Conversations With Kav – Swoonalicious Fictional Couples + Giveaway

I couldn’t resist Tracey’s suggestion this week so here we are talking about our favourite fictional couples. Easy peasy topic, right? Uh….not really. Not when you take into consideration that you have to pick fave hero/heroine combos which mean you have to…gasp…choose! And in order to do that you have to browse your bookshelves which leads to scanning all the toe-curling bits which just makes the decision-making even harder (though highly enjoyable!) and all that eats up your day (when you should have been working in the garden!)

Phew! So, let’s set our minds on romance. Epic love stories. Swoonworthy courtships. Toe-curling kisses. Fainting Couch level bookish delights. The kind of heroes and heroines who promise happily ever afters forever in your mind.

I’ll start….but oy, I could go on all day! It’s gutting me trying to pick just a few to start off the conversation but here we go (though please understand that I have been unduly traumatized by the whole selection process. Bwahahaha!)

Oh — and I just picked out excerpts from my reviews of these books to explain why I love these heroes and heroines so much because, honestly, my brain has been fried from re-reading so many heart palpitating scenes all day long that I can’t come up with an original though at the moment. 🙂

Romantically Swoonworthy Fictional Couples

(by no means is this a comprehensive list!!!!!!)

Ara and Phillip from On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M. White – “Eeep! Squeal! Eeeepquealll!!! I have permanent creases on my face from all the nose-dive swooning onto my fainting couch. Phillip Camden is not a monster, y’all! Tortured soul? Yes. A bit sullen and brooding? Definitely. Running from God? You bet. But none of that makes him a monster and Ara knows that right from the start…and, of course, so did I. 🙂 Hence all the swooning.”

Amanda and Peter from Amanda by Sarah Monzon – “Peter is high up on my favourite heroes ever pedestal — might have bounced some of ’em right off the platform on his way up. This hero is the definition of integrity and honour. And grit and determination. Anchored in his faith and steadfast in living it out in his life. And when he sets his sights on Amanda…

Whimper, my fainting couch has scorch marks and I don’t even care! Squeallll…reunion romance alert! They both haven’t stopped loving each other but there’s all kinds of emotional junk in the way. The undercurrents sent my tummy into loop-de-loops. I was on the very romantical edge all the way to the end.

And sassy, smart-mouthed Amanda puts on a great front to the world, but the closer Peter gets, the more her facade cracks. Honestly, sometimes she went too far and I cringed a couple of times over what she said but Peter doesn’t let her get away with anything. He calls her on it and forces her to reassess. Pries the vulnerability right out of her while she’s kicking and screaming all the way.”

Adam and Persephone from Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden – “Fainting couches, lace fans and smelling salts are definitely necessary accoutrements for this reading journey. Stock up and be prepared to be charmed by witty banter and the social graces of the day…well, maybe not so much when it comes to the Duke who has a somewhat beastly persona. In fact, I would actually classify this as a fairy tale retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

Disfigured in boyhood, Adam hides his heart behind a thick armor of indifference. He doesn’t need anyone. Especially a bride. So, though he begrudgingly accepts Persephone into his home, he bars her from his life. Or tries to. Persephone can be quite a force when necessary — the perils of being the eldest sibling of a motherless brood. Love how this beauty’s gentle spirit proves stronger than her Beast’s gruff stoicism!”

Holiday and Emmett from The Trouble With Love by Toni Shiloh – “One of the absolute delights of this novel is the witty banter between Holiday and Emmett. It’s fast a furious and full of teasing (Emmett) and snark (Holiday). My, but that girl can hold a grudge and she’s been nursing this one against Emmett since she was fourteen. Loved the crackling energy ziinging between these two every time they are together. My fingertips got singed from all that latent longing. :-)”

Ben and Marci from Pelican Point by Irene Hannon – “The romance is slow and steady and fraught with trepidation. I mean, I knew something was going to happen…but not that! Hannon kept me rabidly turning pages, alternately giggling and swooning and even edge-of-my-seating in places. Love how this once-bitten-twice-shy hero and heroine start to cautiously move towards romance. Reluctant describes them both but so does crazy-attracted-to-each-other. Such a dilemma! Be prepared for some fireworks and lots of sizzle right from the very first time they meet.”

