My inspiration for Liam

Fans of my Have Body, Will Guard M/M romance/adventure series from Loose Id will know about Liam McCullough, the hunky former SEAL who is one of the two heroes of the books.

When I began thinking about Three Wrong Turns in the Desert, the first in what has become an eight-book series, I wanted Liam to be a really hunky guy, and I went back to the photos of men I had collected when I was single.

This is the photo that inspired me, though I don't know who the model is or where the shot came from. I love his sexy body as well as the smile on his face.

When the series kicks off, Liam is in his mid-thirties. He's served in the SEALs during the time of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and leaves the military under that directive.



Here's the photo from the cover of Three Wrong Turns in the Desert, which I used when creating romance trading cards. I'd say he's pretty close to the guy that I imagined, and the one in that photo above.

Loose Id used the same cover artist for the next couple of books so we were able to use the same photo, just cropped in different ways.

 

Dieux du Stade Calendar

 

Recently I was browsing the Dieux du Stade calendar and found the image below, which perfectly captures for me the way Liam looks today. Tough and well-muscled, though he's been around the block a few more times since the first book.