Kushiel Series by Jaqueline Carey (pretty much anything by her, but that is where I would start)
The Blood Jewels series by Anne Bishop (and pretty much anything else by her)
Archangel Series by Sharon Shinn (and pretty much anything by her... the other books recommended previously are also excellent, although I prefer her adult books to her YA)
The Onion Girl by Charles De Lint
The Blue Girl by Charles De Lint
And I will second Divergent by Veronica Roth... if you like Divergent, try the Enclave by Ann Aguirre as well.
so.... many... good... books...

Penryn in Angelfall series by Susan Ee
Atrilan in the Battle Lord series by Linda Mooney

[Tidal]

A separate story arc within the Liaden Universe of books by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller feature young Theo Waitley. The five books with Theo in the starring role are, in order:

• Fledgling
• Saltation
• Mouse and Dragon
• Ghost Ship
• Dragon Ship

[Feronia]

The Deed of Paksenarrion-series by Elizabeth Moon

Definitely, just from the top of my head:

Katsa (Graceling)
Saba (Blood Red Road)
Eona (Eon/Eona)

Bless you, I lost a number of books in a flooding recently and have been racking my brain trying to remember all the titles and find them here, and for the life of me could not remember Eon/Eona, just the covers. Why the mention above triggered the memory I don't know, but that one has been driving me CRAZY! I also highly recommend that one.

the girl in the box by Robert J. Crane character: Sienna Nealon
The Young Ancients by P. S. Power character Tiera
Tremble in the Dark: A Gwen Farris Novel by P. S. Power Character Gwen Farris

other i forget View first unread post The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan character Sonea

Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assassin series. Spider's Bites starts off strong and it improves from there.

[tadaaaa]

Ayn Rand's:
The Fountainhead
Atlas Shrugged

[mfgoviedo]

J D Robb: In Death series with Lt. NYSPD Eve Dallas. This woman can kick ass.

Pretty much all the books I read. I imagine some of my suggestions might overlap with previous ones from other people, but I guess that might just lend support for that series as a recommendation. Just putting my favorites that match your criteria down below

Kate Daniels series (My favorite) by Ilona Andrews
Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter
Bite Back series by Mark Henwick
Vampire for Hire series by J.R. Rain
Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones
A Trial of Blood and Steel series by Joel Sheperd
Throne of Glass series by NOT ALLOWED
Theirs Not to Reason Why series by Jean Johnson

This sort of thing is my jam.

The Spiritwalker Trilogy by Kate Elliott
Deathless by Catherynne M Valente
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Lions of Al Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
The Engelsfors books by Sara B Elfgren and Mats Strandberg
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L Sayers (and any Harriet Vane book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, but Gaudy Night is written through her point of view)
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
Hild by Nicola Griffith
The Steel Seraglio by Mike, Linda, and Louise Carey

Ell Donsaii series by laurence dahners
Theirs Not to Reason Why series by Jean Johnson
Honor harrington by david weber
The Artifactor series by Honor Raconteur
The chronicles of emily kane by Jacques Antoine

I strongly recommend the Razorland series by Ann Aguirre.

Alex from Covenant by Jennifer L. Armentrout