Charlie and Ella from The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof – “There’s an exquisite Beauty and the Beast quality to their love story. Charlie is seriously swoonworthy. Tough and determined. Gentle and kind. Passionate. Committed. Loyal. Fierce. And oh so tender! His faith is his anchor, his desire to share the power of God’s grace touched me in ways no other hero has. He has a servant’s heart and his powerful example of sacrificial love is mind-blowing. Sigh. There’s just something about Charlie. If I was into making lists and composed a Best Hero Ever in the History of the World one Charlie would be right at the top.

Caspar and Scarlett from The Captain and Miss Winter by Sally Britoon – “A hero with a troubled past set on putting things to rights. A wronged heroine doomed to be an outcast the rest of her life. The hope that tragedy might be overcome and a happily ever after possible. My heart is flip-flopping just thinking about it. And, oh, the dialogue, the shy glances, the yearning to fan the fires of that sweet spark of attraction…BUT…Scarlett has secrets, Caspar is on a quest and there’s danger lurking in the woods! Squeal! Eep! Squueeeepppp!!!!”

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY

Now it’s your turn. Do you have a favourite fictional couple you like to swoon over? Share in a comment below and you’ll be entered in a giveaway from a $10.00 Baker Book House gift card.

Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday May 10 2025.

48 thoughts on “Conversations With Kav – Swoonalicious Fictional Couples + Giveaway”

  2. Sorry Kav, I didn’t mean to pull you out of the garden and into my swoony couples talk. But yet, I know you had a toe-curling good time. :)I looked through some of my favorite authors books to find some of my favorite swoony couples. Charlie and Ella from The Lady and the Lionheart certainly make my list too.

    This topic had me searching my favorites because someone on Avid Readers of CF brought up Liz Johnson’s book, A Glitter of Gold that they were about to read. Liz responded the book had her favorite character she’d ever written, and I said, me too! So, Captain Samuel Thackery and his stowaway Rebecca. Now I want to go back and read the historical part of this dual timeline.

    Morrow and Red Shirt from Courting Morrow Little by Laura Frantz. Also, Cass and Roxanna from The Colonel’s Lady.

    Two by Denise Hunter make my list. beta hero author Adam and Molly from Lake Season and Daniel and Jade from Dancing with Fireflies.

    Of Course Becky Wade’s books are full of swoony couples. I love Jeremiah and Remy from Memory Lane, Ty and Celia from Meant to Be Me and Sebastian and Leah from Let it Be Me.

    As you said, I could do this all day long, there are so many great ones! And I haven’t even touched on any suspense, but I’m almost done with Too Little Too Late by Dani Pettrey, so I’m throwing Riley and Grey in the mix, love them!

    I do appreciate the tip on Roseanne white’s book. I’ve been wanting to read The Codebreaker series and now you’ve given me extra incentive.

    Another fun Convo with Kav Sunday, I can’t wait to see everyone’s favorites!

    tracey14567 atgmail dotcom

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      1. I think Charlie and Ella will make a lot of favourite lists! Interesting insight about Liz Johnson’s favourite character! I might have to read A Glitter of Gold again…such a great series. Yes to Laura Frantz’s couples..so much depth in her characters. Becky Wade was one of my first thoughts too but I couldn’t pick a favourite….had a lovely time reading snippets from all the books though. 🙂 I just finished Too Little Too Late earlier this week and I have to agree about Riley and Grey! That book was intense! Good luck, Tracey!

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  5. Good morning, Kav! This swoony topic should wake up my tired brain on this rainy Sunday morn.

    Roxanna & Colonel Cassius McLinn from ‘The Colonel’s Lady’ by Laura Frantz

    Sonny & Hudson from ‘Indigo Isle’ by TI Lowe

    Definitely ditto Ella & Charlie from ‘The Lady & the Lionheart’ by Joanne Bischof

    Willow & Corbin from ‘Falling for You’ by Becky Wade

    Eleanor & Samuel from ‘The Captive Heart’ by Michelle Griep

    Freddie & Grace from ‘The Mistletoe Countess’ by Pepper Basham

    I could go on & on, but need to fix hubby’s breakfast. He still is my swoony hero! 😍

    dianalflowers at aol dot com

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    1. YES to Eleanor and Samuel in The Captive Heart! I had to go look at my review on that one,

      “I loved how Samuel and Eleanor’s relationship of convenience evolved into a passionate love story. The last couple of chapters where so heart-stirring, so romantic they sizzled, I felt like I was intruding on their privacy, whew!”

