A large number of people hate the overbearing alpha male in romance books. Not me, I love the strong alpha male. He may appear to taunt or control or demand. But the love of a good woman will bring him to his knees - and I LOVE when that happens.
There is nothing better than reading a book and seeing the growth of a male character, especially our Alpha hero. I melt when I see him towards the end realise that without his heroine, his life really is an empty shell. When in a time of need she is there to give him the strength he needs.
Of course, his heroine will have to be someone who can stand up to him, a strong woman but not too strong. Someone who will question him and bring out that sensitive male that is lurking deep below. He'll only show it to her and I think that is the most romantic thing.
With the love of a good woman, he can let himself lean on someone when he needs to. He can make mistakes and not be ridiculed. He can ultimately be himself. In his business world he'll still be the arrogant, overbearing man and that's fine, in the cut-throat world of business he needs to be. But the moment he walks through that door, he relinquishes that part of him and shares his real self with the love of his life.
I love romance books!
So tell do you love an Alpha male?
Nicki
3 comments:
Some times I love them too and other times they have me throwing the book at the wall thinking why would she fall for him. It's all in the characterisation; even though he's alpha he has to be empathetic.
For me physical violence, emotional cruelty, and entrapment are never heroic.
I agree with Nicki, when the writer nails it, the stories don't let go until the end.
So far I love all your alpha male picks and would dare to add one more....Matt Smith, the current Doctor Who. I agree, physical violence, emotional cruelty, manipulation, and entrapment aren't heroic at all. That's why it's important we teach our daughters to respect themselves enough to realize that if a man tells them they have a sweet (insert any random crude description of female anatomy here) it's NOT a compliment. By that some token, we have to make sure while we're raising our sons, to teach them the same lesson from the other side. lol Although I have to admit that I'm a "closet romantic" by night who hides her desire to be swept off her feet by a strong alpha male and cherished/protected/adored, etc.; by day I'm a practical, down to earth single, independent dysfunctional man magnet in her mid-40's, with two grown kids, who's attending classes to learn computer repair and programming. I hide behind a facade of indifference stating I don't need a man, even at my age. But that's not to say I don't WANT one. lol Just the right one...so until he comes along I'll content myself with wonderful books like Shona's most recent one...The Goblin King...and look forward to the next two coming out soon.
I do not like alpha males one bit. It's the arrogance. As for the alpha male being overbearing and arrogant in other areas of his life but never to the heroine - yuck. I can't stand men or women who are arrogant to other people. It's even more of a turn off than arrogance toward me. At least I have a sharp enough tongue to take care of myself!
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