My Book Boyfriend: Prince Ren

My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme hosted by Missie of The Unread Reader. Its a chance to pay homage to the hotties that haunt the pages of the novels we love. The men who stay in our thoughts late at night, who plague us during our long hours at work, who cause us to stare off into the starry night and sigh, because we want them here with us. Yes ladies, its the Book Boyfriend.

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This week's book boyfriend is: 

Ren from Colleen Houck's Tiger's Curse Series!

Stats:

Name: Diren (Ren)

Title: Crown Prince 

Age: 20 (for 300+ years)

Eyes: Deep Cobalt Blue

Build: Tall, and Lightly Muscled 

Race: Indian/Japanese

Afflictions: Turns into a Tiger for all but 24 minutes of the day

Associates: A potentially evil brother who also turns into a tiger; Kelsey: "The Chosen One" to lift his curse; Mr. Kadam: a servant and friend who was also frozen from aging..though he doesn't change into a Tiger...

Descriptions:
"The white shirt he wore was unbuttoned at the neck. It set off his golden-bronze skin and his brilliant white smile, making him positively lethal to any woman who might cross his path. He’s like…like James Bond, Antonio Banderas, and Brad Pitt all rolled into one." -Tiger's Curse 

"He looked young, in his early twenties. He was taller than me by a head and had a strong, well-developed trim body that was clothed in loose white cotton garments. His long-sleeved shirt was untucked and carelessly buttoned, revealing a smooth, well-built golden-bronze chest. His lightweight pants were rolled at the ankles, emphasizing his bare feet. Glossy black hair swept away from his face and curled slightly at the nape of his neck. His eyes were what riveted me the most. They were my tiger’s eyes, the same deep cobalt blue." -Tiger's Curse 

As some of you know, I had a few misgivings about the series at first. For the first 100 pages or so of Tiger's Curse, I wasn't a very big fan. Well. That was because until that point, Ren had remained a Tiger, and I didn't get a chance to experience the amazing awesomeness that is Ren. He started to steal my heart from the moment he started protecting Kelsey, and just grew on me for the rest of the book. He's one of those characters that sneak up on you. His fierce protection of Kelsey was totally adorable, and he is confident without being an asshole. Gotta love him. You find yourself daydreaming about him at work and inexplicably hot and sweaty even though you're working in a freezer...wait, what? No of course that didn't happen to me...

“His eyes drifted leisurely back up to my face and he smiled at me appreciatively, 'Kelsey, when a man spends time with a beautiful woman, he needs to pace himself.' I quirked my eyebrow at him and laughed. 'Yeah, I’m a regular marathon alright.' He kissed my fingers. 'Exactly. A wise man never sprints…in a marathon.'"

"He leaned in close and whispered in my ear, "I know what you're thinking, and I'm not going to let you escape again. You can either take a seat and have dinner with me like a normal date," he grinned at his word choice, "or," he paused thoughtfully then threatened, "you can sit on my lap while I force-feed you.” 

There are many different types of kisses. There's a passionate kiss of farewell like the kind Rhett gave Scarlett when he went off to war. The kiss of I-can't-be-with-you-but-I want-to-be---like Superman and Lois lane, There's the first kiss---one that is gentle and hesitant, warm and vulnerable. Then there's he kiss of possession---which was how Ren kissed me now."

For my Ren: I picked Sahid Kapoor. Mr. Kapoor is a gorgeous and delicious specimen of the male species, as well as a fantastic Bollywood actor. He apparently struggled to become an actor, but I say it was worth it. Especially if those struggles resulted in those tasty looking muscles...yummmm. He has yet to branch out of Bollywood, but I for one will be waiting in line for any movie he decides to do over here. Tiger indeed....grawwrrr..

It went beyond passion, beyond desire. His kiss was full of longing, need, and love, like all those other kisses. But, it was also filled with promises and pledges, some of which seemed sweet and tender while others seemed dangerous and exciting. Ren was taking me over like he was staking a claim.

So the delicious Sahid combo Ren is this week's book boyfriend. The body of a 17 year old and a real age of  300...every cougar's dream :) lol. What do you think of my fantastic Indian Prince?