I've also got doubts about the premise of the panel-- a lot of the novels have a paranormal heroine-- Kitty and the Midnight Hour, Briggs' Mercy Thompson books.

It wouldn't surprise me if the heroine is typically closer to mainstream human society than the hero.

Sunshine is really interesting-- to my mind, it isn't a standard romance because the drama comes mostly from external threats rather than internal turmoil. Also, the heroine isn't much more human than the hero.