My Favorite Book Boyfriend with Elise Rome and Giveaway

Elise Rome has never forgiven Margaret Mitchell for making her fall in love with Scarlett and Rhett in Gone with the Wind and then not giving them a happy ending. She likes to think that she makes up for this injustice with each romance novel she writes. When she isn't telling stories about sexy, headstrong heroes and intelligent, independent heroines, Elise stays busy chasing after her two young daughters, semi-attempting to do housework, and hiking in the beautiful foothills of Colorado. She, also, unashamedly, adores her readers.

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Thanks so much to Dani for having me today! To be honest, when I first started thinking about who my favorite book boyfriend could be, a slew of options from past Lisa Kleypas books came to mind. Derek Craven from DREAMING OF YOU? Logan Scott from BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE? Or how about Jack Devlin from SUDDENLY YOU? Oh, and Sebastian from DEVIL IN WINTER! *sigh* And that’s just FOUR of her historical romances! I think one of the reasons I’m such a fan of Lisa Kleypas books is because, as I read somewhere recently online, she writes the best alpha hero caretakers out there. They’re all men’s men, but they also know how to take care of the heroine and cherish them.

So, because I feel like I’d be betraying all of these heroes in order to just pick one—and I don’t know that I actually COULD pick just one—instead of selecting one favorite book boyfriend of all time, I’m going to have to say that my favorite hero is any hero that Lisa Kleypas has written (in her historical romances; I haven’t read enough of her contemporaries to say).

What are you almost always guaranteed to get in a Lisa Kleypas hero?

1. Sexual tension by the bucketful
2. A wicked sense of humor
3. Wickedness in general
4. Protective instincts that are somehow never overbearing
5. The deepest, most romantic sort of soulmate love for the heroine ever

Really, it’s my opinion that you can’t go wrong with a Lisa Kleypas hero.

For my giveaway, since my first book isn’t released yet, I’d like to give away two Lisa Kleypas books instead. The first is DREAMING OF YOU; many historical romance readers claim that Derek Craven is their favorite romance hero, and there’s a reason why. But if you haven’t read about him yet, here’s your opportunity. And the second book is BECAUSE YOU’RE MINE, one of my very favorite Lisa Kleypas books but also one that I think is underrated and one that not many people have read. I hope you get the chance very soon! (Both giveaways are eBooks, open internationally, available for Kindle or Nook.)

I hope you’ve had a chance to read any of Lisa’s historicals! If you have, can you pick a favorite? Let us know which one it is!

Because the Dream...

Young, high-spirited Lady Madeline Matthews is expected to wed an aging, lecherous lord. But she would rather shame herself in the eyes of society than sacrifice her freedom, and resolves to render herself unmarriageable by indulging in a torrid affair with Britain's most acclaimed actor and notorious womanizer, Logan Scott.

Because the Heart...

He is legend in the footlights and in the bedchamber. But when the curtain falls, Logan is an intensely private, guarded man still tormented by past betrayals that cut deep into his pride and his heart. Now a forward little minx who seems completely out of place in the bright, sophisticated world of the London stage is disrupting his orderly existence with her constant presence, her unspoiled beauty and vibrant charm. And what begins with an onstage kiss threatens to blossom into something more rapturous and real. But first Logan and Madeline both must drop the masks they hide behind...and reveal their true selves in the golden glorious light of love.

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She stood at danger's threshold -- then love beckoned her in.

In the shelter of her country cottage, Sara Fielding puts pen to paper to create dreams. But curiosity has enticed the prim, well-bred gentlewoman out of her safe haven -- and into Derek Craven's dangerous world.

A handsome, tough and tenacious Cockney, he rose from poverty to become lord of London's most exclusive gambling house -- a struggle that has left Derek Craven fabulously wealthy, but hardened and suspicious. And now duty demands he allow Sara Fielding into his world -- with her impeccable manners and her infuriating innocence. But here, in a perilous shadow-realm of ever-shifting fortunes, even a proper "mouse" can be transformed into a breathtaking enchantress -- and a world-weary gambler can be shaken to his cynical core by the power of passion...and the promise of love.

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Check out what's up for grabs.

Up For Grabs:

• 1 lucky winner will win an eBook copy of Because You're Mine + Dreaming of You

To Enter: 

• Please answer the question: If you have, can you pick a favorite? Let us know which one it is!
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