I am busy today filling out my Marketing Information Form for my publisher. One of the questions asks for a physical description of my characters. I’ve been looking for photos to represent what I picture them to look like. My hero, Dorian Colburn, is a rugged American sea captain who fights pirates upon occasion. Which photo do you like best for him?

This is pretty perfect but Dorian has blue eyes.

Remember the story Dorian Gray? Creepy!
But this guy looks a lot like my mental image.

What a cute couple! Julianne Hough is a perfect look for Kendra (more on her below) and her then beau, country singer Chuck Wicks, is a good candidate for Dorian. Hey . . . Chuck probably lives in Nashville! I wonder if we could get him to model for the cover!?! LOL! And would he be willing to wear some hair extensions?

Here’s what Kendra (my heroine) thinks of Dorian the first time she sees him:

“Kendra’s glimpse of the man had only lasted a few seconds but his image burned in her mind. She’d never met an American before and he looked as wild as she’d heard them to be, handsome in a rugged way that she was unaccustomed to. His face was tan, so different from the milky white complexions she was used to seeing. He had rather long, dark curling hair that had been brushed back from chiseled features and waved in the breeze. His eyes were a cerulean blue with silver flicks in them and filled with piercing intensity and . . . disdain. Thick black brows arched almost wickedly over his eyes. His chin was square with a small cleft and she sensed he may have a dimple in his left check when he smiled. Small lines stood on either side of his well-molded mouth. His lips were slightly wide with even white teeth peering behind them. Kendra peeked up through her lashes and saw broad shoulders and a wide chest. He looked like a pirate she’d once read about. Goodness Lord, I didn’t know you made such men for real!”

Okay, here are some photos of what I picture the lovely Lady Kendra Townsend to look like: (Her most distinctive feature is bluish-violet eyes) Dorian takes one look at her and thinks, “She is going to be a whole new kind of trouble. He looks down at her, peering from beneath a monsterous purple hat the color of her eyes, and scowls.”

Jaime King has gorgeous eyes!

Julianne Hough is soooo pretty!

Well, back to work. This is so much fun!!!!