Tag: alpha males

Khor play by Jason Momea in the HBO hit [amazon_link id="0345529057" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Game of Thrones[/amazon_link], based on the novel of the same name, has awakened many women to the sexiness of giant alphas, particularly the primitive sort. The novel I am currently working is titled "The Chamber of Curiosities" and features a very sexy giant, Darney Vasquez, who is purchased as a young man and displayed in a carnival freak show. He is a very popular feature of the show, and soon both performers and patrons are transformed in very unexpected ways by the preternaturally beautiful  and soulful creature.

Also, the primary male characters in "[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake [/amazon_link]" are all tall and well built. Though not giants, most women are frail and vulnerable in comparison to their girth and stature. There is something very sexy about an unusally large male specimen, both men and women are intrigued by the breed, which is an element of  the popularity of sports spectacles. They are anomaly and the more exaggerated their physicality, the greater the appeal.

The sexiest giant alphas in romance novels, as voted for by women who are experts in the romance genre, are as follows:

Scene from "The House on Black Lake" trailer

Please Note:  The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view cinematic trailer.

[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] has three bad boys who push the boundaries of "good girl" Alexandra Brighton. Preternaturally good looking Ramey Sandeley was  born to wealth and power, rides a horse like a native, shoots wild game like a professional, and seduces every creature that crosses his path. He has never heard the word "No". Georgie La Pointe, Ramey's cousin, is a tanned and  muscle bound Canadian rock star who has never dated the same woman more than once and grooms his hair in the eyes of his admirers. Andra Labat is a seductive French Canadian artist who woos conservative Alexandra Brighton to his bed within hours of meeting her, and remains charming and seductive as he lures her into a web of deadly intensions.

Most women have loved a bad boy at least once in their lives. My personal favorite bad boy boyfriend was a 6'7" New Zealander with wavy dark hair to his shoulders. The perfect man to date after a messy divorce.  He was utterly primitive, an outlaw, and untamable. One day I plan to hunt him back down and write a non fiction account of our reunion. But until then... here is my list.

I have chosen the top twenty best bad boys in romance novels based in input from fans and forums (thanks to Amazon community).

There is something very intriguing about a horrible alpha hero. No matter how distusting and depraved, if they have an ounce of good looks and charisma there is a desire for redemption. When I was watching the HBO [amazon_link id="B001FA1OTU" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Deadwood[/amazon_link] series on DVD recently  I became entranced with the brothel owning anti hero played by (Ian McShane) who was utterly disgusting and deplorable, and a most beautiful foil for the good looking sheriff (played by Timothy Olyphant), who, dispite his upstanding integrity, falls for the seduction of infidelity. I desired to know what terrible childhood had created such a tough shell.  The show is filled with such cruel alpha males seeking to survive and find their fortunes in a brutal environment. None of the women featured were saved a measure of heartbreak, if they made the mistake of opening their hearts to these men.

When I began writing "[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]" I had no idea how my hero would take shape. His background was clear to me - wealthy descendant of old Montreal family, blessed with preternatural good looks, raised with the finest education and social experiences, taught to be a man by shooting big game in the wilds of Africa and learning to tame animals from native descendants on Black Lake. Hero Ramey Sandeley was not strictly of my imagination, as I have known similar men. But once he came alive in my novel he had a mind of his own.

There are many scenes in my book where I believe he is cruel and selfish with heroine, Alexandra Brighton. But it is also clear to me that his intense connection with Alexandra terrifies him, as well his her role in his unfolding fate. The fact that his mother abandoned him by taking her own life and his wife, Ruth, is an alcoholic who tricked him into marriage, makes him terrified of being emotionally close to a woman. So, the cruelties he exhibits appear to me more as boyish ways to fend off his own feelings of vulnerability and abandonment, as well as a fierce desire to help Alexandra grow out of her cocoon into a worthy counterpart -rather than the desire to hurt or destroy her.

