Burn: A Novel
by Linda Howard
Read by Joyce Bean

My Review:
Linda Howard is one of my favorite author. Her Mackenzie series is still one of my favorite books. I still re-read Sarah’s Child, Loving Evangeline, and Duncan’s Bride. I haven’t had a chance to read her latest 4 books. So, when I find this audio book at the library, I did my happy dance. It’s 11 disc long, and I had it in my iPod in no time.

Unfortunately for me, I had to restart that prologue and chapter 1 twice. I thought there might have been some mistake. The story wasn’t grabbing me the way that I expect a Linda Howard book would do. The prologue happens on a ship. Then it went back to 7 months ago when Jenner Redwine won a lottery jackpot.

I am always seduced my Linda Howard’s book that by the time the hero and heroine get it on, I am so happy for them…but Jenner and Caile (sp?) does not have any chemistry. (at least, when I was listening to the story, there wasn’t any). By the time I got towards the end, I just wanted the story to end so I can go on to the next book.

Would I recommend this book? Not on a first try, absolutely not. Go with her backlist because they’re awesome books. They have punch. They have chemistry by the gallons that would just pull you in and never let you up until the book ends. And in the end, you’ll sigh wanting more of the story.

So, I won’t be giving away a copy of this book. I will give away one of my other favorite Linda Howard title. Open worldwide, drawing on February 26.
Three different winners. Make sure to let me know which particular book you’d like to get in your comment.
Shades of Twilight
After the Night
Almost Forever

Product Description

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.

HER BOOKS: as listed by Fantastic Fiction

Series
Sarah
1. Sarah’s Child (1985)
2. Almost Forever (1986)
3. Bluebird Winter (1987)
Sarah’s ChildAlmost ForeverBluebird Winter

Kell Sabin
1. Midnight Rainbow (1986)
2. Diamond Bay (1987)
3. Heartbreaker (1987)
4. White Lies (1988)
Midnight RainbowDiamond BayHeartbreakerWhite Lies

Mackenzie
1. Mackenzie’s Mountain (1989)
2. Mackenzie’s Mission (1992)
3. Mackenzie’s Pleasure (1996)
4. Mackenzie’s Magic (1996)
5. A Game of Chance (2000)

Duncan and Evangeline
1. Duncan’s Bride (1990)
2. Loving Evangeline (1994)

Western
1. A Lady of the West (1990)
2. Angel Creek (1991)
3. The Touch of Fire (1992)
A Lady of the WestAngel CreekThe Touch of Fire

John Medina
1. Kill and Tell (1998)
2. All the Queen’s Men (1999)
3. Kiss Me While I Sleep (2004)

Blair Mallory
1. To Die for (2004)
2. Drop Dead Gorgeous (2006)

Novels
An Independent Wife (1982)
All That Glitters (1982)
Against the Rules (1983)
Come Lie with Me (1984)
Tears of the Renegade (1985)
The Cutting Edge (1985)
The Way Home (1991)
Overload (1993)
Heart of Fire (1993)
After the Night (1995)
Dream Man (1995)
Shades of Twilight (1996)
Son of the Morning (1997)
Now You See Her (1998)
Mr Perfect (2000)
Open Season (2001)
Dying to Please (2002)
Cry No More (2003)
Killing Time (2005)
Cover of Night (2006)
Up Close and Dangerous (2007)
Death Angel (2008)
Burn (2009)
Ice (2009)
Blood Born (2010) (with Linda Jones)
Veil of Night (2010)

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