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Who's the best character to fall in love with?
LOL. Jessa, you must be truly a romantic at heart, man. I couldn't stand either of those. xD
Most of the men I love are the same: cocky, confident, sly little bastards with an occassional streak of crazy. There are exceptions here and there, but that type always gets me. Eric is a perfect example. So are Mircea and Sink-Lair. But crazy yet devoted seems to get me too, a la Zarek and Pritkin.
I'm not sure, there are pretty many. Buuuut I think I'll pick:Jace Wayland/ J.C Morgenstern(The Mortal Instruments), he’s so cool, I love him.
Edward Cullen. Dream guy, nomore to add.
Jasper Cullen, don’t know why, I’ve just always loved him.
Erik Night from House of night is also pretty nice!.
And soooo many others.
Jennifer wrote: "Kisten from Kim Harris' Rachel Morgan series. He's so flawed and so much looking for someone he can pin his hopes on..."Seth from wicked lovely. The way she describes him about how he is patiently in love with her. When they finally get together I wanted her to just tackle him. The piercing I thought was sexy too.
New_user, I have a talent for picking books for my friends that I'm absolutely certain they will love... only to have them avoid me at parties for fear of telling me they hate my choices. Glad I could add GR to my list of victims :)Okay, I'm going to add Joscelin from the Kushiel trilogy as swoon-worthy. Certainly no one will contradict me there?
PR wrote: "If you have a thing for sexy blond vampires, you might enjoy The Vampire Shrink ..."
Fantastic, i love blondes! I'll be sure to check this out.
I had completely forgotten about some of the first people i fell in love with; Jean-Claude, Nathaniel, Jason and Damian fr. Anita Blake Series. Which as a reminder the new one comes out tomorrow i believe!
PR wrote: "Jael wrote: "Wow such a hard question but here we goCurran- from Kate daniels series. He's the f'ing Beastlord.
He's totally unusual and awesome. :-)
Z and Rehv from BDB- these are the on..."
LOL Thanks.
Just remembered Gideon and Paris from the LOTU series. Gideon makes me laugh and Paris' story is heartbreaking.
I just have three words -Barons and Bones
:)
I've found many hot but I've only walked away from one book and actually said I love him ... that would be Zsadist (BDB)!
I could make my list longer, but I will reserve it to only five that come to mind on many occasions.I have to say I'm absolutely in love with Hawke from the Psy/Changeling Series by Nalini Singh! He is just scrumpious! (I don't have to say anymore than that!)
Also, I'm very much in love with Quinn from the Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris! His whole attitude, demeanor, and character just sound great. Of course, the fact that he has stripes is another plus!
Next, I love Jacob from the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer! He gets the short end of the stick, IMO, but his character is great, and I love his sarcasm!
Of course now that I have read the first book in the Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost, I absolutely love Bones! His quick wit, description, and just the overall man himself leaves me just a tad bit jealous of Cat!
Lasty, I love Zsadist and Visious from the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward! Zsadist has been through so much and he is still strong enough to overcome it. I just want to hug him! With V, I just love an intelligent, powerful, and freaky-sexual male: Who doesn't?
LOL. I love Jacob too. And yes, who doesn't love those characteristics in a male? xD
Dorian from the Dark Swan series. Supportive, protective, cocky, gorgeous, and a lil kinky. Love him. And Louis Cesare from Midnight's Daughter. Sophisticated, sexy, also protective, and VERY focused when pleasuring a woman.
Yum.
Can we count time travel as paranormal? If so, Jamie Fraser from the Outlander series is my ideal - what a man, brave, loving, clever, erudite, extremely handsome, tall, kind and with try integrity. Who wouldn't love him.Another who could put his (burgundy biker) boots under my bed any time is Acheron. What a man!!!(or god).
I loved Acheron. Til he got all wussy.
Poh poh poh...Hmn, have you read all the books yet, Sally?
I love Shane from Morganville Vapires he's soo funny and sarcastic.Lestat from Vampire Chronicles
David from Uglies
Michelle M. wrote: "Poh poh poh...Hmn, have you read all the books yet, Sally?"
Only the last one to read. I like him softer and loving - still strong though.
hmmmI have to think about this one.
Bones,
Wrath
Rhev
Maddox
Reyes
Shade
Barrons
All the Breed Boys
I think I could go on forever
Debbs wrote: "I love Shane from Morganville Vapires he's soo funny and sarcastic..."Aww, I'm a sucker for Shane as well. ;)
Shane is a cutie. Sally, I haven't read that one yet either! I liked him better with some edge. ::shrug::
Makes me think of another...Valerius. Oh, how I adore that man!
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Also Bones (LOVE the accent I hear in my head when I'm reading that series)
Ok, I admit--he isn't PNR, he's UF, but I do have a thing for Harry Dresden.
Also for Adam, Charles, Bran and Samuel from the Mercy books. Also David, who appears only in the first of the Mercy books and the short story in Wolfsbane and Mistletoe. David is a man who carries a lot of guilt (over ripping his wife and her lover to pieces during his first change) but who has somehow managed to find a way to live with himself AND help others at the same time. Also, Sam is so wounded from his long life that I find myself wanting to cuddle him and go "there, there, it'll be all right" and treat him like he was about 3 instead of 1300 (or so)
Well that's a few more than 5--but hey, it IS only from 4 different series. :o)
Hello all, new here. I can't help myself on this subject. I must admit, I am a sucker and fall in love with all of my lead male protagonists, as long as the female lead is a strong and intelligent woman like me (lol, j/k).My top 2 are as follows, and by no means do I prefer one over the other, they are in alphabetical order.
