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'''Lisa Kleypas''' graduated from Wellesley College with a political science degree, and published her first novel at age twenty-one. Her books are published in fourteen languages and are bestsellers all over the world. In 2007 Lisa published her first contemporary fiction with ''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' issued in hard cover from St. Martin's Press.
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In 1985, Lisa was named Miss Massachusetts in the Miss America competition. Lisa is married and lives in Texas with her husband and two children.  
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After graduating from Wellesley College with a political science degree, '''Lisa Kleypas''' published her first novel at age twenty-one. Her books are published in more than 20 languages and are bestsellers all over the world.
  
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Lisa Kleypas was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Historical Romance]] category with her novel ''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]''.
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Lisa writes for Avon and is represented by her agent Mel Berger of the William Morris agency.
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Lisa was named Miss Massachusetts in the 1985 Miss America competition. Among the challenges she faced: wearing a banner with such a long state name, when she is only 5'2". Because of the rule that contestants had to tuck the excess length of banner into their swimsuits, she became known as "Miss Massachu."
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At the competition in Atlantic City, Lisa's talent was singing an original composition, which won her a "talented nonfinalist" award. And to her delight, she got to keep the big sparkly crown, which sits on her bookshelf and now attracts keen interest from her daughter.
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By 1998 Lisa had started a family- getting married and receiving the award of having the most wonderful little boy in the world.
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That same year, Lisa's novel "Stranger In My Arms" was given the Waldenbooks Award for greatest sales growth.  The following year, Lisa's "Someone To Watch Over Me" was a Rita finalist at the Romance Writers of America convention.
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In 2002 Lisa's novel "Suddenly You" was a Rita finalist and Lisa won the Rita award for her Christmas anthology novella featured in the Dorchester publication "Wish List."  A banner year, Lisa's novel "Lady Sophia's Lover" was awarded Best Sensuous Historical Romance from Romantic Times magazine, and "Lady Sophia's Lover" was given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, as was "When Strangers Marry."
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Over the following years, Lisa continued to garner critical and popular success. Lisa's novel "Worth Any Price" was awarded a starred review from Publishers Weekly.  "Worth Any Price" and "Where's My Hero" were listed in the Amazon Editor's Top Ten Picks for Best Romance of 2003!
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"Worth Any Price" won the RITA award for best Short Historical and a few months later, "Secrets of a Summer Night" (Nov 2004) received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly!
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"It Happened One Autumn" (Oct 05) was a finalist in the Short Historical Category of the 2006 RITA Awards, and in 2007, Lisa had two finalists for RITA Awards: "The Devil in Winter" and "Scandal in Spring" Lisa was a keynote speaker at the Romance Writers of America July conference.  Listen to her speech.
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Lisa's first contemporary novel "Sugar Daddy" was a finalist for the RITA Award "Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements" while "Mine Till Midnight" was a New York Times Bestseller and a finalist in the RITA Awards "Best Historical Romance" category.
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Lisa followed up that success with her second contemporary novel, "Smooth Talking Stranger", which hit the New York Times Bestseller List, as did "Tempt Me At Twilight" and "Married By Morning" which was #3 on New York Times Bestseller list.
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In 2011, re-releases of two of Lisa's early books made the New York Times Bestseller list, as did her contemporary novel, Rainshadow Road, released in 2012, which was been nominated for the Romantic Times Book Reviews "Best Contemporary Romance" Award.  Dream Lake, the 3rd of the Friday Harbor Series was also a NY Times Bestseller.  It was followed by Crystal Cove in 2013.
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In December 2012, Lisa's book, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor was the basis for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Christmas With Holly.
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In July 2015, Lisa was honored to emcee the Romance Writers of America Awards Show.
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Lisa returned to Historicals in 2016 with a new series The Ravenels, and all the books debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers list and, much to her fans' delight, characters from previous books made cameos.  Each of the five Ravenels books has been a NY Times Bestseller.  The newest (the 6th, due out Feb 18, 2020) has been given a starred review by Publisher's Weekly.
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.lisakleypas.com/ Lisa Kleypas] - Author's Official Website
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* Official Website [http://www.lisakleypas.com/]
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* [http://www.squawkradio.com/ Squawk Radio blog] with [[Christina Dodd]], [[Eloisa James]], [[Teresa Medeiros]], [[Elizabeth Bevarly]], [[Connie Brockway]]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Kleypas]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
* ''[[Again The Magic]]'' - 2004
 
