He's No Doormat: Praise for the Beta Hero
Tempting Bella, the second book in my Accidental Peers series, features a kinder, gentler leading man.
In short, Sebastian is a beta hero. Betas are often consigned to the role of best friend in romance novels, the sidekick of the tough-talking, butt-kicking and, often, emotionally-distant alpha hero. As the hero in Tempting Bella, Sebastian is decent, honorable and essentially selfless. He’s also complex, virile and very sexy!
While I love a good alpha hero, there is something undeniably alluring about a beta hero—he’s the guy you’d love to marry in real life.
Here are my Top 10 Things to Love About a Beta Hero
1) He’s a nice guy.
2) He treats a lady with the respect she deserves.
3) He’s comfortable enough with his masculinity that he doesn’t have to act like a Neanderthal to prove he’s a real man.
4) He often puts other people’s desires before his own.
5) He is warm, tender and projects a quiet strength.
6) He is often not as sexually experienced as an alpha male, so intimacy is more meaningful to him.
7) He refuses to impose his will on the heroine.
8) The beta hero is never a wimp.
9) He has a teeny bit of alpha in him
10) On top of all of those winning qualities, a beta hero can still be hot, charismatic and sexy!
