{"product_id":"grim-and-bear-it-paperback","title":"Grim and Bear It - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Zane Thomas and Paula Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003egrim\u003c\/em\u003e first week on the job.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa Randolph is feeling defeated. On the outs with her boyfriend and suddenly without a job, she's scrambling to pay the rent. She doesn't exactly have the kind of life she wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa needs a change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the ability to afford the wet food her cat Pepper thinks she deserves at every meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst her better judgement but without another offer, Tessa takes a job from one of the scariest of bosses--her mother, who has a \u003ci\u003edeadly\u003c\/i\u003e sharp tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd just like that, she learns that the life insurance agency at the edge of Mist River isn't what it seems to be. Plus, Cheryl Randolph isn't simply the sharp-tongued, overly critical mom Tessa thought she was. She's a grim reaper. One of many people tasked with escorting souls into the afterlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now Tessa is one too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wasn't expecting her \u003cem\u003elife\u003c\/em\u003e change to involve so much \u003cem\u003eDeath.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTessa intends to simply \u003cem\u003ekill it\u003c\/em\u003e in her new career. But, running late on her second day of work, she doesn't make it in time for her neighbor's death. And now his soul is missing. Apparently, that's not a good thing when you're in the soul-collecting business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho knew?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, her mom-boss thinks Tessa can't cut it. Which is just so typical. And she doesn't seem to be telling Tessa everything about an important death in both of their pasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only that, but apparently, if Tessa doesn't find the missing spirit fast enough, its absence will rip some kind of apocalyptic hole in space and time. Or something like that. It's all a bit vague.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot that Tessa read the job manual line-by-line. Who has time for that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's worse, the police think Tessa might've committed the murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Tessa prove her innocence? Can she get her mom off her back and find the wayward soul before time runs out? And will Pepper get that expensive can of tuna she's sure she deserves? \u003cstrong\u003eFind out today!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739872563263,"sku":"9798201022754","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c7a4838478dcd1c72db07b3c972b6dd9.webp?v=1765158098","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/grim-and-bear-it-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}