Comment #16's Translation: Good morning to all. Re-reading my comment I notice that that I didn't say who is my “hero romantico”. But it's a problem to describe one. It's easier for me to say what I don't like than find a “typical hero”.

However, after intense reflections, (^____^!) I must say that also I like the tormented hero, better if coming from a problematic family (poor baby); I'm not interested if he is noble, rich and perfect, indeed some flaws make him more real.

The only thing on which I can't let it be is that if before he meets the heroin he has had wifes, lovers and love-children, after he must be faithful than more faithful he can't be.

My favourite characters are, in order to give a background:

Michael from the Fallen Angels series by Mary Jo Putney;

Derek Craven from Dreaming of You and, for other reasons, Sebastian St. Vincent from Devil in Winter, both by Lisa Kleypas;

Kenric from The Warlord by Elizabeth Elliott.

I'd like to answer to Faby: My inability to see the romantic aspect in the “modern” sheik does not have a lot to do the historical and political reality but rathen than with sensual aspects of the stories.

If I can easy understand the meant that it had the character in first years of the twenty century, where it represented the catalyst element of the sexuality of the heroins that, forced, they could give on to forbidden pleasures, I have problems, due the freedom that, thanks to God, the western women have currently, to see now the same aspects. Or, more simply, I don't like the desert setting!

However, according to me, the sheik has assumed the looks of the prince on the (Arabic) white horse than that of a tribe leader with the sword between the teeth, equipped, we do not forget it, of harem and concubines, and with the chance (that goodness knows as he never use) of having four wifes (and also four mothers in law, poor baby).

The only novel, rather recent, than I have read with a sheik, according to me believable is The Captive bride by Johanna Lindsey and indeed he is an unbearable alpha male.

Then obviously all we can dream with who we want, I don't like sheiks, pirated and vampires, and I like dandies, dukes and wizards.

Kisses, Cris