After that there was no turning back and she quickly followed this book up with the next novel in the series ‘Forever My Love’ in 1988.

Writing Careerįrom an early age Lisa Kleypas always had an interest in writing, but it wasn’t until after her graduation in 1987 that this dream became a reality, with the publication of her first novel ‘Where Passion Leads’. Currently she resides in Washington with her two children and her husband. She still intends to go back to historical romance in the near future.įor the time being though she is happy having reached the top of the bestseller lists on numerous occasion, with a number of awards to her name as well. It was then because of this in 2006 that she decided to turn towards and focus on the romance genre. In this flood both her and her mother ended up buying some romance novels to ease the transition and stress.

Originally she was more focused on historical romance novels, but this was to change during a 1998 flood of her Texas home. During this time she was also named ‘Miss Massachusetts’ by the Miss America beauty pageant, which she won with a song she wrote herself. It didn’t take her long to get published though as, at the age of 21, she brought out her first novel after just two months. After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in political science, she decided she wanted to take up writing with the help of her supportive parents. Lisa Kleypas was always a keen reader with a strong interest mainly in the romance fiction genre. Not only that, but in 1985 she was also named Miss Massachusetts, and is now currently living in Washington with her husband. Writing from an early age with her first novel published in her early twenties, she’s achieved both popularity and critical acclaim. Writing historical and contemporary romance, Lisa Kleypas is an American author who’s proven to be successful over the course of her twenty-one novels and counting.

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