April 22, 2006

TESTOSTERONE-driven

That’s what I was told my Shadow Sodliers trilogy was when Silhouette bought it. And I couldn’t be happier with the verdict. It’s about three mysterious men — dangerous, hard, commanding and cynical men – mercenaries in more ways than one. But they weren’t always that way. In his youth each man was betrayed by love in the most devastating ways conceivable, to the the point he no longer wanted life. They all ended up in the French Foreign Legion where they buried their pasts, and their hearts. Now they run their own private army — they are shadow soldiers in the name of global good — alpha warriors with a fierce bond, no pasts, and armored hearts, and they operate in a new world order of limited intensity conflict and terrorism — the new face of war.

These men are now handed one mission, a seemingly impossible mission. And to meet that mission each man will have to confront one very special woman who will challenge him in the most profound ways possible. And they must learn to love again. They must save themselves and come to terms with their pasts before they can save a president, his nation, and the shape of the future. And the clock will not stop ticking until the job is done ….

Hence the tagline:- Three men. One Mission. Only love will save them.

And now … meet Rafiq Zayed …

Well, okay, he’s not Rafiq — we all know who he really is. But if I had to choose an Alpha’s Alpha to play my hero in A SULTAN’S RANSOM, book two the Shadow Soldiers trilogy, Israeli actor Oded Fehr would be it. Have you seen this guy on a horse?

He’s even a tad Cloonyish, no?

My heroine — Dr Paige Sterling — doesn’t know what hits her when this guy holds a dagger to her throat, kidnaps her from her Level 4 lab in the Nexus compound, and races into the dark desert on camel. But given a few days in Paige’s company, it’s Rafiq who ends up going to end up doing the reeling.

Any other Oded fans out there?

Posted by Loreth @ 11:43 pm | THE WRITING LIFE

2 Responses to “TESTOSTERONE-driven”

On April 23rd, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Toni Anderson Says:

Oh he looks very handsome
On April 24th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Meretta Says:

This is a handsome guy. And I love the name Rafiq! Can’t wait to meet him, Loreth.

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