Bones (Crispin) - Night Huntress Series
I admire the fact that he's been a whore, literally, and he's proud to admit it, but not too proud to claim how much Cat has changed him for the better.
Po - Graceling
He's gorgeous, conceited, and talented. What stands out the most is his selflessness and love for Katsa. I love Po and look forward to reading more about him.
Shazzy wrote: "I have to go with Roarke from J.D Robb's In Death series, I know it's not PNR but he is super sexy! LOL ..."I'm with you there, Shazzy!
Karen wrote: "Hello all, new here. I can't help myself on this subject. I must admit, I am a sucker and fall in love with all of my lead male protagonists, as long as the female lead is a strong and intelligent..."Oh yeah PO is so HOT, I just hate the fact that she wrote a prequel and then we have to wait another year or more for bitterblue or whatever for more of po and kasta.
BrandyS wrote:"Oh yeah PO is so HOT, I just hate the fact that she wrote a prequel and then we have to wait another year or more for bitterblue or whatever for more of po and kasta."Ha! I'm with you on the Prequel. Total WTF moment when I read what Fire was about. I want to change my name to BitterKaren for that one.
Oh, love Roarke. Just read Glory in Death. He's a keeper.
Silvia wrote: "Um, all of the male vampire protagonists for me! Really, there isn't one of them that I would kick out of bed!My favorite is Eric Northman, but Jean-Claude and Bones are right up there. *drools*"
I agree. I do not know why but Rehv got me as anti hero kind.
I do not know if I can mention the Cassandre Palmer serie here, Mircea is something....but I must confess that Pritkin grew on me so fast. I went from hating his guts to liking him. I just love when authors manage to turn our character preference around.
Sorry I know he is not a vampire...
Precious, hell yes you can mention Pritkin! I love him, Mircea, AND Louis-Cesare. Karen Chance certainly has a talent at creating desirable men.
From the BDB it's a tie between V and Quinn something about tattoos and bad attitude is such a turn on.I can't forget Adam from Mery Thompson stories.
And I'm sad and embarrassed to say it but from Anita Blake series I'm on Richards team.
::gasp::Richard?! Wowsah.
He's certainly yummy looking, Jessica. Maybe if he kept that nice mouth shut...
I feel for him Anita gives me a headache
ok ok call it corny wtf you want !!! but i'll never read any paranormal book if not withh Edward(Twilight)!!!!!!!!!!!!(those eyes,dominant) like him and always will...
Well, Anita does do that. No argument there!
Karen wrote: "Hello all, new here. I can't help myself on this subject. I must admit, I am a sucker and fall in love with all of my lead male protagonists, as long as the female lead is a strong and intelligent..."I loved Po! Did you read her new book Fire yet?
Can't help myself.I just discovered the Jaz Parks series. Jasmine and Vayl have not had any yet and I am on book 5! Jaz is such a cinical wakko, can't stop laughing every two pages.
“We could always kill somebody,” I suggested. “Are any of your old girlfriends still alive?”
Abybody mentionned the gorgous archangel Raphael and Elena from Nalini Singh'Angel blood?
Oh yeah, V is on the list too...I forgot.
"Now say the words I want to hear."
What were they? "And then what… V?"
Yum
Vane and Valerius from the DarkHuntersV from BDB
I've got a thing for those V named guys.
Curran from Kate Daniels
Also have to add
Jean Claude
Bones
Eric Northman
Rehv
Kisten (the one book I cried over)
Adam from Mercy Thompson
Nita wrote: "Mine would have to be Bones from the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost.And I do have a soft spot for Z too. "
OMG! I so love Bones!
I must have a soft spot for side characters that r meant to test love because I love tate from the nighthuntress series
hmmm, there are soo many characters to fall for. If I keep it to the Paranormal Romance genre I guess I'd pick Severn from the Elantra Chronicle's series Cast in SilenceMorrison from C.E Murphy's Walker Papers: Urban Shaman
Sergei from the Retriever's Series: Bring It On
Adam from the Mercy Thompson world - Moon Called
Sam and Eric from Sookie's world
Parno from Violette Malan's series: The Sleeping God A Novel of Dhulyn and Parno
Vayl from the Jaz Park's series: Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Joe from the Gordath Wood books: Gordath Wood
Gabriel Sullivan from Gabriel's Ghost and Shade's of Dark: Gabriel's Ghost
I'll cut myself off here :)
Jael wrote: "Wow such a hard question but here we goCurran- from Kate daniels series. He's the f'ing Beastlord.
Z and Rehv from BDB- these are the only two brothers that get me going. I loved their stori..."
No Adam from the Mercy Thompson series? You can't have Charles but not Adam! :)
CJ wrote: "I loved Red! :)"Finally! I am vindicated! It seems like no one has read that book! Or if they have, they don't like the girl.
new_user wrote: "CJ wrote: "I loved Red! :)"Finally! I am vindicated! It seems like no one has read that book! Or if they have, they don't like the girl."
No! I admit she was a bit too much in the second book but you know what? She was supposed to!
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If by "same," you mean they're all strong, smart, sexy (to the heroine at least) and steadfast, I don't think that's a surprise, since the alternatives (weak, stupid, revolting, and fickle) would be... less than inspiring.
Although now that you set the challenge out there, I have to admit I'm intrigued :)
For epic love, I might go with C.L. Wilson's Rain
King of Sword and Sky. Is it wrong to admit I find it unbearably romantic when a hero is willing to scorch the world for his woman?
Also, Anne Bishop's Daemon Sadi Daughter of the Blood who will wait an eternity for his queen.