Every good man needs a woman, right? Heck yes, so we’re here to list our favorite heroines that we came to know in the year 2008. It shouldn’t be that hard, right? Let’s hope not. =)
Here’s my (Rowena’s) list:
1. Grace Eversleigh from The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn.
2. Sophie Alton from Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare.
3. Adele Harris from Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson.
4. Taylor Donovan from Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James.
5. Mia Summerton from Frisco’s Kid by Suzanne Brockmann.
Some honorable mentions go out to: Carlisle Cushing from The Ex-Debutante by Linda Francis Lee, Marcee Robbens from One Night Stand by Cindy Kirk and Abby Foote from Love You To Death by Melissa Senate.
I liked the wide variety of different kind of heroines these ladies are, so different and yet the one thing they all had in common was they were strong, emotionally and they cared and loved deeply. It was great getting to know these different women through their books.
Holly’s List:
You know, this is probably the hardest list I have to do each year. The truth is, I don’t like many heroines. Sure there are some I don’t hate, but I’m much harder on them than I am on heroes. And let’s be honest, there aren’t many kickass heroines out there that don’t do stupid shit, right?
1. Allie Daniels from Twisted Creek by Jodi Thomas
2. Sera Ayers from Undercover by Lauren Dane
3. Alice Grey from Demon Bound by Meljean Brook
4. Heather Montgomery from Tall Tales and Wedding Veils by Jane Graves
5. Winnifred Hathaway from Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Honorable Mentions: Eve Dallas from J.D. Robb’s In Death Series (Is there a more kickass heroine out there?), Francesca Bonnard from Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase, Leah Daniels from Nightkeepers by Jessica Andersen and Madeleine Greenway from The Perils of Pleasure by Julie Ann Long
Casee’s List:
Heroines are so much harder to pick than heroes.
1. Ashaya Aleine from Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
2. Lucy Sharpe from Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire
3. Holly Ashwin from Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole
4. Minerva Dobbs from Bet Me by Jennifer Cruise
5. Hannah Drake from Turbulent Sea by Christine Feehan
Alright, so you guys know the drill by now…who are YOUR favorite heroines of 2008? Let’s see your lists.
No Jax from Grimspace? Haven from BED. Cat from Jeaniene Frost. Nemomi from Dark Needs is one of my favorite heroines for 2008 😀
Definitely Haven from Blue-Eyed Devil! Oh, and I read Bet Me this year and Minerva Dodds should be there too 🙂
Still haven’t read Grimspace yet. *SIGH* I feel like I’m getting further behind with my reading…
Rowena– just had to post to say how thrilled I was to see both Taylor on this list and Jason on your “Best Heroes” list. As a writer, it’s so wonderful to see that people are responding to these characters. And Casee and Holly, I’m totally with you on Eve Dallas and Minerva Dobbs. : )
Dang KB, did we read ANY of the same books this year? LOL.
Oh Orannia, Min was a great heroine but I didn’t read her this year. She was hilarious though, thought she was great!