Lisa Kleypas Historical Hero Showdown

Vote for your favourite Lisa Kleypas historical heroes in the ultimate voting bracket!

I’m excited to announce the Lisa Kleypas Historical Hero Showdown, the ultimate voting bracket to determine once and for all who is the best Lisa Kleypas historical hero! Voting will take place daily @romancingthedata on Instagram from February 12 to 26, 2025.

We need to rally all the historical romance readers on Bookstagram to participate in this epic showdown, so please share and tag all the Lisa Kleypas fans you know! Don’t worry if you haven’t read every book, you can still vote for your faves!

32 historical heroes will enter, but only one shall prevail!

WHEN
Daily polls from February 12-26, 2025
Voting ends each day at 11:59 pm PT

WHERE
@romancingthedata on Instagram

Lisa Kleypas Historical Hero Showdown Voting Bracket

RESULTS

Round 1: Group Stage

Ravenels, Group 1 (February 12, 408 votes)

1. Devon Ravenel (Cold-Hearted Rake) – 6%

2. Rhys Winterborne (Marrying Winterborne) – 62%

3. Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent (Devil in Spring) – 16%

4. Ethan Ransom (Hello Stranger) – 15%

🏆 WINNER: Rhys Winterborne (62%)

Ravenels, Group 2 (February 13, 356 votes)

1. West Ravenel (Devil's Daughter) – 54%

2. Tom Severin (Chasing Cassandra) – 38%

3. Keir MacRae (Devil in Disguise) – 7%

4. Lord Luke Stokehurst (Midnight Angel)* – 1%

🏆 WINNER: West Ravenel (54%)

Wallflowers, Group 1 (February 14, 345 votes)

1. John McKenna (Again the Magic) – 18%

2. Gideon Shaw (Again the Magic) – 8%

3. Simon Hunt (Secrets of a Summer Night) – 23%

4. Marcus, Lord Westcliff (It Happened One Autumn) – 51%

🏆 WINNER: Marcus, Lord Westcliff (51%)

Wallflowers, Group 2 (February 15, 366 votes)

1. Sebastian, Viscount St. Vincent (Devil in Winter) – 84%

2. Matthew Swift (Scandal in Spring) – 14%

3. Rafe Bowman (A Wallflower Christmas) – 2%

4. Prince Nikolas Angelovsky (Prince of Dreams)* – 1%

🏆 WINNER: Sebastian, Viscount St. Vincent (84%)

Hathaways (February 16, 360 votes)

1. Cam Rohan (Mine Till Midnight) – 42%

2. Kev Merripen (Seduce Me At Sunrise) – 14%

3. Harry Rutledge (Tempt Me at Twilight) – 21%

4. Leo Hathaway (Married By Morning) – 23%

🏆 WINNER: Cam Rohan (42%)

Hathaways & Bow Street (February 17, 343 votes)

1. Captain Christopher Phelan (Love In The Afternoon) – 38%

2. Grant Morgan (Someone to Watch Over Me) – 5%

3. Sir Ross Cannon (Lady Sophia's Lover) – 36%

4. Nick Gentry (Worth Any Price) – 21%

🏆 WINNER: Captain Christopher Phelan (38%)

Gamblers & Capitol Theatre (February 18, 353 votes)

1. Lord Alex Raiford (Then Came You) – 16%

2. Derek Craven (Dreaming of You) – 77%

3. Damon Savage (Somewhere I'll Find You) – 3%

4. Logan Scott (Because You're Mine) – 4%

🏆 WINNER: Derek Craven (77%)

Standalones (February 19, 327 votes)

1. Heath Rayne (Love, Come to Me) – 3%

2. Hunter, Earl of Hawksworth (Stranger in My Arms) – 6%

3. Zachary Bronson (Where Dreams Begin) – 20%

4. Jack Devlin (Suddenly You) – 71%

🏆 WINNER: Jack Devlin (71%)

Round 2: Final 8

Ravenels (February 20, 550 votes cast)

1. Rhys Winterborne (Marrying Winterborne) – 56%

2. West Ravenel (Devil's Daughter) – 44%

🏆 WINNER: Rhys Winterborne (56%)

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Resources

• Lisa Kleypas catalogue (Fantastic Fiction)

• A Comprehensive Categorization of Kleypas Heroes (@baskinsuns on Fated Mates)

• Moral Alignment of Lisa Kleypas Heroes (Reddit)

• Lisa Kleypas Universe Timeline/Family Tree (Reddit)

For those who celebrate, Derek Craven Day is February 4 (created by Fated Mates) and St. Vincent’s Day is April 2 (created by Heaving Bosoms).

