English Summary/英文概要： In the first book in a wonderful new series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels introduces The Godmothers, four unforgettable women who are about to get a whole new lease on life…

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…

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 65歲的Amelia "Toots" Loudenberry的第八任丈夫因病過世。
當Amelia在服了一周的喪期之後，Amelia邀上她的幾位好友Sophie，Mavis，和Ida一起謀劃了退休生活。Amelia說服她的朋友：偏執的Ida，體重超重的Mavis，還有老煙槍Sophie，一同去好萊塢創辦公司。
Amelia要秘密的把快倒閉的八卦小報買下，但是那個小報正是她第七任丈夫的女兒 Abby Simpson工作的地方。但是買下公司的資金，其中1百萬的交易出了問題，而八卦小報貪心的發行人Rodwell Archibald Godfrey 立刻帶著Amelia的錢潛逃到了開曼群島。
Amelia要如何計畫幫助自己和女兒渡過難關…(ZSW & CL)

Awards/获奖情况： 紐約時報暢銷作家2009新作
Fern Michaels作品總印量超過70,000,000本

Michaels (Mr. and Miss Anonymous) launches the Godmother series, pure recession-proof fun starring a multimillionaire diva and her three best friends. Teresa Amelia "Toots" Loudenberry, 65, has just buried her eighth husband in Charleston, South Carolina. Fabulously wealthy, Toots zips through a one-week mourning period and persuades her best friends - obsessive-compulsive Ida, overweight Mavis (plus Coco, her Chihuahua) and too-thin smoker Sophie - to come to visit and accompany her to Hollywood.
Toots is going to secretly buy the Informer, the ailing tabloid that she shamelessly adores and where her reporter daughter Abby Simpson works. But the $10,000,000 transaction hits a snag when Rodwell Archibald Godfrey III, the greedy publisher, absconds with the money to the Cayman Islands.
Veteran Michaels, a Golden Girl-style humorist spins some serious make believe magic as she sets up the next installment. Will Mavis and Sophie reach their goal weights? Will Ida overcome OCD? Will Toots save publishing? Anything can happen in La La land.

米歇尔（匿名）创办了教母系列，一个黄金大富豪和她3个姐妹花的故事。65岁的Amelia "Toots" Loudenberry刚刚在南卡罗琳娜藏了她第八任的丈夫。当Toots在服了一周的丧期之后，她就说服她的朋友：偏执的Ida，超重的Mavis（算上CoCo，她的吉娃娃）还有瘦得惊人的吸烟狂Sophie去好莱坞帮助她创办她的公司。
Toots将要秘密地把她偷偷喜欢得无可救药的八卦小报买下，那个小报正是她的女儿 Abby Simpson工作的地方。但是她那1百万的交易出了问题，当那个贪心的发行人Rodwell Archibald Godfrey III带着她的钱潜逃到了开曼岛。
老道的米歇尔，像黄金女郎那样的幽默家，在她带起下一个受够案的时候，放出了一些危言耸听的假象。Mavis 和Sophie会达到她们的心仪体重吗？Ida会克服她的强迫症吗？Toots会拯救出版社吗？在那虚幻的地方，任何事都可成为可能。