Harlequin is trying to produce the kind of books you're describing with their new line, Bombshell. (Although the guys are supposed to be alpha as well.) Whether or not they're succeeding, I couldn't tell you, because I haven't read any of them. The most I could recommend would be Evelyn Vaughn who writes for them. I read two of her non-Bombshell books and she's a cut above, I think.
However, if you want historicals with swashbuckling heroines, I'm not so sure there's much out there. (Not that I'm really well read in historical romances.)
I couldn't help thinking you're describing Lymond and Philippa, too, only Dunnett does a great job with them.
I do agree there are too many alpha rakes or whatever you want to call them, at least for my taste. But I guess they're very popular. That said, historicals are in a slump and I did hear at least one agent saying they need more proactive heroines in historicals.
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Harlequin is trying to produce the kind of books you're describing with their new line, Bombshell. (Although the guys are supposed to be alpha as well.) Whether or not they're succeeding, I couldn't tell you, because I haven't read any of them. The most I could recommend would be Evelyn Vaughn who writes for them. I read two of her non-Bombshell books and she's a cut above, I think.
However, if you want historicals with swashbuckling heroines, I'm not so sure there's much out there. (Not that I'm really well read in historical romances.)
I couldn't help thinking you're describing Lymond and Philippa, too, only Dunnett does a great job with them.
I do agree there are too many alpha rakes or whatever you want to call them, at least for my taste. But I guess they're very popular. That said, historicals are in a slump and I did hear at least one agent saying they need more proactive heroines in historicals.