Halle Rhoads has a terrifying gift--she can kill with the fury of the storm.
She should have known that kind of power wouldn't go unnoticed. Thrust into a world full of dark magic with a handsome stranger who claims he can teach her, she struggles to master her abilities and stumbles onto a dangerous truth. She's a windwalker, the chosen vessel of the ancient dragons who once ruled the world. Many will stop at nothing to possess the power in her blood, should they discover her secret. With necromancers hunting her and Halle's closest allies guarding secrets, mastering her magic becomes a matter of necessity.
But accepting her destiny is altogether different. For doing so means she must sacrifice everything
We would like to welcome Claire Ashgove and her new book Before the Storm - recently reviewed on Bitten by Romance HERE. She's here to share with us just what makes a hero. To visit more stops on her tour see the tour schedule HERE.
What Makes A Hero?
Hi everybody! Thanks
for letting me stop in today and share my new Urban Fantasy, Before the
Storm! I thought we’d talk heroes for a
minute or two.
Three Things That Define A Hero
1. Noble – This
doesn’t mean he hails from royalty. But
at the heart of what he is, the decisions he makes are noble. Usually this involves some degree of
self-sacrifice, and that only makes him more appealing. Particularly if that sacrifice somehow ties
into bettering the heroine.
2. Courageous – He
may not be physically fighting off the bad guys, but he’s unafraid to tackle
life head on. He doesn’t wait for the
world to act upon him, rather he acts upon the world. He’s unafraid, but not foolishly risky. He believes he can conquer any obstacle, and
at the very least, he’s willing to give it a try. Even better, when he’s defending the heroine,
be that from the creepy creature intent on tearing out her heart or killing the
spider that’s in her bathtub.
3. Handsome In His
Own Right – He doesn’t need to be model perfect or turn every feminine
head. But there’s something about him –
maybe it’s his manner of acting, or the simple light shining in his eyes – that
is irresistible. Even his scars can be
attractive when tempered with the right attitude.
So all that said, here’s a quick list of my Top 5 Favorite
Fiction Heroes. I’d love to know your
thoughts (and your five!) if you’d share them in the comments below!
a. Dr. Ethan Powell (from Instinct, played by Sir Anthony Hopkins)
b. Kvothe (from The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss)
c. Aragorn (from LOTR)
d. Hatter (from Alice
e. Ranulf Fitz Hugh (from Defy Not the Heart, by Johanna Lindsey)
About Claire Ashgrove
In her non-writing time, she’s runs Finish
The Story, a full-scale editing house co-founded with Bryan Thomas
Schmidt. She lives in Missouri
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It sounds really interesting and I totally agree with your hero list
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