To have a little bit of a recap. . .

Tuesday May 13, Lisa Kleypas visited The Good, The Bad and The Unread. Fun things happened like some great questions discussing heroes and point of view and thanks for the great, wonderful, spectacular responses. There were some excerpts from Lisa's upcoming books, Seduce Me at Sunrise (can I have it now Sybil? Pretty please?) and A Wallflower Christmas. And, of course, Lisa herself was here all day! SSQQQUUEEE! Read more

Tags: 2008, A Wallflower Christmas, Discussion Question, Excerpts, Guests and Events, Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me At Sunrise

LisaK Discussion Question 4

To wrap up (maybe) our discussion questions for today, an inspiration has come from Lisa's wonderful heroes. Yes, we're back to heroes, but let's face it ladies, without men in our lives things could get rather boring. Boring is not a word ever used to describe a Kleypas hero. Why is that do you suppose? Hmm. . . Read more

Tags: Discussion Question, Historical, Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me At Sunrise, Traditional heroes

Contest!! Super Fabulous Contest!!

We duckies, here on our little blog, love Lisa Kleypas. We love her for spending the day with us here, and we love her for writing such great books.

And she must love us very much because she's given us a great prize to give away something wonderful and spectacular and fabulous. What could this be? Is the suspense killing you yet? Read more

Tags: Contest, Discussion Question, Guests and Events, Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me At Sunrise

How Raw Becomes Real, or how to get from point A to point B

The publishing industry has never heard the adage, "The shortest distance between two points is a straight line."

You ever wonder what an author has to do to get from raw, unedited text to a finished product?  What changes do their creations go thru?  Do they have to give up really good stuff to make it work?

I'm happy you asked!  We have an example of what Lisa Kleypas went thru to get from the raw, unedited Seduce Me at Sunrise (St. Martin's releases it 30 Sep 08) excerpt we posted last October to what you see below - the finished product.  The process is actually quite fascinating...

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Tags: 2008, Excerpt, Lisa Kleypas, Point A to Point B, Seduce Me At Sunrise, September 2008

Tuesday May 13th: Will be Lisa Kleypas Day

Did you know that? ::le gasp:: you didn't? 'Tis Lawson's fault. yep yep yep.... I told her to tell you... Cuz I have been sick and dying for ::counts on fingers:: drugs are fun. She forgot.

And then she got a headache and had to go night night .... Hopefully she will be all better today cuz someone has got to be well roundyere. LOL BUT to make up for our oversight... Hell do we need to? LISA KLEYPAS is going to be here Tuesday, May 13th! LOL. But just in case, here's an excerpt of BED.

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Tags: A Wallflower Christmas, Blue-Eyed Devil, Excerpt, Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me At Sunrise, Upcoming Guest Author Day

EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas. Releases 30 Sep 08 from St. Martin's (paperback), the historical you have been waiting for...

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Tags: Excerpt, Historical, Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me At Sunrise, September 2008, St. Martin's, TGTBTU Exclusive

BOOK ALERT: Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas **SEPTEMBER 2008**

Now with cover - Click for the full view

Thanks go to Lisa Kleypas for sharing, who by the way will be back soon to talk about Blue Eyed Devil, maybe this week (I should tell her that so she at least has a chance to say no) and we have another excerpt to BED, an exclusive (I think) to Seduce Me at Sunrise AND an excerpt of Devilish goodness from a book coming out Oct 14, 2008 (but really I think you have to WAIT a while for that one). First click and check out the great cover.

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Tags: Historical, Lisa Kleypas, Seduce Me At Sunrise, September 2008, St. Martin's

Lisa Kleypas Raw…

Lisa Kleypas Raw and Unedited...Do keep in mind this is Lisa's current work-in-progress, so this scene could end up changed, edited or even cut. **WHAT THE SCENE GREW UP TO BE :D**

The book won't be out until I would *guess* mid to late it comes out Sept 2008. And I think this is a little over a week old. So thanks Lisa for sharing ;).

I personally am so loving this... in fact I warn you to not even click and read this because it is THAT good you will be sad about the wait. uh huh... you are soooo gonna lookie

Dear Friends,

This is an excerpt from Seduce Me At Sunrise, completely raw and unedited. It's the scene when Win (an invalid a la Elizabeth Barrett Browning) is leaving for a medical clinic to try to improve her health. And Merripen, who is secretly in love with her, doesn't want her to go.

Extreme Sneak Peek
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Tags: 2007, Historical, Lisa Kleypas, Raw and Unedited, Seduce Me At Sunrise, Sept 2008, St. Martin's

Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas **Sept 2008**

Dear Friends,

I thought I'd share just a little about my current work-in-progress, a historical titled "Seduce Me At Sunrise", which will be the story of Winnifred Hathaway and Merripen, the inscrutable Gypsy you first meet in "Mine Till Midnight."

Win has been an invalid ever since she suffered a near-fatal case of scarlet fever. Merripen is a tall, dark Romany Gypsy who was taken in by the Hathaway family when he was a boy. He has always kept his fierce passion for Win a secret, believing a romantic relationship would never be possible.

But Win goes to an exclusive clinic, far away from Merripen and the rest of her family, and makes a remarkable recovery. And when she returns two years later, a changed woman, the explosive passion between these long-denied lovers threatens their family, their future, and even their lives . . .

Tags: 2008, Book Alert, Guest Author Post, Lisa Kleypas, Mine Till Midnight, Seduce Me At Sunrise, Sept 2008, Winnifred Hathaway and Merripen