30 Best Alpha Heroes in Romance Novels
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Ramey Sandeley, the alpha male antagonist in [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake [/amazon_link]has it all. It has been said that “God gave him too much, as so he has a price to pay”. Born with astonishing good looks and enormous wealth, he proceeds to become educated at the finest universities, to learn how to ride a horse like a native, hunt wild game all over the world, and become a highly successful international entrepreneur. He has never known failure, and that is what makes him highly vulnerable. His power and wealth do not protect him from personal tragedy. Eventually his gilded life becomes a claustrophobic prison, and he, in turn, becomes little more than the animals he brands with his hand-made tools.
When he first meets Alexandra Brighton he realizes she is his soul mate, yet he is married with a wife carrying his child, and she is also committed. Their union would carry great sacrifice, and so they proceed with their lives. However, a vow at a shrine leads Alexandra back to confront the attraction that brought them together, and the battle for their souls to unite creates a struggle that threatens to destroy them and all they hold dear. This is the nature of the alpha spirit.
There is also a gamma male in the mix. Ramey’s first cousin, the supremely narcissistic rock god, Georgie La Pointe. A sociopathic master of seduction, he is a master class in why this kind of male needs to be avoided at all costs, no matter the level of social status and desirability.
I have compiled a list of the 30 top alpha male heroes taken from romance novel communities. Add your own, and submit to forums and book clubs for your pleasure.
1. Alexander Belov, from [amazon_link id="0060199261" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Bronze Horseman[/amazon_link] by Paulina Simons
2. John Medina, from “[amazon_link id="B0028P5T24" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] All The Queen's Men[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard
3. Jerico, from [amazon_link id="0440240980" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Fever Series[/amazon_link] by Karin Marie Moning
4. Domenico, from [amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Silver Devil[/amazon_link] by Teresa Denys
5. Lucan, from [amazon_link id="034553087X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Midnight Breed Series[/amazon_link] by Lara Adrian
6. Jaime, from [amazon_link id="0440423201" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Outlander Series[/amazon_link] by Diana Gabaldon
7. Wolf Mackenzie, from[amazon_link id="0373302266" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Mackenzie's Mountain[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard
8. Wrath, from [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Dark Dagger Brotherhood[/amazon_link] by J.R. Ward
9. Lucas Hunter, from [amazon_link id="B002WJODFU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Slave to Sensation[/amazon_link] by Nalini Singh
10. Raphael, [amazon_link id="0425240134" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Guild Hunters Series[/amazon_link] by Nalini Singh
11. Hohn Huntington, from [amazon_link id="1419950509" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Midnight Man[/amazon_link] by Lisa Marie Rice
12. Iain sinclair, from [amazon_link id="0671670069" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Guardian Angel[/amazon_link] by Julie Garwood
13. Ian Mackinnon, from [amazon_link id="0425244946" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Surrender[/amazon_link] Book One of Mackinnon's Rangers, by Pamela Clare
14. Hunter of the Wolf, [amazon_link id="0451224183" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Comanche Moon[/amazon_link] by Catherine Anderson
15. Lachlain, from [amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] A Hunger Like No Other, Immortals After Dark Series[/amazon_link] by Kresley cole
16. Darius, Lucian, from [amazon_link id="1439136807" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Immortals After Dark Series[/amazon_link]", by Christine Feehan
17. Bones, from [amazon_link id="1441768416" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Night Huntress series[/amazon_link] by Jeaninne Frost
18. Adam from [amazon_link id="B000OCXHTK" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Mercy Thompson Series[/amazon_link] by Patricia Briggs
19. Lucky Douchet, from [amazon_link id="0553385712" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Lucky's Lady[/amazon_link]by Tami Hoag
20. Drustan, Dageus, Cian, from [amazon_link id="0440236525" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Kiss of the Highlander Series[/amazon_link] by Karen Marie Moning
21. Zadist, from [amazon_link id="B004GJ43ZE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Black Dagger Brotherhood Series[/amazon_link] , by JD Ward
22. Julian Darcagelo, from [amazon_link id="0425212602" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Hard Evidence[/amazon_link] by Pamela Clare
23. Damion de Jarnoc, from [amazon_link id="0804119309" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Last Knight[/amazon_link], by Pamela Proctor
24. James Diaz, from [amazon_link id="0345453425" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Cry No More[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard
25. Takashi O’Brien, from [amazon_link id="0778324788" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Ice Blue[/amazon_link] by Anne Straight
26. Drake, from [amazon_link id="0061208612" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Dangerous Passion[/amazon_link] by Lisa Marie Rice
27. Rolfe the Relentless, from [amazon_link id="044020609X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Conquerer[/amazon_link] by Brenda Joyce
28. Tegan, from [amazon_link id="034553087X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Midnight Breed Series[/amazon_link] by Lara Adrian
29. Gregori Daratrazanoff, from “[amazon_link id="0505523892" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dark Magic [/amazon_link], book 4 of the Carpathian Series, by Christine Feehan
30. Sean Culhane, [amazon_link id="038087668X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] Stormfire[/amazon_link] by Christine Monson
It is well acknowledged that JR Ward and Linda Howard are masters of creating provocative alphas. It’s generally better to read about one than to have a serious relationship with an alpha. But then again . . . . They are fun to play with, as their egos make them highly vulnerable, and that’s why they make great romantic heroes. Dominance makes the game all the more fun, as it raises the stakes for the woman and creates an exciting emotional adventure. Also, they're usually wildly physical in all aspects of their lives.
And, of course, one must not foget the number one, most alpha male – Rhett Butler, from [amazon_link id="1416548890" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gone With the Wind[/amazon_link] But the story ended before she twisted him around her finger one more time.
What would it take to tame his hunger, and take him as your own?
[amazon_link id="0061794716" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hunger Untamed[/amazon_link] from Pamela Palmer's Feral Warriors Series.
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