Two neuroscientists have studied 15000 Harlequin novels looking for clues about social expectations.
During their studies, they came up with the top 10 professions for romance novel heroes.
Care to guess what they are?
Before peeking at the list, pop your own list in the comments section here.
Hotelier
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Oil Magnate...
lawyer
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CEO
oil baron
rich business man
cowboy
rancher
and... I don't know. :)
Doctor
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Cowboy
Entrepreneur
Barrister/top lawyer
Policeman
CEO/CFO
Prince
Hotelier
Journalist
Artist
Builder/Labourer
Oh that's 11...
Alas, I saw the list before you put it on your blog, so I do remember #1... but for the more historical sounding professions, sure was surprised Duke wasn't on it; I would think that would have been up there for the historical ones, but then I guess Prince and King outweigh it due to the Presents line.
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Baron/Count*
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Lawyer
Cowboy/ranch owner
Architect
Landscape Designer
Shipping Magnate
Writer
Sheik/Prince*
Hotel Magnate
*Jobs with asterisk are typically (in my opinion) titles secondary to other professions.
I loved your suggestions, thanks everyone, very close to the mark!
ReplyDeleteI popped your names into a hat and drew one for a book prize and...
LISA!
If you could choose a book from my backlist and email me privately with your details, I'll get one in the mail to you :)