We Love Lisa Kleypas discussion

*** She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn't about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never thought possible. . .but something stopped him from completely fulfilling her dream.

Jack Devlin's determination to possess Amanda became greater when she discovered his true identity. But gently bred Amanda craved respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off son of a nobleman and London's most notorious businessman, refused to live by society's rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had expected. . . but both soon craved. ***

I loved this book and it was super hot! *blushing*

Cheryl wrote: "I loved this book and it was super hot! *blushing*"

Since this is a stand alone, I might read it in the next couple days :)

Oh Yes!! Do read it because it is amazing!! Here is my favorite quote from it:

How do I look?" Amanda asked.
Jack shook his head ruefully as he glanced at her. No one could mistake the remaining flush on her cheeks, or the soft sparkle of her eyes, or her lusciously swollen mouth, for anything other than the results of physical passion. "Like you've been ravished," he said flatly.
She astonished him by smiling. "Hurry, please. I want to go inside my house and consult a looking glass. I've always wanted to know what a ravished woman looks like.

Oh it was soooo good...

Cheryl wrote: "Oh Yes!! Do read it because it is amazing!! Here is my favorite quote from it:

How do I look?" Amanda asked.
Jack shook his head ruefully as he glanced at her. No one could mistake the remaining ..."

Ahhhhhhh!! That is awesome!!!!!!!! OK, you've convinced me!

This book will always have a special place in my heart 'cuz not only it has my most beloved theme, cougars, but also it's a shiny showcase for LK's unique talent. She's outdone herself w/ this book =^D I've re-read this book several times & Jack is still 1 of my most fav heroes in romancelandia, alongside Hunter.

I loved Jack too! He was so yummy. And confident, and sexy. I loved when she finds out that he's 5 years younger than her! This was such a cute and sexy and romantic book. Ugh...they had such a great relationship!

Jack is very confident. It's part of his appeal. For a young man, he's very mature and together.

Vale wrote: "Is this book related to any of her series?"

no, it's a stand alone.

Vale wrote: "Is it really really good? Maybe I'll add it to my TBR pile. But until now I haven't read anything bad from Kleypas, I love her."

It is amazing, you must read it! Read my review on it if you want:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Vale, It is one of my favorites. My library didn't have it and after I read the description I had to buy it. I was not disappointed. Loved it and is one of my favorites.

Cheryl wrote: "Vale wrote: "Is it really really good? Maybe I'll add it to my TBR pile. But until now I haven't read anything bad from Kleypas, I love her."

It is amazing, you must read it! Read my review on it..."

OK LOOK! You simply MUST stop tempting me!!!!!!! Just... stop! I only have 2 hands and 2 eyes!

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Vale wrote: "Is it really really good? Maybe I'll add it to my TBR pile. But until now I haven't read anything bad from Kleypas, I love her."

It is amazing, you must read it! Rea..."

I know, I know!!! I feel your pain, I really do! I have so many books that I want to read and when you can only read one at a time it makes it really hard to pick which one, and in the mean time you feel as though you are neglecting the other books. What do you do? *shrugging shoulders*

Cheryl wrote: "I know, I know!!! I feel your pain, I really do! I have so many books that I want to read and when you can only read one at a time it makes it really hard to pick which one, and in the mean time you feel as though you are neglecting the other books. What do you do? *shrugging shoulders.."

The only thing you *can* do. You go to the Eye Candy thread and watch those videos over and over and over again until you don't give a hog's teat what you read. LOL

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I know, I know!!! I feel your pain, I really do! I have so many books that I want to read and when you can only read one at a time it makes it really hard to pick which one, and in t..."

You never cease to make me laugh! Where did you get an expression like that?

Cheryl wrote: "You never cease to make me laugh! Where did you get an expression like that?
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Well, I usually come up with them on the spur of the moment. Some others I enjoy are "...a frog's fat fanny" and ..."a bull's left nut" and few even less tactful ones than those. LOL

I guess it's like my daddy always said... "I can't take you anywhere." LOL That was usually accompanied by "You've got diarreah of the mouth and constipation of the brain."

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "You never cease to make me laugh! Where did you get an expression like that?
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Well, I usually come up with them on the spur of the moment. Some others I enjoy are "...a frog'..."

