Ten Things I Love About You (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Annabel Winslow: Heroine, oldest of 8, her family is in need of money since her father died a year ago. She has been taken to London by her grandmother in the hope that she will make a great match
• Sebastian Grey: Hero with a secret, heir apparent to Lord Newbury who detests him
• Lady Olivia Valentine: Wife of Harry Valentine
• Lady Louisa Vickers: First cousin to Annabel. Has an unimpeachable reputation
• Lady Vickers: Annabel and Louisa's grandmother who never gets up before noon, downs spirits like water and often speaks out about her innumerable affairs
• Harry Valentine: Cousin of Sebastian Grey and husband of Olivia. A translator. Fluent in Russian and French
• Edward Valentine: Cousin of Sebastian Grey. Harry's younger brother
• Lady Twombley: Town gossip
• Lady Challis: Add a description of this character.
• Frederick: Lady Louisa's dog
• Mr. Grimston: Friend of Lady Twombley. Expert in fashion
• Sarah Gorely: Author of popular fiction
• Nettie: Annabel's maid
• Mrs. Carruthers
• Lady Millicent
• Miss Truesdale
• Lady Cosgrove
• Westfield
• Judkins: Lady Vickers' butler
• Lord Newbury: Earl of Newbury, Sebastian's Uncle, who will do almost anything to prevent Sebastian from inheriting, he's currently looking for a fertile wife who can provide him with an heir as fast as possible

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• “Your dog is a very good liar.”

  Annabel Winslow

• “All new experiences are good for the soul. Now I know exactly what it is like to be punched in the face.”

  Sebastian Grey

• “What would life be without bleak moments?”

  Sebastian Grey

• “Seb just wanted to be entertained. Was that too much to expect from a book? If he were to write a book, there would be excitement. Lives would be lost, but not too many. And never any of the main characters. That would be much too depressing. There ought to be a romance, too. And danger. Danger was good. Maybe a little of the exotic, but not too much. Sebastian suspected that most authors did not do their research properly.”

• “I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.”

  Sebastian Grey

• “He wondered if everyone's lives had a dividing point. A moment which sat clearly between before and after. That had been his. That night in his room. It hadn't been any different than the night before, or the one before that. He couldn't sleep. There was nothing out of the ordinary about that. Except for some reason--some inexplicable, miraculous reason, he'd started thinking about books. And then he'd picked up a pen.”

• “My dear cousin can most certainly read the newspaper and spy upon us at he same time. She could probably paint a watercolor and conduct an orchestra, as well....Women, I have learned, can do at least six things at once without pausing for breath.”

  Sebastian Grey

• “Reading in anything but English was work, and Seb just wanted to be entertained. Was that too much to expect from a book?”

  Sebastian Grey

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• Louisa gave her a skeptical look. “Your dog is a very good liar.”

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• TEN THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU

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• London

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by What Happens in London.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Julia Quinn (Author)

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• Dewey: 813

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• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( Q ) › Quinn, Julia
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Romance › Historical › Regency

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