Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

I'd like some recommendations for good female action leads. I'd rather the book not become heavily a romance. Some romance shows up in a lot of action books but I find that often in many of the books I've tried with a female protagonist the romance largely takes over the story.

I'm reading In Cold Blood right now and so far so good I may have found a good series here. I have the first Modesty Blasie book so that's also a possibility if I can run them down (they're sort of collectable).

Anyway, just hoping for some suggestions. Thanks.

Oh by the way please let me add one more thing...no friendly, romantic. helpful or sparkly vampires, please. No protagonists who are vampires, werewolves, were-jackles...or otherwise undead or whatever. PLEASE.

I'd like actual grownup read if possible. No offense to lovers of Throne of Glass or Twilight, just not for me.

Really...thanks.

I've got a new female action protagonist on the way named Joelene Stonehouse. She spent 25 years flying Army attack helicopters in every major action since Gulf War I. Now she's retired from the military with a big fat pension and she's not even 50. What's a woman to do after all that? Well, she makes a bad choice and is now trying to set things straight, while digging herself in deeper and deeper.

The novel is called AVANTI, which was her call sign. And along with it comes fast (very fast) cars, explosions, shootouts and no end of meyhem, which is just the way she likes it.

Stay tuned, Joelene Stonehouse and AVANTI will be coming out this Late Fall. Was shooting for Late Summer, but whaddaya gonna do?

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Thanks Jim.

I'd also like to see some existing female action protagonists in existing books not necessarily recommended by the authors. Surly there are some good action adventures with female leads I haven't found.

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Thanks Jim.

I'd also like to see some existing female action protagonists in existing books not necessarily recommended by the authors. Surly there are some good action adventures with female lea..."

Have you tried D.V. Berkom's Leine Basso or Kate Jones series's? Really like her Basso series a lot, it's on my list to read one of her Jones books and J.F. Penn's Arkane series with Morgan Sierra another good one.

Thanks, I'll look at them. I actually have to check to see if I've read some books, LOL.

Check out Radical Payment by Mike Parry at inks4life.net
Very strong female villain fiction thriller- no vampires, not much on romance but high on the criminal mind and mayhem.

thanks

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Thanks Urcelia, library doesn't have it so I'll probably need to fimd a paperback (not a fan of Ebooks, LOL).

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Thanks Urcelia, library doesn't have it so I'll probably need to fimd a paperback (not a fan of Ebooks, LOL)."

Hi Mike
I personally enjoy paperbacks too! :-) My books are available in both E-book and Paperback formats directly from Amazon, for now. You’re welcome to ask your local library to request it for you but in the meantime, here are the links :-)


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Have a look at the Jet series by Russell Blake. There are a few of them in the series and they are quite enjoyable.

Jet

Thanks, I'll look.

Audible has the first 4 Jet books in a one credit bundle so I think I'll get 4 at once from Audible.

Has no one mentioned Eve Dallas from the In Death books by J. D. Robb? Terrific books!