Hey ya’ll!
Today’s a new day with a new battle on our hands. But before I get into the new contestants in today’s battle, here are the standings so far:
Round 1:
Battle 1: Lucas Swain (1) vs. Wyatt Bloodsworth (3)
Battle 2: Wolf MacKenzie (10) vs. Niall of Scotland (2)
Battle 3: Webb Tallant (4) vs. Grey Rouillard (12)
Battle 4: Richard Worth (8) vs. Max Conroy (2)
Battle 5: Lucas Stone (8) vs. John Rafferty (2)
Battle 6: Grant Sullivan (2) vs. Kell Sabin (6)
Battle 7: Joe MacKenzie (5) vs. Alex MacNeil (2)
Battle 8: Jake Sarratt (4) vs. Reese Duncan (7)
Battle 9: Sam Donovan (12) vs. Thompson Cahill (1)
Battle 10: Robert Cannon (9) vs. Rome Matthews (7)
Battle 11: Cord Blackstone (1) vs. Zane MacKenzie (14)
Battle 12: Rhydon Baines (11) vs. Nikolas Constantinos (2)
Battle 13: Brett Rutland (8) vs. Blake Remington (7)
Battle 14: Jack Russo (16) vs. Ben Lewis (21)
Battle 15: James Diaz (15) vs. John Medina (12)
Battle 16: Marc Chastain (9) vs. Dane Hollister (11)
Battle 17: Calvin Harris (11) vs. Knox Davis (10)
Battle 18: Chance MacKenzie (8) vs. Rafe McKay (3)
Battle 19: Richard Chance (5) vs. Price Tanner (8)
Battle 20: Saxon Malone (4) vs. Jackson Brody (9) vs. Tom Quinlan (6)
Battle 21: Lucas Cochran vs. Luis Fontera vs. Derek Talifero
Round Two:
Battle 22: Wyatt Bloodsworth (6) vs. Wolf MacKenzie (13) vs. Grey Rouillard (7) vs. Richard Worth (1) vs. Lucas Stone (2).
Battle 23: Kell Sabin (7) vs. Joe MacKenzie (2) vs. Reese Duncan (2) vs. Sam Donovan (15) vs. Robert Cannon (1)
Battle 24: Zane MacKenzie (10) vs. Rhydon Baines (0) vs. Brett Rutland (0) vs. Ben Lewis (8) vs. James Diaz (7).
Battle 25: Dane Hollister (17) vs. Calvin Harris (4) vs. Chance MacKenzie (7) vs. Price Tanner (3)
Battle 26: Jackson Brody (5) vs. Lucas Cochran (3) vs. Luis Fonteras (8)
Round 3:
Battle 27: Wolf MacKenzie (9) vs. Sam Donovan (11) vs. Zane MacKenzie (4)
Battle 28: Sam Donovan vs. Dane Hollister
And the final battle of the month is between:
So today’s battle is the final battle, it’s the battle that shows who is Linda Howard’s last man standing. So many votes have come in and I’d like to thank all of you who have participated in the polls, we really appreciate it guys. So who’s the last hero standing?
…it’s up to you guys….so please vote to the left and I’ll post the results tomorrow with the WINNER!
oops I think I missed the last one!
I missed the first two! *pout*
But I voted in this one 😀
Grey is such a bad, bad boy but he has his a good way with a tongue. LMAO.
I don’t know any of the heroes you are mentioning!!?! @.@
Hmmm…. gotta put in a word with my book fairy. 😉
That is soooo evil!! putting Gray vs. Webb!! man, now I gotta really think…
Highlander baby! Niall is HAWT!!!!
Oh there is no way that Web can beat out Gray!! Gray is D’ah Man!!
LOL, I’m sorry if you’ve missed some of the battles but there will be a different battle all month, so be sure to stick around and vote for your favorites! =)
Thanks everyone for voting!
Obviously you have all lost your minds. I’m away for a few days and you pick Gray over Webb? What?!
Poor Max, he’s great, but he doesn’t stand a chance in front of Richard 😀 Go Richard!
You know what, Rowena? We should have hold the heroine battle over at Breezing Through 😀 Or are you planning to make one?
I can’t believe I’m confessing this, but I need help!
Today’s choices – which books are the heroes from? I know I know the names, but short of going through all my books or going through all her book reviews at Amazon, I’m drawing a blank.
