S1 E6—Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas with Devan (@diagnosedromantic)
I had so much fun this week finally figuring out what Derek Craven lore is all about! For our third deep dive into a historical romance classic, we are reading and discussing Dreaming of You, the 1994 release from HR queen Lisa Kleypas that changed the rules of who could be a romance hero!
This book absolutely had to be discussed with none other than Devan (@diagnosed romantic on Instagram) as she is the author of the Mathildaverse which maps out all the connections in Lisa Kleypas’ books, all linking back to Dreaming of You, and the heroine, Sara Fielding’s blockbuster book, Mathilda!
We discuss why Derek Craven is such an important hero archetype and why we love Lisa Kleypas Heros, why Sara also needs to be celebrated as an amazing woman, cringy book villains and how Lisa makes them relatable, 1994 as context, and of course, Derek Craven Day and our love for the ladies of the Fated Mates Podcast
Happy listening and reading (and happy belated Derek Craven day)!
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
