from A Royal World Apart
Cole Rees from The Man She Loves To Hate
John Thornton from North and South
Eidolon from Pleasure Unbound
Sebastian Wroth from No Rest for the Wicked

[Kryptonite]

Lhethal wrote: "This is easy :D

I love Zack Benedict from

"The last time I asked a teacher to dance, I was more properly dressed for the occasion in a white shirt, maroon tie, and my..."

I'm going to try it out. Thanks!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

Loving the lists, ladies!

[Kryptonite]

Lhethal wrote: "This is easy :D

I love Zack Benedict from

"The last time I asked a teacher to dance, I was more properly dressed for the occasion in a white shirt, maroon tie, and my..."

I just finished Perfect and enjoyed it. Really long book and I ended up spending this weekend finishing it. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Iliada]

My all time favorite bad boy would be Sebastian Lord St Vincent from . What I like about him is that he's not tortured, he does not have any excuse. He's at the top of the rakes list and that's fine with him. And what a reformed rake he makes! I love him when he says things like:

When we return to London, I'm going to embark on a spree of orgiastic debauchery that won't end until someone is arrested for it. But in the meanwhile...do you truly expect that the two of us are going to share a bed tonight-and tomorrow night-as chastely as a pair of nuns on holiday?”

and I love him even more when he says things like:

“Half measures. My God. I love you so much that I’m drowning in it. I can’t defend against it. I don’t know who I am anymore.

He really is the best of heroes! *sigh* He's totally ruined me for all the other guys...

[Iliada]

Kryptonite wrote: John Thornton from North and South

I'm so glad you mentioned him! He's one of the best heroes but there aren't many people who know him!
Thumbs up for Armitage!!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I pulled out my copy of Perfect. Gotta check out this 'perfect' hero! :)

[Pallavi]

Kryptonite : I just finished Perfect and enjoyed it. Really long book and I ended up spending this weekend finishing it. Thanks for the suggestion.

Am glad you enjoyed it :) The book sure was a bit long. I remember having to bunk 1.5 days of classes to finish it. Totally worth it though :)

[Pallavi]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I pulled out my copy of Perfect. Gotta check out this 'perfect' hero! :)"

Am soooo gonna wait for your review :D
Happy Reading.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

Highlights from my list:

Sebastian Ballister, Marquess of Dain from Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Carter McKoy from The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
Samuel Gerard from The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale
Sebastian, St. Vincent from Devil in Winter, Hardy Cates from Blue-Eyed Devil, Simon Hunt from Secrets of a Summer Night, Derek Craven from Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (well most of her heroes, really!)
Adam Hauptman from The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
Most of the GhostWalker men by Christine Feehan, and the Prakenskiis
Joe Pike from the books by Robert Crais
Shane Schofield from the series by Matthew Reilly
Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Most of the Immortals After Dark men by Kresley Cole
John Matthew and Rehvenge from The Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward
Tim from Trolling Nights by Savannah J. Frierson
Christopher from Beast by Pepper Pace
Edward Cullen from the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Lee Coburn from Lethal by Sandra Brown
Stefan Korsak and Niko Leandros from the series by Rob Thurman
Dorian Christiansen, Judd Lauren, Hawke, Devraj Santos, and Max Hunter, from the Psy/Changeling series by Nalini Singh
Iain MacKinnon from Surrender by Jennifer Ashley
Clayton Danvers from the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong
Kylemore from Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
Wolf Mackenzie from Mackenzie's Mountain and James Diaz from Cry No More by Linda Howard
Dylan Davis from Iguana Bay by Theresa Weir
Sin MacAllister from Born in Sin by Kinley MacGregor
Ian Mackenzie from The Madness of Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Colin from Touched by Fire by Kathleen O'Riley
Ian from Veils of Silk by Mary Jo Putney
Chandos 'Kane' Straton from A Heart So Wild by Johanna Lindsey
Lucas Kendrick, Duke of Harndon from Heartless by Mary Balogh
Dmitry Medlov from Dmitry's Closet and Brett Black from The Grunt by Latrivia S. Nelson


Honorable Mention to most of Anne Stuart heroes. She has a way of taking a very villainous character and making me drool over and fall in love him.

I'll stop now!

[Ashley]

Wahhhh, I absolutely love this topic! okay, here I go...

-Acheron from Dark Hunter
-Rhage and Vishous from BDB
-Hawke, Vaughn, Devraj, and Dorian from P/C
-Ryodan from Fever
-Lothaire, Garreth, Cadeon, and Bowen from IAD
-Trehan from Dacians
-Raphael and Dmitri from Guild Hunter
-Daegus, Hawk, Drustan, Circenn, and Adam from Highlander
-Hawk and Viper from Highland Guard
-Gabriel Emerson from Dante's Inferno
- Hardy and Jack from Travises

I know there are alot more, but for now it's good. :)

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

Oh, I forgot Dev and Max. Thanks for the reminder, Ashley!

