Bratty Girl: Spotlight on the Hero

Spotlight on the Hero

February 19, 2008

Found these from author Patrice Michelle's website:

I’m honest, hard workin’, generous to my neighbors; a fair man. Yeah, I know a bit about pleasure, darlin’. When I’m attracted to you, rest assured I’ll go out of my way to make your fantasies come true…and even a few you hadn’t thought of.

I like a woman who can challenge me mentally, attract me sexually and seduce me without reservation. But don’t go thinkin’ there’s someone special out there just for me--that I'll find this 'dream woman'. I live in the real world, for the here and now. I'm willing to give and take physically, but I won't let anyone get close to my heart. I guard it with a fierceness that can't be shaken.

~ Harmon Steele

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I was only visiting Texas for my sister's wedding, but when you knocked me off my feet and threatened to stick it to me, I was instantly intrigued. You caught my attention, and that hasn’t happened to me in a very long time. Combined with your self confidant sass, your sexy Texan drawl makes me throb. Yet…there’s something about you…something so untainted and refreshingly sincere it grabs me deep in the gut.

I’m more than willing to accommodate your seductive proposal. Hell, I’m looking forward to showing you there are more paths to your desires than the obvious one. But don’t expect anything more from me. I learned a long time ago to leave my emotions at the door. The barriers around my heart are there for a reason.

~Ty Hudson

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"Women are like horses in a lot of ways. They're gorgeous creatures with sleek lines and they move with an awe inspiring grace that will take a man's breath away. Sometimes, if you're lucky, you'll find one that moves underneath you as if you were one."

My ranch and my family have always come first in my life. I'm possessive and protective of those close to me and while I'm a fair-minded man, I'll fight like a junk-yard dog if I feel my own are threatened in any way.

As much as I give to my livelihood, I give equally to the woman in my life. Be warned, I'm a one woman man and I expect the same; when you're with me, you're with me and no one else. Don't let that statement rattle ya, darlin'. *roguish grin* You'll be too worn out to think about anyone else.

~ Colt Tanner

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I'm driven in so many ways. Raising horses might be my first love but I'm a rescuer first and foremost, always have been. That's why being a firefighter is in my blood. I have a constant need to help others, to do everything in my power to keep them safe.

You and I didn't meet in the most 'normal' of circumstances, but I'm glad it happened the way it did. That way we skipped the 'I just met you' stage and went right to the 'I really like what I see in you' stage--guess life-and-death situations can have one positive side effect.

I know your fears about us and I'm determined to help you get over them. I might be the firebug, but you're the match, baby, and I'm damn well ready to burn with you.

~ Josh Kelly

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I've never forgotten you, not once in a decade. Even though it was the hardest thing I've ever done, I walked away because of my convictions. Life has a funny way of dealin' ya what you least expect. You live with those outcomes, no matter how much they eat at you. Now that life has seen fit to throw us together once more, darlin'...*dark smile* Ten years is a long time to want.

~ Jonas Mendez
Sheriff, Ventura, Texas

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I'm the kind of man who has always gone after the women I want, head on. But from the moment I met you, I knew you were different. With you...I wanted to take my time exploring all the facets that make up Susanna Brennon.

Yet even when you're up close and personal, you still hold me at arm's length, keeping a part of yourself tightly locked away. That's not the way I operate. I won't let you skim the surface with me. I'm determined to know everything about you, and I'll be aggressive and inventive in my methods in order to unlock all your hidden layers.

~ Michael Piccoli
Owner, Piccoli's Restaurant

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I'm a leader for my people, born of a race unknown to you. Humans will never discover my kind if I get my way. I possess powers beyond your imagining, but even great powers can become my very weakness when it comes to protecting my own.

I'm from another time, another place. Time doesn't exist when it comes to my need to be with you. I'll do whatever it takes, even stealing into your very thoughts and desires so that you'll dream of a future with me.

I'm your past, present and future ...your very own DREAM WALKER.

~ Kian

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I've lived a long time alone in the bayou. I don't want or need anyone beyond the occasional roll in the hay with a woman willing to match my sexual needs. She'll never be left wanting physically. If anything she'll want more than one night...more than I'm able to give.

Lately, my wolf hunts have become more aggressive; I've spent more time near the swamp, alone and in solitude. I can't explain this primal dominance that has taken hold of me the past few months.

Damn, Ethan's alpha ass! Ever since his visit to ask me to join him--to help start a new pack--I've felt unsettled. I've started dreaming of a woman I've never met, one with a scent I can't get out of my head.

