ROARKE: CHARMER, WARRIOR, CHIEF
Naked In Death By JD Robb (AKA Nora Roberts) (Berkeley, 1995)
STATS: ”Roarke–no known given name–born 10-06-2023, Dubin, Ireland….Parents unknown.” Irish billionaire. Education? Unknown. Criminal Record? No data.
THE LOOK: Black hair, blue eyes, 6′2″, 173 pounds. ”He was almost ridiculously handsome: the narrow, aesthetic face; the slash of cheekbones; and sculpted mouth. His eyes were blue, but the word was much too simple for the intensity of color or the power in them.”
LEADING LADY: Eve Dallas, NY police detective hunting ruthless killers. Tall, willowy brunette with “eyes the color of honeycombs and a mouth made for sex.” Serious cop of the future. Battered leather jacket and jacked up, short hair. Weakness for food and coffee and….Roarke.
Roarke first meets Eve when she comes to interview him about the murder of an ex-lover. The moment he saw her, he knew he’d have her, but that was before he knew she was a cop. He hates cops, but he can’t stay away from Eve anyway. He plies her with gourmet coffee and in an act of supreme romance, keeps the button that fell of her jacket in his pocket.
BOTTOM LINE: In this continuing series, Robb has created two characters so layered and complex. The first is my favorite, the moment they meet, the book in which Eve first lets down her guard and gives in to passion with Roarke. Roarke is strong and ruthless and sexy, but his true appeal lies in his utter devotion to Eve and, despite his worry, his ability to let her be the woman and cop she needs to be.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Like the gourmet coffee Roarke gives Eve, what “simple” pleasure could a man give you to win you over?
April 22nd, 2008
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April 22nd, 2008 at 9:20 am
What my husband does every night I’m home with him, (I’m gone part of the week) he turns the bed down for me. I know it sounds very simple, but when I’m getting ready for bed, I walk into our room, and the bed is turned down and on cold nights, he turns on the electric mattress cover and warms it up, it feels like home and comfort. I just love it. He’s done that for thirteen years, it will be fourteen in June. It makes me feel loved.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:05 am
He always introduces me by name first - a definite acknowledgement I am my own person. This is important to me because I loathe men who introduce their wife by saying, “This is my wife, So-and-So.” instead of saying, “This is So-and-So, my wife.” To me, the former smacks of possession and not in a good way - rather like a dog marking his territory, lol.
On a lighter note, whenever we’re together and have stop to fill the gas tank, he invariably returns from the convenience store with a pack of peanut M&Ms for me.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Getting my car fixed for me because I hate doing that.
Squashing all the bugs and knocking down the spider webs, because I live in a wooded area where it’s hot and humid, and the bugs are really scary out on the veranda in July.
I’m a simple girl
Now if I could only find a man to DO these things…
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Always being able to make me laugh.
Understanding that I’m ‘emotional’ and don’t deal with things the way he does, and giving me the support I need during these ‘emotional’ moments when knowing what I need isn’t always the easiest thing.
I LOVE your hero of the week, Virna! Husbands are definitely Hero material. =)
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:10 am
All “small” but oh so important things. These are the things we need every single day and having someone to help makes wanting the big things (and pursuing them) easier. Thanks for posting, Victoria. Lone–he’s out there! Don’t give up. And to my two fellow angels, so happy you have men who appreciate you!