What Makes a Virgin Hero Sexy?

December 19th, 2009 — About, Defining the Genre, Poll, Super Hero, Virgin Hero 

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There are two male extremes in romance novels. The first is the rake, who is a ladies' man among ladies' men. The second is the untested virgin hero. Both are equally well received if given the right set of circumstances, but the rake is by far the most likely hero candidate. Why? When as Jane from Dear Author points out a rake in any other romance subgenre outside of historical romance is an indiscriminate immoral playboy? Surely by comparison a virgin hero is sexier! Let’s examine how:

A Virgin Hero is Sexy Because…

  1. He takes the act of sex seriously or has valid reasons to abstain like being lost in a wilderness for a decade.
  2. He doesn’t have a bed post filled with notches.
  3. He doesn’t have sexual diseases.
  4. He hasn’t fathered a dozen bastard children.
  5. He has a sex drive and chooses to wait.
  6. He might be a super hero or alien. Or both, just look at Clark Kent.
  7. His heroine will be the focus of all that pent-up sexual energy. Yum.
  8. He’s pure, untouched, and very likely not jaded.
  9. He is infinitely more remarkable because he’s uncommon.
  10. His heroine gets to be his first.
  11. He could be a virginal alpha hero or a beta hero.
  12. He’s usually not ignorant of the act unlike his counterpart the virgin heroine.
  13. His POV in the love making scene is hot enough to make you melt.
  14. He’s king of control. (Take that rake/playboy!)
  15. He’ll remember your her name.

For a list of virgin hero romance novels head over to All About Romance. Don’t forget to check out the category of virgin hero romance here at Love Romance Passion.

Your Turn: do you like your heroes virginal or rakish?

Do you like your heroes virginal or rakish?

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Best of October 2009

November 1st, 2009 — News 

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So how did everyone do on the candy count yesterday? Let's take a look at the last month of activity at LRP! First I would like to thank all the guest bloggers and reviewers, you all rock! Next, all the commenters and readers of LRP because without you the blog would be dead (and that was a terrible zombie joke in reference to yesterday's post.)

October's 11 Most Commented Posts:

Guest Bloggers:

Author Interviews:

Guest Book Reviews:

Movie Reviews:

Polls:

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Male POV in a Romance Novel Sex Scene

October 12th, 2009 — About 

@bookbinge: Dear Authors: I haven't met a man alive who thinks of nipples as "berries", ripe, pink, succulent or otherwise. Very distracting to read.

I saw this in my Twitter stream and decided to share my thoughts about it in far more than 140 characters.

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Does it really matter what men think? Or more accurately, how they word things?

It’s not really men that read romance or write it. Sure, their numbers have raised in both aspects, but the person most likely reading a romance is a woman.

A sex scene is designed to reflect feminine tastes. It is meant to give us what we want and is written the way we would word things.

Ripe berries is of course a metaphor for erect tits. Both have their place. The first in mainstream romance, the second in erotica romance.

I suspect ripe berries and the like are found as they are in historical romances and in several contemporaries because they give the story a romantic slant. We get erect tits in real life, why do we want it in every one of our books?

In normal situations we’d slap a guy for saying or even thinking of our tits (unless it’s our intention to show them off). It’s crude and rude. Ripe berries is poetic and if you forgive the pun, sweeter. In a way it shows respect and manners, two things all heroes must show.

When it comes to the male pov in romance, it is supplanted in some ways by the feminine gaze. These ways are shown by word choices, actions, and expressed feelings. We are reading our fantasies, where do men fit in?

Well… that’s a bit obvious. Ahem. Evil grin.

How do you prefer the male pov to think? (Pick up to two.)

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