Ugh. I'd heard that, which was why I hadn't tried one of hers yet.

Kim Harrison is a name I've seen a lot in the paperback racks at the library. I'll pick one up.

(mostly, I'm being hyperbolous--which is probably not a word--about the height, but I did read four books in a row from different authors, all with short protagonists who angsted about how all the manly-men could defeat them without breaking a sweat)