You Decide: Independent Women

Hey there everyone!  Many of you were so excited to participate in the ALPHA MALES posts.  Thank you for that enthusiasm, and for supplying so many male characters!  I've compiled a list of alphas that I will post later on, just so you can all see everyone's picks :)

I suppose that, by the title of this post, you know I'm not done asking questions.  Since so many of you were interested in the alpha post (and since I know a lot of you read books with heroine leads), I have a new question for everyone:

Who are your favorite kick ass heroines?

This list applies to ALL females in any paranormal books you can think of (PNR, Urban Fantasy, YA, etc)

List all the lovely ladies you can think of.  Please supply their name/series/author, thanks!

I'll start!

Mercy Thompson- Mercy Thompson series- Patricia Briggs
Jane Yellowrock- Jane Yellowrock series- Faith Hunter
Mariketa the Awaited- Immortals After Dark series- Kresley Cole
Olivia- Lords of the Underworld series- Gena Showalter