Ten Things I Love About You (Bevelstoke, #3)

by Julia Quinn

Sebastian Grey is in limbo. He is the heir presumptive to the Earl of Newbury, unless the current earl, a widower, can find a bride who will bear him a son. Newbury is in his sixties and somewhat portly, but as an earl he's considered quite a catch. Sebastian, on the other hand, is twenty-nine and extremely handsome, but in no hurry to find a wife.

Annabel Winslow, a country girl through and through, has received an offer to go to London for the season. The eldest of a family of eight, she knows that a good marriage might be the only thing that will save her family from ruin. After a few weeks in town, Annabel attracts the attention of the Earl of Newbury. The thought of submitting to him makes her skin crawl, but she is practical and determined to do her duty. Even when Sebastian Grey comes on the scene.

• ISBN10: 0061491896
• ISBN13: 9780061491894
• Publish Date: 25 May 2010
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Avon Books
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.com.au/9780061491894

Reviews

[Amanda]

Ten Things I Love About You was more of a surprise read. Not because it's surprising I read a historical romance. Or even that I read a Julia Quinn historical romance. It was more... I did not expect to find the book, and once I found it, I did not expect to read it so soon.

But found it and read it, I did. Because some days call for Julia Quinn books, and this was most definitely was one of those occasions.

Usually with historical romances, I find myself enjoying the heroine more than the hero (maybe because, for the most part, the world is set against women, and I like to see them prevail). But Sebastian. There really is something irresistibly charming about him.

Perhaps it's his view of the world. Or his secrets. Or his view of the world and his secrets combined together, because that's what makes him him. But, you know, I liked Annabel too. She wasn't in the best of positions (in more than one way), and that was tough to see her caught between what she wanted and what she felt obligated to do.

And in typical JQ fashion, the secondary characters shone too. I want Louisa to have her own story. (Oh please oh please.) Annabel's grandma was... a character. And some of the final scenes are pure gold. JQ really does make everything better.