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Oct 8 2012 9:47am
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Morning Coffee

Explorers as Romance Novel Heroes?

Megan Frampton

Today the United States celebrates Columbus Day, which honors the day Christopher Columbus arrived on American shores.

Explorers seem to be ideal romance heroes: They take risks, look for adventure, aren't afraid of strange scenarios, and are willing to cross oceans in pursuit of something worth pursing.

But they don't seem to be a popular choice for a hero's profession; what romance novels featuring explorers can you think of?

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Amber Lin
1. Amber Lin
Monday October 08, 2012 11:46am EDT
I guess it depends on how lax you want to be with the term. There are pirates who do a fair amount of traveling and exploring, like His Wicked Kiss by Gaelen Foley. Also merchants who travel, like The Promise by Brenda Joyce or A Lady At Last by Brenda Joyce. If you're interested in exploration for scientific curiosity, there is Bonnie Dee's Countess Takes a Lover (that's sort of a spoiler, sorry) or what about Loretta Chase Mr. Impossible or Last Night's Scandal.

I can't think of any that are specifically like Columbus, but maybe he would have been considered a merchant?
Carol Cork
2. CarolAnn
view all by CarolAnn | Monday October 08, 2012 12:21pm EDT
Alex, Lord Grant, in Nicola Cornick's 'A Whisper of Scandal', is an Arctic explorer.
Amber Lin
3. Blythe Gifford
Monday October 08, 2012 12:42pm EDT
I've always wanted to write an explorer hero! Will enjoy hearing the responses to this.
Carol Cork
4. CarolAnn
view all by CarolAnn | Monday October 08, 2012 12:49pm EDT
Maybe not an explorer, but Anthony Courtland, Duke of Tremore, the hero of Laura Lee Guhrke's 'Guilty Pleasures' is an archeologist.
Katy Cooper
5. katy.madellio
view all by katy.madellio | Monday October 08, 2012 01:16pm EDT
Another fabulous one is Judith Ivory's Sleeping Beauty.
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