A Modern-Day Knight

When I was younger- a long time ago!- I believed knights lived in castles. They carried swords and slayed monstrous beasts. Rode majestic horses. Protected kingdoms. Loved fiercely and fearlessly. Somewhere between childhood bedtime stories and adulthood reality, I stopped expecting men like that to exist.

But then I started writing Jason Donovan.

If you’ve seen the character inspiration photo I shared recently on Facebook, you’ve already met the version of him

who quietly walks through hallways…the one Britanni Carlisle thinks is just a bouncer who happens to live in her building.

Jason is not flashy. He doesn’t make grand speeches. He doesn’t announce himself as the hero of the story. He simply shows up when it matters most. And sometimes that’s what a modern knight looks like.

He is a man trusted to stand between danger and the people he protects. The one who steps forward when gunfire erupts and everything Britanni thought she knew about her life begins to unravel.

He doesn’t wear armor. He doesn’t carry a title. Well, ok, maybe he does! But Jason has something stronger: loyalty that doesn’t bend.

Britanni doesn’t believe in fairy tales. Not anymore. Her world is built from crime scenes, late-night calls, and the kind of reality that doesn’t leave room for princes.

Jason doesn’t try to change her mind. He just stands beside her anyway. And sometimes the most dangerous kind of hero is the one who never planned to fall in love with the woman he was sworn to protect.

So tell me…

Do you prefer your heroes loud and charming?

Or quiet and watchful — the kind who stay in the shadows until the moment you need them most?