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The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! Two newer favorites battle it out in Alpha Showdown Round 6 as Anne Bishop’s Simon Wolfgard takes on Jeaniene Frost’s Vlad. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent bloggers to fill you in on why each alpha deserves to advance. Read the...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! It’s badass alpha woman against badass alpha woman in Alpha Showdown Round 5. Coyote shifter Mercy from Patricia Briggs’s books will take on vampire Merit from Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! It’s time for a break from the vampires and the shifters. It’s time to think about raw power. In round 4 we’re pitting elemental against archangel. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent bloggers to fill you in on why each alpha deserves to...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! Once again, it’s coming down to werewolf versus vampire. This time we get long-time favorites Ethan Sullivan, from Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series, and Adam Hauptman, from Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series. There’s no question these men can lead their people,...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! Often the Showdown comes down to vampire versus shifter, and we’re already getting a dose of that pairing today as vampire Bones from Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress series takes on werewolf alpha Charles Cornick from Patricia Briggs’s Alpha & Omega Series (and Mercy...
It’s the start of the sixth annual Alpha Showdown here at Vampire Book Club, and we aren’t messing around. Almost every year we’ve run this event, the Jane Yellowrock fans have come out for their girl. This year, though, Jane Yellowrock (from Faith Hunter’s series of the same name) had the most nomination votes of any character. Will this be her year? There’s stiff competition, just look at the bracket!...
Start making bets and brainstorming your best pitches, because the Alpha Showdown starts next Monday, May 23. This is the sixth (ed. note: DAMN!) Alpha Showdown. It’s been one of our favorite events, and every year proves to be a great way for fans to celebrate their favorite characters and help others discover their new favorite book boyfriend or bestie. Speaking of besties, we have five phenomenal...
This year is flying by, and that means it’s already time to start talking about the sixth annual Alpha Showdown. We’ve been doing this for years and years, and it just gets bigger, better, and more fun each time. What can we say? We like playing favorites. For those uninitiated—hi, new subscribers!—every may VBC hosts a little battle royale with your favorite alpha characters with tons of giveaways and... 
