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OK, I don’t expect you to fight. But we need to determine who’s making it into this year’s battle to be the ultimate alpha. Last year, Jericho Z. Barrons won. Rightfully. However, JBZ can’t be in the running this year. Leaving things open for other kickass characters to claim top honors.
This is where you come in, dear readers. We’re doing open nominations this year. (And bribing your participation with a giveaway.)
What is this Alpha Showdown?
If you weren’t a reader of VBC last May (welcome!), you missed out on two weeks of insane fun in our 2011 Alpha Showdown. We bust out a March Madness-style bracket of 16 alpha characters (both male and female). Book bloggers champion for their alpha — trying to convince you he or she should win it all — and each day we have a new poll. Readers vote. One alpha advances. Last year there were plenty of author bribes (excerpts and the like) and many chances to tell the world why you love a certain character.
Basically, it was a ton of fun. And we’re doing it again.
What are the rules?
To be in the 2012 Alpha Showdown the character must be from a book published between June 2011 and May 2012. This is why Barrons can’t win. Shadowfever came out in January 2011.
The character can be male or female. Darian from Shaedes of Grey, for example, is definitely a female alpha badass. In that same count, I highly suspect we’ll see Terrible and Lothaire make it to the bracket.
…but that’s up to you.
Nominations and a Giveaway
You can nominate up to three alpha characters for the Showdown. Simply fill out the form below — which will also enter you to win any book from our Recommendations section — and list your nominees. Feel free to bait your friends to nominate the same characters. Use the comments here to pitch. It’s all fair game.
The 16 characters with the most nominations will be put in the bracket for the 2012 Alpha Showdown, which will happen this May.
Want to help?
If you are a blogger and would like to champion for one of the alphas, reach out to me via email. Once we have the alphas selected, I’ll contact all those interested.
Also, we’re welcoming author involvement. If you want to know how to you can participate on the author end, just ask me.
Bones
Cat
Rachel Morgan
Master Vampire Malachi(Vampire Instinct – Vampire Queen series) , Alpha-sub Jacob Green (Bound by The Vampire Queen – Vampire Queen series) & Derek Stormwind (Something about Witches – Arcane Shot serries) from the amazing Joey W Hill’s universe. These perfect male specimens are super-hot yummo *drools* and alphas to the core *swoon* Not to be missed. Oh they’d give ALL other alphas a run for their money (Vishous, Terrible, Lothaire & Bones got demoted cos’ of these tender morsels)
Too many alphas to choose from:
Gidson, Lauren Dane
Torh, JR Ward
Paris and Strider, Gena Showalter
Lothaire, Kresley Cole
Limos, Larrisa Ione
Chase, Lara Adrian
Seth and Darling, Sherrilyn Kenyon
Delilah and Camilie, Yasmine Galenorn
Lawe, Lora Leigh
Jacob, Joey W Hill
Nathan and Merit, Chole Neill
Risa
These are my alpha:
Saloman from Blood Eternal by Marie Treanor
Kali Sweet from Revenge is Sweet by Misty Evans
Micah from Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh
Kali is a Kick-Ass girl and I really want her to win!!!!
Last year I voted for JZB!!! I think Lothaire will probably win this year! No wonder why…. O.o
Bones, Cat and Tohr, those are my picks ^.^
Ethan & Merit from Chicagoland Vampires!
Hmm this isn’t easy, but I’ve gotta go with Curran, Terrible, and Bones. I feel kinda bad for leaving out so many good ones 🙁
I totally agree with all three!
Quinn and Blane!!! love them
Lothaire – Kresley Cole/Immortals After Dark
Rhiannon Murphy – J.A. Saare/Renfield Syndrome
Lord Rhyzkal – Diana Rowlans/Sins Of The Demon
Torh!!!!!
Boned,Tohrment, Vlad, Dorian Grey from the Gwen Sparks series.
Thank you so much!
For me it will be ….
Bones
Curran
and Vlad