Staring into the window of the Mayor's McMansion, they could
not believe their eyes! Yet, what they saw was so vivid and
so shocking; the four newly acquainted almost instant
friends knew it just had to be deadly real. Then when the
Mayor saw that they saw him, they were truly scared!
At a swanky Hallowe'en party in Greenwich, Connecticut, a
photographer dressed as Lois Lane couldn't resist pulling
together the four guests all dressed like Sarah Palin: three
gorgeous fit women and a handsome guy. As they connected,
chatted and regaled each other with wisecracks, they soon
realized they knew each other from the same 8:30 am Yoga
class. Then, fueled with the bubbles of alcohol and friendly
bravado, they decided to walk next door to see the monstrous
house that the Mayor had recently built.
Sneaking a peek in a window, they were shocked to see the
Mayor decked in bondage gear wrapping a woman, who looked
dead, into a Persian rug!
The next morning, they each received blackmail letters whose
individual contents not only would instantly ruin their
lives, but would also devastate the lives of their family.
Not knowing what to do, the four had only each other for
support on what was happening to them. Having gained riches
from her butt cellulite cream, Coco Guthrie still felt a bit
like an outsider in this wealthy WASPy town, yet her cool
logic and business sense was like an anchor for the others
who all had their own strengths and areas of vulnerability.
She quickly supported Bailey, the gorgeous celebrity
reporter who loved action both on and off the camera, when
Bailey started investigating what was going. With good
fortune, Bailey had reached the handsome and athletic Rob
Casey, a well-connected FBI agent on loan to the Greenwich
police for personal reasons and who had also been doing
security work at the party. Rob couldn't resist the urge to
do some real police work, but why did the Police Chief want
to block his efforts?
With her strong background experience and knowledge in radio
and television, Cooper Lawrence deftly and authentically
allows us to glimpse into the rarefied world of the ûber
rich as she shamelessly intersperses the names and actions
of both real and fictional famous people in THE YOGA CLUB,
her debut novel. The four main characters are intriguing in
their own right as she realistically portrays their
vulnerabilities and insecurities as well as the
challenges they need to content with in their super wealthy
lives. With lots of glib one liners and witty repartee,
celebrity fans and others are sure to enjoy this light
hearted, almost comic in a good sense, suspense novel.
Enjoy!