Comments on: Chasing Heroes http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jamie Alexander Malcom McKenzie Fraser: Warrior/Charmer | Chasing Heroes http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21625 Jamie Alexander Malcom McKenzie Fraser: Warrior/Charmer | Chasing Heroes Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:50:52 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21625 [...] In a recent column at Romancing the Blog, I asked about heroes and quite a few people responded that Jamie Fraser was the man that made their hearts pitter-patter.  That made me go back and reread parts of Outlander, the first of Diana Gabaldon’s series featuring JF.  I think he’s a compilation of archetypes.  Part Warrior; Part Charmer, he really the perfect balance.  I can just picture his red hair, the scars criss-crossing his back, and his hands around Claire’s waist as she sits on his lap. [...] [...] In a recent column at Romancing the Blog, I asked about heroes and quite a few people responded that Jamie Fraser was the man that made their hearts pitter-patter.  That made me go back and reread parts of Outlander, the first of Diana Gabaldon’s series featuring JF.  I think he’s a compilation of archetypes.  Part Warrior; Part Charmer, he really the perfect balance.  I can just picture his red hair, the scars criss-crossing his back, and his hands around Claire’s waist as she sits on his lap. [...]

]]> By: Misa http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21278 Misa Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:03:03 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21278 Cupcake Girl, I'll have to reread Anne of Green Gables, now! It's been a LONG time. I think my next book may need to have a professor hero. Reading about some of the suggestions makes me long for one!! Cupcake Girl, I’ll have to reread Anne of Green Gables, now! It’s been a LONG time.

I think my next book may need to have a professor hero. Reading about some of the suggestions makes me long for one!!

]]> By: Misa http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21277 Misa Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:01:11 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21277 With all the votes for Jamie Fraser, I've already started reading Outlander again. It's all coming back to me now; what a great story it is. :smile: Mr. Darcy, oh yes, I completey agree, Barb. (Especially when played by Colin Firth in A&E's version) :wink: Good point about the 'real' heroes. With all the votes for Jamie Fraser, I’ve already started reading Outlander again. It’s all coming back to me now; what a great story it is. :smile: Mr. Darcy, oh yes, I completey agree, Barb. (Especially when played by Colin Firth in A&E’s version) :wink: Good point about the ‘real’ heroes.

]]> By: Barb http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21220 Barb Sat, 27 Oct 2007 01:22:53 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21220 So I'm supposed to pick one fave hero? not possible :wink: Ok, I'll try. I LOVE Jamie Fraser (when is Gabaldon's next novel coming out??), and Mr Darcy from Pride&Prejudice. But I'm also starting to get into more "day-to-day" type heroes, like Wayne in "Coinage of Commitment" by R. Costelloe. I think we need more 'real' heroes these days (although I'll never turn down a larger-than-life fictional one :mrgreen: So I’m supposed to pick one fave hero? not possible :wink:

Ok, I’ll try. I LOVE Jamie Fraser (when is Gabaldon’s next novel coming out??), and Mr Darcy from Pride&Prejudice.

But I’m also starting to get into more “day-to-day” type heroes, like Wayne in “Coinage of Commitment” by R. Costelloe. I think we need more ‘real’ heroes these days (although I’ll never turn down a larger-than-life fictional one :mrgreen:

]]> By: cupcake girl http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21210 cupcake girl Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:49:38 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21210 Okay, maybe no one else agrees, but what about Gilbert Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables books as the "Best Friend?" Here here to Jaime Fraser being an all-encompassing hunk of a hero. Okay, maybe no one else agrees, but what about Gilbert Blythe from the Anne of Green Gables books as the “Best Friend?” Here here to Jaime Fraser being an all-encompassing hunk of a hero.

]]> By: Juanita http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21155 Juanita Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:50:06 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21155 Yowza, Ladies! What a wonderful website this is going to be! Congrats to all on establishing it, and special congrats to Misa on "the call." Re heroes -- there are so many that I am having trouble confining my ideas to a few rather than a multitude. I will accept Harry Potter as a future professor and a present helluva Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, but my all-time favorite professor is Indiana Jones -- teacher, warrior, friend, chief, whatever you want to call him, I think he qualifies as the Best, hands down. A fellow member of the audience at the first showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark was heard to mutter (during the truck chase): "Gimme a professor like that! I'd be a double A student! Hell -- a triple A student!" Amen, lady, whoever you were! Good luck, guys, on the new website. I'll be watching you! Yowza, Ladies! What a wonderful website this is going to be! Congrats to all on establishing it, and special congrats to Misa on “the call.”

Re heroes — there are so many that I am having trouble confining my ideas to a few rather than a multitude. I will accept Harry Potter as a future professor and a present helluva Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, but my all-time favorite professor is Indiana Jones — teacher, warrior, friend, chief, whatever you want to call him, I think he qualifies as the Best, hands down. A fellow member of the audience at the first showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark was heard to mutter (during the truck chase): “Gimme a professor like that! I’d be a double A student! Hell — a triple A student!” Amen, lady, whoever you were!

Good luck, guys, on the new website. I’ll be watching you!

]]> By: JC http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21145 JC Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:35:03 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21145 Jamie Frasier gets my vote! As for professor? Denise Rossetti's Miriliel the Burnished. He's scholar, and a little bit of warrior, yet oh so oblivious. *snickers* So adorable. It would have been better though if he had a pair of glasses. 'cause glasses are really really sexy. Jamie Frasier gets my vote!

As for professor? Denise Rossetti’s Miriliel the Burnished. He’s scholar, and a little bit of warrior, yet oh so oblivious. *snickers* So adorable. It would have been better though if he had a pair of glasses. ’cause glasses are really really sexy.

]]> By: Misa http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21142 Misa Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:02:51 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21142 I think I need to reread the Outlander series. It's been too long and I need to revisit Jamie. :smile: Ranger is hot, but I'm a Joe Morelli girl. I like the hot, sexy, sort of by the book guy. Luc Fiorelli. That's right!!! How could I have forgotten him? So sorry, Kate! :shock: He's the best friend extraordinaire. What fun responses!!! I'm going to start reading now... I think I need to reread the Outlander series. It’s been too long and I need to revisit Jamie. :smile:

Ranger is hot, but I’m a Joe Morelli girl. I like the hot, sexy, sort of by the book guy.

Luc Fiorelli. That’s right!!! How could I have forgotten him? So sorry, Kate! :shock: He’s the best friend extraordinaire.

What fun responses!!! I’m going to start reading now…

]]> By: Kimberly Claire http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21131 Kimberly Claire Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:47:37 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21131 I have to go with Jamie Fraser also. He has no equal in the hero department. I don't go in much for paranormal romance, but Cian from Nora Roberts's Circle trilogy was awfully hot. Being a vampire, he'd have to be in the lost soul camp, but there was some warrior there too. I have to go with Jamie Fraser also. He has no equal in the hero department. I don’t go in much for paranormal romance, but Cian from Nora Roberts’s Circle trilogy was awfully hot. Being a vampire, he’d have to be in the lost soul camp, but there was some warrior there too.

]]> By: Megan http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-21124 Megan Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:48:31 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2007/10/23/chasing-heroes/#comment-21124 Jamie Fraser has to be it. He is everything a women could ask for. He is always the perfect match no matter what the situation demands. Leader. Lover. Father. Friend. Scholar. Humorous. Lethal. Sexy. He's got it all in one nice little package! Jamie Fraser has to be it. He is everything a women could ask for. He is always the perfect match no matter what the situation demands. Leader. Lover. Father. Friend. Scholar. Humorous. Lethal. Sexy. He’s got it all in one nice little package!

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