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      1. Swoonalicious review, Tracey! Makes me want to reread it! I had to look on Goodreads to see if my review was even on there. I haven’t posted 1/2 the books I’ve read on GRs for some weird reason. The Colonel’s Lady was 1 of my faves & it’s not even on there. Now I post faithfully so I can keep track!

        Anyway, I found it. “Talk about someone’s heart doing a strange dance! Mine was definitely racing out of control right along with Eleanor’s during a wild animal attack, a terrible forest fire, and umm, well…definitely every time the hunky hero showed up on the scene! Not to mention the breathtaking romantic tension that left me weak in the knees.”

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    2. Ha! Here you are nudging me towards Indigo Isle again. It’s on my TBR right now! Checked it out from the library, guess I best get to it. Eeeep to Michelle Griep’s The Captive Heart. I’d forgotten about that one and it’s a marriage of convenience romance as well. Might have to add it to my reread list this year as well. And I totally thought of Freddie and Grace too but I was sure someone else would mention them. Great minds think alike and all that. 🙂 So glad you have your own personal swoony hero! Good luck, Diane!

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      1. I’m not a huge marriage of convenience fan as I’ve mentioned before, but when a book is amazing — it’s amazing! When you read Indigo Isle you’ll wonder why you waited this long! 🤔 I sure hope so anyway. 😁

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  6. I loved Charlie & Ella in The Lady and the Lionheart! And, of course, there’s always Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth.

    But, in some recent reads, I’d say Duke & Nora in The One With the Kiss Cam, Ingrid & Joel in The Words We Lost, and Kailyn and Ryan in Darkness Calls the Tiger.

    Jolene – iwant2save34 at gmail dot com

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    1. Jolene, I agree with you about Kailyn & Ryan’s relationship. I started to mention it as well, but the book was so dark & sad, I decided not to. But as far as heroes go Ryan definitely was just pert near perfect!

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    2. I think it’s a good thing to read out of our comfort zones occasionally & that one definitely was! But it was an excellent book that taught me a lot about that war I wasn’t aware of. Beautifully written!

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    3. A Jane Austen classic for sure! I read The One With the Kiss Cam not too long ago — toe-curling for sure! I haven’t read The Words We Lost yet — or the other two books in that series. Gasp! I know, I’m so far behind! Darkness Calls the Tiger is an interesting pick — I haven’t read it either, it feels like it would be a heavy read with lots angst and deep sorrow so I haven’t be brave enough yet. My library has it though, so it will make it onto my TBR at some point. Good luck, Jolene!

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  8. Argh, you’re right! This is much too difficult of a decision! A few that immediately come to mind though are Marcello and Gabriella from Lisa T. Bergren’s River of Time series and pretty much EVERY couple from Tamara Leigh’s Age of Faith series🙃 As far as classics, Gilbert and Anne from L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables have always been a favorite, as well as Captain Wentworth and Anne from Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Also Benedick and Beatrice from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing! SUCH a great couple and hilarious story!🤣

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    1. Eeeeeppp — that River of Times series was fantastic. I actually just checked Estuary out from the library which I believe is a spin off of that series. Super excited about it. I’m finding all kinds of time traveling books lately. Bwahahaha! Why am I not surprised to see Tamara Leigh’s Age of Faith series among your favourites? I’m with you and Stephanie on Anne and Gilbert and I would also add Trivia and Jim (Trivia Belden mysteries) which was a favourite childhood series of mine. 🙂 Good luck, Elly!

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  9. There are, of course, so many good couples! I agree particularly about Ara and Phillip from Wings of Devotion – one of my favorite Roseanna White books! For all that I read a lot less contemporary romance, the first couple to come to mind was Matt and Kate from My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade. I also love Dmitri and Natalia from Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden.

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    1. I love the way Roseanna White writes her hero and heroine’s love stories. It was hard picking just one of her couples. Same with Becky Wade — all her romances are stellar. Good luck, Rachael!

