Lisa Kleypas

Lisa Kleypas
Born 1964 (age 51–52)
Texas, United States
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Period 1987–present
Genre Historical romance, Contemporary romance
Website
www.lisakleypas.com

Lisa Kleypas (born 1964) is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City.

Biography

Kleypas has always loved to read, especially within the romance genre. She began writing her own romance novels during her summer breaks from studying political science at Wellesley College, Her parents agreed to support her for a few months after her graduation so that she could finish her latest manuscript. Approximately two months later, at age 21, Kleypas sold her first novel.

At approximately the same time, the 5'2" Kleypas was named Miss Massachusetts. During her competition at the Miss America pageant, Kleypas sang a song she had written, earning her a "talented nonfinalist" award.

Kleypas has been a full-time romance writer since selling that first book. Her novels have ranked high on major best-seller lists, sold millions of copies around the globe and have been translated into fourteen different languages.

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 the 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.[1]

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.[2] She does plan to write historical romances again in the future.

Lisa lives in Washington with her husband, Gregory, and their two children.

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-Faulkner Series

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

Only Vallerand Series

  1. Only in Your Arms (1992) = 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

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
  4. Against the Odds in the Anthology Where's My Hero with Julia Quinn and Kinley MacGregor (2003) annotation

Wallflower Series

  1. Secrets of a Summer Night (2005) annotation
  2. It Happened One Autumn (2005) annotation
  3. Devil in Winter (2006) annotation
  4. Scandal in Spring (2006) annotation
  5. A Wallflower Christmas (2008) annotation

The Hathaways Series

  1. Mine Till Midnight (2007) annotation
  2. Seduce Me at Sunrise (2008) annotation
  3. A Hathaway Wedding (short story) (2009)
  4. Tempt Me at Twilight (2009) annotation
  5. Married By Morning (2010) annotation
  6. Love In The Afternoon (2010) annotation

Other Historical Romance Novels

Novellas, 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)

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

Television

References

  1. ↑ Lisa Kleypas Official Website
  2. ↑ AAR Interview with Lisa Kleypas

External links

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