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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
Curran (Gunmetal Magic)-Ilona Andrews
Reyes Farrow (Charley Davidson Series) Darynda Jones
Kate Daniels (Gunmetal Magic)-Ilona Andrews
Andrea Nash (Gunmetal Magic)-Ilona Andrews
Raphael (Gunmetal Magic)-Ilona Andrews
1. Reyes Farrow – Darynda Jones
2. Curran – Ilona Andrews
3. Charles Corrnick – Patricia Briggs
4. Rule Turner – Elieen Wilks
5. Hawke Snow – Nalini Singh
1) Reyes Farrow – Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series
2) Ryodan – Karen Marie Moning’s Fever Series
3) Jericho Barrons – K.M Moning’s Fever Series
4) Raphael – Nalini Sing’s Guild Hunter series
5) Charles – Patricia Briggs’ Alpha & Omega series
6) Napolean Mondragon – Tessa Dawn’s Blood Curse series
7) Dragos – Thea Harrison’s Elder Races series
8) Raphael – D.B. Reynolds’ Vampires in America series
9) Acheron – Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series
10)Quinn – J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series
Without a doubt Reyes Farrow -Darynda Jones’s Charley Davidson series
1) Secret McQeen (Secret McQueen Series) “Grave Secret” by Sierra Dean – March 2013
2) Mercy Thompson (Mercy Thompson Series) “Frost Burned” by Patricia Briggs – March 2013
3) Adam Hauptman (Mercy Thompson Series) “Frost Burned” by Patricia Briggs – March 2013
4) Violet Jordan (Diaries of an Urban Panther Series) “Nine Lives Of An Urban Panther by Amanda Arista – Aug. 2012
secret mcqueen!!
I have to say Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery (Grave Secret). I’m not a big reader but i can’t get enough of the Secret McQueen books by Sierra Dean
Secret McQueen
Holden Chancery
Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery
Reyes Farrow
Secret McQueen
Raphael(Gunmetal Magic)
Vlad (Jeaniene frost)
Holden Chancery
Reyes Farrow -Darynda Jones’s Charley Davidson series
Ethan Sullivan- Chicagoland Vampires series
Bones- Jeaniene Frost Cat and Bones Series
Vlad (Twice tempted) Jeaniene Frost
Charles Cornick (Fair Game) Patricia Briggs
Reseph (Rogue Rider) Larissa Ione
Raphael (Archengel’s Storm) Nalini Singh
Dorina (Fury’s Kiss) from Karen Chance
Secret McQueen
Holden Chancery
Raphael —> Archangel’s Storm (Nalini Singh)
Vlad —> Twice Tempted (Jeaniene Frost)
Zacharel —> Wicked Nights (Gena Schowalter)
Thanatos —> Lethal Rider (Larissa Ione)
Secret McQueen
Holden Chancery
Reyes Farrow – Darynda Jones’s Charley Davidson series
Curran – Ilona Andrews
Kate Daniels – Ilona Andrews
Raphael – Nalini Singh
Elena Deveraux – Nalini singh
Secret McQueen -Vlad
Secret McQueen!
Secret McQueen!!!!
Curran – Kate Daniels/Ilona Andrews
Ryodan – Iced/Karen Marie Moning
Reyes Farrows – Darynda Jones
Terrible – Stacia Kane
Qhuinn – JR Ward
1. Shamus Flynn- Devon monk, magic for a price
2. Vlad- Jeannine Frost, once burned
3. Quinn- JR ward, lover at last
4. Ethan- Chloe Neil, house rules
5. Curran- Iona Andrews, gunmetal magic
So excited!!!!!!
Rachel Morgan-Everafter by Kim Harrison
Secret MacQueen-Grave Secret by Sierra Dean
Alexa O’Brien-Death Wish by Trina M. Lee
Alec Royce-Stalking the Others by Jess Haines
Queen Lissa- Blood Reunion by Connie Suttle
REYES FARROW!!!!! Darynda Jones
Secret McQueen and Holden Chancery! (Secret McQueen series)
Reyes Farrow (Charley Davidson Series) Darynda Jones
1. Dorina (Dory) Basarab by Karen Chance
2. Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews
3. Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
4. Vlad (Night Prince Series) by Jeaniene Frost
5. Lissa (Blood Desting Series) by Connie Suttle
and the list could go on.
Secret McQueen from the Secret McQueen series!
Secret mcqueen
Secret McQueen and Holden from Sierra Dean.
Secret, of course
SECRET MCQUEEN
HOLDEN CHANCERY
Secret McQeen (Secret McQueen Series) by Sierra Dean
And of course I copied the typo when I copied and pasted. Secret McQueen (Secret McQueen Series) by Sierra Dean. If I can nominate 5 can I just nominate Secret 5 times?
Katherine “Kitty” Katt Martini
Jeff Martini
Secret McQueen by Sierra Dean
Reyes Farrow
Secret McQueen (Secret McQueen Series) by Sierra Dean
Holden Chancery (Secret McQueen Series) by Sierra Dean
Reyes Farrow (Charlie Davidson series) Darynda Jones Oh yeah!
Reyes- Darynda Jones
Secret McQueen
I copied someone else’s top three because mine are identical 🙂
1) Reyes Farrow – Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series
2) Ryodan – Karen Marie Moning’s Fever Series
3) Jericho Barrons – K.M Moning’s Fever Series
Reyes Farrow from the Charlie Davison
Vlad from once burned
Acheron from Dark Hunter series
Acheron from Dark Hunter series
Bones – Jeaniene Frost
Secret McQueen
Lissa
Camille
Menolly
Delilah
Tack – Motorcycle Man – Kristen Ashley
Roarke – In Death series
Vlad – Twice Tempted – Jeanine Frost
Dragos – Elder Races series – Thea Harrison
Adam – Mercy Thompson series – Patricia Briggs
Reyes Farrow from Darynda Jones Charley Davidson series.
1. Secret McQueen
2. Holden Chancery
3. Dorina Basarab
4. Kate Daniels
5. Jerricho Barrons
Adam-Patricia Briggs
Mercy-Patricia Briggs
Ryodan-KMM
Lor-KMM
Christian-KMM
Vlad–Twice Tempted–Jeanine Frost
Ryodan-KMM-Iced
Acheron- Dark Hunter
Mercy Thompson – Patricia Briggs
Secret McQeen – Sierra Dean
Mercy Thompson Hauptmann – Patricia Briggs
Holden Chancey – Sierra Dean
Dorina Basarab – Karen Chance
Bones – Jeanine Frost