Alpha Heroes & Spitfire Heroines discussion

For me the hero HAS to have a good name otherwise it'll bug me throughout the book. I like:

Jack (Wicked Ties, Shayla Black)

Peter (Cold as Ice, Anne Stuart)

Christian (Flowers from the Storm, (Laura Kinsale)

Matt (Paradise, Judith McNaught)

Circenn (The Highlander's Touch, KM Moning)

Sebastian (Black Ice, Anne Stuart)

Killoran (To Love a Dark Lord, Anne Stuart--that wasn't his first name but everyone called him that)

Bowen (Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, Kresley Cole)

Lachlan (A Hunger Like No Other, Kresley Cole)

Caine (Caine's Reckoning, Sarah McCarty)

Kol/Cole (The Sea King, Jolie Mathis)

Kelly (never read an alpha with the name yet but I think it could work!)

Any other finds??

"Jack" is a really cool name and so is "Cade".

I love Bastien. Something about that name is so sexy.

Also, I've always loved Stephen David Elliot Westmoreland from Judith McNaught's Until You. There's nothing special about his first name, but when you string all his names together it sounds very yummy.

Roarke, Bastien is a good one, too. Cade, Jack--Teryl's list--I like it!

Lucien...

Gabrielle...

Michael...

If you don't mind me asking.....
[*embarrassed*}......could someone explain "alpha" and "uber"? I am new to the reading world and have never heard these expressions before. I know.........I have a lot to learn and a lot of reading to catch up on. I can assume, but you know what they say when you assume (LOL) and I would love clarification. Thanks

Robin

Hi Robin!

To me, an alpha is a 'top dog', a guy who can take charge, knows what he's doing, can handle any situation thrown at him-- nothing can stop him, he's got it all under control, nothing scares him--except maybe the feelings he has for his woman!

And an uber? To me, an uber-alpha is just an alpha to the max! Just very, very alpha! lol!

Anyone else?

Hey Robin!

I agree with Auntee on the uber/alpha meaning. I remember when I first heard of alpha, beta, gamma heroes and I was like "what??!!!" And then some kind soul explained it all so ask away so you can enjoy your books even more :D

What is gamma?

Addicted2luv, a gamma hero is your dark and brooding mean s.o.b --like one of Anne Stuart's ICE heroes. They act really evil to the heroine but in the end they end up redeeming themselves (usually!) They're the alpha in extreme you could say :) Stuart has the best gammas in my opinion.

Got a ticker up for Rydstrom's story (Kresley Cole's KISS OF A DEMON KING, book #7 in the Immortals after Dark series). He's got a cool name --but of course he would, he's Cade's brother after all (lol!) ;)

Cool East! Seems so far away...can't wait.

It does seem like an eternity doesn't it! :(

Love the 'ticker'--it's so cute!:)

Thanks Auntee :D I was thinking of adding another one for Ward's next BDB and the next Hell's 8 book.

Oh, Ward's next book, is it coming out soon?

Hey, did you guys know that some authors have widgets for MS Vista now? LOL, technology these days...

Well it's coming out May 5 2009 (LOVER AVENGED) so it's still a wee far off --lol!

TUCKER'S CLAIM by McCarty is out sometime in April 2009.

*grumbles* Nothing's coming out soon, LOL. I haven't tried McCarty's new series yet. Any good?

Oh ya! I really liked SAM'S CREED (book #2) but not as much CAINE'S RECKONING book#1 (though it has a better cover! LOL!) You don't have to read them in order I thought. She's a very good writer and you really get that western feel. That's usually not my first choice of books but she's definitely an author I'm liking. I'm reading her Promises series now and book #1 is really good!

Yeah, she's a good one. I've been thinking about trying out more Westerns. They can get really cheesy though-- not so much a problem with Regencies, I find, LOL. Promises is a good series. Reading #3 right now. :)

Have you ever read Heather Graham's westerns? I have APACHE SUMMER and RIDES A HERO on TBR that I've been meaning ot get to.

Nope, I didn't realize she wrote any. Might give her a try. :)

Did anyone mention 'Rafe' for an alpha name?

Its not a bad name but I keep getting images from my younger yrs when I used to party and upon occasion "rafe". sorry not a nice picture :)

Okay Pamela, I'm not following...does "rafe' mean something? I'm getting some ideas, but...?

Rafe is a good name. Er, I'd like to know what it means too, LOL.

Ralphing was a term used for, um, how do u put it nicely? throwing up!

Ewww Pamela (lol!)

I don't like the name Rafe for a hero but in the book I'm currently reading it's a short form for "Raphael" and that worked for me (lol!) I just can't see anyone really being named "Rafe".

LOL, Pamela, yet another word to describe vomiting. It's shocking how many there are. But yeah, Rafe is short for Raphael-- although sometimes I have to wonder if the name was so popular, as much as it's used in Regencies.

That's funny--the book I'm reading now also has a hero named 'Rafe' which is short for Raphael. I know we're not reading the same book, East!:)

Okay Pamela, is that a 'southern' term? We always used the generic 'barf' up here!

We used it alot while I was in the Navy :)

Okay, a military term then!:)

I didn't know Rafe was short for Raphael until I read LK's new Wallflower Christmas. It made me like the name better.

What about, "Huggin' the white porcelain."

Ralph for vomit: I think I'm going to ralph.

Like Rafe for Raphael, the latter is really nice.

kathrynn lol :P

we always used 'praying to the porcelain god' or 'technicolor burp'...
J

Ok, you guys are being gross, LOL :)

Murphy is another cool name.

Technicolor burp?

I don't know how I stumbled on to this converstioan! LOL!

I like the names Jack, and Caine, Cade-- to name just a few.
Rafe is ok, depending on the hero. For some reason Rafe as a cowboy is ok , but Rafe as a suit wearing 'debonair' type is icky to me. Nerd.

Cade has my vote too Kim --I've probably only "mentioned" this like 600 times already (lol!)

Jack's another good one :D

I just read a book that had triplets named, Phineas, Phillipe, and Phoenix. Phineas and Phoenix are cool names.

East, I may remember you mentioning Cade once or twice.. probably about as much as I mention I love the The Tall Dark Cowboy. :)


Teryl, yeah, Phillipe--not so much!

LOL Kim --we're just trying to spread the word to those who may not be in the know :p

Speaking of "Ph" names...what about Phury and for that matter isn't it neat how J.R. Ward named her male characters?

Wrath, Phury, Rhage, Viscious...

What an imagination! And those are Alpha names for sure.

The hero in Promises Keep is named after a critter, Cougar. His mama was a Native American.

I like that name, Cougar.

I don't like that name (lol!) and I think it's because I've read to many articles recently about women referred to as "cougars" and it bugged me 8)

Yeah, I've been seeing the name "Cougar" used to refer to older women dating younger men. Wonder how that name came to mean THAT? I don't get the implication(s).

Kathrynn,

In the urban dictionary:

Cougar "A woman in her sexual prime who prefers to hunt rather than be hunted. A cougar's victims are usually under 25, as cougars prefer to mate with men who still have hair. Cougars generally feed and then continue hunting, as they enjoy role reversal. "

ROFLMBO! Thank you for that, Sam.

Wow!

I looked up popular boys names and decided to list a few of my faves
Aiden
Connor
Dylan
Tristan
Nathan
Chase
Evan
Brendan
Jared
Brody

I love the name Chase. I always said if I ever had a boy I would name him Chase, but then the name started getting really popular. So ix-nay on the ase-chay.