Comments on: What Makes a Virgin Hero Sexy?

By: Maisey Yates

Maisey Yates — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:15:12 +0000

Now, IRL, of course I wanted the virginal hero! I wanted a man with a moral code that matched mine. And one without teh diseases.

And I like them in books too.

There are elements of the playboy I love too. Especially when there’s a reason they are the way they are. Like everything, it’s all in the execution. I especially like it when the playboy/rake ends up realizing that his past actions were squicky.

By: Jami G.

Jami G. — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:39:00 +0000

And thanks for the great rec’s for my TBR pile. *eyes towering pile threatening to topple* I think…

By: Jami G.

Jami G. — Sat, 29 May 2010 00:20:54 +0000

In several of my stories, the heroine is a virgin, but in the big series I’m writing, the hero is. And as a paranormal hero, he’s been a virgin for a LONG time. Poor guy. But just think of all the sexual tension built up in him!

By: heidenkind

heidenkind — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:55:22 +0000

LOL I love number one. It’s so funny that for a virgin hero to be believable, he has to have this major thing to have kept from having sex. Like being held captive by his evol uncle. Hahaha!

By: Keira

Keira — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:32:58 +0000

@Jane: Matthew from Untouched? What makes him a favorite of yours?

@Bella Street: Virginal and inexperienced are similar, but not the same. I could see how more readers would buy that especially with some background knowledge.

By: Bella Street

Bella Street — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:02:39 +0000

What a great topic! And hard to find in novels. I’ll look into the recommendations here.

I have to say I prefer the virginal to rakish. There’s a hilarious SNL skit about James Bond finding out he has an STD and having to track down the zillions of people worldwide to let them know. Funny with a zing of truth! My compromise when writing–because unless it’s a historical, it would be difficult to make a believable hero a virgin–it to have a hero who has past experience but it didn’t satisfy so he’s a bit more circumspect about who he hooks up with…and naturally he waits for the heroine when she enters his world.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:12:59 +0000

One of my favorite virgin heroes is Matthew from Anna Campbell’s “Untouched.”

By: Keira

Keira — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:02:56 +0000

You did? Aw, that’s so sad. I actually picked up a few I never heard of before by her. Eventually I’ll get to them. lol My top fav LS are (no order): Gamble, Years, Morning Glory, Endearment, and Hummingbird.

By: Annemarie Hartnett

Annemarie Hartnett — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:15:19 +0000

Awww Keira mentioned Spencer. I shall now commence feeling sad about all the LS books I gave away many years ago.

A virgin hero is one of those things you don’t realize you love so much until you come across one. Glad someone is keeping a list

By: Keira

Keira — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:02:42 +0000

He’s Swedish and her background is Irish. Part of her plan to win him back involved dressing and cooking like a Swedish girl. He felt so bad he ever made her feel that’s what he really wanted — it was so cute.