On August 7-8, 2006, the whole world watched as a team of doctors performed a miracle at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. For the first time, four-year-old twins Maliyah and Kendra Herrin were having surgery-in separate rooms. Born conjoined from mid-torso down, these two angels captured the hearts of millions of people around the world! ~ from www.whenheartsconjoin.com

I am so very excited to be able to bring you the story of Maliyah and Kendra Herrin.  They were born February 26, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, as conjoined twins.  They were joined at the pelvis and abdomen and shared many major organs.  In a 2006 landmark surgery spanning two days, the girls were separated.

They have made several appearances on the Oprah show as well as been featured in Readers Digest Magazine.  The girls’ lives have been an emotional whirlwind!  Now Erin Herrin has written the story of their lives in the soon to be released book, When Hearts Conjoin.

When Hearts Conjoin is the against all odds story of how this suburban family made it through.  It’s an account of their lives from finding out they were pregnant with conjoined twins to details of their separation surgery.  It’s a story that will restore your faith in miracles!

The book, When Hearts Conjoin will be released May 1st, 2009, but you can order your copy TODAY!

Visit www.whenheartsconjoin.com now to pre-order your copy of this beautiful, heart-warming book.

You can even order a limited edition collector’s edition with both of the girls’ autograph!  And all royalties from the sale of this book go into Kendra and Maliyah’s medical and trust funds.

Would you like to WIN a copy??

Erin & Jake Herrin have graciously offered to give a copy of their book to one of my fabulous readers!!  Isn’t that awesome!?

Mandatory first entry:

Visit

www.whenheartsconjoin.com or www.herrintwins.com

Then come back here and post a comment telling me something you learned about Kendra, Maliyah or conjoined twins in general.

More chances to win!

Tweet this giveaway!  Be sure to add @mommy23monkeys so that I see it and come back leaving me a comment that you tweeted.  Unlimited entries for tweets, but you need to link them up for me.

Subscribe to my email newsletter and receive one entry.  Leave me a comment letting me know you subscribed.

Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post to get one entry.  Leave me a comment so I can go admire it!

Become a fan of the Herrin Twins on Facebook to get one entry.  Leave me a comment letting me know.

Deadline to enter contest is 11:59pm (West Coast time) on March 31, 2009

Winner will be chosen at random and notified by email.  You will have 72 hours to respond.  Erin will mail the winner their book as soon as it is available (on or about May 1, 2009).

Contest open only to residents of the United States and Canada.