* ''[[Again The Magic]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Against The Odds]]'' - 2003
 
* ''[[Because You're Mine]]'' - 1997
 
* ''[[Because You're Mine]]'' - 1997
 
* ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]'' - 2008
 
* ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Christmas Eve At Friday Harbor]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Chasing Cassandra]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Christmas Eve At Friday Harbor / Christmas With Holly]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Cold-Hearted Rake]]'' - 2015
 
* ''[[Crystal Cove]]'' - 2013
 
* ''[[Crystal Cove]]'' - 2013
 
* ''[[Devil In Winter]]'' - 2006
 
* ''[[Devil In Winter]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Devil In Disguise]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Devil In Spring]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Devil's Daughter]]'' - 2019
 
* ''[[Dream Lake]]'' - 2012
 
* ''[[Dream Lake]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Dreaming Of You - Lisa Kleypas|Dreaming Of You]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Dreaming Of You]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Forever My Love - Lisa Kleypas|Forever My Love]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Forever My Love]]'' - 1988
 
* ''[[Give Me Tonight]]'' - 1989
 
* ''[[Give Me Tonight]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[A Hathaway Wedding|Hathaway Wedding, A]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Hello Stranger]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[I Will]]'' - 2001
 
* ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]'' - 2002
 
* ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Love Come To Me]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Love In The Afternoon]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Love In The Afternoon - Lisa Kleypas|Love In The Afternoon]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Love, Come To Me]]'' - 1988
 
* ''[[Married By Morning]]'' - 2010
 
* ''[[Married By Morning]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Marrying Winterborne]]'' - 2016
 
* ''[[Midnight Angel]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Midnight Angel]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' - 2007
 
* ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Only With Your Love]]'' - 1992
 
* ''[[Only With Your Love]]'' - 1992
 
* ''[[Prince Of Dreams]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Prince Of Dreams]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Promises]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Rainshadow Road]]'' - 2012
 
* ''[[Rainshadow Road]]'' - 2012
 
* ''[[Scandal In Spring]]'' - 2006
 
* ''[[Scandal In Spring]]'' - 2006
 
* ''[[Secrets Of A Summer Night]]'' - 2004
 
* ''[[Secrets Of A Summer Night]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]'' - 2008, ([[St. Martins Press]])
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* ''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]'' - 2008
 
* ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]'' - 2009
 
* ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Someone To Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas|Someone To Watch Over Me]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Someone To Watch Over Me]]'' - 1999
 
* ''[[Somewhere I'll Find You]]'' - 1996
 
* ''[[Somewhere I'll Find You]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Stranger In My Arms - Lisa Kleypas|Stranger In My Arms]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Stranger In My Arms]]'' - 1998
 
* ''[[Suddenly You]]'' - 2001
 
* ''[[Suddenly You]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' - 2007, ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Tempt Me At Twilight]]'' - 2009, ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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* ''[[Surrender]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Tempt Me At Twilight]]'' - 2009
 
* ''[[Then Came You]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[Then Came You]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[A Wallflower Christmas|Wallflower Christmas, A]]'' - 2008
 
* ''[[A Wallflower Christmas|Wallflower Christmas, A]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Worth Any Price]]'' - 2003
 
* ''[[Worth Any Price]]'' - 2003
  
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=== Novellas ===
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=== Anthologies ===
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* "[[I Will]]" in ''[[Wish List]]''
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* ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Wish List]]'' - 2001
  
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== Related Books ==
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== Series/Related Titles ==
 
* [[Lisa Kleypas Books By Series]]
 
