Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

As romance readers, or even just readers, we come across heroes that are larger than life and make us swoon and wish that they can step off the page and be real.

I want to know who are the onesthat linger in your memory long after you have read their books.

Without thinking too hard, make a list of your top TEN favorite romantic heroes. It doesn't matter what genre, and whether they might be familiar names to us, or just known to you.

C'mon let's share the men that we secretly fantasize about. *grins wickedly*

Note: The challenge here is too limit yourself to 10. I'm sure we can come up with more, but stick to your top 10. Don't think too hard!

*saving this spot*

At random, and without thinking too hard, here is my list.

1. Gabriel "Sully" Ross Sullivan from Linnea Sinclair's Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark

2. Vishous from Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood (any of the Brothers would actually do...LOL)

3. Jason Bourne from Robert Ludlum's Bourne trilogy (the book character...not the movie)

4. Christopher Seton from Woodiwiss' A Rose in Winter

5. Lord Anthony Malory from Johanna Lindsey's A Gentle Rouge

6. Francisco D'Anconia from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged

7. Sinjin St. John from Susan Johnson's Sinful (actually I'll take any rake hero of hers)

8. Bones from Frost's Nighthuntress series

9. Sam Starett from Brockmann's Troubleshooter series

10. Judd from Singh's Caressed by Ice

I'm sure if I think more, my list will change..LOL

I'm not gonna think too hard about it, either. I'm just gonna name 10 off the top of my head.

1. Rochester from Bronte's Jane Eyre
2. Bones from Frost's Nighthuntress series
3. Nicholas Brisbane from D. Raybourne's Silent series
4. Zsadist from Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series
5. Nicholas Stafford from Deveraux's A Knight in Shining Armor
6. Sam Starett from Brockman's Troubleshooter series
7. Cabel from Lisa McMann's Wake series
8. Gilbert from Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series
9. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice
10. Reyes from Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series

This one was easy, because I already keep a favorites list. Here are my current top 10:
1. Jamie Fraser - Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon
2. Edward Cullen - Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
3. Zsadist - Lover Awakened by J. R. Ward
4. Clayton Holland - Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath
5. Vishous - Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward
6. Julian of Macedon - Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
7. Bentley Rutledge - The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle
8. Sebastian Ballister - Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
9. Camden Rutledge - Beauty Like the Night by Liz Carlyle
10. Christopher Seton - A Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Heh, it is really a challenge to limit yourself, heh...


1. Jamie Fraser from Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
2. Roarke from In death series by J.D. Robb
3. Jules Cassidy from Troubleshooters series by Suzanne Brockmann
4. Xypher from Dark-Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Nicolas Stafford from A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
6. Lestat from Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
7. Ian from The Host by Stephenie Meyer
8. Vishous from BDB series by J.R. Ward
9. Lucas Cortez from Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong
10. Eric Northman from Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris

1. Gus McRae from Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
2. Eric Northman from Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris
3. Jamie Fraser from Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
4. Constantine from Sunshine by Robin McKinley
5. Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
6. Baltona from Pulpecja by Małgorzata Musierowicz
7. Robin from Większy kawałek świata by Joanna Chmielewska
8. Rudy from The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
9. Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
10. Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë


Something like that, I used to crush much more when I was younger. **Sighs** The good times.
And the worst thing is: I keep forgetting my crushes once I'm done with a book. What a shame.

Hmm, in no particular order & for reasons I can't explain...

1. Tony McCaffrey- Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves
2. Nathaniel Peck- Wanting Something More by Kathy Love
3. Sebastian Young- I Only Have Fangs For You by Kathy Love
4. Valerius Magnus- Seize the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Acheron Parthenopaeus-Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Bones- One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Not just this book, but you know this one has one of my favorite scenes)
7. Wren Tigarian- Unleash the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Detective Stacey Quinn- Knock Me Off My Feet by Susan Donovan
9. Vane Kattalakis- Night Play (Dark-Hunter, #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. Elrich- The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Anne Stuart- (It was written by 3 people, - Anne Stuart, Jennifer Crusie, & Eileen Dreyer- but I believe she wrote the character I like)

Wow, now that it's done, there are a lot of blondes, which is funny because I never go for real life blondes, and there is a lot of Sherrilyn Kenyon, which is because I just finished the Dark Hunter series..

