The first review of Hotter After Midnight is up at Simply Romance Reviews–and my book got a rating of “A+”–I’m so thrilled!

Here are a few snippets from Lynda Wamock’s (Thank you, Lynda!) review:

“I really enjoyed Hotter After Midnight and I can’t wait to read more by author Cynthia Eden. This story had me hooked from the very beginning and there were plenty of curve balls to keep me on the edge of my chair until the very end.”

“Hotter After Midnight is hot and Colin is so seductive you’ll wish he would take a bite out of you. You’ll be hungry for more of Colin and Emily long after you’ve turned the last page. I highly recommend this book it is witty, suspenseful and steamy enough to fog up your windows.”

If you’d like to see the complete review, it is available at Simply Romance Reviews.

Yay!!! Now, back to more synopsis writing. Jeez, I seem to be doing a lot of that lately, huh?

(Quick note:  I finished reading Sizzle and Burn–great book!! The first chapter had such a fabulous ending hook. No way could I put that down. Loved the characters, loved the paranormal powers, pretty much just loved it. 🙂  But, I wasn’t a total loafer yesterday, I did get 8 pages written on my WIP–not my usual 10, but still, not too shabby for a girl playing hooky.)

Now, for today’s blog topic, I want to talk about heroes. I often find that when I watch movies or TV shows, I tend to gravitate toward particular types of heroes (and I also write about a particular sort, too).

Here are a few of my favs:

1. Vin Diesel from Pitch Black. A true bad-boy character. Vin’s character was a convicted killer. He looked out for himself. He hunted. He had a sexy as hell voice. But…in the end, he fought for others. A killer with some good inside–gotta love that.

2. Spike from Buffy. (Zoe, I know we share a fondness for him!)  Again, another bad-boy. Once, a full-on monster, he evolved in the series and became a character who literally fought for his soul. Loved that evolution.

Hmmm…are you seeing a trend here? I don’t like heroes who are perfect. No one is perfect, and I certainly don’t want my heroes to pretend to be. I like heroes who’ve seen the dark side, who have the dark side in them, but can still–under certain circumstances–do the right thing.

3. Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) in The Mummy. I really enjoyed this character–he had a troubled past, when the heroine found him, he was just about to be executed–oh, yeah, great opening. But, it was obvious that this guy was smart. He was tough. And, as I quickly discovered, he was very loyal. Great hero material.

So those are some of my favorite heroes…anyone else wanna share?

Hi. My name is Cynthia Eden, and I’m addicted to books.

It is because of this addiction that you will not find a long, thoughtful blog post today. You see, I purchased Jayne Ann Krentz’s Sizzle and Burn yesterday, and, if I don’t start reading it soon, I think I’ll go crazy.

So, I’m giving a pause to the proposal I’m doing (come on, a pause for one day is okay, right?!),  and I’m going to feed this addiction. Then, I’m going to get back to my vampire story and write the third chapter and complete the synopsis. If all goes according to plan, my vamp tale will be in my agent’s email box next week.

And, don’t worry–I’ll be sure to let everyone know what I think of Sizzle and Burn…

Congratulations to Barb Patrick and Danette! You’ve won autographed ARCs of HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT! I’ll contact you later today in order to get delivery information.

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Ann Aguirre has a great contest going on over at her site–lots of fabulous prizes and a fun quiz, too. (Have I mentioned how eager I am to read Grimspace? It looks great!)

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And, by the way, according to her quiz, I’m a pilot. Sweet!!!