Jane Porter: Life With The Presents Hero

I just finished writing the first of two connected royalty books for Presents.   I loved the premise and settings, loved creating this wonderful world of powerful kings and intriguing women, but while writing the story I realized yet again that a great Presents hero is more than money and power and success.  He requires something extra…something extraordinary…and its not an easy thing to define.

            Presents heroes are always masculine, primal males.  Inevitably they have the financial means to provide for their women.  They also are strong—mentally and physically. 

But these men are not perfect.  They make mistakes.  They may have had painful pasts.  They may be a tad too confident at times.

But when they love, oh how they love.  Once a Presents hero finds his match…his mate…he will never be content with another woman. 

            I always write alpha heroes, gorgeous sexy males, whether they are the heroes in Presents or my women’s fiction stories.  But the Presents hero is always a little trickier.  He’s a little more complex.   He demands a little more from his woman.  And he’s maybe even more demanding in bed.  

And that’s where fantasy also comes into play.  In a Harlequin Presents, my heroes are all about pleasuring the woman in bed….giving her what she wants, making sure she’s having the most sensual, erotic experience of her life.

He’s a man that’s gifted in foreplay, has tremendous staying power, and wouldn’t dream of climaxing before she has…often repeatedly. 

And I know there are men out there who are like this with their mates, but in real life, a lot of people have truly hectic lives.  They’re rushed and tired and have bills and problems, and don’t have the energy or time to make sex unbelievably hot.  So thank goodness for the fantasy man who has endless time and energy for pleasuring his woman. 

And thank goodness this same hero never leaves his socks all over the floor or asks her where his clean shirt is.  Thank goodness in a Presents there is no endless laundry or dishes or grocery shopping trips with screaming toddlers or moody teenagers.  Nope.  In Presents we get luxury, sophistication,  seduction and a virile, unforgettable male without the domestic chores.

Love that.

Love that in Presents I get a man who wants and needs his woman, but doesn’t want her in the laundry room, or need her in the kitchen.

Heaven.

Do you have a favorite hero?  Could be from a Presents or a classic novel or even a movie?  I’d love to hear what kind of man makes you swoon!  I'll be drawing two names from those that comment for a signed Presents from my backlist.