Alcide in the books is a sweetheart of a man and I have still not given up hope on him. I like him so far in the show too, although they're trying to make all the Weres badasses which kind of sucks. Book!Janice is a nice woman with a husband and a baby who runs an upscale beauty salon. It really pained me to see her suddenly being portrayed as a biker chick makeup artist. :-(

The good news (without spoilers) is that Alcide is still around -- he played a large part in the most recent book so hopefully he'll be staying on the show too. Then again, Lafayette never made it past Book 1 and he's still on the show! :)