NEW! AN EXCERPT FROM BORN TO DANCE

As the train screamed along the track, the wind blew Tabby’s whiskers painfully flat against her face but still she searched on, crawling determinedly from one wagon to the next. Then a perilously low tunnel loomed ahead. To save herself from being swept away, Tabby hurriedly squeezed through a hatch in the nearest wagon and dropped into the dimness beneath.For a while she lay unmoving in a damp and shivering ball, not knowing or caring what might happen next. By the time the train pulled out of the tunnel, the sudden storm had passed andthe returning sun flooded down through the hatch, warming her fur. Recovering a little, Tabby lifted her head, only to find herself looking straight up into Dylan’s gentle face.‘Red Tabby! It’s you!’ exclaimed Dylan, staring wide-eyed at the rain-soaked cat.‘Yes, it’s me all right,’ Tabby assured him, wearily.Dylan’s eyes lit up with excitement. ‘What luck – you being here too. What a great adventure we can have together.’‘Believe me, there’d be nothing great about it,’ Tabby said, getting to her feet. ‘That’s why I’m here. I’ve come to warn you.’Dylan peered down at her. ‘Warn me? What about? I don’t understand.’‘It’s simple, Dylan. You’re in terrible danger. In fact you’re all in danger,’ she went on, turning urgently to the other horses. ‘You must escape at once.’