30 Best Alpha Heroes in Romance Novels
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Ramey Sandeley, the alpha male antagonist in The House on Black Lake 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 The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
2. John Medina, from “ All The Queen's Men by Linda Howard
3. Jerico, from Fever Series by Karin Marie Moning
4. Domenico, from The Silver Devil by Teresa Denys
5. Lucan, from Midnight Breed Series by Lara Adrian
6. Jaime, from Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
7. Wolf Mackenzie, from Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
8. Wrath, from Dark Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
9. Lucas Hunter, from Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
10. Raphael, Guild Hunters Series by Nalini Singh
11. Hohn Huntington, from Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice
12. Iain sinclair, from Guardian Angel by Julie Garwood
13. Ian Mackinnon, from Surrender Book One of Mackinnon's Rangers, by Pamela Clare
14. Hunter of the Wolf, Comanche Moon by Catherine Anderson
15. Lachlain, from A Hunger Like No Other, Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley cole
16. Darius, Lucian, from Immortals After Dark Series", by Christine Feehan
17. Bones, from Night Huntress series by Jeaninne Frost
18. Adam from Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs
19. Lucky Douchet, from Lucky's Ladyby Tami Hoag
20. Drustan, Dageus, Cian, from Kiss of the Highlander Series by Karen Marie Moning
21. Zadist, from Black Dagger Brotherhood Series , by JD Ward
22. Julian Darcagelo, from Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare
23. Damion de Jarnoc, from The Last Knight, by Pamela Proctor
24. James Diaz, from Cry No More by Linda Howard
25. Takashi O’Brien, from Ice Blue by Anne Straight
26. Drake, from Dangerous Passion by Lisa Marie Rice
27. Rolfe the Relentless, from The Conquerer by Brenda Joyce
28. Tegan, from Midnight Breed Series by Lara Adrian
29. Gregori Daratrazanoff, from “Dark Magic , book 4 of the Carpathian Series, by Christine Feehan
30. Sean Culhane, Stormfire 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 Gone With the Wind 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?
Hunger Untamed from Pamela Palmer's Feral Warriors Series.
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