title: A Stallion to Die For: An Equestrian Suspense
author:  Judith Stanton 
description: Author of four historical novels and RITA finalist, Judith Stanton first imagined equestrian triumphs on her granddaddys persnickety black Shetland and balky donkey, her daddys mule, even the milk cows. At nine, riding bareback with only a halter, she taught her pinto Blaze to jump hay bales. During a career as a scholar, professor, technical writer and fiction editor, she kept fit riding three-day eventers. She now celebrates her favorite sport in fiction, doing her most daring riding ever on the page. Judith lives in North Carolina, where she and her husband tend to her elderly equine friends and a steady stream of rescued cats. Shes a proud owner of Satisfaction (Simon), a fancy young eventing prospect ridden by Nate Chambers.
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  SUITABLE AFFAIR
  
  Erica Bene
  
  Amberjack Publishing
  
  New York, New York
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  September 1813
  
  London, England
  
  It was not an everyday occurrence that Lady Susanna Macalister was nearly
  trampled to death in the middle of Hyde Park.
  
  The pounding of hooves should have been her first intimation there was
  something amiss that fine Tuesday afternoon, but her thoughts at the time were
  scattered, delaying her response to the potential danger. As she turned to see
  a great, black beast charging straight towards her, Susanna stood helplessly
  frozen in shock, wondering how the day could have gone so terribly wrong.
  
  Fortunately, her walking companion, Viscount Riverton, managed to keep his
  wits and push her out of the rider’s path, shouting as the great, black horse
  reared up.
  
  Susanna caught herself against a tree and turned to see her would-be
  assailant, tilting her head against the afternoon sun to where he was perched
  atop a very large horse. As the rider pu