They’re mad, bad, and dangerous to know. And we couldn’t live without them. (In fiction, that is.)
From the first moment I was introduced to prototypical Bad Boy Vidal in Georgette Heyer’s Devil’s Cub, I’ve been a sucker for the Bad Boy mystique. Though I recovered from my real life addiction (“tortured” used to be a positive guy descriptor for me in college), nothing fulfills my fantasies quite like a Bad Boy tempting a good woman.
My favorite Bad Boys? Vidal was my first and will always hold a strong place in my heart.
I am currently swooning over Don Draper from TV’s Mad Men, early 60’s ad man extraordinare who has it all and nothing at the same time. Men want to be him. Women want to sleep with him. And he couldn’t be more lost and alone. Hey, it works for me, baby.
In fiction, for the past four or five years, Eric the Vampire from Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series (now being brought to life so splendidly on HBO’s True Blood by Alexander Skarsgard) has held top billing. I’ve wavered a bit here and there with flirtations with J.R. Ward’s V, but for quite some time now, Eric has been my guy. Or make that my vampire.
So, here’s the plan. It’s a hot Friday in August. We’re feeling languid and lazy. And what better way to pass the time than by collecting here a list of our favorite Bad Boys of all time? Then, we’ll narrow it down to the top eight or so and poll on the blog next week to name our unofficial favorite AAR Bad Boy.
Sound fun? So, hit me. Who are your favorite Bad Boys?
-Sandy AAR
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from everything else i’ve read so far, sebastian st vincent from ‘devil in winter’ is definitely the ultimate badboy. he’s smooth, slick, hedonistic and unapologetic about his bad behaviour. thats a true badboy. its usually rare to find a true badboy in romance novels (historical or otherwise), usually they’re just alpha males. so dont get confused.
from everything else i’ve read so far, sebastian st vincent from ‘devil in winter’ is definitely the ultimate badboy. he’s smooth, slick, hedonistic and unapologetic about his bad behaviour. thats a true badboy. its usually rare to find a true badboy in romance novels (historical or otherwise), usually they’re just alpha males. so dont get confused.
Another vote for Vidal but I’m surprised no one mentioned Rhett Butler from Gone with the Wind- he’s a privateer aka pirate, and he took a girl on an unchaperoned buggy ride and then refused to marry her- tame by today’s standards but in 1939 definitely hot.
Another vote for Vidal but I’m surprised no one mentioned Rhett Butler from Gone with the Wind- he’s a privateer aka pirate, and he took a girl on an unchaperoned buggy ride and then refused to marry her- tame by today’s standards but in 1939 definitely hot.
Cade August-Marley’s Choice
Tv bad boy Eric- True Blood
Cade August-Marley’s Choice
Tv bad boy Eric- True Blood
Sebastian St. Vincent from Devil in Winter
Lucien Knight from Lord of Ice
Damian Knight from Lord of Ice
Chandos from A Heart so Wild
I really love Chandos. He’s one of my favorite really bad boy heroes.
Sebastian St. Vincent from Devil in Winter
Lucien Knight from Lord of Ice
Damian Knight from Lord of Ice
Chandos from A Heart so Wild
I really love Chandos. He’s one of my favorite really bad boy heroes.
i’ve seen a lot and have liked a lot of bad boys in romances, but I don’t think they would have done anything really dastardly…except maybe St.Vincent from It Happened One Autumn (he was sort of tame during his own book, Devil in Winter) and Vidal from Devil’s Cub (he did attempt to drug the heroine at one point and intended to rape her until she shot him). Other not-really-that-bad-boy faves are Nick Gentry (from Worth any price), Villiers (from the Desperate Duchesses series), and Jack Seward (from Connie Brockway’s All Through the Night…though he was more of a good guy with a dangerous air about him)
i’ve seen a lot and have liked a lot of bad boys in romances, but I don’t think they would have done anything really dastardly…except maybe St.Vincent from It Happened One Autumn (he was sort of tame during his own book, Devil in Winter) and Vidal from Devil’s Cub (he did attempt to drug the heroine at one point and intended to rape her until she shot him). Other not-really-that-bad-boy faves are Nick Gentry (from Worth any price), Villiers (from the Desperate Duchesses series), and Jack Seward (from Connie Brockway’s All Through the Night…though he was more of a good guy with a dangerous air about him)
Well, Nick Gautier from Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Darkhunter series was not really a bad boy in the early books but I think he could be considered one now.
