In A Heartbeat - Softcover

Noonan, Rosalind

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758241674 ISBN 13: 9780758241672

Publisher: Kensington, 2010

Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of One September Morning comes a gripping new novel that explores one family's journey in the wake of a horrific crime and its unexpected aftermath.

Kate McGann is wrenched from sleep by the 3 a.m. phone call every parent dreads. Her nineteen-year-old son, Ben, is lying unconscious in a Syracuse hospital after being attacked in his sleep by an unknown assailant with a baseball bat.

While Kate waits, frantically wishing for Ben to wake up and take back his life, she tries to uncover who could have done something so brutal. Ben's talent as a baseball player on his college team made some teammates jealous, but could any of them have hated him enough to do this? The crisis brings all of Ben's relationships into sharp focus--and also leads Kate to unsettling revelations about her marriage. And with each discovery, Kate learns what happens when a single unforeseen event changes everything, and the future you've taken for granted is snatched away in a heartbeat. . .

Praise for Rosalind Noonan's One September Morning

"Reminiscent of Jodi Picoult's kind of tale. . .it's a keeper!"
--Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author

"Written with great insight. . . Noonan delivers a fast-paced, character-driven tale with a touch of mystery." --Publishers Weekly

"Noonan creates a unique thriller. . .a novel that focuses on the toll war takes on returning soldiers and civilians whose loved ones won't be coming home." --Booklist

About this title

About the Author:

Rosalind Noonan is a New York Times bestselling fiction author and graduate of Wagner College. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes in the shade of some towering two-hundred-year-old Douglas fir trees.

Review:

"Will keep a reader turning pages well into the night.  This is fascinating read..." --Romance Reviews Today

"Noonan does a wonderful job of blending the mystery behind the crime with a cast of well-developed characters whose personal stories pull the reader into the novel." --Romantic Times

"Oh, wow, did I love this book!"
--Faye Dasen, The Pilot

"You cannot be a parent and not feel the absolute terror that Kate is going through, especially when an author like Rosalind Noonan is the force behind the words." --Coffee Time Romance & More

About this edition

• Publisher: Kensington
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0758241674
• ISBN 13: 9780758241672
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352