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* Ward from the ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'' duology is one of those. He is smitten with Tisala, who is very tall for a woman, probably stronger than most men, and a veritable badass. He is aware that most other men probably would think her too tall and not delicate enough, but in his opinion, she's the most attractive woman he ever met.
* Literature/LightAndDarkTheAwakeningOfTheMageKnight: Three of them.

* Elend and Vin in ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy''. Vin is a [[OneManArmy Mistborn]], Elend is a {{Muggle}} NonActionGuy. They fall in love [[spoiler:and get married]].

* Most other men in Creator/CJCherryh's ''Literature/ThePaladin'', follow the NoGuyWantsAnAmazon trope but Taizu's mentor, Shoka's, is not one of them.
* The superheroines of the world in ''Literature/ThePantheonSaga'' are sex symbols, with many men (and women) appreciating their muscular physiques.
* Black Sheba in ''Literature/ThePyrates'' is described thusly

* Asha Greyjoy, from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', is lusted after by half the male crew of her ship, and even [[IncestIsRelative her own brother Theon]] before he recognizes who she is. Note that she can raid and pillage with the best of them.

** Lisa's first real relationship in ''Literature/LoneHuntress'' is with one of these. Sara goes on to give Lisa quite the [[BeautifulAllAlong epiphany]] when she points out that literally every single person to interact with Lisa in her presence has flirted with the [[NoSocialSkills socially inept]] amazon.

** Miles himself has a thing for Amazons, given his relationship and infatuation with the aforementioned Quinn and Elena, respectively. Also, his [[FriendsWithBenefits occasioRnal flings]] with [[WolfMan Sergeant Taura]] are noted by a friend who calls it "mountain-climbing."

** Chris is HotForTeacher and that teacher is the hand-to-hand combat instructor.

* Tobias from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' falls in love with Rachel because she is so brave and self-confident and she is the best fighter. But unfortunately their lust for fighting also [[DarkActionGirl affects her character]].

* Asha Greyjoy, from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', is lusted after by half the male crew of her ship, and even [[IncestIsRelative her own brother]] before he recognizes who she is. Note that she can raid and pillage with the best of them.

* Asha Greyjoy, from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', is lusted after by half the male crew of her ship and even [[IncestIsRelative her own brother]] before he recognizes who she is. Note that she can raid and pillage with the best of them.

* Julian Blackthorn from ''Franchise/TheDarkArtifices'' admires Emma Carstairs for not only being brave, but also a good fighter.

* In ''[[Literature/TheBlastedLandsSeries Seven Forges]]'', Merros Dulver develops an appreciation for strong women after traveling around with Swech.

* Tobias from ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' falls in love with Rachel because she is so brave and self-confident and she is the best fighter. But unfortunately their lust for fighting also [[DarkActionGirl affects her character]].

* Julian Blackthorn from ''Franchise/TheShadowhunterChronicles'' admires Emma Carstairs for not only being brave, but also a good fighter.

* In the ''Aratta'' series by Maria Semyonova and Anna Gurova, the trope is a major part of the Nakh tribe's culture and the cause of huge ValuesDissonance among their neighbors. A Nakh woman can't even hope to get married if she hasn't proven herself a capable warrior (in an actual battle to the death, so sparring and suchlike won't do). When the delicate and pampered Arattan princess is betrothed to the Nakh leader, she is appalled to learn she would be inferior to his other wives, since they have fought in battles and she hasn't.

* Jack Reacher: "There's nothing like a woman you have to salute in the morning." Officer hierarchy, not muscle, but still...

* TheHeroesOfOlympus: Demigods tend to lean this direction, since they're frequently in mortal danger. Percy Jackson clearly feels this way toward his girlfriend [[ActionGirl Annabeth Chase]] for an easy example. One of the short stories has Percy momentarily DistractedByTheSexy mid-fight scene.

** In the second trilogy, Wayne is attracted to women who could flatten him if they wanted to (it's implied that becoming an abusive husband is a deep fear of his). Hence his infatuation with Ranette, whose usual response to him is gunfire, and later with MeLaan, who is a nearly immortal shapeshifter.

** The primary reason why [[MemeticBadass Victor Cachat]], widely known [[OneManArmy as the deadliest man in the Galaxy]], is attracted to [[ActionGirl Thandi Palane]], is that she's almost as badass as he is. They also manage to have [[SuperpoweredEvilSide surprisingly]] [[AggressiveSubmissive well-matched]] [[ConvenientlyCommonKink kinks]].

* Literature/LightAndDarkTheAwakeningOfTheMageKnight: Three of them

* Elend and Vin [[spoiler:Venture]] in ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy''. Vin is a [[OneManArmy Mistborn]], Elend is a {{Muggle}} NonActionGuy. They fall in love, and [[spoiler:get married]].