ASHER ADAMS: SWASHBUCKLER/LOST SOUL
Amazon Lily by Theresa Weir (Bantam, 1988)
Asher Adams is like Linda Howard’s Ben Lewis (Heart Of Fire), only a little more heartbroken. His heartache doesn’t come from the loss of a woman, but from the loss of his brother.
STATS:
An Amazon bush pilot suffering from malaria and heartache. His primary goal is to find his brother, lost years ago in the Amazon and presumed dead.
Has a tattoo on his bicep that says “Born To Raise Hell.”
THE LOOK:
Damp, corded muscles. Long, athletic legs. Shaggy, brown hair. Ripped jeans. Foul cigars.
“Profound, deep, vulnerable eyes….” “They had dark lines running through the smokey gray, giving them a strange multifaceted, starlike pattern.”
“She was the innocent lamb, he was the wolf in wolf’s clothing.”
LEADING LADY:
Corey McKinney is a small-town social worker hoping to make a difference to the native Indians of the Amazon. She’s engaged to a man everyone expects her to marry, and she’s convinced she wants to marry him, too.
Ash calls her Lily, first as in “lily white” then as in Amazon lily.
Memorable moment:
When Corey is claimed by a local tribesman, Ash gives up a prized possession (a red swiss army knife given to him by his brother) in order to keep her safe. Even though he dismisses the trade as a steep one for “a lay,” the significance of his sacrifice is unmistakable.
Soon thereafter, when Ash laughingly realizes that the tribesman gave Lily an aphrodisiac, we know he’s laughing at his own expense. As he proves, the man has too much honor to take (full) advantage of a woman that helpless, and that only endears us to him more.
Taking his duties seriously
Secondary to keeping Corey safe is Ash’s determination to show her “that making love is more than tab A going into slot B.” He succeeds wildly, proving himself to be alternately a dominant, passionate lover and a whimsical, tender one.
BOTTOM LINE:
Ash is in his element in the steamy jungle, but when he leaves his home to go after Corey, he’s willing to do anything to keep her-even play (and cheat at) bingo with her fiancée and family, and feed baby lambs with a bottle. When Corey moves with him back to the jungle, we know their lives will be as poetic and mystical as the moonlight he finds in her hair.
QUESTION ON THE DAY:
What do you think of tattoos? Would you want your hero to have one? If so, what kind?
January 14th, 2008
Virna 
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January 14th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
My real life hero does have a tattoo. I think the tattoo, and how I felt about it, would depend upon why the hero got it and what it represented to him. I wouldn’t go for a girly/playboy bunny tattoo, but something that had meaning to the man would be okay. And maybe even sexy.
~Misa
January 16th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Most of the men in my life have tattoos. It does depend on the tattoo, and how many they have. I don’t like the crowded muddled tattoos covering a body. Working in Law Enforcement, I’ve see it all. For me to like them, it has to have meaning and be well done.
January 19th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I love the new website, it is awesome looking.
I don’t mind one or two tattoos, but they should have meaning like a tribal armband or something like that.
January 19th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Thanks for stopping by, Jill! We angels are very happy with how ChasingHeroes is developing. Heroes are fun no matter how you look at it!
I agree with tattoos needing meaning. A tribal armband would be very cool.
February 7th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I love tats on a badboy hero. I think they symbolize something to him and I love figuring out what it is. The tats should have some meaning otherwise it is just silly.
Great site!
February 7th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Thanks for stopping by, Sarai! This site has been a labor of love and we’re so excited to finally be launching! I like meaningful tattoos on men, as well, and I especially like it when the symbol/meaning is ambiguous. It’s more intriguing!
February 10th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I used to be anti-tattoos, but my real life hero has a couple and well, if done right…
and nice job on the site, ladies!
February 10th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
You’re right, Karin, it’s not so much the tattoo as the man who has it, but of course a well-done tattoo is even better! (My hero doesn’t have one, but his mom has quite a few! ;)) Thanks for visiting the site and I’m glad you like it!
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