Why I Love Leviticus Wolfe
While it’s true that I have to be in love with every
hero I write or it just does not work for me, I admit that I have a special
place in my heart for Leviticus Wolfe in my Mind's Eye series (THROUGH HIS EYES and THROUGH HIS TOUCH). Here are four reasons why I’m so “gone”
for this guy.
1. He’s my ultimate type. I
love bad boys – guys who are badass but have bleeding hearts. Levi is bad in a
good way. Growing up in a challenging environment, he developed a hard shell,
but somehow he has managed to remain kind and compassionate. He doesn’t go
looking for a fight, but he doesn’t back down from them either. His heart is
scarred, but still big and beautiful.
2. He leads and never follows.
Levi takes charge. When he sees something or someone he wants, he goes after
it. His mission in life is to bring about order from chaos. He doesn’t like
lies or turbulence in his life because that’s what was around him all the time
when he was young. He doesn’t like to feel that he’s not in charge and in
control – which is why being with Trudy is both thrilling and aggravating for
him. When he’s with her, he’s not sure-footed or certain of the direction he’s moving
toward with her.
3. He knows he’s deeply flawed.
Although he’s handsome, gifted, and successful, Levi knows he has deep flaws
and wounds that haven’t healed. He wants to be a better man, so he’s in therapy
and working to exorcise his demons. But his main flaw is that he doesn’t trust
others or his own heart. His intellect – knowing he should trust Trudy and
allow himself to love her with all his heart – battles his honed instincts –
guarding himself from further pain that would wipe out the progress he’s made
in shedding his phobias and becoming “normal.”
4. He’s learning to love and be loved.
Levi has never known deep, abiding love in his life and Trudy offers that to
him. It frightens him because he feels unworthy of it and, yet, he wants it,
desperately. Accepting such a gift will mean that he must reveal all of himself
to Trudy, and when he does, he’s afraid she will decide he’s too messed up and
she’ll leave him.
So, there you have it.
Trudy has her work cut out for her, but she’s up to the challenge – I hope!
