Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Audiobook Giveaway: Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson




Thanks to Anna from Hachette I am able to give away up to three copies of this unabridged audiobook on Jo-Jo Loves to Read!!!


Here is a summary of Backseat Saints from the Hachette website:

Rose Mae Lolley is a fierce and dirty girl, long-suppressed under flowery skirts and bow-trimmed ballet flats. As "Mrs. Ro Grandee" she's trapped in a marriage that's thick with love and sick with abuse. Her true self has been bound in the chains of marital bliss in rural Texas, letting "Ro" make eggs, iron shirts, and take her punches. She seems doomed to spend the rest of her life battered outside by her husband and inside by her former self, until fate throws her in the path of an airport gypsy---one who shares her past and knows her future. The tarot cards foretell that Rose's beautiful, abusive husband is going to kill her. Unless she kills him first.

Hot-blooded Rose Mae escapes from under Ro's perky compliance and emerges with a gun and a plan to beat the hand she's been dealt. Following messages that her long-missing mother has left hidden for her in graffiti and behind paintings, Rose and her dog Gretel set out from Amarillo, TX back to her hometown of Fruiton, AL, and then on to California, unearthing a host of family secrets as she goes. Running for her life, she realizes that she must face her past in order to overcome her fate---death by marriage---and become a girl who is strong enough to save herself from the one who loves her best.

BACKSEAT SAINTS will dazzle readers with a fresh and heartwrenching portrayal of the lengths a mother will go to right the wrongs she's created, and how far a daughter will go to escape the demands of forgiveness. With the seed of a minor character from her popular best-seller, GODS IN ALABAMA, Jackson has built a whole new story full of her trademark sly wit, endearingly off-kilter characters, and utterly riveting plot twists.


Now on with the giveaway:

I will be giving away one book for every 10 entries with a maximum of three books to give away.

To enter this contest you must be at least 18 and live in the U.S. or Canada. No PO Boxes please.

For one entry leave me a comment including your email address below.

For two additional entries, blog about this contest or add the link to your sidebar.

Please include your email so I will have a way to contact you if you win.

You will have until August 6th to enter and I will draw for winners on August 7th.

Good luck everyone!

**This giveaway is closed.

64 comments:

Darlene said...

Please enter me for this one Jo-Jo. I'd love the audio.

bj19662001 (at) yahoo (dot) ca

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

Loved this book; great giveaway!

Lisa (Southern Girl Reads) said...

No need to enter me as I've just finished this great book. Loved your review!

abfantom said...

I would like win this audiobook so I could listen to it during my daily commute.

abfantom at yahoo dot com

Allison said...

I'd love to win this! Thanks!

allisonsbj3(at)gmail(dot)com

Martha Lawson said...

This one sounds so good. Please enter me for it.

I follow on gfc

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Anonymous said...

I have read good reviews of this book. Would love to listen to it!

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Nicole C. said...

I love her books!

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Ivy said...

I would love to enter this giveaway. Thanks JoJo!

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Anonymous said...

Please enter me in this contest, "Backseat Saints" is on my "Really Want to Read List".

CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

Tammy said...

Enter me in this awesome contest
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mmentor said...

please and thank you

rbooth43 said...

Backseat Saints sounds like a great listen-to book.

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Anonymous said...

I'd love to win this audio!
stacybooks at yahoo

nfmgirl said...

Hearing good things about this one! Please count me in. Thank you!

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409cope said...

This looks like a nice summertime read! cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

Denny, Alaska said...

Please, count me in! Thanks.

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Denny, Alaska said...

I follow via GFC. Thank you.

denny(dot)gill(at)gmail(dot)com

Alicia said...

Would love to read this.

Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

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Steve Capell said...

I found this review to be intriguing and one that I think I would take pleasure in listening too. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway.

steven(dot)capell(at)gmail(dot)com

lag123 said...

I love audiobooks and this one is on my wishlist. Thank you for the giveasay!

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BookHounds said...

No need to enter me - I just posted this at win a book for you.

http://winabook.westofmars.com/2010/07/29/drum-roll-please-welcome-jo-jo-loves-to-read/

Anonymous said...

Missed out on getting the book but I would love the audio.


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Simply Stacie said...

Please count me in.

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SKY PRINCESS said...

Would love to have this book! Thanks!

Unknown said...

I could use something new to listen to on my walks, count me in please!

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Denise S. said...

This would be wonderful, thanks.

Tina said...

Oh I love audio, and Oh I love Joshilyn Jackson...Please enter me.

tbranco AT hughes DOT net

Tina said...

You're contest is posted in the sidebar of my blog at Tutu's Two Cents

chlorinebrain said...

I would love win this audiobook so I could listen to it during the trips we need to make for swim meets!

ky2here said...
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ky2here said...

Because it would be wonderful for our car trips and it sounds like an interesting story.

ky2here at msn dot com

Dawn M. said...

I would love the chance to listen to this. Count me in, please!

Thanks! :0)
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SalanderServant said...

This sounds absolutely wonderful, thanks for the chance at it!

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Jenn S. said...

I love listening to audio books while running errands. This one sounds like a good one.

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Anonymous said...

Please enter me in the audiobook giveaway of "Backseat Saints". Sounds good! Thanks. 006andaHalf

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LittleEagle said...

This story sounds spell-binding. Thank you for hosting the giveaway.

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Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

I have read several reviews of this Backseat Saints and it sounds like a book that I would love to read.
Thank you so much for the giveaway.

jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

turboterp said...

I'm always on the lookout for a good audiobook for my lonnnnng commute, and this sounds great! Thank you!

turboterp at gmail dot com

K Wray said...

I love to read, I would love to win this.

Jlefkovenj said...

Great giveaway!

Unknown said...

Thanks for the opportunity to win this audio book.

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Unknown said...

I would love to win this audiobook. Also, just found your blog - love it! great opinions.

Nickolay said...

I Do so much driving for work that this would be perfect. Thanks for the chance

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Bobbi said...

I have a 2 hour commute twice a week. The same drive can get boring fast. I'd love to have this to help pass the time in the car. Thanks for doing this giveaway!
Kyes731 at aol dot com

Susan said...

I would love to listen to this on the the way to work!

Misusedinnocence said...

I would love to be entered for this. Thanks! =)

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lknott said...

I would love to be entered to win this audio book! Love to listen to a book out in the backyard watching the squirrels.



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Jayfr said...

Sounds like a good book.

Hotsnotty2 said...

I would love to listen to this, thanks!

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susansmoaks said...

i have a 2 hour a day commute and i love to listen to audio books
please enter me
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Gloria's Bits and Pieces said...

I'd like this audibook! I've never had one before and would like to try it.

John Ferris said...

You have a great website.
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Unknown said...

I would love to win. It sounds very interesting. garrettsambo@aol.com

Kathy P said...

klp1965@myfairpoint.net
Thank you for the Great giveaway please count me in :)

Unknown said...

I would love to win this one. I am starting classes soon and need some great audiobooks to listen to on the hour drive there and back :-) Thanks JoJo

saebbe at gmail dot com

Brenda said...

I love to read and this book sounds good.

Chrystal said...

I would love to read this. Count me in!

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Anonymous said...

This has been on my reading list! I'd love to win! eapitera at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

This sounds like it would be fun to listen to. AztecFeller@aol.com

Sand said...

This sounds like a great book!

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Nancy S. said...

I love audio books.
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Betty C said...

Please enter me. Thanks so much.