Ramey has inherited a position within the power elite. He knows the ways of international commerce and government. His perceptions are skewed do to the nature of his position in society. Although Alexandra, world weary and reeling from a cruel divorce, is literally his captive during her stay on Black Lake and he is involved in her transformation inside the French Canadian underground, his goal is to release her from the psychological imprisonment of  society. In a dramatic scene in a shed behind the old Victorian on the island on Black Lake Ramey picks up a length of rope and asks Alexandra to tie his hands and do whatever she likes with him, so she can feel the power that drives her suppressors. When she declines and tells him he's acting crazy he responds: "How do you decide what's crazy? How do you determine what's good or bad unless you've tried it? Whose rules do you live by, anyway?  Who tells you how you should live your life or feel about anything. Is it you, Baby? Or is it your parents, your husband, your priest, or some fucking magistrate. Don't judge me until you can ask those questions of yourself and be completely honest with the answer." Ramey believes that by breaking Alexandra's shell her soul will be set free - but she does not share his insights. There is a tremendous power struggle between the two, and this struggle marks the beginning of Alexandra's growth as a woman.

On the other hand, the character of Georgie La Point, Ramey's cousin, a prominent French Canadian rock star, is another matter altogether. Also emotionally broken in childhood (his mother left his father for the stained glass craftsman hired to inlay the family crest in their front door), he is cruel and evil to the bone, with no hope of redemption. The man is a supreme narcissist who grooms his hair in the reflection in the eyes of his admirers, makes love to his own singing, and has never been with a woman more than once. No woman can tame this man and those who try will become damaged goods. So, Georgie is the villain in my story, and I had great fun having Alexandra challenge him in very provocative settings.

I have made a list of the top ten cruelest, meanest, most horrible heroes in romance novels (thanks to the Amazon Romance Community for their input).

1. Domenico, [amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Silver Devil[/amazon_link], by Teresa Denys

2. Felipe, [amazon_link id="0312295839" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Flesh and the Devil[/amazon_link], by Teresa Denys

3.  Sean, [amazon_link id="038087668X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Stormfire[/amazon_link], by Christine Monsoon

4. Dillan,  [amazon_link id="1551666944" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Into the Fire[/amazon_link], by Anne Stuart

5. Bastian, [amazon_link id="0778303330" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Black Ice[/amazon_link], by Anne Stuart

6. Gray, [amazon_link id="0671019708" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]After the Night[/amazon_link], by Linda Howard

7. Steve, [amazon_link id="0739440128" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sweet Savage Love[/amazon_link], by Rosemary Rogers

8. Rodrigo, [amazon_link id="0373773005" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fearless[/amazon_link], Diane Palmer

9. Rolf, [amazon_link id="0821778838" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Risk Everything[/amazon_link], Sophia Johnson

10 Dominic, [amazon_link id="1551669277" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wicked Loving Lies[/amazon_link], by Rosemary Johnson

Please Note: [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] has been adapted to screenplay. View provocative cinematic trailer, filmed by Sundance/Spirit/Venice/Gotham award winning cinematographer, on Home Page.

Chris Hemsworth offers up the best alpha male in movies with his break-out performance in "Thor". Blessed with a gorgeous physique, resonating baritone, aqua blue eyes rimmed with black lashes, and lush fair hair, he is also a powerful actor, who overshadows one the most venerated actors of all time, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and makes  acadamy award winner Natalie Portman appear a novice.

With screenplay for "The House on Black Lake" in development I have visions of Chris playing the part of Ramey Sandeley's arch rival cousin Georgie La Pointe.  Born to wealth and status, Georgie is a narcissist rock god with charismatic good looks, who has never bedded a woman more than once, stages concerts designed like extra terrestrial launching pads that have him flying through the air and performing satyrical acts with thundrous special effects, grooms his hair in the reflection of his admirers, and uses his own music as background for his seductions. He also has more than one dark secret and is as dangerous as he is alluring.  Georgie La Pointe is an alpha male that few actors could fulfill, and certainly Chris tops the list. This one is rated R.

Check the sexy actor out in trailer for movie, "Thor":

http://youtu.be/JOddp-nlNvQ

The world has gone mad for Christian Grey in [amazon_link id="034580404X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fifty Shades of Grey[/amazon_link]. But he is preceded by a long line of dark lovers in film and literature.

