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The Alpha Showdown is my favorite event here at VBC, because readers get so involved. And they’re good-natured smack talk. Well, you will be happy to know it’s time to start the preliminary work for the third annual Alpha Showdown.
A quick explanation for those unfamiliar with our annual May shenanigans (Alpha Showdown 2011, Alpha Showdown 2012). We pit sixteen characters from novels published in the previous year (May 2012-April 2013, in this year’s case) in an NCAA-style bracket. Each day we’ll have great book bloggers championing for their character as he or she goes up against another fan favorite. Readers vote, only one advances. This continues until there is only one left. The first year our winner was Jericho Z. Barrons from Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. Last year Ilona Andrews’ Curran took the top title.
It’s time to put the call out for nominations. Which characters do you think need to be in this year’s Showdown? Nominations will be taken via comments on this post through March 31. At that time, we’ll pick the top 16 to be placed into the Showdown (and we’ll need bloggers to champion each of them).
HOW TO NOMINATE
Reyes – Charley Davidson Series
Ethan- Chicagoland Vampires Series
Jericho Barrons- Fever Series
Adam – Mercy Thompson Series
Raphael – Archangel Series
Reyes – charley Davidson series
Reyes from the “First Grave…” Series by Darynda Jones!
Reyes from Charley Davidson series
Reyes- Charley Davidson series- Darynda Jones
Ryoden, fever series-KMM
Reyes — Charley Davidson Series
Reyes Farrow. Charlie Davison series by Darynda Jones!
Reyes Farrow – Charley Davidson Series (Darynda Jones)
Reyes 🙂
Reyes Farrow please!!!! Created by the fab Darynda Jones.
Reyes Farrow, from Darynda Jones’ great Charley Davidson books!
Reyes from Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones
1. Reyes Farrow, created by Darynda Jones
2. Adam Hauptman, created by Patricia Briggs
3. Harry Dresden, created by Jim Butcher
Holden! from Secret McQueen series by Sierra Dean!
Just FIVE???? Okay, here we go… 🙂
Adam – Patricia Briggs
Reyes – Darynda Jones
Owen – Jennifer Estep
Vlad – Jeaniene Frost
Ethan – Chloe Neill
1 Charles Cornick Fair Game Patricia Briggs
2 Adam Hauptman Frost Burned Patricia Briggs
3 Reyes Farrow Forth Grave Beneath My Feet Darynda Jones
Reyes — Charley Davidson Series
Sorry to keep adding, I read alot of books and the Alpha males keep coming to me 🙂
1. Adam from Patricia Briggs Mercedes Thompson Series
2. Reyes from Darynda Jones Charley Davidson series
3. Rourke from Amanda Carlsons Jessica McClain series
Darynda Jones’ Reyes
Reyes – Darynda Jones Charley Davidsone series
Reyes from Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones
reyes charley davidson
Raphael gun metal magic
valad jeaniene frost
Reyes Farrow- Charley Davidson series by Darydna Jones
Secret McQueen
Holden Chancery from Secret McQueen
Adam from Mercy Thompson
Andrea from Gunmetal Magic
Eric Northman
Tack – Motorcycle Man – Kristen Ashley
Raid – Raid – Kristen Ashley
Ryodan – Iced – KMM
Reyes Farrow Charley Davidson series,thanks.
Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery from the Secret McQueen series.
Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery. *unf* *unf*
Tack ~ Motorcycle Man ~ Kristen Ashley
Raid ~ Raid ~ Kristen Ashley
Joe Callahan ~ At Peace ~ Kristen Ashley
Mike ~ Games of the Heart ~ Kristen Ashley
Lucien ~ Until the Sun Falls from the Sky ~ Kristen Ashley
Reyes Farrow Saga Charley Davidson de Darynda Jones
Curran, Terible, Bones, Barrons, Vlad, Adam, Ethan
Reyes Farrow of Charley Davidson Series by Darynda Jones
Qhuinn – J.R. Ward’s LOVER AT LAST
Koldo – Gena Showalter’s BEAUTY AWAKENED
Ryodan – Karen Marie Moning’s ICED
Trehan Daciano – Kresley Cole’s SHADOW’S CLAIM
Reseph – Larissa Ione’s ROGUE RIDER
Just a note – Limiting us to a mere 5 nominations is cruel 😉
Reyes Farrow! (times 5)
Reyes from Charley Davidson series!!!!!!! YUM LIKE LOLIPOP
Reyes Farrow. Bones. Vlad. Lucan (Breed series). Christian (Aregeneau eries)
My impression of the contest isn’t to have the most liked or sensitive hero, but the most Alpha. An alpha to me is a hero who loves his heroine but has no problem doing what needs to be done, damn the consequences. No apologies! These guys are the toughest of the tough, hands down.
Lou Crushek – Bear Meets Girl – Shelly Laurenston
Reyes – Darynda Jones
Barrons – Karen Marie Moning
Charles – Patricia Briggs
Lothaire – Kresley Cole
Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery from Secret McQueen
Reyes from the Charley Davidson series!
Reyes – Darynda Jones
Jericho Barrons – Karen Marie Moning
Ryodan – Karen Marie Moning
Adam Hauptman – Patricia Briggs
Reyes- Darynda Jones
Ryodan – Karen Marie Moning
Reseph – Larissa Ione
Secret McQueen from a Grave Secret by Sierra Dean
So hard to pick just 5, here they are:
1. Jericho Barrons- KMM’s Fever series
2. Ryodan- KMM’s Iced and the Fever series
3. Curran- Ilona Andrews
4. Kate Daniels- Ilona Andrews
5. Vlad- Jeaniene Frost
Lor, Ryodan, And Barrons KMM Fever Series
Secret McQueen
from the “Secret McQueen” series by Sierra Dean.
Secret McQueen
Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery
Ryodan – ICED
Adam Hauptman – Mercy Thompson
Curran (Gunmetal Magic)-Ilona Andrews
Reyes Farrow (Charley Davis Series) Darynda Jones