Ok here we go:

1. Adam Hauptman- The Mercy Series by Briggs

2.Marc Ramos- Shifters Series by Vincent

3.Conall Viga-Feilan- Go Fetch by Laurenston

4. Zsadist- BDB series by Ward

5. Bones- Night Huntress series by Frost

6.Curran( The Beastlord)- Kate Daniels series by Andrews

7.Dorian- Dark Swan series by Mead

8.Jean- Claude- Anita Blake series by LKH

9. Lucian Argeneau- The Argeneau Series by Sands

10. Gideon- Lords Of the Underworld by Showalter

Oh NO! I forgot about Eric Northman! I can't believe I forgot Eric! I might have to go back and replace someone...

LOL..no changes...LOL..or else we will be changing our lists over and over.

But Yz, isn't EVERY romance hero "the one"? :D

LOL! Yeah, and what if my next book I crush on someone new and have to break up with one of my old crushes? LOL!

1) Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

There are many characters who've come and gone throughout my lifetime of reading but Mr. Darcy is my penultimate: arrogant (times infinity), intelligent, dashing, slightly flawed and rather heroic. All of the characters since then whom I have crushed on (Vishous, Leo Magozzi, Detective Stud Muffin from the Temperance Brennan books, Ranger, vampire Eric, Charles Cornick etc.) are variations on that one person - just in slightly different ways and definitely in different times. I was about 8 or 9 when I read the novel for the first time and cried when I realised Mr. Darcy was not real LOL

In no particular order, and subject to change...
1. Gen from The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner.
2. Falco from The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis (and the others in the series, of course!)
3. Jack Staple from The Toll-Gate by Georgette Heyer.
4. Hugo Darracott from The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer.
5. George Cooper from Alanna The First Adventure, and others in the series, by Tamora Pierce.
6. Dawsey Adams The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.
7. Mel from Sunshine by Robin McKinley.
8. Dag from Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold.
9. Corlath from The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley.
10. The Beast from Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley.
Confession time. I haven't ever - and don't ever intended to - read Austen... haven't watched the movies/TV series... it has passed me by!
As to Gilbert - he nearly made it into my list - but would probably have been superceeded by Matthew, if I had to pick ONE male character from Anne of Green Gables. Gilbert, I think, was much stronger in the later books - particularly Anne's house of dreams. Sorry - just found the chapter's online... chapter 18 - still can't read it without choking up... and the follow chapters aren't much easier.
I blogged about this a while ago - but this has made me think of 10...
http://themadnessofhamsters.blogspot....

Inspired by the same blog - favourite literary pairings:
http://themadnessofhamsters.blogspot....

GILBERT *sigh* I read the books and couldn't really picture him, then watched the tv series and fell in crush. I wanted to visit Prince Edward Island to visit but after the programme wanted to find my own Gilbert Blythe. Thank you for reminding me of Gilbert, Annie ;) He was foremost in my mind during my Intermediate years.

I think the TV-Gilbert was WAY more crush-worthy than book-Gilbert (until he grew up...). My ultimate dream holiday is PEI...

Okay, here you go!

1. Samuel Gerard from The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale
2. Sebastian Ballister, Marquess of Dain from Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
3. Carter McKoy from The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas
4. John Matthew from the Black Dagger Brotherhood books by JR Ward
5. Dorian Christiansen from Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
6. Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
7. Justin Kinmurrie, Lord Kylemore from Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
8. Kadan Montague from Murder Game by Christine Feehan
9. Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent from Devil in Winter
10. Colin Wescott, Lord Havermore from Touched by Fire by Kathleen O'Reilly

In no particular order...

1. Alexander Cameron from The Pride of Lions and The Blood of Roses by Marsha Canham
2. Acheron Parthenopaeus from Acheron and the rest of the Dark-Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. Gregori Daratrazanoff from Dark Magic and the rest of the Dark/Carpathian series by Christine Feehan
4. Razvan from Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan
5. Seth Lawrence from Dawn's Awakening by Lora Leigh
6. Judd from Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh
7. Gideon from Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank
8. Jonas Wyatt from the Breed Series and Lion's Heat by Lora Leigh
9. Noah from Noah by Jacquelyn Frank
10. Julian of Macedon from Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon

My top 10 crushes (from lowest to #1) WARNING FOR DRESDEN READERS--POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT if you haven't read them all

10: Adam from Bone Crossed and all the other Mercy books

9: Charles from Cry Wolf

8: Huck Finn--ok, I know he's "young" but I always liked him MUCH better than Tom Sawyer

7: Harry Dresden from Storm Front

6: Thomas from the Dresden Files (yeah, yeah, I have a thing for siblings.)

