Teresa "Toots" Loudenberry has recently been widowed for
the eighth time, and gets richer with each husband's
passing. Her last marriage was to a total jerk and after
mourning him for ten days Toots is ready to get on with her
life. This lady is sixty-five, lives in Charleston, and
has one daughter, Abby, who lives in Los Angeles. Toots
has three best friends from high school that she hasn't
seen in a long time and invites them to come for a visit,
first class at her expense. These ladies are Abby's
godmothers, or as she calls them "The Three Gs." Abby's
job in LA is in jeopardy and Toots has a plan to help her,
without Abby knowing it, and thinks the Three Gs will enjoy
being part of the action.
Mavis lives in Maine, is also a widow, and lives on a very
limited budget with her Chihuahua, Coco. Toots is aghast,
but hides it well, when the Mavis she remembers is about
one-hundred pounds heavier. Sophie is from Boston, and is
as much underweight as Sophie is overweight. Sophie's
abusive, tightwad husband is at death's door and needs
around the clock care. Toots arranged for a private nurse
to take care of him while Sophie is away. The only reason
Sophie has stayed married to the old codger is that years
ago she took out a five-million-dollar life insurance
policy on him, and can hardly wait to collect on it. And
then there is Ida who has obsessive compulsive disease
(OCD) since her last husband died of E.coli and she is
convinced there are deadly germs everywhere. Ida is still
mad at Toots for marrying a man Ida thought she was in love
with.
Chris Clay is Toots' stepson that she adores and the
feeling is mutual. Chris is an attorney in LA and has
secretly been in love with Abby for years, but has always
thought Toots would object. He would be delighted to know
that Abby feels the same about him. Chris helps Toots
with a risky business deal that he is dead-set against.
When the deal is sabotaged and Toots loses ten million
dollars, the "Grey Warriors" get busy.
Fern Michaels has an awesome knack for creating unusual
scenarios that are always solved by super ingenious
females. Toots is whipping her friends in shape because
they are bound to get into some bizarre situations living
in LaLa Land. THE SCOOP is hen-lit at its finest and
funniest. Chalk up another winning series for Ms.
Michaels.
Teresa “Toots” Amelia Loudenberry has crammed a great deal
of living — not to mention eight much-loved husbands — into
her varied and rewarding life. Newly single, Toots is ready
to taste life again, and fate has just handed her the
perfect opportunity.
The owner of the gossip rag where Toots’s daughter works is
about to lose the paper to his gambling debts. Eager to find
a way to keep her daughter employed among the movers and
shakers of Hollywood, Toots calls on her three trusted
friends — Sophie, Mavis, and Ida — to help her pull some
strings. Together, they’ll hatch a plan that promises
thrills, laughter, and more than a hint of danger. Putting
aside her widow’s weeds (black was never her color), Toots
will prove that you should never underestimate a Southern
lady of a certain age, and that each day can be a gift, if
you’re willing to claim it…
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