Madeline of Mars, a character from "Flux of Nature," by Bob Bello. “Winning is not about muscles or brains. It’s all about guts and instincts!” --Madeline

SYNOPSIS: A young woman is chased by criminals, who want to get out of her the secret of her success: how come does she win every Martian Space Race Competition--four years in a row? In fact, since she was 16, just a child. However, she has no idea either. It is as mystery to her as to the angry chasers. Being an orphan, the space race's monetary prize of a quarter million Sol credits is the only income she has. Read an excerpt, at http://scifialmanac.ning.com/profiles/blogs/flux-of-nature