The best of friends, Toots, Ida, Mavis, and Sophie have been there for each other through thick and thin. Now Sophie needs the rest of the Godmothers to help her through something they've never faced before....
There are no secrets between best friends. At least, Teresa "Toots" Loudenberry has always believed that to be the case. In the decades since she, Sophie, Ida, and Mavis met in Catholic school, they've shared all the joys and hardships of their colorful, extraordinary adventures. But right now, Toots can tell that Sophie is hiding something.
Sophie wishes she could confide in Toots. But she can't reveal her hunch about her home's history and the unhappiness that still seems to linger there. There's too much at stake, including the safety of Toots' daughter Abby and her twin girls. But though Toots, Ida, and Mavis are all entering new phases in their lives-and love lives-they won't let Sophie face this challenge on her own....
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Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen GETAWAY Teaser Dabney House
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Cast of Characters
The Godmothers
Toots Sophie Mavis Ida
Four lifelong friends who first met in junior high school. Sophie, Mavis, and Ida all serve as godmothers to Toots's daughter Abby. After an extended stint
on the West Coast, they have returned to South Carolina.
Family, Friends, and Significant Others
Abby-Toots's daughter. Reporter and former editor-in-chief of the Informer.
Chris-Abby's husband and father of their twins, Amy and Jonathan.
Phil-Toots's boyfriend, a doctor and upcoming novelist.
Goebel-Sophie's second husband, a retired New York City police officer.
Bernice-Toots's friend.
Daniel-Bernice's son and Ida's boyfriend, an attorney.
Robert-Bernice's boyfriend and Toots's neighbor.
Wade-Mavis's boyfriend and co-owner of their funeral parlor.
Animal Friends
Frankie-Toots's dachshund.
Chester-Abby and Chris's German shepherd.
Coco-Mavis's Chihuahua.
The Story So Far . . .
The best of friends, Toots, Ida, Mavis, and Sophie have been there for each other through thick and thin, ever since they first became friends in the
seventh grade. Ida, Mavis, and Sophie are all godmothers to Toots's daughter, Abby, who now has young twins of her own. The whole gang has moved back to
South Carolina after several years of living and working in L.A.
Sophie is celebrating a wonderful first year of marriage to her second husband, Goebel. Yet ever since Sophie and Goebel moved into their new home, a former
plantation house with a storied history, she has sensed something is amiss . . .
Sophie drained the last of her coffee, then walked over to the sink. She rinsed out her cup, placing it in the dishwasher. "It's not that I don't want to
tell you, Toots. I can't. I don't feel right about this, and you know what happens when I have one of my feelings and I don't listen."
True, Toots thought. Her friend Sophie's intuition, gut instinct, psychic abilities, whatever she currently sensed, must be acknowledged and taken very
seriously. Sophie was always spot-on, and as much as she didn't want to acquiesce, she didn't really have a choice. Frustrated, Toots glanced at Sophie,
then rested her gaze on Sophie's husband, Goebel. "Has she told you about any of this?"
"No, and I am as curious as you are. I know it has something to do with this house; though what, I can't say. I can tell you this. I did contact the
great-great nephew of the original owner; he's some hotshot financial guru. He's out of the country right now, but I e-mailed him in hopes that he will have
some background on this old place. It was in his family for more years than I can count. Maybe he knows about something that might've happened in this
house." He looked at Sophie. "Something she knows and doesn't feel it's safe for the rest of us to know." Goebel was only guessing, but he knew his wife.
She rarely kept things to herself when it came to her psychic abilities. She wanted to help others, to share her experiences, to offer comfort to those who
sought out her services. Sophie was a giver, despite the hard-ass exterior she displayed to the world. "I'm surprised you don't know anything about the
property. You owned it yourself for years. As much as you enjoy decorating, learning the histories of all the antiques you've bought, I would have thought
you of all people would know if something . . . bad happened in this house."
Goebel was right, Toots thought. And normally she would, but she'd purchased this house when she and her friends were in California and had been so occupied
with running the Informer and trying to keep her daughter, Abby, from discovering that she was the new owner of the newspaper, that she hadn't thought too
much about the history of the old house when she'd purchased it. Now, she wished she had taken the time to hire a professional to research that history,
though she knew this wasn't as hard as she was making it. The historical society would know, and she was a member. Indeed, her own home was on the national
historical register, too. She was sure all she needed to do was make a few phone calls and she could find out ...
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