First in the three-part series featuring four old friends and a house with a haunted past: Reading Michaels is always a rewarding experience. RT Book Reviews

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 theyve never faced before . . .

There are no secrets between best friends. At least, Teresa Toots Loudenberry has always believed that. In the decades since she, Sophie, Ida, and Mavis met in Catholic school, theyve 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 cant reveal her hunch about her homes history and the unhappiness that still seems to linger there. Theres 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 livesand love livesthey wont let Sophie face this challenge on her own . . .

Praise for Fern Michaels and The Godmothers Series

Pure recession-proof fun. Publishers Weekly

Michaels engaging version of the Golden Girls. Booklist

Grab some tissues as you read the latest installment of the outstanding Godmothers series, which contains an abundance of poignancy, wit, charm and laugh-out-loud moments. Reading Michaels is always a rewarding experience. RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars on Classified

The camaraderie of the four friends remains very powerful in the latest Godmothers contemporary . . . Fans will enjoy Breaking News.&rdq