I’ve just finished rereading one of my favorite books by Meredith Duran–Written on Your Skin–for an upcoming review. I adore Phin Granville as a hero–he’s complex, strong, brilliant, and willing to work to win the woman he very slowly realizes he loves. He and Julian Sinclair, the hero of Duran’s sublime The Duke of Shadows are two of my favorite heroes.
Obviously, every reader has their own criteria for what makes or breaks a lead. I like heroes that are alpha, very smart, deft in bed, and are wryly witty. Some of my faves besides the two I’ve already mentioned are Connor Whitman from Julianna Keyes’ Bench Player, Asher Flint from I Kissed An Earl, Sebastian Kennett from My Lord and Spymaster, and Cardan from Holly Black’s Folk of the Air trilogy.
How about you? What makes a perfect hero for you? And who are your faves?