In 2015, she was given the honor of emceeing the Romance Writers of America Award Show. Her list of published books keeps growing, with her 2012 book, 'Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor' being made into the Hallmark movie, 'Christmas With Holly'.

Lisa decided in 2006 to temporarily change her writing genre to contemporary romance, but she did say she plans to return to historical romance in the future. She did win a 'talented non-finalist' award for singing an original song. At only 5'2', it was a challenge to wear a banner on which was printed one of the longest state names. One non-writing achievement came when she was Miss Massachusetts in the Miss America Pageant in 1985.

She has sold millions of copies around the world, and has won many writing achievement awards over the years. Lisa has been writing full time since selling that first book at 21 years of age. She has been very successful writing for Avon Books with her representative being the prestigious William Morris Agency. After her graduation from Wellesley College in Political Science, Lisa published her first book at age 21. Even when her and her mother's Texas homes were taken by a devastating flood, they both went to buy the necessities, and for both of them that included a romance novel. Lisa Kleypas, an American author, was born in 1964, and chose the genre of Historical Romantic Novels to begin her writing career. and he’s bewildered by his inexplicable attraction to the eccentric Beatrix Hathaway. Soon, however, he realizes Prudence is very different from her letters. Christopher, now a decorated hero, comes back to claim the woman he loves. To Beatrix’s despair, she’s fallen for a man who thinks she’s someone else, and she’ll never be able to reveal her deception. A lively, witty correspondence begins, and gradually turns into something deeper as they share the secrets of their hearts.

Since Prudence won’t reply to the world-weary soldier, Beatrix offers to write a letter for her-and she signs it as Pru. After a particularly devastating battle, he writes a letter to Prudence, unaware that the spoiled beauty has decided she doesn’t want to wait for him. Christopher’s courtship of Beatrix’s friend, the vivacious but flighty Prudence Mercer, is interrupted when his regiment is sent to fight in the Crimea. She’d rather stay true to herself, even if it means never finding love. If her unconventional behavior earns the mockery of handsome rakes like Captain Christopher Phelan, so be it. Deception, passion, and love collide in this bewitching novel in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’ wildly popular Hathaway series Beatrix Hathaway would much rather spend time with her collection of rescued animals than flirting in a stuffy ballroom.

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas