Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear
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Livin’ Large on the Cheap
TUESDAY, JULY 27
Strange Blessings
I am sitting here with my fuzzy slippers on, in Earl’s lounge chair in my own house. The rest of the Bargain Hunters are in the kitchen getting tea. I hear them laughing. We had quite the adventure in Calamity. My world has righted itself and turned upside down at the same time. Earl’s invention didn’t quite get off the ground. We are still hopeful. Fiona Truman from the Shopping Channel thinks I should become one of those financial advisors, go on television, and sell CDs and books that explain how to live large on the cheap. She thinks she can make it happen. Maybe the money we made from that would help us get out from under this second mortgage and build our savings back up. I just don’t know.
What I do know is that I love my husband. I want him to succeed. I love my Bargain Hunter friends. I know I could lose every material thing tomorrow and I would still be okay. Been there, done that. You can survive without a cell phone, purse, or credit card.
I sit here with this computer and my cat on my legs. I got my Phoebe back, and right now she’s making my thighs fall asleep. What a nice feeling. The detective who took care of her for me has decided to get a cat of her own. She said taking care of Phoebe was the first step toward realizing she was too alone. Who would have thought my monster cat could be a good counselor?
I don’t know what I will do about this Shopping Channel thing. I just know the blessing of loss clarifies things way more than the blessing of success and abundance. That’s all for now, bargain hunters. Stay in touch.
About the Author
Sharon Dunn loves coupons and punch cards and can hone in on the clearance rack in any store at a hundred yards. Like Ginger, Sharon had to learn that God was a better financial manager than she was. Giving Him control of the checkbook allows her to operate from a place of gratitude instead of fear. Sharon clips coupons and haunts the clearance racks, where she buys things for her three children and very tall husband. She would love to hear from her readers—visit her at www.sharondunnbooks.com. It won’t cost a dime. Such a deal.
This motley crew forms the Bargain Hunters Network-bonding while clipping coupons, attending half-price sales, and scouting clearance racks in their hometown of Three Horses, Montana. But when one of the four turns up missing, these shop-till-you-drop women must set their bargain hunting aside to take up an entirely new venture altogether — solving a crime.
DEATH OF A SIX-FOOT TEDDY BEAR
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The characters and events in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental.
Copyright © 2008 by Sharon Dunn
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dunn, Sharon, 1965-
Death of a six foot teddy bear: a novel / Sharon Dunn.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Bargain hunters mystery; bk. 2)
I. Title.
PS3604.U57D44 2008
813′.6—dc22
2007034676
eISBN: 978-0-307-56157-2
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