As for TV bad boys, I have to nominate Sawyer from Lost and Tim Riggans from Friday Night Lights. Tortured hero types are always nice…
Well, Nick Gautier from Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Darkhunter series was not really a bad boy in the early books but I think he could be considered one now.
As for TV bad boys, I have to nominate Sawyer from Lost and Tim Riggans from Friday Night Lights. Tortured hero types are always nice…
Sebastian St. Vincent
Roarke
Derek Craven
Hardy Cates, from Blue Eyed Devil
Sebastian St. Vincent
Roarke
Derek Craven
Hardy Cates, from Blue Eyed Devil
I think any and all Linda Howard heroes would qualify for bad boy status. There’s Diaz from “”Cry No More,”” the Death Angel hero, Kell Sabin from “”Diamond Bay”” and I would add Cord Blackstone from “”Tears of the Renegade. Oh and the hero from “”After the Night.”” Is he a bad boy or what?
I have always liked Archer Donovan from Elizabeth Lowell’s “”Pearl Cove”” with his take no prisoners approach to life so he’s a bad boy for me.
Loretta Chase’s hero James from “”Your Scandalous Ways”” was bad and delicious.
I think any and all Linda Howard heroes would qualify for bad boy status. There’s Diaz from “”Cry No More,”” the Death Angel hero, Kell Sabin from “”Diamond Bay”” and I would add Cord Blackstone from “”Tears of the Renegade. Oh and the hero from “”After the Night.”” Is he a bad boy or what?
I have always liked Archer Donovan from Elizabeth Lowell’s “”Pearl Cove”” with his take no prisoners approach to life so he’s a bad boy for me.
Loretta Chase’s hero James from “”Your Scandalous Ways”” was bad and delicious.
Oooh, I adore the Duke of Avon. And I agree with all the folks who have suggested St. Vincent from “”Devil in Winter”” as well.
Oooh, I adore the Duke of Avon. And I agree with all the folks who have suggested St. Vincent from “”Devil in Winter”” as well.
Ooh ooh ooh! Damerel! Forgot him! Another vote for that bad, bad boy.
Ooh ooh ooh! Damerel! Forgot him! Another vote for that bad, bad boy.
Another vote for Vidal, though I have to note that his father is much, much wickeder, though I personally don’t find him as attractive. In fact, I’m terrified of Avon. I love Damerel, too.
Another vote for Vidal, though I have to note that his father is much, much wickeder, though I personally don’t find him as attractive. In fact, I’m terrified of Avon. I love Damerel, too.
What about…
Roland from The Dedicated Villain by Patricia Veryan?
Alan from Sunsine and Shadows?
Definitely Vidal!
What about…
Roland from The Dedicated Villain by Patricia Veryan?
Alan from Sunsine and Shadows?
Definitely Vidal!
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Nick Allegrezza from Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson.
Nick Allegrezza from Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson.
Yes – just what constitutes a bad boy? I vote for my very favorite – Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent from Devil in Winter. However, I noted others offering Derek Craven from Dreaming of You as a bad boy – I would also vote for him. However others noted that he wasn’t really a bad boy – just a very alpha male. Some of the others I had in mind might also be considered more alpha males than true bad boys – Nick Gentry from Worth Any Price, Zachary Bronson from Where Dreams Begin and Bramwell Lowry Johns from Always A Scoundrel – are my other favorites.
Yes – just what constitutes a bad boy? I vote for my very favorite – Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent from Devil in Winter. However, I noted others offering Derek Craven from Dreaming of You as a bad boy – I would also vote for him. However others noted that he wasn’t really a bad boy – just a very alpha male. Some of the others I had in mind might also be considered more alpha males than true bad boys – Nick Gentry from Worth Any Price, Zachary Bronson from Where Dreams Begin and Bramwell Lowry Johns from Always A Scoundrel – are my other favorites.