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Michelle Marcos | Mr. Perfect: A Woman’s Fantasy Man and What He Reveals About Our Own Hearts
Author Guest / April 1, 2012

What is it about romantic heroes that draws our mind’s attention and our heart’s affection?  Whether it’s Mr. Darcy or Edward Cullen, James Bond or Braveheart, our fantasy men may reveal much about a woman’s hardwired needs. Nora Roberts, the bestselling romance novelist of all time, says that romance novels “are about the celebration of falling in love and emotion and commitment, and all of those things we really want.”  That is the question that has been plaguing men since the dawn of time. What do women really want? I’ll admit that on some days, I would really like this: But as gratifying as this would be, this is really not enough.  I know I don’t speak for all women, but I make it my business to know what women want in a man.  I’ve written five romance novels, and read thousands more.  The most satisfying part of my job is getting to create characters so wonderful and so believable that my readers fall in love with them.  So speaking as a woman–and as an author–I think I can help to answer the question: What do we look for in a man, and more importantly, what does that reveal about…