The Strong Females in Fiction

Over the last few years I seem to be more attracted to books with strong female leads,  These are usually not the ones looking for a man to come and save her,  Some of my favorite characters are October Daye, Jane Yellowknife, Charley Davidson and so many others.  The damsel in distress characters are just not appealing to me anymore,  When I was young the man who came to save the day and have the woman saved was what would attract me to a book, No as I've aged, I'm differently more attracted to stories with strong,  kick ass, female characters.  By the way, I did not forget Eve Dallas,  If you haven't already checked out these characters and the books they are featured in, start now!