Natalie Ross

Late Edition / Deadline Natalie Ross

LATE EDITION
Teresa "Toots" Loudenberry has a knack for finding adventure, even when she's not looking for it. But ever since Sophie convinced her friends to start holding regular seances, life in Los Angeles is getting a little too dramatic even for Toots's tastes. When Ida receives a message from the beyond suggesting that her late husband was murdered, a spooked Toots decides it's time the Godmothers left LA for her hometown of Charleston...

Meanwhile, Mavis has been acting suspiciously, mailing packages in bulk and refusing to divulge what she's up to. She should know by now that Ida, Toots, and Sophie will never let secrets rest or ignore a friend in need. And when the Godmothers discover that whoever killed Ida's husband has plans for Ida too, they'll do what they do best--rally together, concoct a daring plan, and show the world there is no match for these four formidable friends...

DEADLINE
If living well is an art, then Toots Loudenberry is a modern-day Michelangelo. Over the past two years, she and her three best friends--Sophie, Ida, and Mavis--have shared joys and troubles, forged new businesses and love interests, and discovered talents they never knew they possessed. Like Sophie's blossoming psychic gift, for instance. No sooner has the foursome returned from a trip to Sacramento, where Sophie provided some much-needed psychic guidance to the First Lady of California, when another situation demands their attention...

Laura Leigh, a Hollywood starlet whose main talent seems to be landing in trouble, is missing. Toots' daughter, Abby, has both a personal and professional stake in the story. Not only is she editor-in-chief at gossip magazine The Informer, but entertainment attorney Chris Clay, Abby's would-be beau, was the last person seen with Laura. And now he's missing, too.

Toots knows just how strong Abby's feelings for Chris run, and the Godmothers are immediately on the case. With the help of friends in high--and low--places, Toots, Sophie, Ida, and Mavis will navigate Hollywood's glittering inner circles and seedy underbelly to discover the truth. And along the way, they'll uncover unexpected secrets that not even one of Sophie's seances could have predicted...