It’s finally happened! In a perfect Derek Craven Day celebration, our Trailblazer conversations continue this week with thee Lisa Kleypas, historical romance royalty, who changed the game when she brought working class heroes to historicals. We discuss her four decades of work in romance, from historical to contemporary to magical realism and now into historical fiction, touching on the Kleypas hero, the way she builds series, and the ways that she continues to push herself as a storyteller. And yes, she was kind enough to play a round of Derek Craven Would Never.

We are so grateful to Lisa Kleypas for making time for us, for her amazing books, and for Derek Craven Day.

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Our next read along (in March) is Sincerely, Your Inconvenient Wife by Julia Wolf. Find it in ebook or paperback, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.

1. Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
2. Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
3. Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas
4. Forever My Love by Lisa Kleypas
5. The Vallerands Series by Lisa Kleypas
6. The Wallflowers Series by Lisa Kleypas
7. Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
8. The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
9. Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
10. Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
11. Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
12. Hello Stranger...