“So you actually need spectacles,” Leo finally said.“Of course I do,” Marks said crossly. “Why would I wear spectacles if I didn’t need them?”“I thought they might be part of your disguise.”“My disguise?”“Yes, Marks, disguise. A noun describing a means of concealing someone’s identity. Often used by clowns and spies. And now apparently governesses. Good God, can anything be ordinary for my family?”

American author of historical and contemporary romance novels

Lisa Kleypas is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. She is known for writing in both of those romance genres, and for her work as a novelist. Before turning to fiction full time, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and went on to compete in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City. Her public profile comes from both pageantry and her later career as a romance writer.