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Bad Boy versus Good Guy in Romance Novels

Every romance reader understands the difference between this:

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And this…

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In fact, my last release, The Rogue’s Redemption, featured a true medieval bad boy. The book opened with Reid Kerr in a compromising position. His antics grew so maddening at times, I resorted to slamming my laptop closed in frustration. His road to redemption was a long and twisty one, but my readers have also said he is one of their favorite heroes. Despite his behavior or because of it?

Us romance readers do seem to love a bad boy.

On the other hand, the next Border Series book hero could not be more of Reid’s opposite. I’m expecting readers to fall instantly head over heels with Aidan deSowlis, the younger brother of clan chief Greme who we met in The Warrior’s Queen. A protector whose heart was broken by the heroine of the novel once before, I was rooting for Aidan almost as hard as I was cursing Reid while writing Rogue’s. Not quite a beta hero–he is, after all, a medieval Scottish warrior– Aidan nevertheless has a softer side which we see right from page one.

So which do you prefer? A rogue like Reid whose edge keep the angst level high throughout the book or a lover like Aidan who you hope gets his second chance at love?

Get a new release alert for The Guardian’s Favor, Aidan’s story, when it’s released on December 6, 2018.

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