Thursday, December 2, 2010

Burn, by Linda Howard


The plot: Jenner (heroine) won the lottery 7 years ago, and that changed her life... not always in a good way. After being accosed by moochers and snubbed by the rich and famous, Jenner only has one true friend: sweet heiress Sydney Hazlett. That is why she accepts to go with Syd in a charity cruise to Hawaii.
Cael Traylor is special ops, and his new job consists in following Frank Larkin, who is suspected of selling arms to the North Koreans and who's also the host of the charity cruise. Cael's survelliance plans go to hell when Frank changes the suites reservations, thus forcing Cael to think another plan to get into the suit next to Larkin's. His brilliant solution? Kidnap one of the suite's owners, Sydney Hazlett, and force the other one to pose as his girlfriend.
Jenner is scared to death... for all of 5 minutes. She's street smart, and she's taking no bulls*it from anybody. Mostly she's worried for her friend and mad at Cael, but soon she begins to feel tempted by his gorgeous body.
Frank Larkin is up to more than selling secrets to the North Koreans, and soon Cael figures that something more is happening. Jenner also figures out that the guy who kidnapped her and her friend are "the good guys" and starts to pester Cael so he will let her help. Which he doesn't want to.
The plot has some holes as big as a swiss cheese, but is fairly entertaining. I found Jenner utterly annoying, and didn't warm up to Cael either. I was far more interested in Sydney and Tiffany, one of the "spies".

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