5: Alec Reynard from Susan Sizemore's I Burn for You which is one of her Prime series

4: Dane Thorson from Andre Norton's The Solar Queen series.

3: Raphael from Nalini Singh's Angels' Blood series.

2: Simon Tregarth from Andre Norton's Witch World 1 series.

1: Mike from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.

#1, 2 and 4 are VERY long time crushes (since I was 13, and we won't even talk about how long ago THAT was. lol) Oh--and Mike isn't human. He's a sentient computer. He predated the Enterprise computer from Star Trek. Plus I always thought he had a LOT more personality than the Star Trek one.

I have to say that I do like some of the guys on your list, Ann. Thomas is HOT! I think Harry is adorable. And Adam and Charles, oh, my, yes!

Okay, for me my top ten loves have to be:


1)Zsadist from J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
(Just love the tortured hero, scarred inside and out, who needs to be loved!)

2)Hawke from Nalini Singh's Psy/Changeling Series
(Alpha of the Snowdancers wolf pack, shifts into a wolf, single, and smokin hot--enough said!)

3)Vishous from J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
(Smart, sexy as hell, and kinky to boot--yes, he is a fantasy I'd love to see become reality!)

4)Quinn from Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse Series
(Funny, smart, tall, sexy, a Bengal Tiger...yep, he's a keeper!)

5)Bones from Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntess Series
(British accent, sexy as hell, bad boy, hilariously funny, former prostitute-turned-vampire: the possibilities are endless!)

6)Jonas from Lora Leigh's Breeds Series
(I do like a sexy, strong, manipulator with lion attributes!)

7)Nykyrian from Sherrilyn Kenyon's The League Series
(I just want to hug him and keep his safe! Of course, it helps that he is gorgeous, strong, and full of powerful emotions!)

8)Curran from Ilona Andrews, Kate Daniels Series
(Big alpha shapeshifting male in his thirties unmated and with a good sense of humor makes for a killer combo!)

9)Dorian from Richelle Mead's Dark Swan Series
(A king in a fairy kingdom, strong, powerful, merciless, sexy-red headed male with a penchant for bondage...yeah he would definitely be a sight for these sore eyes!)

10)Illium from Nalini Singh's Guild Hunters Series
(I like that he fell in love with a human woman even being an angel, and also like that he suffered for his love. I'm also a sucker for blue wings as well!)


(Side Note: I seem to have a fascination and attraction to shapeshifting, tortured, schemeing, sexy as hell males that have much love to give the right female including some light BDSM and dirty sex. I think I need to evaluate my thought processes, LOL!)

It looks like most of my literary crushes come from PNR/UF series.

1. Captain Wentworth - Persuasion by Jane Austen

2. Lord Maccon - Soulless by Gail Carriger

3. Niol - Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

4. Max - Gardella Vampire series by Colleen Gleason

5. Charles - Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs

6. Barrons - Fever series by Karen Marie Moning

7. Dorian - Dark Swan series by Richelle Mead

8. Imriel de la Courcel - Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey

9. Eric - Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris

10. Artur Loginov - Dirk & Steele series by Marjorie Liu

In no particular order......
1. Eddie Chase: The Tomb of Hercules by Andy McDermott
2. Ranger: The Stephanie Plumb books by Janet Evanovitch
3. Clay: The Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong
4. Roarke: Eve Dallas books by JD Robb
5. Mathew Hawkwood: Ratcatcher by James McGhee
6. Maximus: The Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
7. Gage Turner: The Sign of Seven by Nora Robb
8. Mr Rochester: Jane Eyre
9. Charles Cornick: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
10.Crawford Lymond: The Lymond Chronicles by Dorothy Dunnett.

In no particular order, kind of....