And *g* realizing how important each vote is, I want to make an informed vote *chuckle*
Hey Kristie J,
Lucas Stone is from White Lies (the amnesia book) and John Rafferty is from Heartbreaker. Sorry I didn’t get this up sooner but there you go sweets!
Better late then never, right?
HUGS!
Crap, I forgot to vote yesterday. *sigh* I’m glad to see Reese won, though. LOVE HIM! 😉
And Ween, that’s jacked up putting Cahill against Sam.
Hmm..what about Ben and Sam?? LOL
Holly,
It wouldn’t have mattered who we put up against Sam, it would have had the same outcome. haha. But yeah, poor Cahill!
Robert was such a sly ass but towards the end he grew on me.
I like Robert and everything, but I think I’m one of the few people who really looooooooooved Rome from beginning to end.
Yeah, I’m twisted 😀
Yeah but I think only us and Daphne love Ben with all that we are, haha.
“By all means – Rome.” Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
New to your blog but I just want to throw my hat in for Rome. My heart just bleed for him – his pain was so real.
mph
Between Robert and Rome, Rome is def. the better of the two. Robert was alright, but he’s no Rome. LOL
Rome is a self-centered ass. I’m sorry his wife and children died, but instead of attempting to triumph over his tragedy or become more compassionate to others, he acted like a spoiled brat, throwing a tantrum anytime he didn’t get his way.
Bottlem line, when the chips were down, he chose his precious heartbreak over Sarah’s needs. Sarah was way too good for him and I kept hoping she would wake up and figure it out for herself.
“Rome is a self-centered ass. I’m sorry his wife and children died, but instead of attempting to triumph over his tragedy or become more compassionate to others, he acted like a spoiled brat, throwing a tantrum anytime he didn’t get his way.”
Perhaps. I have suffered a few loses in the past 15 years or so, and I have seen how differently every person in my immediate family reacts to them. I guess I don’t consider hearbreak in any way similar to selfishness. Obviously, people’s mileages vary widely on this.
I always find it amusing how some people can preach compassion and not have any at all.
Having yet to lose any love ones, I am blessed with ignorance of such emotions as described in the book and how I will hold up under the circumstance.
mph
All That Glitters and An Independent Wife are both the only LH’s books I absolutely despise. Yes, I don’t care for her first person books, nor the Raintree one, but these two? ACK!
No vote from me on this one.
Unless I can vote against both of them? *hopeful begging puppy eyes*
Dang, I hated both of these, too. Sorry, but I’m not voting either. LOL
It is a sad state of affais when I do not know ANY of these heroes.
🙁
Jack from Open Season is a given. He doesn’t mind wearing purple condoms. LMAO!! I adored his and Daisy’s relationship and one of my all time favorite Linda Howard scenes is when he kisses the life out of her in her sexy red dress against the car!
As much as I like Ben (and I do, people, I most certainly do, I’m with Katie(babs) here.
Purple condoms for the win! *grin*
Azteclady is my new soul mate 😉
What’s a purple condom when a guy can have you singing in the rain!
mph
AMEN, mph! There’s just not contest here. Purple condom nothing. It’s all about Ben!
But its how well he wears that purple condom and the way he uses it that makes him on top. Or maybe I should say on bottom? har har har…
Meh. I’d rather have a guy hold me up in the rain than one who wears purple condoms. He’s way hotter!
Jack is the chief of police and knows the way of a gun.
He enjoys ice pops and little puppies. HA!
Oh please, so does the gay guy who lives next door. Ben is a REAL man.
😛
Holly, you are very good!
I admit defeat.
KB, I love you.
OH I will be back ladies to fight till the bitter end!
LMAO, thatta girl Holly, way to defend our man in my absense….
WOO HOO BEN!!!
I am not backing down from this one because James Diaz puts all Howard heroes to shame, even John M.
Nope, not going to listen to your rebutals. Diaz is number one!!
*puts fingers in ears and hums*
Aww, I’m sorry to disappoint you, KB, but..I have to agree. Diaz rocks. He’s WAY better than Medina. Though, I still say Ben is the best of them all. Yes, Diaz is amazing, but Ben tops even him.
But in this poll? Diaz for SURE!
*HUGS FOR HOLLY*
Diaz makes me all tingly inside.
Cry No More is my favorite all time book from Howard.
Yay, Díaz!
😀
I, however, cannot chose one favorite–whenever I try, I start second guessing myself and thinking, ‘but how about that one? or this one? or..?’