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  10. Caroline and Marcus in Across the Ages, Timeless #4 by Gabrielle Meyer. Sophie and August in The Voice we Find by Nicole Deese. Avalee and Rowan in Low Country Lost by T.I. Lowe. So many couples in Becky Wade’s books, a favorite is Luke and Finley in Turn To Me.

    I think I will have to read The Lady and the Lionheart soon!

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    1. I haven’t met Caroline and Marcus — I kind of freaked out at the thought of three timelines and the heroine having to pick between them all in the second book so I chickened out on the series. I know, I know, everyone is raving about these books so I’ll just have to brave up and dive in again. I did enjoy the first book so….And Yes to Avalee and Rowan — such an angsty, emotional love story and the way the relationship develops is spellbinding. Yay for Becky Wade getting another mention. Good luck, Sandy!

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  12. Currently I am reading Alice Taylor is More Than A Princess by Jen Atkinson and I love Will and Alice together! I am not a book boyfriend person, but Will made me want to be, LOL! I also loved Charlie and Ella. I also love Freddie and Grace from The Mistletoe Countess, Anissa and Gabe from One Final Breath by Lynn Blackburn…

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    1. Jen Atkinson is a new-to-me author so thanks for the introduction…though a billionaire romance?! I’m trusting you, Cindy! Funny, I didn’t mention any romantic suspense couples – shame on me! – but I totally agree with you on Anissa and Gabe! Lynn Blackburn knows how to develop a love story. Good luck, Cindy!

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      1. Kav, I am not a billionaire romance reader if I can avoid them. I had not read what Alice Taylor is More Than A Princess was about, I didn’t need to, I had loved all the other books and I knew Alice ;). However, it was SO well done. You MUST read them in order, it will be worth it!

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  13. So many swoony couples…..I’ll mention the first ones that come to mind. Freddie & Grace from “The Mistletoe Countess” by Pepper Basham!! I love that she continued their story in three books (newest one to release in July).

    Oh and I can’t forget Zander & Britt from “Sweet on You” by Becky Wade. I was on pins and needles waiting for their happily-ever-after!!! That was a seriously emotional read for me.

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    1. I know! I was in a swoon just thinking about having to pick and choose among all these swoonalicious couples! Not an undertaking for the faint of heart! Totally agree about Freddie and Grace…and every other romance Pepper has written! And…eeeepppp — you’ve given us a peek into a potential summer reading! I think Becky Wade must be the most mentioned author today and I can totally understand why. And fun that so many different titles have been mentioned. Good luck, Trixi!

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  14. Another vote for Charlie and Ella from The Lady and the Lionheart and one for Adam and Persephone from Seeking Persephone. There are so many others to choose from! I loved a lot of the others that have been mentioned. What a fun conversation, Kav! Well done!

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  15. I’m pretty much crazy about every couple in Laura Frantz’s novels 🙂 A recent favorite is Blythe and Everard in The Rose and the Thistle. Can’t wait to read who she has in store for us next 🙂

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  16. Charlie and Ella are definitely a favorite couple on my list also! 😀 Some others are Gabe and Anissa from One Final Breath (by Lynn H. Blackburn), Travis and Meredith from Short-Straw Bride (by Karen Witemeyer), and Rose and Nicholas from Hold Her Close (by Hannah Currie).

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  19. I don’t know where the week went! I honestly had a hard time with the question this week! 😂 I kept overthinking it then nitpicking my thoughts on whatever book would pop into my mind! I would think of a fictional couple in a book that I enjoyed and then focus on one little thing either of the main characters did wrong (in my opinion), and in turn second guess myself and go back and forth as to whether or not they are indeed my FAVORITE fictional couple. So yes, having to cho definitely difficult! It should come as no surprise that I had an easier time thinking of my least favorite fictional couples rather than my favorite. 😬 This was a really long way of saying that I’m still not sure who my favorite fictional couple is, but generally speaking I do like the couples in Sarah Sundin and and Karen Witemeyer’s books.

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  20. Bwahahahaha! We’ll blame Tracey for our muddled thoughts on this topic. 🙂 Hopefully tomorrow’s topic will be easier on your brain….though I’m wrestling with some choices for that one too. Perhaps the key is not to use the word ‘favourite’ — make it more open, like a book you enjoyed with such and such. Less pressure that way. Good luck, Bridget!

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