* [[Lisa Kleypas Books By Series]]
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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==Awards==
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* [[1986-1987 Career Achievement Award Winners|1986-1987 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - New Regency Historical Romance
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*2016  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Book Of The Year, ''[[Marrying Winterborne]]''
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* 1999: ''[[Someone To Watch Over Me - Lisa Kleypas|Someone To Watch Over Me]]'' was a RITA® finalist
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*2015  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - British Isles Historical Romance, ''[[Cold-Hearted Rake]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Biggest Tearjerker, ''[[Love In The Afternoon]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Tortured Hero, ''[[Love In The Afternoon]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Romance Hero, ''[[Married By Morning]]''
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*2009  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]''
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*2009  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Love Scenes (In A Mainstream Romance), ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]''
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*2009  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Romance Hero, ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]''
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*2008  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]''
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*2008  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Biggest Tearjerker, ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction, ''[[Sugar Daddy]]''
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*2007  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Romance Of The Year, ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best European Historical, ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Hero, ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Heroine, ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2005  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Villain, ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2005  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Disappointing Read, ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Annoying Lead Character, ''[[Again The Magic]]''
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*2004  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Worth Any Price]]''
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*2003  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Luscious Love Story, ''[[Worth Any Price]]''
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*2002  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Villain, ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romance Novella, "I Will" in ''[[Wish List]]''
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*2001  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best European Historical, ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*2001  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Luscious Love Story, ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*2001  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Sensual Historical Romance, ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*1988  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - American Historical Romance, ''[[Love, Come To Me]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2021  [[Amazon Editors' Picks]] - Romance, ''[[Devil In Disguise]]''
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*2021  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Devil In Disguise]]''
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*2021  [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[Devil In Disguise]]''
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*2020  [[Library Journal]] Best Books - Romance, ''[[Chasing Cassandra]]''
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*2020  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Chasing Cassandra]]''
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*2019  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Devil's Daughter]]''
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*2019  [[BookPage]] - Best Romance, ''[[Devil's Daughter]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#1), ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Love In The Afternoon]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Married By Morning]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Marrying Winterborne]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Secrets Of A Summer Night]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Then Came You]]''
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*2018  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Hello Stranger]]''
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*2018  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Hello Stranger]]''
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*2017  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Devil In Spring]]''
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*2017  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Devil In Spring]]''
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*2017  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Devil In Spring]]''
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*2017  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Devil In Spring]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Marrying Winterborne]]''
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*2015  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]''
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*2015  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Cold-Hearted Rake]]''
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*2015  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Cold-Hearted Rake]]''
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*2015  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Cold-Hearted Rake]]''
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Cold-Hearted Rake]]''
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#31), ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#3), ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#8), ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#30), ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#96), ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#56), ''[[Love In The Afternoon]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#91), ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#85), ''[[Secrets Of A Summer Night]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#46), ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#80), ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#84), ''[[Sugar Daddy]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#62), ''[[Then Came You]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Crystal Cove]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Rainshadow Road]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#25), ''[[Blue-Eyed Devil]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#3), ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#2), ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#26), ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#56), ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#67), ''[[Love In The Afternoon]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#98), ''[[Married By Morning]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#100), ''[[Scandal In Spring]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#75), ''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#34), ''[[Smooth Talking Stranger]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#30), ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#52), ''[[Sugar Daddy]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#54), ''[[Then Came You]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#69), ''[[Where Dreams Begin]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#85), ''[[Worth Any Price]]''
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*2010  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Married By Morning]]''
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*2009  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance, ''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance, ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Novel With Strong Romantic Elements, ''[[Sugar Daddy]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#7), ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#2), ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#56), ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#62), ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#48), ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#43), ''[[Then Came You]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#85), ''[[Where Dreams Begin]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#82), ''[[Worth Any Price]]''
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Scandal In Spring]]''
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*2006  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#6), ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#69), ''[[Where Dreams Begin]]''
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*2004  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Secrets Of A Summer Night]]''
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*2004  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Against The Odds" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]''
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*2003  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Worth Any Price]]''
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*2002  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]''
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*2002  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[When Strangers Marry]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Suddenly You]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#6), ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#86), ''[[Then Came You]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#59), ''[[Where Dreams Begin]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Someone To Watch Over Me]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#82), ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Series Romance, ''[[Then Came You]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*1986-1987  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - New Regency Historical Romance
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* 1998: Lisa's novel ''[[Stranger In My Arms - Lisa Kleypas|Stranger In My Arms]]'' was given the Waldenbooks Award for greatest sales growth.  
 
* 1998: Lisa's novel ''[[Stranger In My Arms - Lisa Kleypas|Stranger In My Arms]]'' was given the Waldenbooks Award for greatest sales growth.  
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* [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|Romantic Novella]] category for "I Will" in the anthology [[Wish List - Anthology|''Wish List'']]
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*''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]'' was given the award for Best Sensuous Historical Romance from [[Romantic Times Magazine]].
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**''[[Suddenly You]]'' was a RITA® finalist
 
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**''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]'' was given the award for Best Sensuous Historical Romance from [[Romantic Times Magazine]].  
 
