We are having quite the month on PC, so I thought I'll post an update on what's been happening.
Drumroll, please!
- Gina signed a three book deal with Avalon!
- Joyce sold her short story to Lyrical Press!
- Stephanie sold her story to Lyrical Press!
We've had other successes in May, as well, and I will dig them out and list them.
Also, we are sorry to lose Vanessa, Kit and Valerie. Good luck you guys, and don't be strangers!
— As it is summer, we are still closed for new members, but we have an open chat area for non members, if you want to drop us a note. 
Silke writes paranormal romance, and knows a thing or two about things going bump in the night. Although it is usually her, creeping to the kitchen at O' Dawn Thirty to score another cup of coffee.
She grew up in Germany, but her home of choice is in the UK, where she lives with her partner on the outskirts of London.
Her first book Smitten is now available from Decadent Publishing.
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Posted by admin on Apr 7, 2008 in
Writing Everyone loves an alpha hero. They’re strong, sexy, charismatic, and they tell us to do whatever it is they want us to do. Be it washing their dirty socks, cooking their dinner, or taking care of their children.
Wait.
Is that an alpha hero? Sounds more like a male chauvanist to me.
What is an alpha hero?
He is someone who takes charge of any situation and one who can make a woman faint just by looking at her with his soulful eyes. An alpha hero can make or break a romance novel. From fantasy to ancient Rome to future human settlements on Planet X, everyone looks up to that alpha hero and when a meteor or some other catastrophe looms on the horizon, everyone looks for him to save the day.
They also look for him to snag the girl who, in all honesty, probably doesn’t want to be snagged and has girl power written all over her face.
So…what makes a heroine fall for a hero?
His sexy bod. His thoughtful comments. His smoldering smile. His six pack.
And the way how he can make love ALL NIGHT LONG.
Okay, I maybe sounding a little sarcastic and snarky about the typical alpha hero, but what if a hero in a romance isn’t exactly alpha material?
What if he doesn’t have a six pack, can only do it once every six hours (and you know what I’m referring to), and starts to stammer when he gets really, really excited?
Would that still turn people on? Would he still make women faint in droves?
What do you look for in a hero when you first open a romance novel?
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