Quinn Walsh, the main character of Flame For You.

Some like him, some don’t.

He doesn’t hide that he’s an asshole.

But he is loyal, so his friends give him a good shake when he needs it and one heck of a pass.

He has taken care of his mother and his sister and his family for years, he deeply cares about the people he loves.

Quinn has flaws, for sure. He has a quick temper, he takes longer to apologize than he probably should. He gets wrapped up in his head and can be slow to see the emotional fallout of his actions.

He is grieving and wounded and flawed and none of that is wrapped up by the end of Flame For You.

Ah! He meets Simone. And she definitely, absolutely, melts that cage around his heart. She knows he’s kind of gruff and detached at times but he also makes her feel safe, and adored, he listens to her, handles what she gives him with care and they find their way to a HEA.

But Simone isn’t out to save Quinn. She gets who he is and she loves him…with his temper and his flaws and his grieving heart, anyways.

And in my Christmas short-story this year, “Christmas with her Grumpy-grinch”, we see that Simone has grown, she calls him out on his stuff but Quinn still lets things get at him, doesn’t always pause, and then explodes. And he’s still slow to apologize but he does.

I will always have a soft spot for Quinn. I love him and I am happy Quinn and I have found readers who also love him, flaws and all.