Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas (born November 5, 1964[2][3][4]) is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. Before embarking on a literary career, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City.

Born
Lisa Annette Kleypas[1]

(1964-11-05) November 5, 1964 (age 61)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
AlmamaterWellesley College – Department of Political Science
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Lisa Kleypas
Born
Lisa Annette Kleypas[1]

(1964-11-05) November 5, 1964 (age 61)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materWellesley College – Department of Political Science
Period1987–present
GenreHistorical romance, Contemporary romance
SpouseGregory Ellis
Children2
Website
lisakleypas.com
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Biography

Lisa Kleypas was born on November 5, 1964 in Temple, Texas,[5] to Linda and Lloyd Kleypas, an architect.[3][4] She spent her childhood between Watertown and Carlisle after her family moved to Massachusetts when she was three.[5] Between the ages of twelve and twenty-four she lived in the Concord and Lexington area.[6] She started writing at sixteen, during a summer camp at Wellesley College, to avoid participating in the competitive activities required by the program; her parents encouraged her, sending her to a writers' conference in Bretton Woods.[6] For the next five years, Kleypas wrote a new work every summer, none of which she deemed publishable, and turned to romance novels set during the English Regency after becoming fascinated by a course on the Georgian era at Boston College. In 1986 she participated in Miss America with the Miss Massachusetts sash, after which she concentrated on her studies, graduating in political science from Wellesley College three months after selling her first novel to a publishing house.[1][6][7]

In October 1998, Kleypas's Texas home flooded within a matter of hours after heavy rains inundated their town. She and her family lost everything except the clothes they were wearing and her purse. Within days, her colleagues at Avon sent boxes of clothes and books to help the family recover. For Kleypas though, the defining moment was after the flood, when she and her mother (whose home had also flooded), made a quick trip to the store to purchase toothbrushes, clean clothes, and other necessities. Separately, each of them had also chosen a romance novel, a necessity to them in helping them escape the stress they were currently under. To Kleypas, this realization validated her decision to write romance novels instead of more literary works.[8]

Though primarily known for her historical romance novels, Kleypas made an announcement in early 2006 concerning her momentary departure from historical romances to delve into the contemporary romance genre.[9]

Kleypas lives in California with her husband, entrepreneur Gregory Ellis,[10][11] and their two children,[7] Griffin[6] and Lindsay.[12]

Bibliography

Many of Kleypas's works are arranged into series. However, even books in different series often have common elements, such as the Westcliffs, Mrs. Bradshaw, Jenner's, Mathilda, and the Wallflowers.

Berkley-Falkner series

  1. Where Passion Leads (1987)
  2. Forever My Love (1988)

Only Vallerand series

  1. Only in Your Arms (1992) (republished as When Strangers Marry (2002)) annotation
  2. Only with Your Love (1992) annotation

Gamblers of Craven's series

  1. Then Came You (1993) annotation
  2. Dreaming of You (1994) annotation
  3. Against the Odds in the Anthology Where's My Hero with Julia Quinn and Kinley MacGregor (2003) annotation

Stokehurst Family series

  1. Midnight Angel (1995) annotation
  2. Prince of Dreams (1995) annotation

Capitol Theatre series

  1. Somewhere I'll Find You (1996) annotation
  2. Because You're Mine (1997) annotation
  3. I Will in the anthology Wish List with Lisa Cach, Claudia Dain and Lynsay Sands (2001) annotation

Bow-Street Runners series

  1. Someone to Watch Over Me (1999) annotation
  2. Lady Sophia's Lover (2002) annotation
  3. Worth Any Price (2003) annotation

Wallflower series

  1. Again the Magic (2004) is the story of the sisters of the main character, Earl of Westcliff of It Happened One Autumn. annotation
  2. Secrets of a Summer Night (2005) annotation
  3. It Happened One Autumn (2005) annotation
  4. Devil in Winter (2006) annotation
  5. Scandal in Spring (2006) annotation
  6. A Wallflower Christmas (2008) annotation

The Hathaways series

Main article: The Hathaways series
  1. Mine Till Midnight (2007) annotation
  2. Seduce Me at Sunrise (2008) annotation
  3. Tempt Me at Twilight (2009)annotation
  4. Married By Morning (2010) annotation
  5. Love In The Afternoon (2010) annotation

The series also consists of a short story titled A Hathaway Wedding (2009), which takes place right after Seduce Me at Sunrise.

The Ravenels series

  1. Cold-Hearted Rake (2015) annotation
  2. Marrying Winterborne (2016) annotation
  3. Devil in Spring (2017)
  4. Hello Stranger (2018)
  5. Devil's Daughter (2019)
  6. Chasing Cassandra (2020)
  7. Devil in Disguise (2021)

Other historical romance novels

  • Love, Come to Me (1988) annotation
  • Give Me Tonight (1989)
  • Stranger in My Arms (1998) annotation
  • Where Dreams Begin (2000) annotation
  • Suddenly You (2001) annotation
  • Again the Magic (2004) is the story of the sisters of the main character, Earl of Westcliff of It Happened One Autumn. annotation

Novellas and anthologies

Travis series (contemporary)

  1. Sugar Daddy (2007) annotation
  2. Blue Eyed Devil (2008) annotation
  3. Smooth Talking Stranger (2009) annotation
  4. Brown-Eyed Girl (2015) annotation

Friday Harbor (contemporary)

  1. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor (Oct 26, 2010) annotation
  2. Rainshadow Road (Feb 28, 2012) annotation
  3. Dream Lake (Aug 2012) annotation
  4. Crystal Cove (Feb 2013) annotation

Awards

  • 2002 – RITA Award for best Romantic Novella, I Will in Wish List[13]
  • 2004 – RITA Award for best Short Historical, Worth Any Price[13]

Adaptations

In 2012, her novel Christmas at Friday Harbor was adapted by Hallmark into a TV movie, Christmas with Holly.[14]

The Wallflower series has a 2-volumes manga adaptation in 2015.[15]

References

External links

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