Title: The Chronicles of New Havens (over 200 free chapters and 2 books completed!)
With Elizabeth Silvera, Benedict Hawken, Shirley Adonina, and Freon Adnire, these four will rise from nothing to the top! However, it will not be easy. Strength is only gained through pain and suffering. This is the story of how these four not only change their fate, but also the fate of the human race and the world!
https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-chronicles-of-new-havens_13904145905143105
It has a female protagonist but really there's 4. Not really much romance and I don't know about cliches so -shrug-. It is primarily epic fantasy action.