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[Tracy74]

Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Tracy, do you mean the scenery on the wallflowers, or the covers with the ladies in dresses? That's a standard sort of historical romance cover. I don't think she gets to make any choices about t..."

I don't really judge a book by its cover, but its always strange the way they market some books. Making them "less appealing" than necessary.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Robin, I am happy that the author had enough pull to get that cover changed. Generally, it's my understanding that that's not the case. I could be wrong, though.


Tracy, I think that the bland HR covers are a reaction against the negative feedback about the sexy clinch covers that were common in the 80s. I like a bright, pretty cover, whether it's a clinch or not. I admit I'm not fond of the cover to Mine Till Midnight, because it seems wrong anatomically. Goofy chick that I am, I've tried to arrange myself in a similar pose as the cover, and it's not very feasible.

[Robin]

Tracy, I agree with you. Sometimes I wonder who decides these things. I figure it has something to do with marketing and what they think people go for. I've heard pf people buying multiples of the same title because they for example got the U.S. version then saw the U.K. version and didn't realize it was the same book because the cover was so different and in some cases the title.

Danielle, I'd like to think that if I were an author and thought the cover chosen for my novel was totally off I'd be able to get it changed. The book I'm currently working on the cover hero has black hair and the book constantly mentions the heroes red hair. I guess not every author requests fixes or gets her wish if she does. It just proves you can't always go by the cover but its usually the first thing you see.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

I've talked to some authors, and they don't seem to have as much control as I would like. I know the independent authors do a lot of their own covers. But, the authors with the bigger pub houses don't have as much say, that I'm aware of. Now that might not always be the case.

I've heard that some editors do work with their authors. I want to say that is the case with the Demonica books by Larissa Ione. Don't quote me on that.

[Robin]

Danielle, I wouldn't be surprised to hear authors say they don't have as much say as they'd like. In a perfect world the cover choosers would read a description of the characters and choose accordingly. Most of the covers are a good match for what's inside but it seems like when they're off they're way off. I would think that a lot of it has to do with the contract they have.

[Trudy]

Hello all

1. I'm Trudy
2. Clearly my fave is Devil In Winter
3. It has to be Evie and St.Vincent
4. LK is an excellent author, and I've never been disappointed by one of her books.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

It's so annoying when the cover is way different than the book. I bet the authors really get annoyed about that.

[Anne OK]

Hi Trudy and Welcome! "Devil In Winter" seems to be a favorite of many.

[Robin]

I really need to read The Wallflowers I started reading Lisa Kleypas with the Hathaway's and have read the Travis'. Devil in Winter is really starting to scream at me to be read but since its not the 1st in the series does it matter if I read them out of order?

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Robin, I read them in order, but I know that some readers did not and still enjoyed them. DIW is my favorite, so I was glad it was the second to last in the series that I read. They are all good books, though.

[Trudy]

Hi Anne. Thanks for the welcome

[Leah]

Hey, guys, I'm Leah. To be honest, I have not read any of Lisa Kleypas' books, but I am always up for suggestions :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

Hi Leah! Welcome to the group. Take a look around, I'm sure you'll find something interesting. Watch out for Rachael, though... she's wild! ;)

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Dhes...... I can her you ... you little trader ..
i have ears everywhere ...
Leah you will fit in here just fine ..i have sent you an invite to our naughty book challenge..
however i may need you to agree to that shower scrub b4 i let you in !!!!!!!!!!!

[Leah]

Dhes, it's too late on the Rachael thing. She's already trying to take my football boys ;)

Rachael, I will definitely check out that challenge and I agreed that you and Beth can join the shower scrub. So am I allowed in now?

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wellll ok then !!!
ok im outa here .. security (danielle) with put me in jail bye!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

I'm off duty tonight. :)

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bahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ...........

[Leah]

Looks like your safe tonight, Rachael!

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Welcome Leah! Nice to have you. This group is a lot of fun!

[Leah]

Thanks, Bekah! It definitely seems like a lot of fun. Now I just need to read some of Lisa Kleypas' books so I can participate in talking about them! LOL

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Do you like historicals? Contemporary? One of my favs by her is Suddenly You and the first in her gamblers series Then Came You and my all time fav in contemp is Sugar Daddy I LOVE Sugar Daddy!!! I envy your virginity with Lisa's books!! :-)

Enjoy!

[Leah]

Thanks for the recs! I looked at a bunch of her books tonight and added all the ones you mentioned and more to my TBR list :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish, Your Humble Servant]

I loved Suddenly You as well.

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"Suddenly you" & "Then came you" were my absolute FAV's to....
we all live in a time warp here 1800's you will be talkn the lingo soon enough

[Anne OK]

Welcome Leah! Lisa Kleypas's "Travis" series of three books is contemporary and very very good! If you like contemps, that might be a quick plunge into the Kleypas world.

If you prefer historicals, there are so many great choices. I envy you. Her "Bow Street Runners" series is also a three-book series and superb. You'll meet the magnificent Nick Gentry and he'll steal your heart away!

Whatever you choose, you can't go wrong! ENJOY!

