The Pulp Demigods

I feel sick.

I have been surfing one big romance publishers website for over an hour now. I was checking out books descriptions and I am starting to feel a bit dizzy.

The most common hero archetype in pulp romance,especially the ones I buy are actually the hot-blooded Mediterranean (hey, did I speel that correctly. I always stumble on that word!) men.

I have always made a point of buying titles with rich, Italian, Greek, Sicilian and whatever -ian creatures you have there as heroes.

It was, honestly, an unconscious choice. I usually get hooked first by the description in the back cover and before I knew it, I end up with a romance novel with a rich Greek tycoon or an Italian prince of a pretty obscure kingdom.

They usually are dominating men, good in bed and quite the hero. I always feel excited aboiut them. And before I knew it, I have now developed a fascination for Greeks and Italians.

However, after my one hour tour, I am wondering, aren't they overrated? I mean, no ones perfect.

So, why are there a lot of Italian and Greek romance heroes?And why do they always have to be rich and influential and not just like ordinary people?