Readers have a list of their favorite dominant characters. Here's a running list (yes, these dominant men show up in a series of books and some to a screen near you):
- Christian Grey (over 100 million books sold of E. L. James' trilogy, film opening in time for Valentine's Day 2015)
- Gideon Cross (I LOVE Sylvia Day, optioned by Lionsgate for TV adaptation)
- James Cavendish (R. K. Lilley is so cool, too!)
- Ethan Blackstone (Raine Miller's creation)
- Damien Stark (J Kenner/Julie Kenner's creation)
- Chris Merit (product of Lisa Renee Jones, TV show optioned to STARZ)
- Jesse Ward (the one in Jodi Ellen Malpas's trilogy)
A Dominant does not need to appear authoritarian, gruff, aloof, and guarded. To earn the respect and trust a submissive needs to bare and surrender her heart, mind, body and soul, the Dominant needs to:
I almost wanted to re-title this post "Battle of the Alphas" or "Duel of the Dominants" but the good thing about Book Boyfriends is that we can "cheat" under separate covers... They'll never meet each other. :-)
- be emotionally accessible
- exert power and mastery over oneself
- maintain balance and control of self and situation/scene at hand
I almost wanted to re-title this post "Battle of the Alphas" or "Duel of the Dominants" but the good thing about Book Boyfriends is that we can "cheat" under separate covers... They'll never meet each other. :-)
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