What Happens in London

Overview

When Olivia Bevelstoke is told that her new neighbor may have killed his fianc?e, she doesn't believe it for a second, but still, how can she help spying on him, just to be sure? So she stakes out a spot near her bedroom window, cleverly concealed by curtains, watches, and waits... and discovers a most intriguing man, who is definitely up to something.

Sir Harry Valentine works for the boring branch of the War Office, translating documents vital to national security. He's not a spy, but he's had all the training, and when a gorgeous blonde begins to watch him from her window, he is instantly suspicious. But just when he decides that she's nothing more than a nosy debutante, he discovers that she might be engaged to a foreign prince, who might be plotting against England. And when Harry is roped into spying on Olivia, he discovers that he might be falling for her himself...

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Author Information

Bio of Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing college and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. The New York Times bestselling author of sixteen novels for Avon Books, she is a graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest.

Customer Reviews

• Laugh Out Loud Funny

  Posted June 30, 2009 by VoodooGoddess, South Central, Virginia

  Lady Olivia Bevelstoke heard that she had a new neighbor who killed his fiance'. So why shouldn't she spy on him to find out? She decides to hid behind the curtains in her bedroom; she watches him for five days and discovers that he's an intriguing man who's definitely up to something. Sir Harry Valentine is a Russian translator for the War Department, usually a very boring job but his neighbor next door doesn't seem to think so. Lady Olivia has been spying on him for the past five days; he doesn't do anything interesting other than sit at his desk and translate lines of correspondence. Harry is surprised when his next assignment comes in and he's assigned to watch a Russian Prince who just happens to be interested in Lady Olivia.
  
  I love the interaction of these two characters; at first they didn't like each other. Harry thought that Olivia was cold and unfeeling, but she just detached herself from upleasant things to save her sanity, things like horrid musicals. Olivia thought that Harry was a bit eccentric and was up to no good, but put on a good show and a feathered cap because he knew she was spying on him from her bedroom window. Throw in Harry's sulking brother and irritating cousin and Olivia's antagonizing twin brother and you've got one laugh out loud funny book. One can never go wrong with a Julia Quinn book.

Additional Info

Imprint

HarperCollins e-books

Filesize

857.30 KB

Number of Pages

384

eBook ISBN

9780061891991