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Round 1: Group Stage

32 heroes | Voting on groups of 4, winner moves to next round

• Wednesday, February 12: Ravenels, Group 1

• Thursday, February 13: Ravenels, Group 2

• Friday, February 14: Wallflowers, Group 1

• Saturday, February 15: Wallflowers, Group 2

• Sunday, February 16: Hathaways

• Monday, February 17: Hathaways & Bow Street

• Tuesday, February 18: Gamblers of Craven’s & Capitol Theatre

• Wednesday, February 19: Standalones

Round 2: Final 8

8 heroes | Voting on groups of 2, winner moves to next round

• Thursday, February 20: Ravenels - Final 2

• Friday, February 21: Wallflowers - Final 2

• Saturday, February 22: Hathaways & Bow Street - Final 2

• Sunday, February 23: Gamblers of Craven’s, Capitol Theatre & Standalones - Final 2

Round 3: Final 4

4 heroes | Voting on groups of 2, winner moves to next round

• Monday, February 24: Ravenels vs. Wallflowers

• Tuesday, February 25: Hathaways & Bow Street vs. Gamblers of Craven’s, Capitol Theatre & Standalones

Round 4: Final 2

2 heroes | Winner crowned!

• Wednesday, February 26: THE FINAL VOTE!

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Voting Bracket Breakdown

Note: This showdown focuses on Lisa’s UK-based historical heroes, so the Vallerand series is not included. Also, Lisa’s two earliest books Where Passion Leads and Forever My Love are very hard to find, so they also weren’t included.

Ravenels, Group 1

1. Devon Ravenel (Cold-Hearted Rake)

2. Rhys Winterborne (Marrying Winterborne)

3. Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent (Devil in Spring)

4. Ethan Ransom (Hello Stranger)

Ravenels, Group 2

1. West Ravenel (Devil's Daughter)

2. Tom Severin (Chasing Cassandra)

3. Keir MacRae (Devil in Disguise)

4. Lord Luke Stokehurst (Midnight Angel)*

Wallflowers, Group 1

1. John McKenna (Again the Magic)

2. Gideon Shaw (Again the Magic)

3. Simon Hunt (Secrets of a Summer Night)

4. Marcus, Lord Westcliff (It Happened One Autumn)

Wallflowers, Group 2

1. Sebastian, Viscount St. Vincent (Devil in Winter)

2. Matthew Swift (Scandal in Spring)

3. Rafe Bowman (A Wallflower Christmas)

4. Prince Nikolas Angelovsky (Prince of Dreams)*

Hathaways

1. Cam Rohan (Mine Till Midnight)

2. Kev Merripen (Seduce Me At Sunrise)

3. Harry Rutledge (Tempt Me at Twilight)

4. Leo Hathaway (Married By Morning)

Hathaways & Bow Street

1. Captain Christopher Phelan (Love In The Afternoon)

2. Grant Morgan (Someone to Watch Over Me)

3. Sir Ross Cannon (Lady Sophia's Lover)

4. Nick Gentry (Worth Any Price)

Gamblers & Capitol Theatre

1. Lord Alex Raiford (Then Came You)

2. Derek Craven (Dreaming of You)

3. Damon Savage (Somewhere I'll Find You)

4. Logan Scott (Because You're Mine)

Standalones

1. Heath Rayne (Love, Come to Me)

2. Hunter, Earl of Hawksworth (Stranger in My Arms)

3. Zachary Bronson (Where Dreams Begin)

4. Jack Devlin (Suddenly You)

*Stokehurst series used to fill in the groups.