My main male character in my first
novel, Jordan, has taken a lot of flak. As has my second novel’s protagonist,
Chad, and my third book’s leading man, Cameron, as will my fourth hero, Tom
Turner, probably as well. And yet, 96% of the readers still love them.
Why?
Because I don’t write the typical
male lead. You won’t find any weak shells of men here. My male protagonists may
need guidance, but they don’t need tamed.
The common theme in many romantic-suspense novels is “the ‘bad boy’ whom the woman needs to tame”. Well, I won’t claim that
my leading men are ‘good boys’, but I refuse to tame them.
Don’t get me wrong; they still
change. Because they want to be better. Because the prospect of finding true
love compels them. They are tough guys with imperfect pasts who are willing to
do anything to be the men my female protagonists need. In every situation, they
are willing to give up everything, even their own lives, to save the women they
no longer can live without.
Some say controlling.
Again, I don’t see that. All my
characters are products of the lives they’ve lived, the careers they work, and
the experiences they’ve lived through. I think that in order to make a
character believable, you have to be able to slip into their soul, which
requires a lot of research.
When my main character is a police
detective, you can be certain he’ll act like one. Often that means he’s
accustomed to taking charge of a situation.
If he’s been through medical school,
he’ll talk like it and be able to perform procedures.
If he’s an attorney, he’ll know the
law and the repercussions of breaking it.
Rest assured, though, my women don’t
roll over and play dead either. But…don’t be surprised if they are content to
have a man willing to be a man. So there you have it. If you want a man who’s
not afraid of taking the lead, you’re ready to read my romantic-suspense
novels. I hope you like them.
To start you off, my first romantic-suspense bestseller
with over a hundred reviews averaging 4.3 stars is FREE. From there, all my novels are ‘less than a latte’, so you can afford to
download and READ UP!
She Belongs to Me
Entangled Dreams
When Noonday Ends
Until
next time, happy reading, friends!
Carmen
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