You said it better about being an sf/f fan and paranormals.

I only want action when the character is billed as an action heroine like when she's a cop, hunter, guardian, assassin, martial artist, superpowered hotshot, etc. It's when the story tells you that she's an elite hereditary ninja bounty hunter, but she keeps getting rescued by the hero. For example, there was this manga where the heroine could get herself out of duels to the death, desert ambushes, lion pits, and the plague--but when it came to pretty boys attacking her she couldn't fight them off and ALWAYS had to be rescued. It's hard to buy a romance when one love interest acts like kryptonite.