Playing for Keeps Author:Joan Lowery Nixon Rose Ann can't believe her good luck. Her grandmother, Glory, needs a last minute roommate for her bridge tournament cruise to the Caribbean. But Glory doesn't really need a companion. She's eager for Rosie to meet her friend's grandson, Neil. Once Rosie is aboard the ship, though, someone else catches her eye - a boy her own age... more », who introduces himself as Ricky Diago.
But after the ship sails, something doesn't seem quite right. When Rosie is approached by another boy who claims he's Ricky Diago, she finds herself caught in a high stakes game of international intrigue with life or death consequences. Who is the real Ricky Diago? And how far will Rosie go to help him?« less
This is a qick easy read. This is a cute romance of 16 year olds, a bit of suspense, and a story with Rosie's growing pains that only Mother and Grandmother seem to be a odd's about.