Win: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson

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I have been given the amazing opportunity by Hachette Book Group to give out 5 copies of The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson.

Laurel, a high-end quilt maker, sees the ghost of a little girl in her bedroom one night. When it leads her to the backyard and a dead girl in the swimming pool, the life Laurel had hoped to build in her gated Florida neighborhood with her video-game designer husband, David, and their tween daughter, Shelby, starts to fall apart. Though the police clear the drowning as accidental, it soon appears that Shelby and her friend Bet may have been involved. Bet, who lives in DeLop, Laurel’s impoverished hometown, was staying over the night of the drowning and plays an increasingly important role as the truth behind the drowning comes to light. Meanwhile, Laurel’s sister, Thalia, whose unconventional ways are anathema to Laurel’s staid existence, comes to stay with the family and helps sort things out. Subplots abound: Laurel thinks David is having an affair, and Thalia reveals some ugly family secrets involving the death of their uncle. What makes this novel shine are its revelations about the dark side of Southern society and Thalia and Laurel’s finely honed relationship, which shows just how much thicker blood is than water.

So now… GIVEAWAY!

Would you like the chance to win a copy of The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson? This is your lucky night. There are a number of ways you can win this book, each good for one entry each. For each entry, leave me a separate comment. Also, make sure that you leave me a way to contact you if you win.

1.) Leave a comment below telling me that you’d like to win.
2.) Blog about this contest and leave a comment with the links.
3.) Add me on twitter (@morbidromantic) and Tweet this contest then comment with a link to the Tweet or your username.
4.) Stumble this giveaway or my main site and comment with your StumbleUpon username.
5.) Add my RSS reader here and leave me a comment telling me that you subscribe to my feed.
6.) Comment on any of my previous blog posts and leave me a comment telling me that you have.
7.) Answer this question: Have you almost ever drowned (I HAVE!)?

If you do all of the above, you will get seven entries. That’s seven chances to win.

Winners will be selected on 11:59pm EST on May 30th. I will be using Random.org to select the winner. When you win, I will send you an email asking for your physically mailing address, which you have 3 days to respond to before new winners are selected. No PO Boxes. This contest is open to the US and Canada only.

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   . Naddez (7 comments.) on 22 May 2009 at 11:32 am #
   
   

   A very interesting book.

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   . Naddez (7 comments.) on 22 May 2009 at 11:33 am #
   
   

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   . Naddez (7 comments.) on 22 May 2009 at 11:34 am #
   
   

   I almost drowned twice.

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   . Renee G on 23 May 2009 at 12:27 am #
   
   

   I’ve been hoping to read this book. It definitely looks intriguing.

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   . J Chaborek on 24 May 2009 at 4:30 am #
   
   

   Well, I’d love to win!

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   at hotmail.com
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   . Dawna Schneider on 24 May 2009 at 5:53 am #
   
   

   this looks really good. I would love to win this. So, I can read it.
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   . Kim on 24 May 2009 at 6:36 am #
   
   

   This looks like a great read! Please count me in!
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   . susan varney on 24 May 2009 at 8:27 am #
   
   

   i’d like to win mverno@roadrunner.com
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   . jan koontz on 24 May 2009 at 9:44 am #
   
   

   i would to win this prize
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    . Enid Grabiner on 24 May 2009 at 10:03 am #
    
    

    Heard lots of good revirews. Would love to win.
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    . HilLesha (2 comments.) on 24 May 2009 at 10:19 am #
    
    

    I’d love to win. I have been wanting to read this book quite awhile.

    HilLesha’s last blog post..Up to $20 off at Cookie’s Kids
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    . Rita M on 24 May 2009 at 2:03 pm #
    
    

    This books sounds like a really good read and I’d love to win it!
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    . Patricia Hill on 24 May 2009 at 2:51 pm #
    
    

    I would love to win. This book sounds like a really good read.
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    . Linda Peters on 24 May 2009 at 4:16 pm #
    
    

    would love to win this, thanks
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    . LindaD on 24 May 2009 at 4:38 pm #
    
    

    I would love to win this and take it on my late summer vacation. Thanks for the chance!
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    . LindaD on 24 May 2009 at 4:40 pm #
    
    

    Have I ever almost drowned? Yes: I was about 8 or 9 and jumped off a jetty along the Jersey Shore. Luckily, a few of my older cousins were in the water on a raft and rescued me.
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    . Catherine on 24 May 2009 at 6:39 pm #
    
    

    Thanx for the contest
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    . Rhonda Struthers on 24 May 2009 at 6:50 pm #
    
    

    Love to read this. Please enter me.
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    . Heather E on 24 May 2009 at 8:04 pm #
    
    

    Please enter me in the contest. This sounds like a very interesting book.
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    . Djp on 24 May 2009 at 11:05 pm #
    
    

    sign me up
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    . Rebecca Graham on 25 May 2009 at 1:10 am #
    
    

    This looks like my type of book. I would like to win this.
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    . Londia (3 comments.) on 25 May 2009 at 7:10 am #
    
    

    This book looks very interesting and it is a good way to keep me reading.
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    . Londia (3 comments.) on 25 May 2009 at 7:11 am #
    
    

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    . Londia (3 comments.) on 25 May 2009 at 7:12 am #
    
    

    I do not think i have been close to drowning. I used to swim alot when i was younger as i liked being in the pool.
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    . Carol Lawrence on 25 May 2009 at 8:17 am #
    
    

    Enter me in the book giveaway.

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