Otherworld series by Kelly Armstrong

If you like strong women characters and werewolves, witches and the like... You will like this series.
It is my favorite werewolf line and Armstrong is a talented writer. That being said, the more books of hers you read the more formulaic they seem.
This is both good and bad. If I want to kill a couple hours reading a book, I know what to expect... But I also won't be shocked.
I recommend this series to women who like sci-fi beach reading.

Michelle Sagara - awesome because she is a Michelle?

Michelle's 'Cast in Shadow' series is one of my favorites lately.

It helps that it's sci-fi fantasy (think dragons and magicians) with a female protagonist that has a knack for getting into trouble.

Couple that with a few world ending scenarios and you have a good series. It's only downside is that it is a very linguistics oriented series and spends a lot of time discussing the meaning of words.

I think if you like Raymond Feist or Orson Scott Card you will probably like this series. Not the same caliber but in the same neighborhood.

Alis... For adults and young adults only

I recently read Alis by Naomi Rich. It was a very good book. Like 'Pillars of the Earth' lite. Much shorter but in the same time period and same religious problems.
The thing that bothers me is that I found it in the children's section. It is a bit adult for children. I could definitely see it in the young adult section but children? Makes me wonder who classifies these things for amazon.

Probably the same people who rate movies.