Those are great! I have spent way too much time watching those videos today! Funny how you don't seem to notice that they are not even speaking English!

Cheryl wrote: "Those are great! I have spent way too much time watching those videos today! Funny how you don't seem to notice that they are not even speaking English!
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Watching his mouth makes the lust kick in and everything else is just a blur.

Hot dang... that one in the stable... ***Fanning self with a highpowered electric fan***

Okay you guys have spurred my curiosity and I must at that thread, but I must wait till kids are out of house. Looked at it briefly yesterday and immediately (after initial gasp) had to get out as little ones were in the room. Should have known better because of title. LOL

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Those are great! I have spent way too much time watching those videos today! Funny how you don't seem to notice that they are not even speaking English!
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First of all... Because of everyone's raves about this book, I plan on reading Suddenly You as soon as I'm finished with the Wallflowers series. :)

And second...those videos featuring everyone's new man Giulio? I guess I must have stared at him too much yesterday, because he ended up being the star of quite a lovely dream i had last night. *nods*

OOooohhhh, I'd ask for details but some things are best left to the imagination ;)

Y'all are so funny! I too had to keep minimizing the screen while watching the videos, as my children kept passing through the room! So embarrassing, I felt like I was doing something wrong!

I hope my dreams are as good as yours last night, Holly!

I have spent way to much time wacthing the youtube clip too(even tho I did get all the laundry done in between),and now have gone straight to watching the entire mini series, I have gotten in 40 minutes of 14 hours worth of Giulio...and I am not sure the 14 hours will be enough! Also, I never realize how close to Spanish, Italian is, I can actually understand some of what they are talking about! Not that I care, I just wanna look, not listen! Body language is a wodnerful thing! His freaking eyes, and that mouth(licks lips), holy cow batman!

It took 2 hours to download 1 episode, then it only gave me audio. LOL I'll have to watch online, instead.

I love coming back to Goodreads and seeing that so many people have changed their profile pics to Giulio. LOL

I plan on watching more of the mini-series later. I keep going back to that original fan made video that KarenH posted in the Yummy thread...That opening shot of him kills me every time.

Oh, and yeah...the dream was memorable. :)

((((low chuckle))))...I bet it was!

This is one I actually I haven't read yet. But I just opened the book to the first page :)

Looking forward to it!

I was planning on reading this right after I finished the Wallflowers series, but the person I bought the book from on Paperback Swap is being super slow in sending it to me.

I have all of LK's books for my Kindle, but I want hard copies of her books. A sure sign she's one of my favorite authors now! :)

Tell me about your kindle. Do you love it? Do you commute? What made you decide to buy it? I've been thinking about it, but i just LOVE books, and the feel of a book in my hand and no matter how I try to reason that I might need an excuse to buy one...I just can't do it. Can you help?? :-)

I'm with you, Bekah. I've been thinking about buying one, but the cost! Oye! And the books aren't that much cheaper than paperback, either. But.........

It would have been nice to have one on my vacation, rather than toting all those books along.

Decisions, decisions!

Bekah wrote: "Tell me about your kindle. Do you love it? Do you commute? What made you decide to buy it? I've been thinking about it, but i just LOVE books, and the feel of a book in my hand and no matter how ..."

I can honestly say the Kindle was worth every penny. I truly love it. And even though i still like to hold a book in my hands, the Kindle is invaluable as far as being able to have a bunch of books with in a nice little package. :)

One of the things i like most, is the text to speech option. So when I'm driving to and from work i can listen to a book, and than just pick it back up where I left off at my destination.

Suddenly You was pretty good. Not my fave of LK but good. Jack was definitely hero worthy but Amanda made me mad a few times. I know she had her insecurities but I wanted to slap her a time or two.

I'm getting ready to start this today. Can't wait! :)

Holly wrote: "I'm getting ready to start this today. Can't wait! :)"

I can't wait to read your review of this. I have it.. I'm saving it for a 'between series' read.

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "I can't wait to read your review of this. I have it.. I'm saving it for a 'between series' read."

