Burn

Its true what they say: Money changes everything. And in Linda Howards red-hot novel Burn, the changes come fast, furious, and filled with the kind of sexy suspense, heart-stopping romance, beautiful people, and risky business guaranteed to give you the most bang for your buck. Money certainly changes Jenner Redwines life when she wins a lottery jackpot. But it also costs her plenty: Her father rips her off and disappears, her fortune-hunting boyfriend soon becomes her ex, and friends-turned-freeloaders give her the cold shoulder when she stops paying for everything. Flush with new money, Jenner cant imagine ever finding a place in the world of the wealthy. Seven years later, though, shes rubbing elbows with the rich, despite the fact she still feels like a party crasher. Luckily she finds an allyand a guide to the rarefied realm of privilegein shy, kind-hearted heiress Sydney Hazlett, who quickly becomes Jenners confidante and surrogate sister. When Sydney invites Jenner on a charity cruise aboard a luxury liner, Jenner reluctantly agrees. But while shes expectingand dreadingtwo weeks of masquerade balls, art auctions, and preening glitterati, what she gets is more like a Hitchcock movie than a Love Boat episode. Taken hostage by a menacing stranger, Jenner must cooperate in a mysterious cloak-and-dagger schemeor else. With nowhere to run, and with Sydneys life as well as her own at risk, Jenner is drawn into a game of dizzying intrigue and harrowing danger. But as her panic gives way to exhilaration, and fear of her captor turns to fascination, Jenner rediscovers feelings she hasnt had in yearsand realizes shes found a life worth living. If she survives.