Wade Gotwals and Anastasia Blackwell in Scene HOBL trailer

ATTENTION READERS: New Romantic Fantasy, [amazon_link id="B07191NW8N" target="_blank" ]The Chamber of Curiosities [/amazon_link]is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER. The e-book will be delivered to your Kindle on Sunday, May 14, 2017. Be the first to read, review, and start discussions on forums. The epic story, set in a carnival in an ancient land, features an obsessive, possessive romance hero and heroine, as well as supporting characters with intense love obsessions.

Nothing is more rewarding than delving into the psyche of an obsessive, possessive, romance hero. A sexy, powerful man possessed with love has undeniable allure.

Ramey Sandeley from [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] is an obsessive, possessive male who has never heard the word "no".  Ramey first appears in the novel sweaty and burnt, fresh from branding animals with his custom tools. He believes his preternatural good looks, charm, wealth, and power afford him the right to own whatever and whomever he desires. But he meets his match with Alexandra Brighton, who, after having been possessed by her previous husband, and having made a vow at a shrine to be true to her manifest destiny, will no longer allow herself to be owned or controlled by anyone.

The night Alexandra arrives at Black Lake with her young son she is world weary from a brutal divorce, and in a highly vulnerable state. Soon after she is rowed out by Ramey and his wife to stay in a deserted Victorian in an island, with no way out. That night she dreams she is tied to a four poster, waiting for a burning brand to seal her wedding vows. Their battle of wills will lead them both to the brink of self destruction, and threaten the lives of those caught in their orbit.

To be adored to the point of obsession is truly a rare and beautiful thing.  Possessed film heroes can be found in - [amazon_link id="B001P5HRMI" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Twilight[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B000BBOUD6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Legends of the Fall[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B0007TKNII" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Phantom of the Opera[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00001PE4D" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Cruel Intentions[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B000TGJ80S" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bram Stoker's Dracula[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005JCAA" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Meet Joe Black[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005JKKY" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Possession[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B0002YLCFQ" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]King Arthur[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005221M" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Last of the Mohicans[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="630469654X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ladyhawke[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B000EPFCPE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Tristan and Isolde[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="6302150620" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Thorn Birds[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0790729377" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Streetcar Named Desire[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="B00005R87R" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Man Who Cried[/amazon_link]  features Johnny Depp as a gypsy who rides a beautiful white horse, and [amazon_link id="B00005V4XV" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Original Sin[/amazon_link] offers some of the sexiest scenes on film as Antonio Banderas outplays Angelina Jolie at her own dangerous game, with her possessive brother played to perfection by Thomas Jane (of Hung).  There are also notable darkly seductive tortured souls in literature, and many of the aforementioned tales began as novels.

Following are a few novels that feature such brooding males:

[amazon_link id="0843955287" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Carpathian Series[/amazon_link] by Christine Freehan

[amazon_link id="155166500X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Independant Wife[/amazon_link] by Linda Howard

[amazon_link id="1416509879" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Immortals After Dark Series [/amazon_link]by Cresley Cole

[amazon_link id="0843960434" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Madness of Lord Ian McKenzie[/amazon_link], by Jennifer Ashley

[amazon_link id="0373802269" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Misted Cliffs[/amazon_link],by Catherine Asaro

[amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Silver Devil [/amazon_link]and [amazon_link id="0312295839" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ] The Flesh and the Devil[/amazon_link], by Teres Denys - Note: These are cult classics and can be expensive

[amazon_link id="0380007789" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Wolf and the Dove[/amazon_link], by Cathleen Woodiwess

[amazon_link id="0821776002" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]To Love an Earl[/amazon_link], by Elizabeth Thornton.

[amazon_link id="1568951450" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Devil's Embrace[/amazon_link] Catherine Coulter's first novel. Some have called it creepy, cruel, and disgusting, but everyone has their own tastes.

