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Update: With 76% of the vote, Mercy has claimed victory in this round! She will advance in the Alpha Showdown 2017. Are you ready for more Alpha Showdown? We’ve made it through the preliminary rounds, which means it’s about to get a whole lot harder here. Like so much harder that we’re pitting couples against one another. This could require counseling. Today we have two alphas who are, you know, usually... 
Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson #10) Patricia Briggs Published: Mar. 7, 2017 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Moon...
Update: Both sides fought hard here, but only one can come out on top. Adam Hauptman took 62 percent of the vote and moves on to face Reyes Farrow in the next round! Two more big-time fan favorites are pitted against each other in today’s Alpha Showdown round. It’s vampire versus werewolf as Jeaniene Frost’s Bones takes on Patricia Briggs’ Adam Hauptman. Which one advances in the Showdown is up to you!... 
Update: The werewolf defeated the archangel! Adam advances to the next round of the Alpha Showdown! There’s no question Adam and Raphael are meant to be in the Alpha Showdown. They’re both leaders, and have big followings within the VBC readership. (Heh.) How are you going to decide? We’ve lined up great bloggers to explain why each alpha deserves to advance. Read the pitches, and then make the call. ADAM...
It’s officially time for Alpha Showdown 2013! You made your nominations and we have 16 of the most badass, alpha characters from urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels locked into the bracket. Only one will be named champion and today’s first bout is sure to end in a knockout. Round one pits a man full of mystery who overwhelms just about everyone sharing space with him against a resourceful,... 
After a little more than a week of grueling battles, we finally have our first match-up in the second level. Bones straight-up crushed witch Rachel Morgan. Then Charles Cornick took our King Dorian. Will the master vampire sink his fangs into the werewolf? Will being an alpha enforcer make it easy to stake the vampire? As always, that’s up to you. Read the pitches, then make the call. Who should advance...
We just don’t see werewolves and faerie kings duke it out often enough. Luckily, we’ve pitted the dangerous and possessive werewolf Charles Cornick against the powerful, creative and quick King Dorian in Round 2 of the Alpha Showdown 2012. Read the pitches, then make the call. Who should advance to the next round in the Alpha Showdown? The poll at the end of this post will be open for two days. Remember,...
