Classified - fern michaels

A LIFE FILLED WITH RICHES The riches that mean most to Teresa Toots Loudenberry are the loving friends and family shes accumulated over the course of a life well lived.

And now that her daughter, Abby, has married her beau Chris and settled down near Toots in Charleston, life is even more satisfying than the delicious pralines sold at Tootss bakery, The Sweetest Thing.

Abby isnt the only one enjoying a little romance.

Tootss friendship with Dr.

Phil Becker has grown unexpectedly close .

and that brings both joy and complications.

As a distraction, Toots throws herself into helping Abby and Chris open an animal rescue shelter on their estate.

But life takes a serious turn when two young children disappear after visiting The Sweetest Thing.

Toots immediately enlists Ida, Sophie, and Mavis to help in the search.

As they draw closer to the culprits, they realize the stakes are much higher than they ever could have imagined .

Praise for Fern Michaels and The Godmothers Series Whoever thought the golden years were boring never met the Godmothers.

-- RT Book Reviews Michaels engaging version of the Golden Girls.

-- Booklist.