Ms. Longshot

THE IT GIRLS They’re rich, fabulous… and dangerously underestimated.

IT GIRL: Alexa Cheltingham

MISSION: Pose as a grubby groom to stop a high-stakes horse killer and protect the Mayor of New York’s show-jumping daughter.

A Cheltingham shoveling horse manure — what would Mother think? That was my first reaction when the Gotham Rose spy ring handed me this riches-to-rags assignment. But the country’s top show horses were dying suspiciously and the Roses trusted me to catch the killer.

My old leg injury wouldn’t stand in my way, not by a longshot. I’d muck stalls and uncover the dirty secrets of the equine world’s bigwigs, then clean up in time to host the Horses of Hope charity ball. Speaking of the ball, I’d love to have charmer Ross Hardel for my date…too bad he’s my prime suspect.

About the author

Flying an eight-hour solo cross-country in a Piper Arrow with only the aeroplane’s crackling radio and a large bag of M&M’s for company, Sylvie Kurtz realised a pilot’s life wasn’t for her. The stories zooming in and out of her mind proved more entertaining than the flight itself. Not a quitter, she finished her pilot’s course and earned her commercial license and instrument rating. Since then, she has traded in her wings for a keyboard where she lets her imagination soar to create fictional adventures that explore the power of love and the thrill of suspense. When not writing, she enjoys the outdoors with her husband and two children, quilt-making, photography and reading whatever catches her interest. Awards/nominations:BROKEN WINGS was a Golden Heart finalist in 1995. In 1996, SILVER SHADOWS won the NOLA Novel Beginnings contest. In 2000, ONE TEXAS NIGHT was a Romantic Times nominee for Best First Category Romance and a finalist for a Booksellers Best Award in the Romantic Suspense category.