Breath of Scandal by Sandra Brown

Breath of Scandal - Only weeks before she graduated high school, Jade Sperry is ganged raped. The leader of the three boys is the Neal, son of Ivan Patchett, owner of the local company and only industry in town.   Leaving town with the scandal blamed on her, she vowed to come back and get her revenge.  Several years later, she has the means to exact her revenge and comes back to town. However, the Patchett's use their power to block her at every turn.  With Dillon Burke the contractor on her project for the town and who has his own ghosts, they battle overthrow the Patchett's power and bring economic prosperity to the town.