The night was always Abby Whitman's enemy. As a young girl she walked in her sleep, and one night, she started a fire that scarred her sister for life and left Abby with unbearable guilt . . . and a loneliness that echoes within her. Now Abby has begun blacking out again-with apparently fatal results. A car accident has killed the son of a prominent family. Even though the evidence seems to exonerate her, Abby is plagued by doubts-and soon by mysterious threats. Psychiatrist Dr. Jason Coble is intrigued by Abby and offers to help her explore the dark recesses of her mind.
Five Fun Facts
1) Susan has always had a deep seated fear of being stuck in a car submerged in water at night. She tapped into that fear when she wrote the accident scene in SLEEP NO MORE. To top it off, she set it in an ultra-creepy South Carolina Low country swamp. This one kept her awake at night.
2) During her young childhood years, Susan’s daughter was a sleepwalker. Luckily there was an alarm on the house, and she never made it outdoors.
3) This book met its deadline even though during the last writing weeks Susan was battling a stomach virus. Therefore her “snack of the book” (see book pages on www.susancrandall.net for each book’s deadline snack) was box after box of mini-saltines.
4) Susan’s son is also a fiction writer. His first novel is almost finished.
5) Susan had some misconceptions about sleepwalking when she started developing this book. One of the main points she had wrong required her to totally adjust her plan for this story. Originally she’d intended to have Abby begin to recall scraps of memory as she worked with Dr. Jason Coble. As it turns out, sleepwalkers do not recall anything they do while sleepwalking. Research showed her the error of her ways.
I have five copies of this paperback to giveaway courtesy of Hachette Books. For your first entry (MUST DO THIS ONE FOR ANY OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT) What keeps you awake at night? Also leave your email address.
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Hi, no need to enter me, I just want to wish you a happy, healthy and joyous new year.
Happy reading in 2010!
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I stay awake at night thinking about a lot of things. It's hard for me to shut my mind down. Worries about what has happened, what is happening, what is going to happen...
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When I was a kid, I used to watch scary movies and then I had to sleep with a nightlight : ) Now, what keeps me awake is worrying about finances : (
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I am a follower and a subscriber.
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There is too much light seeping through my windows, and that keeps me up at night.
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Thinking about work or what errands I need to get done the next day keeps me awake.
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Fact #5 was fascinating. I had no idea.
What keeps me awake - I hear noises and think I hear fire.
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Worrying about whether I'll wake up on time in the morning...
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Sometimes I feel things and think theres a spider. Cant sleep until I look everwhere. And sometimes I think I will smell something and think theres a fire. Have to look everywhere again to get to sleep.
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I am an old follower.
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Stopped by to wish you Happy New Years and found a book to add to my wish list!
What keeps you awake at night? Reading & blogging mostly ;-) I know, that's not what you meant.
My husband travels for work and sometimes, I stay up wondering what I'd do if he didn't make it home this trip. Luckily the travel has been cut back. whew
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I'm an old follower
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what keeps me awake...pain mostly which is why i listen to books or read them or play on the computer.
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Sometimes I lay in bed planning the next day - over and over! Ahhh
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I'm an old subscriber/ follower. Old is relative here!
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My husband is very ill; he has been for three years. Thoughts keep me up at night.
Happy New Year.
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I'm a follower;have been for awhile.
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Any little noise can wake me as I'm a light sleeper, can't sleep with the tv on! tWarner419@aol.com
actually nothing keeps me up at night.I can sleep anywhere anytime.lol.
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I stay awake too long planning the next day!
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Sometimes I can't sleep because I'm thinking about things that happened that day and planning for tomorrow. What also keeps me awake is the accident my son was in and how lucky we are that he survived.
Thank you for this nice giveaway.
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I am an old follower of Books and Needlepoint.
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No need to enter me, babe. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you. Happy New Year!
Reading keeps me awake!
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thinking about what needs to be done keeps me awake.
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Usually it's worrying about my family that keeps me awake. Sometimes it's discomfort from my RA.
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I'm a worrier. I lay in bed at night and think of everything I should have accomplished that day, what I need to get done the next, etc.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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I am a very light sleeper, but the worst thing to keep me up at night is a bed that is too hot! I even like to crack the window in the winter.
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I'm an old follower
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worrying about money and bills keeps me awake at night
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I follow your blog
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Lots of things keep me awake at night, children waking me up, hubby snoring, kittens playing, winter winds blowing, i could go on and on.
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Sometimes I am kept awake worrying about finances and other times I think it is just because I am a night person and not a morning person.
just about everything keeps me up, mostly a busy mind that won't shut off.
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My cat lol. Well actually I have little panic attacks where it feels like I'm not getting enough air in my lungs and its been that way since I was a kid. Thankfully it doesn't happen every night!
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I'm a follower
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Worrying about my elderly parents keeps me up at night.
I am an old follower.
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Usually worrying, often the internet. Right now a combination of both.
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I follow.
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It's hard to stop thinking about things. I worry about my 87 year-old mom, my kids and grandkids even though I know worrying won't change anything. Sometimes it's my cats playing or my husband who gets up for various reasons.
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I'm an old follower.
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I used to not be able to sleep without sleeping pills but now I am able to again. But when I am worried about money it plays on my mind and then I have problems sleeping.
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If I'm nervous about a big meeting the next day at work. I worry so much about it that I'm unable to sleep the night before.
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I think about the things I need to do the next day.
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What keeps me awake at night? Why my 2 year old daughter of course! -.-
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My kitten playing in the blinds keeps me up at night!
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bills keep me awake at night...sigh
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My cats roaming around the house sometimes keep me awake.
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The next days events
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Fretting - about finances, family members' problems - keeps me awake. But not usually for very long.
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Reading keeps me awake at night
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The only time I am kept up at night is if I am trying to figure out a project. Although a good cup of a mint tea is very relaxing.
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Not much unless I'm worrying about something. Or hyped up on too much caffeine.
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I subscribe with google reader.
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Many different things can keep me up at night. Mostly worrying about my children's salvation.
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I'm a follower
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(Sherrylinn)
What keeps me awake at nights? My squabbling cats!
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I have a big fear of bridges. One dream that keeps reoccuring is where I am driving over the Red River Bridge, and my car goes off of the highway and into the river. I am trying to escape by kicking out the back window of the car while the water is high and swiftly rushing around the car.
Thank you,
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I am an old follower.
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thinking about work keeps me up at night
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My endless "To-Do" lists keep me up at night!
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Having insomnia, worrying too much, thinking too much, finances, kids, grandkids, hubby and the list goes on. No wonder I'm up til at least 4am every morning.
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I'm already a follower of yours
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