In the Home Stretch

by Jen Safrey, Jennifer Safrey

Liz Connell couldn't buy a win, even if she still had any money...

A steep losing streak is taking its toll on jockey Liz Connell. Dejected, she agrees to let a rookie track reporter do a feature on her, while she teaches him about horses, starting with the difference between a filly and a colt.

Cam is in serious need of a good story, and his new billet as Track Reporter isn't likely to get him one, but as he follows Liz around, and gains her trust, he suspects her losing streak isn't just bad luck, it's deliberate. The more time Cam spends with Liz, the more neither one can deny the attraction that is out of control between them.

Someone is out to ruin Liz, and her uncle's stables. Or is it even Bill, himself, losing his touch after too many years in the biz?

This fast paced book has this pair neck and neck in a race for answers, and they find them, after a nearly fatal accident in the final turn.

Someone is out to ruin Liz, and her uncle's stables. Or is it even Bill, himself, losing his touch after too many years in the biz?

215 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Hey, friend! I’m Jen Safrey (aka Jennifer Safrey) and—I still get a thrill every time I say this!—I’m an author. I write contemporary romance, and I also write fantasy novels that feature modern, feminist versions of characters we loved from fairy stories.

I’ve written four novels for Silhouette Special Edition (now Harlequin Special Edition)—all featuring smart, sassy, accomplished heroines and heroes you love to love. Themes in my romance novels have included all my faves: friends-to-lovers, marriage of convenience, and urban settings. I just finished writing a manuscript featuring a rivals-to-lovers story, which I can’t wait to tell you about. I promise to update you on its progress. I’ve also written one fantasy novel, Tooth and Nail (Skyhorse Publishing), about a tough boxer in Washington DC who discovers she is a half faerie—and not just any kind of faerie; these fae collect teeth, and they need her help to stop a threat.

My home is just south of Boston, and I live with the love of my life and our two lovable but definitely weird cats.