BURN by Linda Howard

Linda Howard, one of my all-time favorite authors, has written another exciting and unusual romantic suspense. A hard-working young woman, Jenner Redwine, wins the lottery and her life changes forever. The people closest to her betray her by grabbing and stealing some of her winnings, leaving her feeling "burned" and unwilling to trust again. The story resumes ten years later when she's on a luxurious cruise, bored and not fitting in with the wealthy crowd. Her only friend, a shy and quiet heiress, is kidnapped and Renner is threatened with her friend's death if she doesn't comply with the kidnapping team's demands, which don't involve money but rather surveillance of a slimy entrepeneur in the cabin next to her. Suspense increases as the ship glides toward the destination and the twisted ending! GG