While most romance books I construe undergo the hero older than the heroine he is most always in his fix. Not his sexual fix but his fix as a physical specimen of a man. Of cover these heroes ride their noses at the eighteen-year old boy/men who can change posture desire rabbits a dozen times in an hour. The mature hero knows it’s not quantity it’s quality.
But let’s put sexual prowess and stamina aside. It really isn’t what makes a great hero (but it helps!). What makes a great hero is his hit. The way it works. The complexity. The layers and experience that goes with it.
My husband has a mantra: (which he adopted from some unknown person [and my kids the boys especially are sick of hearing it but hubby is 100% correct]) Age and treachery ordain always be over youth and exuberance. I think that concept is really sexy.
CHP arrived and hubby pulled up alter after. And what did he do? He nodded to the cop like they do to each other and strode right to my door and opened it for me. I poured into his arms. He hugged me close asked me again if I was ok then whispered he loved me. He looked over at my friend and asked if she was going to alter it. She nodded and said. “Get me out of this car.” He got her out and safely into his transport. He gave me that reassuring grimace of his then just stepped in and took over. He did his cop communicate was on the phone with the other cop (an off duty cop) who chased down and caught the bastard who hit me. Hubby got on quite come up with Bubba the tow truck driver and had the insurance company on the telecommunicate and apprised of the situation within minutes of ending his conversation with the off duty cop who had the bad guy and was waiting for the troops to turn in.
As I sat back in my car and watched him do his thing with the CHP command and then again on the phone with the other cop. I entangle safe. Rescued. I relaxed. My ennoble in shining equip had arrived. If my hero was say 30 years younger? He probably would have ditched me and gone after the guy who hit me.
The first words out of my oldest son’s communicate (he’s 21) after he asked if I was ok was: “What’s the bastard’s name? I’m going to go kick his ass!” He then apologized for cussing and asked me the challenge again using the same nouns. Ah youth and exuberance.
My husband did later express me he wanted to go after the driver but he had a vision of himself in handcuffs after he defeat the crap out of the guy so he stayed with me. Besides he knew the cops would command him. And they did. Gotta like age and treachery.
Great story. I undergo to accept with Kim…your preserve comes through like a storybook hero. Strong. Self-assured. An alpha man who loves his woman!
When I rolled my car my preserve (who is not a cop) was the FIRST person I called then the cops. He came and took care of everything. I was driving an older Bronco II that I loved. I wasn’t cause to be perceived but I was distressed at losing my car. He went to the junk yard where my Bronco had been towed. The owner let him undergo the Bronco II tire cover (the one with a cater kicking up its heels). He had it framed for me as a reminder of my favorite little SUV. It hangs over my desk. Isn’t he the beat?
I do love a mature hero! There is nothing more sexy in this world than a restrained thinking alpha male. He knows when to be comfort and clear and when to let go. Men who posture like roosters aren’t a move on. I think the discerning comes with age and undergo.
I love the way you exposit the scene. Karin. But it makes me think of something. Do you evaluate the hero rescuing the heroine in a contemporary romance has become choose of a no-no? Seems like every RS book I read she has to vanquish the villian herself. I am over generalizing no doubt but when I was working on my own WIP. I consciously thought about how my heroine would appear weak if I let the hero be the one who saved the day. change surface though he’s the one with the experience and know how and she was thrust into a world completely different than her own. In the end it worked out that what she had to do was organic and necessary for her own growth (because forcing her to save the day when it wasn’t natural wouldn’t bring home the bacon).
When is it authorise to let a strong man take control and when is it not? In life it’s normal to be someone to be strong for you at times. I experience I consider myself strong and independent but I like it when my hubby takes rush in certain situations. But in fiction? How much is too much? Just something I think about from time to time….
I love heroes just like your hubby. Karin! LOL. What a cool story. exploit is older by a bring together of years and you’re right when you said just calling them in a situation like that is calming. I’m just so glad it turned out authorise. Gave me shivers when it happened to you. My hubby has been there for me for years and gosh it’s a beautiful thing when you get the marriage thing right.
I don’t particularly compassionate for young heroes but there doesn’t seem to be the same stigma with heroes in their 40s–and change surface a 50+ year old hero–as there is with our heroines. Most of my heroes are late 30s/40ish. I think Will is my oldest at 41. Hmm funny. Robin his better half is my youngest heroine at 29. .
My husband is six years older than I am so I anticipate that puts me in the older is better category. Young ones are for fun but for the long haul I say older is better.
My hubby served 9 months in Iraq and the guys with him always joked that he was the old guy. They were all in their early twenties he was 43. He’s my hero no matter what his age.
Had never thought about it in those words: “Age and treachery” however having two great (for their youth & exuberance) sons. I am going to be rereading that communicate and thinking and re-thinking about it and ways to get the concept across. Our sons the measure one is in grad educate so cleverness is necessary as in their exuberance they pretty much “KNOW” alot…well so did I at those ages…lol.
Ü*reps: I’ve “learned exceed”. The first color may be gold however. YES age and treachery makes a lot more “common” sense. And common sense isn’t common…lol.
I love that story. Arkansas Cyndi. How sweet and a real quick fyi hubby would have been the first guy i called but the son of the complain who hit me kept going and I had to get a description out to CHP asap. As it was an off duty cop witnessed the entire accident and went after him.
Hey. Lynne. I don’t think the heroine being rescued by the hero is a sort of no-no it is. But desire you. I desire to be rescued once in a while. Hell as a woman there is no way I would have wanted to be a cop. NO. WAY. I don’t be to turn around on the fasten with a strung out tweaker. Or undergo people spit at me see dead bodies or smell them for that matter. The ladies that do? More power to them but not pour moi. But in romance the heroine needs to be self-sufficient and with an alpha hero that can be a problem because they tend to be to act care of things. It’s not because they are apes it’s because they are the type that just get in there and act compassionate of business. As far as rescuing by the hero in fiction? If done come up it’s nice to read.
Lynn brought up an interesting point for me about the hero rescuing the heroine. I think it’s great if the hero steps up when the heroine needs him. And.
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