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While romance might abound in the rest of this issue, you won't find much of it in this particular article. Why? Because these characters haven't seen it in quite a long time (in some cases, ever). Read on to discover whom in the world of online fiction is most in need of Cupid's arrow... or at least, a box of candy to dull the ache.


Dave Warner: (Coral Valley)

I worked extra hard
to pick your birthday card
you just threw it out and kept my money

Dave Warner is the kind of guy that every woman would love to fall in love with. He's loyal, dedicated, a true romantic to the core, yet this Coral Valley police chief finds him on the wrong side of Cupid's path. Not only does this good guy stay true to those important people in his life, but time after time he's taken a stand and done the right thing regardless of what it might cost him in the long run. Dave is Coral Valley's ultimate good guy, yet when it comes to romance he seems to have been batting zero.
 

Dave's first true heartbreak came in the form of Deidra Stevens (now Byrne). Having secretly loved her from afar during his teen years, Dave longed for her in silence, hoping that one day Deidra would realize that his feelings ran deeper than friendship. However, his heart was shattered when Deidra and his best friend Kenneth Ashford became an item. Though Ken and Deidra's romance didn't last much longer than a few months, Dave was still pushed aside when Deidra fell head over heels for his other friend Andrew Byrne. From that moment on, Deidra and Andy were hopelessly in love leaving Coral Valley to start their new lives together as husband and wife, thus leaving Dave behind and broken hearted knowing that the one he'd cared the most for got away.

After Dave's heartbreak with Deidra, he buried himself in his work, really attempting to do something with his life--anything to forget the woman that he'd let get away. It was in those years that he met Carly Matthews, a sexy, sassy law student that captured his heart at long last. Dave and Carly's romance started strong going hot and heavy leading up to their eventual engagement. However, when Carly finally found her dreams of being a hot shot lawyer coming true, she was offered a position out of state far from Coral Valley, thus leaving Dave in the cold. Despite the fact that Carly asked Dave to go with her, he ultimately stayed behind to continue with his newfound career move in becoming the youngest police chief in the history of Coral Valley.

Once Carly was out of Dave's life, he'd found himself so absorbed in work that there was no time for romance other than a few flirtations that wound up no where until Deidra returned to town. Upon discovering that Deidra and Andy were getting divorced, Dave vowed to be the one to help her through this painful time and when Deidra found herself in the arms of serial killer Bruce Mathis under false pretenses, Dave stood by her offering her support, friendship and most of all his heart. Though things started to progress between them and Deidra found herself having some feeling for her best friend, ultimately fate had other plans for her when Dean Carlisle stepped into her life saving her from her own demons.

Upon learning of Dean and Deidra's blossoming relationship, once again Dave was shattered, yet he vowed to do the right thing and take a step back. He once again buried himself in his work until one day work sent him and Carly head to head once again. His old feelings for her have returned, but now that they find themselves on the opposite end of a murder trial, he can't help but feel resentment towards the way things ended between them. Time and distance have come between them and Carly holds a secret that could potentially tear Dave apart all over again, thus begging the question of whether or not this lonely heartthrob will ever find true romance in his life.


Serena Modine (Behind Closed Doors)
I got up at six
to make your favorite dish
so I sank when you said you weren't hungry

All of her life, Serena has lived for romance - or, at least, the idea of it. As a little girl, she dreamed of finding her Mr. Wonderful and living happily ever after with as many children as the law would allow. In high school, she even set a personal goal for herself to find that Mr. Wonderful by the age of twenty-one and start producing those many, many children by the age of twenty-three.

Let's just say that one didn't happen.

We first met Serena when she was a scant nineteen, wide-eyed and naive about much of the world around her. She had a wicked penchant for falling in love with every other guy she met, something that was rarely - if ever - returned. Her biggest infatuation of them all, however, was with fellow loser in love Phoenix Reeves. Long before they actually met face to face, Phoenix was the object of Serena's deepest, delusional desires and the attraction only intensified when she joined him and Mel on the Through My Eyes tour, back in the fall of 1986.

After realizing the truth about her dreamboat (he was gay), she briefly set her sights elsewhere, on Frankie Wright, before returning to Phoenix. Convinced that if he met the right woman, he could change his side of the fence, she fostered her attraction a little more each day. Phoenix couldn't believe that she couldn't get the point and made sure to tell her - in front of everyone - that he was not interested and never would be.

It took Serena a while to recover from that humiliation (and that broken heart), but she did rebound. To her credit, she's managed to keep the unattainable Phoenix out of her fantasies since that mortifying moment. She even replaced him (for a little while, anyway) with his own nephew, Joshua Ashby. Phoenix was all for that, as it gave Serena someone else to drool over, and shoved Josh and Serena together at every opportunity. Interestingly enough, too much of Josh turned out to be a bad thing for Serena. It didn't take her long to realize that, despite a nice exterior, there was not much substance there - something she was desperately craving.

So what exactly is Serena looking for? Pick up a Harlequin Romance novel and you'll find your answer. She lives for the idea of a rogue with a funky name (Phoenix, perhaps?) to ride up on a white horse, with a bouquet of flowers and take her away from the mundanities of her every day existence... and let's just say that one hasn't happened yet. However, she holds fast to her hope that it will. She knows that someday her prince will come. She just hopes he hurries the hell up.

Charlie Dean (Scripts & Scruples)

Filed your tax return
let some candles burn
played Mozart to make your plants grow

Charles Turner Dean, Jr., aka Charlie, has always been a loser in love. He spent his teen years romancing older women with no intention of ever falling in love. By his early 20s, he has met Rebecca, who came as close to anyone ever had of melting his heart. But then one day Rebecca dumped Charlie, like she had done to so many men before, and he was distraught. They got into a heated argument and an upset Charlie started a fire that accidentally torched Rebecca's car.

Rebecca pressed charges and Charlie faced serious jail time until his wealthy father paid off the judge to allow Charlie to enter the Westside Hospital Psych Ward as a patient to deal with his anger management issues. Charlie was more spoiled than angry, but while at Westside, he met Adriana Cummings, an older woman once again, that he fell in love with instantly. He had never met anyone as fragile and wounded as Adriana, but yet so strong at the same time. Charlie was soon released, but Adriana was stuck in Westside indefinitely. Eventually Adriana told Charlie that she never really loved him. It was a lie to keep him from waiting for her, but he didn't know that. It crushed him.
Charlie tried dating many women after this, including Heidi and Gretchen at the same time, but nothing helped. Now that several months have passed, Charlie is starting to develop real feelings for Gretchen. But will it last or will Charlie be a loser in love once again?

Dan Adams (Divisions):


Then I clipped the trees
got down on my knees
not to work, just to pray you'd see me
Dan Adams thought he had found the love of his life, Ciel Beaumont however that quickly turned sour and Dan found himself alone while both his siblings were in love. Twin brother Sam with Pam off in Hawaii was a bit easier to take then younger sister Abby not only having Ethan, but also Chad. After his heart was crushed, he refocused his life and became a police officer, now focused purely on his job and solving the Kathryn Layden murder case.