We Love Lisa Kleypas discussion

Hi everyone, I want to read some Lisa Kleypas as I've seen them recommened in several places. Can someone recommend which book/series I should read first??

Thanks everyone. Look forward to talking Lisa Kleypas with you in due course :)

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You should try out the Wallflower series it is in this order:

Or you could try one of her stand alone books, my personal favourite is:

If you don't want to commit to a series, another good stand alone is Where Dreams Begin.


And I agree with Suzanne, Suddenly You is wonderful!

Oh, I don't think I have read Where Dreams Begin, I think I am going to have to add that to my to read pile!

Yeah I really liked Suddenly You, I think it was because the heroine wasn't a young girl, and I the premise made me laugh when I read it, I thought it was quite original. It is definately a keeper I think.

Stranger in My Arms also a nother good one.

Suzanne wrote: "You should try out the Wallflower series it is in this order:...."

Jen, You could start with Again the Magic:




It is actually a prequel to the Wallflowers but is listed as a stand-alone, and can definitely be read as a stand-alone.

My very first LK book was Someone to Watch Over Me. It is the first in the Bow Street Runners trilogy, and the one that hooked me on her writing. After reading it, I had to get the next two in the series ASAP.

If you would prefer to go with a stand-alone, I'd recommend Again The Magic or Where Dreams Begin. All of these are among my favorite LK books that I've read so far.

Again The Magic is a definite good one to start with and if you like you can go right into the Wallflowers series because it continues from there.

My favorites would be

and

I second Again the Magic, not only is it a great prequel to the Wallflowers series but it is such an excellent book!

Thank you everyone! I'm going to look up a couple of these and see which the library has and give one a go!

One of my favorites is and that's where I would start, but this is an old thread so you've probably already started.

Kelly wrote: "My favorites would be

and
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Oo, I second that! Those are very good Lisa K books.

I never read two book that you mentioned Kelly, but i'll give a try ^^

I like the Gamblers series, especially the Derek Craven book Dreaming of You which is one of my favourites.

I plan to read this after finish Married by Morning, Suzanne ^^

That's good, you won't be disappointed : )

Ren, I enjoyed Again the Magic, and everyone always talks about the Gamblers series, so I imagine it's good, LOL.

Again the Magic, that's the one with Westcliffs sisters isn't it? If it is I loved that one too, it is also one of the few to have a secondary romance in it which is always nice.

I'm reading Prince of Dreams
And Nikki (LOVE the name)
is no Prince Charming!
This is very interesting so not what I associate a LK book to represent.

I am liking it okay. I'm at the "flash back/time travel" scene and am thinking hmmmmmmmm.... not sure how it will effect my thoughts on the book.

Is this one of her very first book??

Oh and is it just me or does Emma have a very Beatrix esque quality!!!!

Kelly wrote: "I'm reading Prince of Dreams
And Nikki (LOVE the name)
is no Prince Charming!
This is very interesting so not what I associate a LK book to represent.

I ..."

It was one of her earlier books- 1995, but not the first. I think she wrote it after the Gamblers series (Then Came You and Dreaming of You).

I think she was a bit more experimental in some of her earlier books whereas in some of the recent ones she appears to be concentrating on what she knows works/sells. For me I would hope that maybe when she next does a historical she is a more adventurous again as I think that "Again the Magic" was probably the last one where she went a little darker in her work.

I really liked Emma- she was one of my favourite heroines.

Mshj wrote: "Kelly wrote: "I'm reading Prince of Dreams
And Nikki (LOVE the name)
is no Prince Charming!
This is very interesting so not what I associate a LK book to re..."

I agree, My two favorite LK books are Then Came you I just love Lily and Again the M agic, I loved that story and the side characters as well.

Good God Emma takes a lot from that man.

I think that LK is very much about the artistic approach to writing. I think each book is different and shows her exploration/growth as a writer.

That's very helpful Suzanne, even though I accidentally started the Hathaway series before I read the Wallflower series, but since I'm really enjoying Mine Til Midnight, the first book in the Hathaway series, I don't really mind! But I will read Again the Magic sometime! :)

I don't think it matters too much really, it is just that you see characters mentioned in the Hathaway series that had their book in the Wallflower series. But they are all great no matter what order you read them in!

Thanks Suzanne!!!

This is a list of books by Lisa Kyepas with the year they where set in.
Berkley-Falkner Series
1. Where Passion Leads 
2. Forever My Love 
Only Vallerand Series
1. Only in Your Arms  = When Strangers Marry  1805
2. Only with Your Love 1817
Gamblers of Craven's Series
1. Then Came You 1820
2. Dreaming of You 1825
Stokehurst Family Series
1. Midnight Angel 1870
2. Prince of Dreams 1877
Capitol Theatre Series
1. Somewhere I'll Find You 1827
2. Because You're Mine 1833
3. I Will in the anthology Wish List 1833
Bow-Street Runners Series
1. Someone to Watch Over Me 1837
2. Lady Sophia's Lover 
3. Worth Any Price 1842 
4. Against the Odds in the Anthology Where's My Hero 1846
Wallflower Series
0. Again the Magic 1844
1. Secrets of a Summer Night 1843
2. It Happened One Autumn 1843
3. Devil in Winter 1843
4. Scandal in Spring 
5. A Wallflower Christmas 1845
The Hathaways Series
1. Mine Till Midnight 1848
2. Seduce Me at Sunrise 1848
3. A Hathaway Wedding 1851
4. Tempt Me at Twilight 1852
5. Married By Morning 1852
6. Love In The Afternoon 1855
The Ravenels Series
1. Cold-Hearted Rake 1875
2. Marrying Winterborne 
3. Devil in Spring 1876
4. Hello, Stranger 1876 
5. Devil's Daughter 
Other Historical Romance Novels
* Love, Come to Me 
* Give Me Tonight 
* Stranger in My Arms 
* Where Dreams Begin 1830
* Suddenly You 1836

Thank you! That's a great list to have, BunBun

Hi. New to LK and LOVE her books! I finished the Ravenel & Wallflower series... Which Ones should I read next?

Ashley wrote: "Hi. New to LK and LOVE her books! I finished the Ravenel & Wallflower series... Which Ones should I read next?"

Ashley, I would read the Hathaways as some characters from The Wallflowers do make an appearance in that series too.

Thanks Carol!

Ashley wrote: "Thanks Carol!"

It’s my second favourite series after The Wallflowers.

Thanks BunBun - "This is a list of books by Lisa Kyepas with the year they where set in.
Berkley-Falkner Series
1. Where Passion Leads
2. Forever My Love
Only Vallerand Series
1. Only in Your Arms = When Strangers Marry 1805..."

that's a Great list!!! I printed it to refer to ask I'm choosing what to read next!

I am now reading the ravenels , are there books that lead up to these?

Lori wrote: "I am now reading the ravenels , are there books that lead up to these?"

Hi, There are characters in the Ravenels that were from the Wallflowers series. Westcliff, from It Happened One Autumn is kind of omnipresent and his daughter is the heroine Devil in Disguise. Evie and Sebastian are from Devil in Winter and are the parents of the hero of Devil in Spring and heroine of Devil's Daughter.

Thanks for the info. That helps out a lot.

Ditto to what Sharlene said. If you have the time, read the Wallflower series before starting the Ravenels. You’ll find it to be a much more enjoyable experience.
If you don’t have the time for both, the Ravenels are great on their own. Some in the series are better than others, but do read them all, in order.
Enjoy!