(And there’s a new book to look for this summer :grin:)
I LOVE John Medina ….
I’m much more for Diaz. The way he took care of *oh damn – what’s her name*. He was hard to get to know – but oh my – is he a good hero.
Diaz… yum Diaz… all together now… DIAZ!!!
And yes Kristie, he was very hard… very, very hard for Milla. 😀
NOOOOO, Medina lost!! Ugh.
Why do you have to make it so hard, Wena?
Dane or Marc? Geez
hmm, the good looking guy or the one with the battered-looking face, the one who could keep a condom on through a slow dance or the one who kept from losing it on the hot drive home — that is a hard one:)
Marc is too metro-sexual to need any help from me.
mph
Dane, hands down.
I mean, seriously, no contest
Eh, I disagree. Marc was way more hot than Dane. Dane was just a blockhead, and that’s not hot.
Marc, hands down. 🙂
Ugh, how come the guys I’m rooting for are losing? Marc was way better than Dane. I agree with Holly. Dane was stubborn and not very nice to the heroine in the beginning 🙁
Cal, definitely.
(Well, okay, it’s probably ’cause I couldn’t finish Killing Time the first two times I tried it, and it’s now sitting somewhere at the bottom of the TBR mountain, so… but still, Cal.)
Chance is one of my all time favorite Howard heroes 🙂
It seems I’m forever slapping down the pretty ones. I’m all for the rough, raw and rugged:)Rafe, it is.
mph
I have not read any of those three. i have to get reading and catch up.
Luis Frontera, definitely. Had been pining for him to get his story since A Lady of the West.
I got with the bad boy Grey.
Nooooooooo!!!! You lumped Grey and Wyatt together with so many people’s favourite but mine – Wolf.
But I gotta go with partner Katie and pick Grey – even though I do love me Wyatt too.
kristie(j) you wound me! Wolf is… is… :sigh:
😀
(I like Grey too, very much, but c’mon! Wolf? yummy!)
Joe and Sam i nthe same battle, this is hard.
Sam Sam Sam 😀
DIAZ hands down is the best Howard hero ever!! He must be number one. 🙂
*laughing* katie(babs), not to be mean or anything *ahem* but did you see your previous comment? *giggling*
Hee hee, Diaz has his hands down my…
Nope Rowena, Diaz is the ultimate sex machine of a man.
I too enjoy the slap slap happy heroes.
But James… sigh…
Thank GOD, we all like different men. There’s too few in the world as it is (especially after you weed out the gay, the married and the idiots) – I certainly wouldn’t wait to fight ALL of you for —wait for it —– DIAZ!!!!
mph
Go, Díaz!
See Azteclady has good taste 😉
Dude you guys are so trippin’, Diaz is a great hero but Ben is where it’s at!
Nah, Diaz was great but he was too serious…Ben Lewis had a great mix of everything, with Ben, he had the personality, the sense of humor and the technique to make me slap slap happy and on top of that, I know without that he would always protect me from the bad guys. He wasn’t the most perfect hero but that’s okay, imperfect people have more adventures.
James was a fantastic hero, I’m not disputing that, it’s just that he didn’t have that playfulness that Ben did and I seriously love that in Ben.
I’m boggled… how come Zane is winning? Now, I adore Zane, truly do (my first ever SEAL, who can forget that, I ask you?) but still!
Días, people, DIAZ!
*pout*
WTF? I mean, Zane is a sexy guy, but he’s no Ben..hell, I’d even have rather it be Diaz.
*laughing*
Poor Holly!
Rowena, Zane? smoking!
I’m disappointed, Holly. Diaz over Zane? Tsk tsk.
I’m sure if I said Zane over Ben Lewis, I’d be lynched. *g*
Casee,
You’re right, you would be. Ok, ok. Maybe it’s not so bad that he got picked over Diaz, but over BEN? Really?
Well, since Diaz has no love, I will take him in my arms and have him all to myself 😀
LOL, both of our men lost! hahahahaha.
I’m gonna have to read Zane’s book to see just how sexy this guy is…
I won’t fight you for him Katiebabs, it’s all good.
Casee, you totally voted for Zane, huh?
No, no, no!!!!
How can you put Wolf against Zane??? And then drop Sam in for good measure?
*narrowed eyes* you trying to kill me?
This is fabulous. I am totally stealing this idea for my month of Brockmann men!
I am still depressed Diaz got kicked to the curb. *sob*