[Stephanie]

Honorable Mention to most of Anne Stuart heroes. She has a way of taking a very villainous character and making me drool over and fall in love him

I loved Anne Stuart's Ice book heroes esp Bastien Toussaint. Those and Cindy Gerard's Black Ops Inc were like my gateway drug to romantic suspense. Before those I would rarely read anything with "romance" in the genre.

[Cherrie]

Ashley wrote: "Wahhhh, I absolutely love this topic! okay, here I go...

-Acheron from Dark Hunter
-Rhage and Vishous from BDB
-Hawke, Vaughn, Devraj, and Dorian from P/C
-Ryodan from Fever
-Lothaire, Garreth, C..."

Am I the only person who absolutely hated Gabriel's Inferno?
I couldn't even finish it because I thought it was just that bad.

[Cherrie]

Some of my favorite heroes are:

Gabe Schultz from

Reid Andrews from

Myles Campbell from

All of Kristen Ashley guys, and all of the guys from the Chinooks Hockey Team series by Rachel Gibson

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

Stephanie wrote: "Honorable Mention to most of Anne Stuart heroes. She has a way of taking a very villainous character and making me drool over and fall in love him

I loved Anne Stuart's Ice book heroes esp Bastien..."

Anne Stuart's dangerous heroes have really impacted my ideal for a hero. While I don't like bad boys at all in real life, I love an edgy hero. It kicks a romance up a notch to have that dangerous atmosphere.

[Stephanie]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Honorable Mention to most of Anne Stuart heroes. She has a way of taking a very villainous character and making me drool over and fall in love him

I loved Anne Stuart's Ice book ..."

Anne Stuart's dangerous heroes have really impacted my ideal for a hero. While I don't like bad boys at all in real life, I love an edgy hero. It kicks a romance up a notch to have that dangerous atmosphere.

I'm not overly fond of the romance being the main point of the story. I much prefer my heroes to be getting shot at or blowing something up etc

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I started out reading historical romance in the early 80s. I was twelve, and I liked the adventure more than the romance. As I got older, I came to love the romance just as much. I think a good romance has everything you need. It depends on what mood I'm in. Sometimes I want something that focuses on the romance, and sometimes I want a romance and something extra. I'm glad there is a lot of variety available in the overall genre.

[Stephanie]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I started out reading historical romance in the early 80s. I was twelve, and I liked the adventure more than the romance. As I got older, I came to love the romance just as much. I think a good r..."

As long as they don't spend pages talking mushy about how much they love each other I'm generally good.
One of the main reason's I liked Anne Stuart's Ice series was because especially with Bastien Toussaint I was never entirely sure the hero was a good guy even at the end :)

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I like that too. But I also like the idea that a dangerous/lethal/edgy man can fall deeply in love with someone.

[Stephanie]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I like that too. But I also like the idea that a dangerous/lethal/edgy man can fall deeply in love with someone."

That's what I liked about Cindy Gerard's Black Ops Inc and her new One Eyed Jack series. Also Lori Foster's Men Who Walk The Edge of Honor series. Though I started reading those on my Kindle if I was at work after the ribbing I took from friends for the mostly naked men covers.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I need to start those series. I have a weakness for military/special ops heroes. :)

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I need to start those series. I have a weakness for military/special ops heroes. :)

[Kryptonite]

I read book 1 of Cindy Gerard's bodyguard series and couldn't stand the hero. I eventually put the book away... couldn't continue reading it. I don't know about her other series though. This one that I read kinda put me off Gerard's books.

I also read book 1 of Lori Foster's book. Thought it was a good read.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I liked To the Edge. I've heard her Black Ops series is better. I may skip over to those.

[Tammy]

Ashley wrote: "Wahhhh, I absolutely love this topic! okay, here I go...

-Acheron from Dark Hunter
-Rhage and Vishous from BDB
-Hawke, Vaughn, Devraj, and Dorian from P/C
-Ryodan from Fever
-Lothaire, Garreth, C..."

Ashley, what's P/C?

[Kryptonite]

Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh

[Kryptonite]

Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress wrote: "I liked To the Edge. I've heard her Black Ops series is better. I may skip over to those."

I might try her black ops series... not sure yet.

[Stephanie]

Kryptonite wrote: "I read book 1 of Cindy Gerard's bodyguard series and couldn't stand the hero. I eventually put the book away... couldn't continue reading it. I don't know about her other series though. This one..."

Her black ops books are superior in my opinion though you might want to read the last bodyguard book as the characters overlap.

[Kryptonite]

Thanks, I'll look into that.

[CeCe]

Wraith from Larissa Ione's Demonica series is probably my favorite, though I do have lots of love for Eidolon too. :-) C'mon, what's not to love about a half sex demon half vampire who's sarcastic, kick ass, wears leather, and has a soft spot for protecting human women? :-)