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    Free Diving
    Free Diving
    Free Diving
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    Free Diving

    By J.A. Jernay

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    Joella, an elite freediver, lost her husband eight months ago to a freak underwater accident. Now the only way to forget him is to hold her breath and take the plunge again. Will she be able to conquer her grief—or does she have something else in mind?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.A. Jernay
    Release dateSep 8, 2016
    ISBN9781533782182
    Free Diving
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    After leaving the foreign desk of the Washington Post, J.A. Jernay travelled across North and South America for nearly twelve months in search of adventure. A finalist in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Centennial Short Story Contest, Jernay has a keen eye for detail and a deep interest in foreign languages, local traditions, and, of course, gemstones.

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      Title Page

      Joella, an elite freediver, lost her husband eight months ago to a freak underwater accident. Now the only way to forget him is to hold her breath and take the plunge again. Will she be able to conquer her grief—or does she have something else in mind?

      Free Diving

      J.A. Jernay

      Joella sat on the sofa in her hotel room, her back straight, her legs splayed open. She wore a sports bra and yoga pants. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail. It was six-thirty in the morning on a Thursday.

      Ahead of her, propped on the coffee table, was a photo of her husband. It was a five by eight, nicely framed, of him standing proudly on the deck of a boat. That had been during the second year of their three-year marriage.

      Before the accident.

      When she felt ready, Joella pulled

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