About That Night (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Rylann Pierce: Senior Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Chicago U. S. Attorney's office, transferred from the San Francisco office, amber eyes and raven hair
• Kyle Rhodes: The "Twitter Terrorist"; sentenced to prison for shutting down Twitter for two days after his girlfriend broke up with him via a tweet; was released and is now a witness in a case Rylann was assigned to, resembles Sawyer from the TV show Lost
• Jordan Rhodes: Kyle's twin sister; she made a deal with the US Attorney's office so Kyle could be released early from prison
• Nick McCall: Jordan's boyfriend; FBI Special Agent
• Grey Rhodes: Kyle and Jordan's father, billionaire
• Cameron Lynde: Rylann's boss; U.S. Attorney, engaged to Jack Pallas
• Gavin Dexter: "Dex"; Kyle's best friend
• Cade Morgan: Assistant U.S. Attorney
• Rae Mendoza: Rylann's friend and law school roomate
• Mark Whitehead: Kyle's lead defense attorney
• Sam Wilkins: FBI Special Agent; in charge of the investigation of Rylann's case
• Jack Pallas: Cameron's fiance; FBI Special Agent
• Jon: Rylann's ex-boyfriend
• Helen Pierce: Rylann's mom
• Miles: Kyle's doorman
• Manuel Gutierrez: Prisoner who is a witness in Rylann's case
• Darius Brown: Inmate who was killed at MCC
• Adam Quinn: Prison Guard; accused of planning the murder of Darius Brown
• Michael Channing: Quinn's defense attorney
• Ray Watts: Darius's cellmate who beat him to death
• Greg Boran: Watt's defense attorney
• Gil Newport: Consulting candidate
• Troy Leopold: Consulting candidate

Quotes edit see section history

• “Not bad? Counselor, there are two things I've got mad skills at. And computer science is the other one.”

  Kyle Rhodes

• “Christ, you are a law geek. I'm not rescinding anything. I don't mind hot and spicy. Actually find that appealing in a girl." "And chicken wings.”

  Kyle Rhodes

• “We were in court, in front of a hundred reporters. What was I supposed to do? Write my phone number on his hand and tell him to call me?”

  Rylann Pierce

• “We were in the middle of a courtroom-I wasn't checking out her rack. My eyes were on hers the entire time.”

  Kyle Rhodes

• “Sorry, counselor, but I looked all around the penthouse and found only one Kyle Rhodes." "And he will be at your office tomorrow at two o'clock. Expect lots of prickliness.”

  Kyle Rhodes

• “Right." "Thanks again for meeting with me. I promise to stay out of your freakishly lustrous, shampoo-commercial hair. At least for a while.”

  Rylann Pierce

• “Please don't ruin the nice moment. It's so rare that we actually have one.”

  Rylann Pierce

• “There are some things a girl never forgets, Ry. And one of those is a kiss from the right guy.”

  Rae Mendoza

• “Just because we haven't met Mr. Right doesn't mean we're doing anything wrong.”

  Rylann Pierce

• “Yep, it was official. He was falling for her.”

  Kyle Rhodes

• “I will never, ever, regret stopping you from walking out of my life a second time.”

  Rylann Pierce

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Chicago, Illinois: Setting for the story
• Metropolitan Correctional Center: "MCC"; the federal prison where Kyle served four months of his sentence
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: School both Kyle and Rylann attended
• Clybourne: Campus bar where Kyle and Rylann first meet
• Firelight: An upscale nightclub Dex is opening
• DeVine Cellars: Jordan's wine store

Organizations edit see section history

• FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Twitter: Social network

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by A Lot Like Love, and followed by Love Irresistibly.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Julie James (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual Content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Julie James: Author's website

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