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I'm not short, Daisy muttered. Short women are never mysterious, or elegant, or pursued by handsome men. And they're always treated like children. I refuse to be short.

Lisa Kleypas

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Lisa Kleypas
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 5
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Texas
Lisa Kleypas Ellis
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Daisy
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