[amazon_link id="044021579X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Ground She Walks Upon[/amazon_link], by Meagan McKinney

[amazon_link id="B0046F1QJE" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House of Rohan[/amazon_link]- [amazon_link id="0778328481" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Ruthless[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0778328503" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Breathless[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="077832849X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Reckless[/amazon_link], by Ann Stuart

[amazon_link id="B002HMOGLS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Shadow Heart[/amazon_link], by Laura Kinsdale

[amazon_link id="0451210689" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Uncommon Vows[/amazon_link], by Mary Joe Putney

[amazon_link id="0671737600" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Double Standards[/amazon_link] by Judith McNaught

[amazon_link id="0373119178" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gold Ring of Betrayal[/amazon_link], by Michelle Reed

[amazon_link id="0515145807" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Murder Game[/amazon_link], Ghostwalkers series 7, by Michelle Freehan

[amazon_link id="193210058X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Into the Dark Lands[/amazon_link], by Michelle Sagora

[amazon_link id="0451529014" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Dark Jewels Trilogy[/amazon_link], by Anne Bishop

[amazon_link id="0380773554" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Prince of Dreams[/amazon_link], by Lisa Kleypas

[amazon_link id="031613290X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Twilight Saga[/amazon_link], Stehanie Meyers.

[amazon_link id="0671670069" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Julie Garwood[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id="0451229444" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]J.R. Ward[/amazon_link] , Fallen Angel and Black Dagger Brotherhood Series  [amazon_link id="0373774559" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gena Showalter[/amazon_link]- are other notable  authors who specialize in the genre.

[amazon_link id="1936594293" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Pride and Prejudice[/amazon_link], by Jane Austen

 [amazon_link id="1936594285" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wuthering Heights[/amazon_link], offers the supremely perfect, dark, brooding hero, Heathcliff,  Emily Bronte's masterpiece.

[amazon_link id="1416548890" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gone with the Wind[/amazon_link]. gives us  Rhett Butler, who is in a class of his own.

For those who desire a darker, more erotic experience the following are well written in this genre:

[amazon_link id="B003370JA8" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Man in the Black Leather Mask[/amazon_link] follows a female attorney's transformation from powerful woman to submissive beneath the hands of a ten years younger dominent colleague

[amazon_link id="B00311JTYS" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Kidnapped for Christmas[/amazon_link] by Evangeline Anderson - Average, overweight woman's skinny sister plans her own kidnapping as a sexual lark, but man takes wrong woman and the more conservative sister finds herself a submissive to a very sexy man

[amazon_link id="0425236552" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Surrender To Me[/amazon_link], by Shayla Black - a woman's secret desire is met by her boyfriend in a Las Vegas trick where he consents to menage with friend, who also happens to be Navy Seal. An obsession is sparked between the woman and her new friend and nothing is the same for the two.

[amazon_link id="1607379163" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Master of the Mountain[/amazon_link] by Cherise Sinclair - an less than figure perfect ad agency artist complies with boyfriend's request to visit remote swinger's cabin. During her stay she sees boyfriend with other woman and realizes her relationship is over. However, she meets a man that is emotionally scarred and afraid of commitment who takes her on a journey into the underworld of dominence and submission.

[amazon_link id="1935152262" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Submissive Desires[/amazon_link] by Carolyn Faulker. Very severe story of a woman's five year journey to complete submission in the hands of a fiercely powerful and possessive ex Navy Seal.

What will it take to relieve him of his torture?

Obsessive, possessive, brooding romance hero

I was recently interviewed about obsessive possessive love and the character of Ramey Sandeley.  Here are my thoughts:

Thanks to Amazon Romance Community

The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view provocative trailer featuring scenes from novel.

[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]  has three powerful, dominant alpha men. Ramey Sandeley has never tasted failure and expects he will always win, whether in business or pleasure.  His uncle, Roger Sandeley, is a member of a group of international businessmen in Montreal that make up a nearly invincible power elite. Georgie La Pointe is the cousin to Ramey Sandeley, a spoiled rock god, born to great privilege. A supreme narcissist, Georgie has never slept with the same woman more than once,  grooms his hair in the eyes of his lovers, and makes love to himself while listening to his songs.

