A
very cool quote that meant absolutely nothing to me when Indiana
Jones first said it back in 1981 but now that its 2013 I totally
understand it. And now that I think about it, I guess it was the
same thing that the makers of the Expendables were trying to say when
they made those two movies. Some guys just get hotter with time.
From
Edward Norton, Patrick Wilson, Shemar Moore to Dwayne the Rock
Johnson, I love a man with a little mileage on him. Be it with
experience, age or a combination of both there’s nothing hotter
than a man who’s a bit older and still got it. Yes there are some
hotties out there rockin’ their twenties but thirty-somethings and
older should not be left out the game!
I
guess it all started with Star Wars. You see, when I was a kid, my
dad took me and my brother and my mother to see Star Wars when it
first came out. And of course like everyone else I was blown away by
the whole thing. But my six year old mind, though enthralled by all
the characters on the screen, only saw Luke as the cool friend but
was enthralled by Darth Vader and had a major crush (or my child like
equivalent of one) on Han Solo. The loveable rogue who’d seen it
all, Han Solo with his cool ship and loyal best friend made me swoon.
Of
course that dissipated as he fell madly in love with Leia and while
Luke morphed into his acrobatic sword wielding Dark Jedi. I soon
kick Han to the curb and fell for Luke and his hardened gaze. The
black double breasted shirt (yes ladies and gentlemen it was the 80’s
what can I say? He was sharp!) pants with the tall boots and the
black glove on the injured hand, he was hot! Yes the dye was cast.
The
difference between the Luke in Star Wars and the one in Jedi was age
and experience. He’d seen it all and lived to tell the tale. Not
only did he have that compassion in his heart for the people he loved
but he was willing to do what he had to in order to defend them from
the threat that sought to destroy them. And then that hot bod too.
Mmmmmm.
Some
of the coolest heroes of late have not been in their twenties. Like
Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Hawkeye in the Avengers. Or if you go to
tv don’t forget Aaron Hotchner and Derek Morgan in Criminal Minds
two men who are forty plus! So who says an alpha male hero has to be
in his twenties to be hot? Not me!
Colonel
Medoro Keegan is just such a man. Forty-two years old he’s seen it
all and somehow managed to keep that boyish gleam in his eye despite
having lived through his fair share of hell. A passionate man who
knows what he wants and not afraid to go after it, he still
understands that none of it means anything without someone to share
it with.
The
second book in my futuristic romance series The Cold Warriors
Universe is now available.
Blurb-
A
New Threat? After a long and vicious war, peace is on the horizon for
Earth and its allies. However, a series of mysterious attacks on
several secret military installations causes hostilities to rise once
again.
Redemption.
Having left under a cloud of disgrace, retired Marine Colonel Medoro
Keegan is called back to duty.
Bound.
His wife Caitlin, the only surviving member of her team, chooses to
embrace life, albeit grudgingly, as a cryo soldier. Seen as
sub-human, she is forced to serve a planet that denies her rights as
a person.
Driven.
Guided by their sense of duty and belief that some things are bigger
than them, they are determined to risk it all.
Hope.
The cost of war is high. Can their love and marriage survive? Or will
it be killed off by the very same mission that brought them together?
Genre:
Sci-fi romance, military romance, interracial/multicultural,
futuristic, end of the world
Heat
level: 2
Word
count – 43k
Cover
art by LFD Designs
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| Anthology featuring the novels Cold Warriors and Ice and Peace |
~Excerpt~
Caitlin
was a sight for sore eyes. She was beautiful. Her petite frame was
perfectly accented by the curves of her figure. And her brown eyes
and coffee-brown skin was smooth, creamy.
Standing
at attention, she did not meet his gaze. Though it was customary not
to do as a sign of military courtesy, he could tell she was not doing
it for that reason. Her gaze was different. Circling her, he tried to
see if he could catch her watching him out of the corner of her eye.
In fact, she appeared to be staring blankly ahead.
Peering
directly at her, he spoke in a soft tone. “At ease.”
She
relaxed.
“Cate.
Can you hear me?”
“Yes,
sir,” she responded mechanically.
Pain
pierced his insides. She was definitely not there. Keegan placed his
hands on his hips and hung his head in defeat. The one thing that was
supposed to go right did not. For whatever reason, they had placed
her in a deeper state of mental control than she’d ever been in. He
controlled the hostile emotions brewing with him. Touching her face
gently, he felt her icy skin.
This
is unacceptable! Not here. I will not let this happen here. Not under
my command.
“Chief,
listen up,” he said in an authoritative tone. He knew in this
state, it was the only way he could speak to her and still have her
respond.
“Yes,
sir.” Her gaze became even more distant.
Her
response fueled his anger. “You are going to hightail it down to
the doc and receive a full examination. Tell him it is based on my
orders. He will know what to do. Is that clear?”
“Yes,
sir.”
Knowing
that she was under the influence of cryo neurotransmitters, Keegan
figured the only way to combat it was to get someone to reverse it.
They usually wore off once she was away from the stimulus triggers
for a long period of time. But considering her stimulus triggers were
high-ranking officers in uniform and combat situations, being around
here meant she was going to be in a drone zone for a very long time.
The last thing he needed was a zombie on board, especially one in
charge of the lives others.
Only
the jerks in psyche warfare thought doing this to someone would be a
good idea. As long as he was running the ship, none of that would be
allowed. There weren’t going to be any super zombies soldiers on
board his ship. And he’d rollover in his grave before he let them
do it to his wife.
“After
you come back from the doc, you will report to me, understood?”
“Yes,
sir.”
“Are
there any questions?”
“No,
sir.”
“Dismissed.”
She
did an about face before leaving the room. Keegan clasped his hands
behind his back. In the blink of an eye, his joy had turned to
sorrow. Now faced with the responsibility of looking after his wife,
he wondered how could he handle the burden of command and still
protect the woman he loved.
~~~
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