I'm only about 50 pages in, but I LOVE it. Jack Devlin is...scorching. *fans self*

There have been very few authors, only 4 in fact, who once I start reading their books, I can't stop until I've read them all - and

I am trying so very hard to savor Lisa Kleypas - to pace myself - but it is sooooooooooo hard to do!

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "There have been very few authors, only 4 in fact, who once I start reading their books, I can't stop until I've read them all.
I am trying so very hard to savor Lisa Kleypas - to pace myself - but it is sooooooooooo hard to do! "

I did the same thing with JR Ward! And I know what you mean about trying to make LK's books last, but it's not working out that way. Suddenly You is my 8th book in a row. LOL

LOLOLOL That's excellent! I think I did 7 before I stopped to read The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, then I read BSRs. Now I'm reading Proof by Seduction which had me in tears this morning. It. Is. So. Good. Then I have to do some other books for a Royals reading challenge. THEN I'll be back to Kleypas.

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "LOLOLOL That's excellent! I think I did 7 before I stopped to read The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, then I read BSRs. Now I'm reading Proof by Seduction which had me..."

I'm glad you are finding "Proof By Seduction" to be so good! I loved Esmerelda and her stuffy Marquess. They certainly entertained me with their battle of wills.

AnneOK wrote: "I'm glad you are finding "Proof By Seduction" to be so good! I loved Esmerelda and her stuffy Marquess. They certainly entertained me with their battle of wills.
..."

It was that "battle of wills" that reminded me of Lord of Scoundrels!! This morning I actually cried when reading ***slight spoiler*** the part where Gareth finally told his sister that he had always loved her. ***END SPOILER**** I'm not on good terms with one of my brothers and that scene made me think about it a lot.

This is the first Lisa Kleypas book I read. I loved it so much! Are all her books as good as this one? I might have to go buy some more.

Megan aka *Mheghan* wrote: "This is the first Lisa Kleypas book I read. I loved it so much! Are all her books as good as this one? I might have to go buy some more. "

Depends on ur taste but there are several I think are better. But I did enjoy Suddenly You a bunch. She has some series... Bow Street Runners, Wallflowers, Hathaways to name a few and there are some standalones too. I think there is a thread on here somewhere with a list of her novels.

Pamela wrote: "Megan aka *Mheghan* wrote: "This is the first Lisa Kleypas book I read. I loved it so much! Are all her books as good as this one? I might have to go buy some more. "

Depends on ur taste but ..."

Thank you!

I love Jack Devlin. He is naughty, sexy, confident and not to mention he's got some Irish in him....what's not to love! This was another good story by LK. It was quite a bit higher in the steam factor, which was totally fine by me. I nearly choked when I read the "raspberry scene". O-M-G!!! Holy hotness.

I have been rereading Suddenly You on and off in the car (there are major roadworks going on in Plymouth at the moment so I get plenty of "stopped" time). I have realised that the reason I didn't particularly take to it before was Amanda.

I don't seem to like her much although I respect her career and living independently at a time when that was difficult for a woman to do. I find her constant need of warmth a bit irritating and I think her brown and orange striped dress didn't really appeal (she constantly seemed to have very complex overheavy clothing)!! She seemed to me to be a very inactive/indoors sort of person- I'm more of an active outdoors type so I guess that was where the problem lay. I preferred heroines like Lily and Emma and Lottie and Sara. Anyway I am definitely a Jack convert and I though the plot worked quite nicely although there were no edge of your seat moments.

I loved Jack, especially when the age difference aspect came into the plot...it made him that much more appealing to me.

I was surprised to find the age difference very appealing to me too. I think this was my first older woman/younger man romance. I didn't think I would like the theme, but through reading this one and a couple of other books, I discovered that it can be a very fun change of pace.

Suddenly You wasn't one of my favorite LK books, but it was very good. The love scenes were quite spicy. Yummm! I'll never look at raspberries the same way again. LOL!;-) I remember my favorite scene being the one where Jack tells Amanda all favorite parts with her intellect being at the top of the list.

I just loved the way Jack treated Amanda. He was gentle, yet firm when he knew she needed it. He was amazing.

Thats whats so great about LK. She satisfies everyone!! This one is one of my favs....

historical- it's a goody!