Price Of Surrender Author:Stephanie James, Jayne Ann Krentz Adena West is an 80s heroine who believes in truth, justice and integrity. Standing up for her values leads her to tell Holt Sinclair, a corporate competitor, that she has discovered that her company has bribed one of his employees. Holt had already discovered the bribery and is more interested in finding out Adena's price for an affair.