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**''[[Lady Sophia's Lover]]'' was given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, as was ''[[When Strangers Marry]]''.
 
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* [[2004 RITA® Winners|2004 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Best Short Historical Romance]] category with ''[[Worth Any Price]]''.
 
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* [[2006 RITA® Winners|2006 RITA® finalist]] for ''[[It Happened One Autumn]]''
 
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* [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® finalist]] with ''[[Scandal In Spring]]''
 
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* [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® finalist]] with ''[[Devil In Winter]]''
 
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* [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Historical Romance]] category for ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]''
 
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* [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Novel With Strong Romantic Elements]] category for ''[[Sugar Daddy]]''
 

Latest revision as of 00:41, 6 October 2024


After graduating from Wellesley College with a political science degree, Lisa Kleypas published her first novel at age twenty-one. Her books are published in more than 20 languages and are bestsellers all over the world.

Lisa writes for Avon and is represented by her agent Mel Berger of the William Morris agency.

Lisa was named Miss Massachusetts in the 1985 Miss America competition. Among the challenges she faced: wearing a banner with such a long state name, when she is only 5'2". Because of the rule that contestants had to tuck the excess length of banner into their swimsuits, she became known as "Miss Massachu."

At the competition in Atlantic City, Lisa's talent was singing an original composition, which won her a "talented nonfinalist" award. And to her delight, she got to keep the big sparkly crown, which sits on her bookshelf and now attracts keen interest from her daughter.

By 1998 Lisa had started a family- getting married and receiving the award of having the most wonderful little boy in the world.

That same year, Lisa's novel "Stranger In My Arms" was given the Waldenbooks Award for greatest sales growth. The following year, Lisa's "Someone To Watch Over Me" was a Rita finalist at the Romance Writers of America convention.

In 2002 Lisa's novel "Suddenly You" was a Rita finalist and Lisa won the Rita award for her Christmas anthology novella featured in the Dorchester publication "Wish List." A banner year, Lisa's novel "Lady Sophia's Lover" was awarded Best Sensuous Historical Romance from Romantic Times magazine, and "Lady Sophia's Lover" was given a starred review in Publishers Weekly, as was "When Strangers Marry."

Over the following years, Lisa continued to garner critical and popular success. Lisa's novel "Worth Any Price" was awarded a starred review from Publishers Weekly. "Worth Any Price" and "Where's My Hero" were listed in the Amazon Editor's Top Ten Picks for Best Romance of 2003!

"Worth Any Price" won the RITA award for best Short Historical and a few months later, "Secrets of a Summer Night" (Nov 2004) received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly!

"It Happened One Autumn" (Oct 05) was a finalist in the Short Historical Category of the 2006 RITA Awards, and in 2007, Lisa had two finalists for RITA Awards: "The Devil in Winter" and "Scandal in Spring" Lisa was a keynote speaker at the Romance Writers of America July conference. Listen to her speech.

Lisa's first contemporary novel "Sugar Daddy" was a finalist for the RITA Award "Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements" while "Mine Till Midnight" was a New York Times Bestseller and a finalist in the RITA Awards "Best Historical Romance" category.

Lisa followed up that success with her second contemporary novel, "Smooth Talking Stranger", which hit the New York Times Bestseller List, as did "Tempt Me At Twilight" and "Married By Morning" which was #3 on New York Times Bestseller list.

In 2011, re-releases of two of Lisa's early books made the New York Times Bestseller list, as did her contemporary novel, Rainshadow Road, released in 2012, which was been nominated for the Romantic Times Book Reviews "Best Contemporary Romance" Award. Dream Lake, the 3rd of the Friday Harbor Series was also a NY Times Bestseller. It was followed by Crystal Cove in 2013.

In December 2012, Lisa's book, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor was the basis for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Christmas With Holly.

In July 2015, Lisa was honored to emcee the Romance Writers of America Awards Show.

Lisa returned to Historicals in 2016 with a new series The Ravenels, and all the books debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers list and, much to her fans' delight, characters from previous books made cameos. Each of the five Ravenels books has been a NY Times Bestseller. The newest (the 6th, due out Feb 18, 2020) has been given a starred review by Publisher's Weekly.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]]

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