His was an impossibly beautiful face.
With golden hair, a manly chin, and ice-blue eyes, he was like a Greek god in the flesh.
A prince who stepped out of a storybook.
And he was altogether charming — oh, he was.
She too was lovely, and smart, and very talented. He singled her out to be his life’s companion, chosen over all others.
For she alone was worthy. Well, almost.
Was he the heaven-sent suitor she’d always dreamed of meeting?
Or was he beautiful like Lucifer, hell-bent on control and domination?
Memories are strange creatures. They can lie dormant for years, decades even. And then they burst forth like a bolt out of the blue: ferocious, painful, compelling.
Thus a gorgeous young man — vain and cunning to the core — stepped out of a writer’s past and onto the pages of her fiction.
Today Robin Helm discusses the real-life personality behind her character Thomas Jones. Yes, the “Golden Boy of Meryton” lived and breathed — and his sights were set on Robin. Elizabeth Bennet faces a similar predicament in “Her Christmas Gift,” Robin’s new novella featured in A Very Austen Christmas.
Read Robin’s guest post at Of Pens and Pages. And be reminded that Grandma was right. Handsome is as handsome does …
I think you expressed it all perfectly, Laura. I was a possession to him. An asset. He could “fix” what he didn’t like about me. Thank you!
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An intriguing story, how you escaped “Mr. Wrong.” I appreciate your candid guest post for Nissa, Robin. Because we’re conditioned to see Truth and Beauty as being one and the same — and so often they are not!
Jane knew better. Sir Walter Elliot, anyone?
Ha, I forgot to add that along with your guest post, there is an eBook giveaway going on at Of Pens and Pages. I’ll do a recap post listing the current giveaway opportunities in a few days.
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Wow! I will have to go over and check this out at Nissa’s!!
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