And then, while I was in town, I caught a whiff of your alluring smell. Now that I know the scent is real and not just a figment of my imagination, I'll use every werewolf and vampire power I have to possess you. Here and now is all I want. I'll never put myself in a position to feel the need to protect again. Losing one family was enough.

Maybe once I've tasted you, chére, this gnawing need to mate will abate...

~ Rafael Delacroix

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Responsibility rules my psyche...always has since I'm next in line to become Vité, leader of all the vampires. It's a known fact that a Kantré has always led the Kendrians. As my time grows short and the role of Vité needs to be filled, I know as the new leader I'll be half a man without you by my side--my one true mate. I've been very patient these past seventy years, believing you'd come back to me. I'm tired of living off the memory of your scent. I want to experience you again; your smell, your heat, your sighs...to seduce you into remembering us.

Little did I know how powerful our connection would be when I touched you, how much stronger my attraction would be for this new person you've become. You are human, different from me and my world, but I haven't lived this long to be waylaid from my goal. You are my Anima, my soulmate.

I'm a pureblood Kantré. Because of my status there are some who won't agree with our joining, but when it comes to defending and protecting my mate, primal savagery will overrule my suave ways every time. Don't let the old-world, charming veneer fool you, my love. I'll be unrelenting and use every seductive vampire power at my disposal to make you mine.

~ Lucian Trevane
Leader of the Kantré Clan

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I'm not the most patient of men. I'm used to taking what I want or *low chuckle* seducing to reach my goal. I'm blunt and in-your-face, determined and ruthless in my protection of the Kendrians, my vampire race. I'm known as 'Ian the Enforcer' for a reason. If a vamp goes rogue, he can kiss his ass good-bye. I'll find him and take him out. Guaranteed.

Little did I expect my mate to be my adversary. How ironic that you'd turn out to be a vampire hunter. That you'd rather kill than kiss me is an obstacle I'll need to overcome, but the very fact that you know how to wield a weapon only makes me want you more.

Now that I've found you, the hunt is on. I will have you...but I want more than your body. I want your heart and your trust.

Hunting, I'm good at what I do...

Is tú mo shonuachar (You're my soulmate). Never has a hunt been more important to me then this one.

~ Ian Mordoor
Leader of the Ruean Clan

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I'm not a man who shows my emotions. My life is all about control. I'm a hybrid vampire...a man who doesn't fit within either race, a loner who doesn't want to get involved. But ever since you came into my life, I can't seem to stay out of yours.

And now, I don't want to. There's something about you...something I can't put my finger on. It goes beyond an attraction. It's deeper, a stronger connection than I've ever felt with another. Yet, I've never met a more tightly controlled person than you.

You make me want to break down your defenses one by one, to unravel the layers of sheer willpower and mystery that surround your mind...even if I have to seduce you to reach my goal.

In the end, you will invite me in. I'll make sure you can't resist knowing what it's like to have me touching every part of you, right down to your innermost thoughts.

~ Duncan Mordoor

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I was cast out and meant to die, but I was built to survive. Ruthless and resolute, I'll do everything in my power to live another day, no matter the consequences. I live, because my clan needs someone to believe in the prophesy, to always look for the signs.

You're human, of a race I heartily despise, yet your inner strength shines like a beacon, guiding me toward you. Your quick wit and your steadfast humanity achingly remind me what I want most, while your intoxicating smell makes me want to inhale your very essence.

You’re the most dangerous of forbidden fruit, constantly testing my ironfisted control, but I believe you are key to this eternal prophesy that echoes in my head.

You are…my salvation.

~ Jachin Black
Sanguinas Vampire

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For almost two decades I’ve watched over you, protected you. I stayed in the shadows and always at a distance, which was hard for a man like me, a werewolf who has thought of you as one of his pack. Even if you were human. But when you grew up and my feelings for you started to change from protector to…something deeper, I distanced myself even more.

Now, a deadly turn of events has brought us together, and you stand in front of me, a grown, independent woman, determined and smart...and so very tempting. Perched on the edge of my primal world, you're asking me questions. Dangerous questions. How am I supposed to keep my distance when your life might be at stake, when your sweet smell sets my inner wolf howling and clawing inside me to be free so that he can claim you for his very own?

My wolf's much stronger this time around, more visceral in his wants and desires, but I’m damned determined to keep him reined in. We have a past, you and I…a past that I hope you’ll never discover or I’ll lose you forever.

~ Landon Rourke
Lupreda werewolf

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