"Travis" Series:

Sugar Daddy

Blue-Eyed Devil

Smooth Talking Stranger


"Bow Street Runners" Series:

Someone to Watch Over Me

Lady Sophia's Lover

Worth Any Price

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Leah *~*Pherocious*~* wrote: "Thanks, Bekah! It definitely seems like a lot of fun. Now I just need to read some of Lisa Kleypas' books so I can participate in talking about them! LOL"

Welcome, Leah. You're in for some good reading!

[Leah]

AnneOK, thanks for the recs. I appreciate it :)

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Welcome Gracie!!!!! We are so glad to have another Lisa Kleypas lover!! Enjoy your time here, we have lots of fun!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Welcome, Gracie!

[Birdy]

Hi!
1. I'm Yen
2. I've only read book 1,2, and 3 of the Wallflowers series (so far) but I'm a devoted fan already, my favorite book is Devil in Winter.
3. Favorite Hero/heroine: St. Vincent (maybe favorite hero eva) & Evie .
4. I love Lisa Kleypas’s books because her writing is beautiful, captivating, witty, romantic/sexy without being cheesy.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Hi Yen!! So Great to have you!!!

[Lady Grey]

1. Lady Grey
2. Favorite so far are the Hathaways series books. Can't wait for the next one! I have only been reading her books for a few months. So far I've read the 3 Hathaways books and I read the Wallflowers series backwards. I get all of my books from the library so it's not always easy to get them in the order I would like.
3. So far, Cam and Amelia from Mine Till Midnight. I have a weakness for gypsies. I also liked Marcus from It Happened One Autumn.
4. I like strong, take charge heroes who are smart, sincere and have a good sense of humor. I think most of her male characters have those qualities. I also like strong heroines like Lillian Bowman.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Welcome Yen. We have some things in common. St. Vincent is my darling! Completely agree with you about LK's writing.

Welcome, Lady Grey. Glad to have you on board. Cam is so awesome. I love LK's heroes for the same reason.

[Cyn Mistress Kitty]

Yen wrote: "Hi!
1. I'm Yen
2. I've only read book 1,2, and 3 of the Wallflowers series (so far) but I'm a devoted fan already, my favorite book is Devil in Winter.
3. Favorite Hero/heroine: St. Vincent (ma..."

Welcome to our little group Yen.

[Cyn Mistress Kitty]

Lady Grey wrote: "1. Lady Grey
2. Favorite so far are the Hathaways series books. Can't wait for the next one! I have only been reading her books for a few months. So far I've read the 3 Hathaways books and I read..."

Welcome Lady Jane, love your name. I love those gypsies too.
Check this video out with gypsies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSLSww...

[Cyn Mistress Kitty]

Welcome Casey
The good news is there are 2 new LK books coming out soon.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Hi, Casey! LK is a hard act to follow, if she was your first romance author.

[Bekah, Fellow Kleypasaholic]

Welcome Casey! So glad to have you!

[Lady Grey]

Welcome Lady Jane, love your name. I love those gypsies too.
Check this video out with gypsies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSLSwwkLR... "

Thanks Cyn! And thank you for posting the video (I felt a tad embarrassed watching it at work, but not enough not to watch it ;)

Have you read any other good gypsy books? Years ago I read one which I still re-read every so often. I think it's considered a romance but it's more like Outlander (a lot of history, some of it gory). I just love Gitan and Campion. You may like it: Fallen Angels

[Cyn Mistress Kitty]

I can't think of some others right now but I just fell in love with Cam and Kev especially Cam. Sigh

[Tracyene]

Hello--

I just joined but have been peeking over my friend Beth's shoulder for awhile--some of her replies and her "candy" photos show up in my feed. I've read 4 or 5 of the books--my favorite hero is Cam. I like that LK was willing to make him different--earrings, a ring on his thumb, (didn't he have tattoos, too?), more rough around the edges but still comfortable in his own skin. I really loved when she described him walking along a path through a field, and he brushed his hands along the top of the plants...that's almost a feminine thing to do--heroes are allowed to be sexually sensual but they're not usually just sensual.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Hi, Tracyene. Welcome aboard. Cam is a very interesting hero. I firmly believe that LK is partial towards him. She really invests a lot into writing about him.

[Cyn Mistress Kitty]

Welcome to our crazy group.
I LOVE Cam. He is such a tactile man and I love that about him. Oh and I love a man with a tattoo. Just one or two that's all.

[♥ Beth]

LOLL!!! Welcome Tracy!! *blushing now* Those eye candy postings are always getting us into trouble over here!! I'm glad you joined, we have lots of fun here and I'm sure you will too!! LK is so great and I always look to her books when I need a really good read!!

[Tracyene]

I'd like to invest a lot of time in him, too.......

[Nikki ♥]

Hi all!


1. I'm Nikki.
2. Favorite books are Again The Magic,It Happened One Autumn, and Devil in Winter
3. My favorite couple is Westcliff and Lillian.
4. What I love most is her writing style and I think she writes some of most romantic stories.

[Cyn Mistress Kitty]

Welcome Nikki.

[Nikki ♥]

Thanks Cyn.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Certifiable St. Vinnie's Ninny]

Welcome, Nikki!