1. Jamie Fraser Outlander Series Diana Gabaldon

2. Bones Night Huntress Series Jeaniene Frost

3. Jericho Barrons Fever Series Karen Marie Moning

4. John Pritkin Cassie Palmer Series Karen Chance

5. Charles Cornick Alpha & Omega Series Patricia Briggs

6. Curran the Beast Lord Kate Daniels Series Ilona Andrews

7. Daemon Sadi Black Jewels Trilogy Anne Bishop

8. Eric Northman Sookie Stackhouse Series Charlaine Harris

9. Louis-Cesare Dorina Basarab Series Karen Chance

10. Jamie Lannister Song of Ice & Fire Series George R.R. Martin

1. Jamie Fraser - Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
2. Roarke - In Death series by J.D. Robb
3. Acheron Parthenopaeus - Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Curran - Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
5. Clay - the Otherworld series by Kelly Armstrong
6. Phury - Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
7. Raphael - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
8. Nico - Mortal Temptations by Allyson James
9. Jonah - A Mermaid's Kiss by Joey W. Hill
10. River - Red Kiss by Deidre Knight

No order here:

1. Jamie Fraser - Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
2. Noah - The Notebook - Nicholas Sparks
3. Roarke - JD Robb's In Death Series
4. Ramses - Amelia Peabody Series - Elizabeth Peters
5. Henry - Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Niffenger
6. Rhett Butler - Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
7. Seth Mortenson - Succubus Series - Richelle Mead
8. Kisten - Rachel Morgan Series - Kim Harrison
9. Jean Claude - Anita Blake Series - Laurell Hamilton
10.Brigan - Fire - Kristen Cashore

1. Eric Northman - Sookie Stackhouse Series - Charlain Harris
2. Caefawn the Hob - The Hobs Bargain by Patricia Briggs (ok, this one might make me a little weird but I can't help it I adore him)
3. Adam Black - Highlander Series - Karen Marie Moning
4. Acheron - Dark Hunter Series - Sherrilyn Kenyon
5-8. Bowen, Garreth & Lachlain MacRieve, Cadeon Woede - Immortals After Dark Series - Kresley Cole
9 & 10. Ian MacPhie & Angus MacKay - Love at Stake Series - Kerrelyn Sparks

These aren't necessarily in order, but here we go:

1. Mr. Darcy - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. Christian Langland - Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale
3. Zsadist - Lover Awakened (BDB #3) - J.R. Ward
4. Conrad - Dark Needs at Night's Edge (IAD #5) - Kresley Cole
5. Carter McKoy - The Texan's Wager (Wife Lottery #1) - Jodi Thomas
6. Bran - Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters #2) - Juliet Marillier
7. Gaelen vel Serranis - Tairen Soul Series - C.L. Wilson
8. Daemon - Black Jewels Trilogy - Anne Bishop
9. Eric Northman - Southern Vampire/Sookie Stackhouse Series - Charlaine Harris
10. (Tied) Bowen - Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (IAD #4) -Kresley Cole & Garreth - Pleasure of a Dark Prince (IAD #9) - Kresley Cole

I thought I'd revisit my LC crushes...

In no particular order:
1. Nathaniel Peck, Wanting Something More by Kathy Love
2. Rick Rousseau, Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Susan Donovan
3. Charles Cornick, Alpha & Omega Series by Patricia Briggs
4. Cadeon Woede, Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
5. Drustan MacKeltar, Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning (although all MacKelter's are pretty irresistable)
6. Cole Flannigan, Big Girls Don't Cry by Cathie Linz
7. Harry Dresden, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher (I know he's not a sex symbol, but brains and humor go a long way)
8. Calvin Morrisey, Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
9. Vane Kattalakis, Night Play (Dark-Hunter, #6) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. Butch O'Neal- Lover Revealed by J.R.Ward

I made the first list about 6 months ago. Since then I've read close to 100 books. After I finished I just went back and looked at my last list and I have no idea how I left off some off these guys that first time. There are 5 characters from books I have read since the last list so that makes sense. But of the 5 I read before the last list, there seems to be only 2 from the original! How interesting.

I wonder what will be 6 months from now?

Here's my "off the top of my head" list, but I want to come back and post again after giving it some thought:

1: Roarke from In Death Series by J.D. Robb
2: Cal from Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
3: Ren from Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
4: Adam Black from the Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning (actually, pretty much ANY of the Highlanders would do the trick, but I think Adam is my favorite)
5: Jaime from Jaime (and others) by Lori Foster
6: Nick from Truly, Madly, Yours by Rachel Gibson
7: Jack from You Don't Know Jack by Erin McCarthy (he barely beat out Damien from The Pregnancy Test but his name gives me the creeps!)
8: Still thinking...

I know this is much older but I had to post on here. And this is just the first 10 that come to mind really.

1. Vishous, from Lover unbound by J.R. Ward (I wonder why everyone picked him out of all the brothers.)
2. Zsadist, from Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
3.Nykyrian Quaikides, from Born of night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Trace, from Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank
5. Guin, from Pleasure by Jacquelyn Frank
6. Acheron Parthenopaus, from Dark-hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
7. Zarek, from Dark-hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
8. Rehvenge, from Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
and two who haven't actually had their own book but they are my favorite characters anyways.
9. Xhex, Will be featured in Lover mine by J.R. Ward
10. Jayden from Dream-chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Well those are pretty much my favs. All are mainly from only two authors lol.

- Jamie Fraser from Outlander series
- Barrons from Karen Marie Moning's Fever series
- Zsadist from BDB series by JR Ward
- Reyes from Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
- Marcus Marsden, Lord Westcliff from It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
- Bones from Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
- Sam Starret from Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter series
- Roarke from JD Robb's In Death series
- Lord Maccon from Soulless by Gail Carriger
- Raphael from Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter series

In no particular order:

1. Mr Knightley from Emma by Jane Austen
2. Morgead Blackthorn from Huntress by L.J. Smith
3. Wren Tigerian from Unleash the Night (Dark-Hunter, #9)by Sherrilyn Kenyon
4. Etienne Argeneau from Love Bites by Lynsay Sands
5. Hunter Niall from the Wicca/Sweep series by Cate Tiernan
6. Nathaniel from Angel with Attitude by Michelle Rowen
7. Nick from Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
8. Rory MacKenzie from The Scot, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Annette Blair
9. Acheron from Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon

And 10. Westley aka the Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride by William Goldman. However, confession time here - I've never actually read the book. I literally wore the sound out on several videos before I turned five, and snatched up the book the second I saw it in a store but I just can't get into it.

1)Lord Mason from Beloved Vampire by Joey W. Hill.{He was such a deliciously tortured hero}
2)Jericho Barrons from the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning.{I have this Pride & Predjudice thing with him,where I hate him but want to sex him in the worst way possible}
3)Bones from the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost.{He's like the literary version of Spike from BTVS}
4)Eric Northman from the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris.{Do I really have to explain this one?}
5)Mircea from the Cassie Palmer series by Karen Chance.{I know a lot of people are on Team Pritkin but Mircea will always have my heart}
6)Aubrey from Demon in My View by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes.{As a pre-teen I had a major crush on Aubrey.My copy of this book is so tattered & worn..& probably has wet stains from drool}
7)Gabriel from Blood and Chocolate byAnnette Curtis Klause. {The second I read this book I thought "This is my dream guy: Tall,Dark, & Deadly with lotsa badassitude".I think I unconsciously hold every guy I meet to Gabriel's standards}
8)Simon de Montfort from The Dragon and the Jewel by Virginia Henley. {I've checked this book out from the library like 20 times in the past 5 years.One of these days I'm gonna remember to order it}
9)Alexander Cameron from The Pride of Lions & The Blood of Roses by Marsha Canham.{A hot,noble,deadly,brave,insert-droolworthy-adjective highland warrior who falls shamelessly in love? Give me more please!}
10)Cian MacKeltar from Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning.{Why don't they make guys this sexy in the US of A? I'd be like a kid in a candy store if I ever went to Scotland}

If we are talking all time literary crushes, I have to go back as far as fourth grade!
In the order that I discovered these characters:
1. Almanzo Wilder - Little Town on the Prairie and These Happy Golden Years (I wanted to BE Laura Ingalls!)
2. Laurie - Little Women (I was so crushed when Jo didn't choose him)
3. Aragorn - The Lord of the Rings (My mom complained that I needed to quit reading and go outside and play)
4. Heathcliff - Wuthering Heights (I can't read this without picturing a young and beautiful Laurence Olivier)
5. Rhett Butler - Gone With the Wind (He loved Scarlett so much!)
6. Darcy - Pride and Prejudice (No need to say why)
7. Gwirion - The Fool's Tale: A Novel(the story broke my heart)
8. Jacob - New Moon (Not looking for a debate here, but I'll take a warm body over a cold vampire any day)
9. Jamie Fraser - Outlander (Just now reading the series and loving it)