The fabulous Frederick Mercedes Hildebrand Ware, Frede to
her friends, has it all, including, but not limited to
looks, money, status, a mansion, a good-looking, doting
husband, Gordon, an art gallery, and she is a member in
excellent standing in the prestigious Junior League of
Willow Creek, Texas. If Frede hadn't skipped the usual
luncheon after the League's New Projects Committee meeting
to go home and take a pregnancy test, she would not have
walked in on Gordon and his girlfriend. In the blink of an
eye, Frede's fabulous life begins a downward spiral. Her
lying, cheating husband has depleted her bank accounts and
safety deposit boxes, and has left the country with his
sleazy girlfriend. There isn't a lawyer in Willow Creek
that will represent Frede, as most of them are involved with
Gordon. Out of sheer desperation, Frede makes an
appointment with the one lawyer in town that dislikes Gordon
as much as she does -- the tasteless, nouveau riche Howard
Grout.
Howard assures Frede he can recover her money and ruin
Gordon Ware in the process. He is also willing to waive
his fee since she has no money, but he does have a price.
Frede will get his wife a membership in the Willow Creek
Junior League. Nikki Grout is a loud, spandex and stiletto
heel wearing, ball of fire and definitely not an acceptable
candidate for the WCJL. But, she is also a childhood friend
of Frede's who had a rough life. It will take a miracle to
transform Nikki into WCJL material, but if anyone can do it,
it's Frede, so she accepts Howard's conditions.
Surprisingly, it is through the Grouts that Frede meets
artist Sawyer Jackson, a man who can save her floundering
art gallery.
Every now and then a book comes along that makes you glad
you are a reader. THE DEVIL IN THE JUNIOR LEAGUE is that
book for me. This is a wickedly funny and sexy story
featuring top of the line characters -- except for the
loathsome Gordon, of course and his skanky girlfriend -- and
a narrative and story line that is totally pure gold. Kudos
to Linda Francis Lee for one of the best books of 2006!
The Junior League of Willow Creek, Texas, is tres
exclusive. Undesirables need not apply. Fredericka
Mercedes Hildebrand Ware (Frede to her friends) is a
member beyond reproach...until her life begins to unravel.
When her husband betrays her, steals her money, and runs
off to places unknown, it's something Frede would rather
keep under wraps. The last thing she needs is to become
fodder for the JLWC gossip mill. And to make matters
worse, there's only one person in town who stands a chance
at helping her get revenge: Howard Grout, a tasteless,
gold-chain-wearing lawyer who has bought his way into
Frede's tony neighborhood. But there's a price: She has to
get his tacky, four-inch-stiletto-and-pink-spandex-wearing
wife Nikki into the Junior League.
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