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| Original Title: | Burn |
| ISBN: | 0345486560 (ISBN13: 9780345486561) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jenner Redwine, Cael Traylor, Sydney Hazlett |
Linda Howard
Hardcover | Pages: 367 pages Rating: 3.72 | 6914 Users | 450 Reviews
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It’s true what they say: Money changes everything. And in Linda Howard’s 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 Redwine’s 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 can’t imagine ever finding a place in the world of the wealthy. Seven years later, though, she’s rubbing elbows with the rich, despite the fact she still feels like a party crasher. Luckily she finds an ally–-and a guide to the rarefied realm of privilege–-in shy, kind-hearted heiress Sydney Hazlett, who quickly becomes Jenner’s confidante and surrogate sister.
When Sydney invites Jenner on a charity cruise aboard a luxury liner, Jenner reluctantly agrees. But while she’s expecting–-and dreading–-two 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 scheme-–or else. With nowhere to run, and with Sydney’s 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 hasn’t had in years–-and realizes she’s found a life worth living. If she survives.
Details Regarding Books Burn
| Title | : | Burn |
| Author | : | Linda Howard |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 367 pages |
| Published | : | July 7th 2009 by Ballantine |
| Categories | : | Romance. Romantic Suspense. Suspense. Contemporary. Contemporary Romance. Fiction. Mystery |
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Ratings: 3.72 From 6914 Users | 450 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books Burn
"Holy shit." She swallowed hard. "I've won the lottery."Burn by Linda HowardI love Linda Howards books so this one was disappointing .This book is about Jennifer Redwine, A young hard-working girls who works for the local meat packer in Kansas. Then she wins the lottery. No spoilers here Not yet anyway The premise is actually very interesting as is Jennifer.I mean lets face it there are not to many of us who will win the lottery and Ive often wondered what it would mean if I did or if people II've been disappointed in most of LH's more recent releases, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one. It reminded me quite a bit of All the Queen's Men. Kind of light on the romance and heavy on the storyline, but still oddly satisfying.I was concerned that the resolution between Jenner and Cael wouldn't be quite satisfactory, but I was pleased with the way it turned out. I felt we got to know both characters and they worked well together.The storyline was interesting b/c it took place
Although Burn is not heavy on romantic tension, it does a wonderful job of creating a fun chemistry between lottery winner Jenner and her kidnapper Cael. For anyone thinking : "Ugh, a kidnapping story", rest assured that Burn is not about that kind of kidnapping. Jenner is basically a captive in plain sight on a fancy cruise ship. She is in the middle of all the stereotypical activity, and she is a feisty pit bull of a woman.One thing I enjoyed was how very little emphasis was placed on Jenner's
I thought this book started off a little slow--I know the first few chapters that introduce us to Jenner Redwine and show us who she is and how her life was affected by winning the lottery were necessary but I kept wanting to get to "the real story." And once it jumped to the seven years later, I was definitely more captivated--both by the budding romance between Jenner and Cael and by the intrigue of what Cael was doing and what was going to happen to everyone on the cruise ship. I like
Well crap.I enjoy most of Linda Howard's books. This isn't one of them. I read the first 50 pages, as Nancy Pearl recommends. I wasn't impressed but I wanted to like Burn. I really wanted to! Death Angel wasn't great at the start but had a socko ending. Please, let this one be too, please?Alas, it was simply not to be. Jenner is a good strong character. Then she turns into a wimp. Maybe seven years after winning the lottery everybody turns into a wimp. Whatta I know? The beginning Jenner would
**2.5 stars**This book has the most annoying heroine in the history of heroines. Who the hell sasses up kidnappers? Yeah, I got it. They kidnapped you, and scared you so now you want to make them pay. But could you be less annoying about it? Pretty much nothing happened in this book as the hero's job is to watch the bad guy. You can imagine how exciting that was. Most of the "excitement" consisted of the heroine trying to annoy the hero for kidnapping her. I really don't know how she could have
Jenner Redwine wins the lottery and it changes her life in unexpected ways. People she once considered friends showed her different sides, forcing her to take control of her life and money. She creates a new identity in Florida and finds a new best friend in Sydney Hazlett, an heiress who talks her into accompanying her on a special cruise. It ends up being the cruise from hell when both are held against their will and Jenner is forced to be the "girlfriend" of one of the captors. Jenner's spunk
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