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Thursday, January 21, 2010:
Give me some m/m love (recs)
Who doesn't love a good romance? The majority of what I read consists of that simple formula, which was formerly known as boy meets girl, boy and girl have issues, boy and girl work on issues and fall in love. Now, it's not so much boy meets girl. It could very well be boy meets boy.

Ah yes, boys. Who knew reading about two hot, sexy, masculine men getting all nekkid and being dirty together could be so much fun? Not me, at least not for a long time. I definitely believe in love, and what that means between two people, regardless of the combination, and a significant part of the enjoyment is the hot lovin' between them, and I've always been drawn to very earthy, alpha guys in my romances. So to read about TWO alpha men is even better ;) There's just something so thrilling about the raw, agressive nature of two guys acting out their sexual fantasies together. Whew, turn on the a/c! Even in the middle of frigid winter, a scorching m/m romance can send you up in flames.

My absolute favorite kind of m/m romance is the kind where it's two heterosexual men who fall in lust, then eventually love. There's just something so wickedly sexy about the forbidden feelings for each other, the longing and the need to be with someone so strongly yet not really knowing if they feel the same way. And that moment when one or both lose control...whoa. Now that is what I'm talking about! *g*

I haven't read a lot of m/m romance, mostly because the majority of it is in ebook format, but I've read 5-10 books in the last year. Today I'm looking for suggestions, especially for those stories with my favorite theme, again, that would be two heterosexual men who can't resist each other. Just for clarification, I have read "My Fair Captain", and thanx to several Twitter pals, have added "Faith & Fidelity" to my list, as well as "Grey's Awakening".

Give me some man love recommendations:

Which m/m romances float your boat?

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posted by Stacy~ at 1/21/2010 07:05:00 AM | 15 comments

Wednesday, May 09, 2007:
MaryKate muses about Alphas
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Defining the Alpha Male

In a recent online conversation with a well known author, I mused that I loved "old school" romance, and offered up Judith McNaught as someone who writes terrific alpha males. She came back to me and said that she didn’t think of McNaught’s heroes as alpha. That got me to thinking, what is an alpha male? I think of them as a leader of men, as one who is decisive, and driven and single minded in his pursuit of what he wants.

To me, Royce Westmoreland, from McNaught’s A KINGDOM OF DREAMS, is a prime example of an alpha: he is a leader of men, his moniker is the "Black Wolf of England." He is entrusted by the King to protect his interests. He gives no quarter on the battlefield, and, until he meets Jennifer Merrick, the daughter of his enemy, in his personal life. When he meets Jenny, she turns his life upside down. He takes her as his captive, and she hides a knife in order to kill him. He punishes her by setting her to work sewing his mens’ garments; she sews the arms closed and slices holes in thier blankets. She inadvertently kills his horse in an escape attempt. He has no idea what to make of her.

So of course, he has to marry her.

Not really, he’s ordered to marry her, and he does -- by kidnapping her, stealing a priest and forcing him at knife point to conduct that marriage. He gives no quarter. But as their relationship grows, he finds himself making small concessions to make her happy. In the end, he practically sacrifices his life to keep a promise to her. To me, he is the very definition of an alpha male.

What’s your definition of an alpha male in romance?
Who are some of the best examples of alpha males in romance?
Why?

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posted by Stacy~ at 5/09/2007 05:42:00 PM | 6 comments