Things I Know About Love

Livia Stowe has never been lucky in love. While her friends were going to parties and dances and on dates, Livia was being shuffled in and out of hospitals, making her dating life difficult.But this summer is going to be different. Cancer-free for over a year, Livia's boarding a plane to visit her brother as he studies abroad at Princeton University. She's determined to make the most of her trip, recording every moment of it in her private blog. Maybe she'll even have a fling with a cute college boy!America is bright, exciting, and filled with romantic possibilities. And then Livia meets Adam, and her plans for summer fun become so much more. Entranced by the magical New York City that he shows her, Livia is smitten, but is she really ready to risk her heart again?Things I Know About Love is funny, unforgettable, and a bit heartbreaking—just like first love can be. Things I know about love. 1.People don't always tell you the truth about how they feel. 2.Nothing that happens between two people is guaranteed to be private. 3.I don't know if you ever get over having your heart broken. Livia Stowe's past experiences with love have been nothing but disappointing, but all that is about to change. After years of illness, she's boarding a plane for the first time to spend the summer in Princeton, New Jersey, with her brother who's studying abroad. This Brit is determined to make the most of her American summer and to record every moment of it in her private blog. America is everything that Livia's ever dreamed of. And then she meets Adam. Swept up in the promise of romance and the magical New York City that Adam shows her, Livia is smitten, but with all she knows about love, is Livia really ready to risk her heart again? Seventeen-year-old Livia Stowe Travels From England To Princeton, New Jersey, To Visit Her Brother Who Is Studying There And To Celebrate Her Recovery From A Year-long Struggle With Leukemia, And While She Is There She Writes A Blog About Her Experiences, Which Include Falling In Love.