 Alphas are great fun to play with and when a woman wins in the game of love with an A - it is a triumphant battle indeed. Alexandra is lured by all three of powerful dominant alphas. A broken and world weary divorced mother when she journeys to Black Lake, she seems ill equipped for such a task. But as Alexandra is drawn into the underground and mentored by the mystics and gypsies dormant powers are unleashed, and she begins a dramatic transformation. Will the romantic beauty beat the dominant alphas at their games and tame each and every one? Perhaps not tame, but their lives will never be the same.

 I have taken a poll from the romance community, and the following have been voted the top ten most dominent Alpha men in romantic novels. Thanks to Amazon Romance Forum.

In no particular order, the winners are:

1. Domenico, [amazon_link id="0345289927" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Silver Devil[/amazon_link] by Teresa Denys - cult favorite  - dark historical romance set in renaissance Italy about Duke who sees peasant girl in window and buys her from her brother and forces her to be his mistress

2. Jamie, [amazon_link id="0440423201" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Outlander Series[/amazon_link], by Diana Gabledon - historical romance time travel 

3. Wrath [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series[/amazon_link] by J.R. Ward -leader of vampire warriors set in New York

4. Lucan, [amazon_link id="0553589377" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Midnight Breed Series[/amazon_link] by Laura Adraian - eight books in vampire series

5. Bones [amazon_link id="0061245089" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Night Huntress Series[/amazon_link] by Jeannine Frost - an urban vampire fantasy

6. Jericho [amazon_link id="0440240999" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Fever Series[/amazon_link] by Karen Marie Moning - fantasy/paranormal set in Ireland

7. Zadist, [amazon_link id="0451947630" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Black Dagger Brotherhood[/amazon_link] by J.R. Ward - six vampire warriors gravitate between turf battles and sensuous delights

8. Raphael, [amazon_link id="0425233367" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Guild Hunter Series[/amazon_link] by Nalili Singh -  female vampire hunter and powerful archangel

9. Rolfe the Relentless, [amazon_link id="044020609X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Conquerer[/amazon_link] by Brenda Joyce - romance set in England in 1069

10. Gregori, [amazon_link id="0312949596" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Dark Magic Series[/amazon_link] by Christine Ferham - heavy on romance and intimacy with vampire, magic, paranormal twist

Pamela Palmer's [amazon_link id="0061794716" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hunger Untamed[/amazon_link] series follows feral warriors in all their glory. Looks like this alpha might must make it to the top ten very soon!! The model on the cover, international model/actor Tos Yanez  plays Andre Labat in the Trailer for 'The House on Black Lake' which can be viewed on Home Page.

[amazon_link id="B00486UF4S" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Hunger Untamed[/amazon_link]

To view film trailer for [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] go to website home page.

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.

Readers have requested I offer  page number and a taste of grovel scene in "The House on Black Lake". The scene is near end of book, on page 226. It shouldn't be read by those who prefer to not know what's coming - go straight to Amazon link.

Excerpt from Chapter 29 - "The Struggle Before Dawn":

           “Will you remain still if I move off you,” I hear Ramey ask me. My eyelids flicker open to view him slide off and move to the edge of the blanket, where he lowers his head to his knees and covers his face with his hands. Woozy and light-headed, I lie still and wait for the dizziness to pass. A strange choking sound issues from him, and I open my eyes to a sight I would never have thought possible, not in a thousand lifetimes.

             Ramey Sandeley is crying.

          “Did you bring me to the lake to kill me?” I ask him in a hoarse whisper.

          “I’m sorry if I frightened or hurt you. Please forgive me; forgive me for everything. I never meant to harm you. I only wanted to stop you from leaving me", he says, and lifts his head to look at me through streams of tears.  “The first time I saw you was the first time I felt myself come alive. Your eyes pierced through mine like fucking razor blades and I saw in you all the wonders of the universe. I felt I’d found my mate, someone I could share all the crazy fantasies, ideas, and dreams. And in the darkness, every night, I wished you close to me, to stave off the monstrous evils that dogged me. It was you, only you . . .” 

          He wipes his tears with the back of his hand, takes a deep breath, and pushes himself up from the ground. His face contorts as he appears to struggle against an insurmountable force.   “Sacrifice means nothing unless you are willing to give up something you can’t live without. I brought you here for a purpose. But things have changed . . .”