"Tigers in Red Weather," by Liza Klaussmann

The Protagonists:  Nick: A strong-willed and enterprising woman eager to explore the world now that the war is over - although she eventuall...

"The Wild Marquis," by Miranda Neville

The Chick: Juliana Merton. A bookseller whose business tanked once when her husband died and her customers decided a woman couldn't poss...

"Throne of Jade," by Naomi Novik

The Protagonist: Captain William Laurence. He recently helped win a significant victory for Britain and her allies with the help of Temerair...

"The River King," by Alice Hoffman

The Protagonists: Carlin Leander: A scholarship student at Hadden school. Dirt poor. Befriends August Pierce, but also catches the attention...

"Divergent," by Veronica Roth.

The Protagonist: Beatrice "Tris" Prior. Raised in Abnegation, a faction that reveres selflessness and helping others over all els...

"I Now Pronounce You Someone Else," by Erin McCahan

The Protagonist: Bronwen Alexis Oliver. An energetic and expressive brown-haired high school senior who can't understand how she came fr...

"Jellicoe Road," by Melina Marchetta

The Protagonist: Taylor Markham. Thanks to her experience at the Jellicoe School, her senior classmates elect her as the leader in the upcom...

"Range of Ghosts," by Elizabeth Bear

The Protagonists: Temur: Fleeing from a murderous uncle intent on destroying all potential usurpers of his own usurped leadership, nomadic p...

"Silent in the Grave," by Deanna Raybourn

The Corpse: Sir Edward Grey. Nice-looking. Pleasant at parties. Suffered from heart condition. Terrible head for wine - and for poisons. The...

"On the Way to the Wedding," by Julia Quinn

The Chick: Lady Lucinda Abernathy. The plainer friend of the beautiful, accomplished Hermione Watson, Lucy's used to being overlooked, s...

"Mockingjay," by Suzanne Collins

The Heroine: Katniss Everdeen, the Girl on Fire - a.k.a. "The Mockingjay." Due to her actions in both of her Hunger Games, she is...

"Unveiled," by Courtney Milan

The Chick: Lady Anna Margaret Dalrymple, a.k.a. "Margaret Lowell." When her father is exposed as a bigamist by an opportunistic fi...

"The Forever War," by Joe Haldeman

The Protagonist: William Mandella. A good-natured pacifist with a master's degree in physics, he's conscripted into the war effort a...