www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/literaryheroes: Is it the debonair charm of Rupert Campbell Black, or the brooding, wild mystery of Heathcliff? Perhaps Richard Sharpe’s dashing bravery makes you swoon, or do you prefer the quiet intensity of Captain Corelli?

The vital ingredients required to create the ultimate romantic hero on the page are up for discussion at Cheltenham’s event on Literary Heroes on 13th October, but we want to know what you think…

• Richard Sharpe, Sharpe (Bernard Cornwall) 
• Mr Rochester, Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte) 
• Captain Corelli, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Louis de Bernieres) 
• Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen)
•  Mr Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones’s Diary (Helen Fielding) 
• Gabriel Oak, Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) 
• Henry DeTamble, The Time Traveler’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger) 
• Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte) 
• Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind (Margaret Mitchell) 
• Rupert Campbell Black, Rutshire Chronicles (Jilly Cooper)

All votes received enter a competition to WIN A FABULOUS ROMANTIC HAMPER OF CHAMPAGNE AND BOOKS, from Britain’s iconic romance publisher Mills & Boon.

Go here to vote and read more!

That romantic hamper sounds pretty tempting! But, I am not in the UK and assume I am not eligible…darn it!

Who will you vote for?

Who would you add or remove from this list?