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Originally Posted by SuzumiyaHaruhi
I kinda prefer that it's female. Most of the popular romance novels follow a pretty predictable pattern where a normal girl finds an amazing guy, with one additional quirk.
Maybe he's a vampire, maybe he's a billionaire, maybe he's a werewolf, etc. Then he brings her on an "adventure". I rather enjoy reading these novels. They're a cheap, light read; easily digestible and easily forgettable. However, these are all stories about a girl being swept away into a fantastic reality.
Aren't there novels about a girl sweeping a guy off his feet?
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I continue to rack my brain for girl gets guy seductress stories and keep getting stumped but here are some other ideas...
There is a character in the fantasy series Sword of Truth that kidnaps the hero and tortures him giving him something like Stockholme syndrome. But she is several books in and I don't think you can jump in without the earlier backstory. Not light reading.
Space Opera
Agent of Change by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller introduces a strong mercenary heroine who is equal partners for shared adventure and fantastic reality with the hero. No sweeping but mutual partnership where she chastises him when he gets overly alpha male. The whole Liaden series fits the light and digestible criteria (though not forgettable for me since they are in my comfort re-read stack.)
Neither of these fit your greater knowledge requirement, stronger has some wiggle room.
SciFi
Jaran, but Kate Elliott. Female protagonist who knows more, isn't stronger, but does sweep the hero off his feet (without trying to do so -- no seducing.) She is from a space-faring culture and finds herself on an interdicted planet amongst tribal nomadic horsemen and interstellar aliens passing for human. Another re-read for me.