Thea's Heroes...Yeah, Baby!

It's time to introduce my starting lineup. Of heroes, that is.


1. Jamie Fraser, from the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon

Jamie. Jamie, Jamie, Jamie. I love Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books with a passion--because of the rich history, the science fiction aspect, and, of course, the enduring love between Jamie and Claire. I read the entire series (well, the first six books) in a two month binge. That's like...60,000 pages or something nuts like that (ok, I'm exaggerating, but it's a lot of text)! Jaime the Red, James MacKenzie Fraser is it. A product of his time, yes, but the kind of hero a woman wants. Especially with his considerable skills at hunting, on a desert island. (Gerry, with some hair dye, could totally pull off Jamie)

Plus...come on. Even my cynical heart cannot resist this:

"I will find you," he whispered in my ear. "I promise. If I must endure two hundred years of purgatory, two hundred years without you---then that is my punishment, which I have earned for my crimes. For I have lied, and killed, and stolen; betrayed and broken trust. But there is one thing that shall lie in the balance. When I shall stand before God, I shall have one thing to say, to weigh against the rest."
His voice dropped, nearly to a whisper, and his arms tightened around me.
"Lord, ye gave me a rare woman, and God! I loved her well."

or this:

"I prayed all the way up that hill yesterday," he said softly. "Not for you to stay; I didna think that would be right. I prayed I'd be strong enough to send ye away." He shook his head, still gazing up the hill, a faraway look in his eyes. "I said 'Lord, if I've never had courage in my life before, let me have it now. Let me be brave enough not to fall on my knees and beg her to stay.'" He pulled his eyes away from the cottage and smiled briefly at me. "Hardest thing I ever did, Sassenach."

2. Joscelin Verreuil, from the Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey

Truth be told, I love these books for Phedre. BUT Joscelin is one damn fine hero. Although neither Legolas nor Wesley are quite right for the Casseline, tall, blonde and deadly is close to fitting the bill. And beautiful. Did I mention the beautiful?


3. Jacob Black, from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

Pretending that the crapfest last book never happened, Jacob Black still is one of the sweetest, passionate guys out there. And, since the movie casting just doesn't fit the bill for me, I'm taking Stephen Strait as my Jacob. Yeah, he probably looks a little old for the role in the picture above...but he looks pretty young and sweet-faced here:

4. Bruce Wayne, aka Batman (and I am cheating and taking every version of the bat that I want. I can do that)

Do I need to explain my love for Bruce? Or why I would bring a bajillionaire badass to the island (especially considering he comes with hi-tech gadgets and Alfred too, naturally)?

I didn't think so.

Batman, I heart you.


5. Remy LeBeau, aka Gambit (of the X-Men)

Who doesn't love the cajun? He's suave, he's got that killer accent, and I want him to call me cher. And risk draining his lifeforce for a kiss. And who better to play Remy than LOST's own smooth talking conman, Sawyer. Josh Holloway...well, he's something else, ain't he? I mean just look at this:

Yep. He'd be a pretty good Gambit.

How'd that get in there?


6. Roland Deschain, from The Dark Tower series by Stephen King

Who better to bring to the island than the last Gunslinger? Yeah, he might have his cold heart--but I don't think it can ever get any more badass than Roland. At least he'll be able to keep the lobstrosities ("dod-a-chok? did-a-chick?") from raiding the camp at high tide.

So...there you have it. My men. We'll be partying out in my inflatable zodiac. Until tomorrow then!