Heartbeat Interrupted is Live!

Good morning on this beautiful last day of September 2017

My novel, Heartbeat Interrupted, the sequel to Between Heartbeats, is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle versions. To view all of my books, click on the link or go to Amazon Books and type in Donelle Knudsen.

Excerpt from Chapter One:

  Diana dropped her backpack on the terminal floor and fell into Emily’s outstretched arms. James, her husband, edged in, encircled the women with his arms, and said, “No one will ever hurt us again. No one.”

  The airport crowd thinned, leaving the family huddled in the middle of the concourse. When Diana lifted her head, she saw the blue eyes that had visited her childhood dreams: her mother’s eyes, which were now damp with tears of joy.

   “I’ve waited eighteen years to hear your voice and see your beautiful face.” Emily swallowed. “I almost gave up, but God told me to hold on even when all hope was gone.”

  “Mother.” Diana leaned into the cleft of Emily’s shoulder to fit like a puzzle piece and complete the perfect picture of mother and daughter.

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Heartbeat Interrupted, Book Two of the Heartbeat Series Coming Soon

I am excited to announce news about my second novel in the Heartbeat Series. My new publisher, Seiders House Publishing, is releasing Heartbeat Interrupted this fall. Follow Diana's journey which continues where Between Heartbeats left off.


Kidnapped from the hospital nursery, Diana Baker concentrates on bonding with her newly-found birth parents. Her family seeks to bring Roberta Baker, the nurse who had stolen Diana and raised her for eighteen years, to justice. Diana, eager to begin a new life, struggles with Roberta’s intrusions and pressure from her boyfriend to make a commitment. What will she do to stay true to her heart while legal entanglements and emotional tug-of-wars threaten to tear her family apart?

Stay tuned for updates and links to purchase in paperback and Kindle.

A Writer's Journey

I'm giving a big thank you and a shout-out to Susan Faw for granting me an interview. Today's author spotlight is shining on Donelle Knudsen! http://susanfaw.com/2016/06/author-spotlight-donelle-knudsen/

Author Spotlight - Donelle Knudsen - SUSAN FAW susanfaw.com Today’s author spotlight has found Donelle Knudsen, the native Oregonian wandering the dusty trails ...

Between Heartbeats Re-publication

Author update: To turn a phrase, I learned how to change sour lemons into sweet lemonade when my publisher closed its doors in May. After experiencing an interesting month, I’m happy to announce my novel, Between Heartbeats, is back on Amazon in Kindle and paperback. The Kindle price is $2.99 and the paperback edition is now $12.95. I extinguished this unexpected blip and have resumed writing Book Two of the Heartbeat Series. I plan to release the title and cover this fall, and anticipate its publication in December 2016. 

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My future publisher posted this link yesterday and I just had to share it, too.

http://www.seidershousepublishing.com/donelle-knudsen-between-heartbeats/

My novel, Between Heartbeats, is featured in the Fanfare section of Portland State Magazine's Winter 2016 edition.

http://www.pdx.edu/magazine/news/fanfare-winter-2016

Can life change between heartbeats? Diana awakens on her seventeenth birthday in a joyful mood. But at breakfast she is told, during a heated argument with her mother, that the man she has loved as her father is not her father at all. Diana decides to unravel the mystery of her childhood and the reason for their secrets and travels across the country to visit her step-father. And so, Diana begins a journey where she discovers shocking truths hidden just beneath the surface. To further complicate her summer, she meets Kevin Wright, a college junior. When Kevin vanishes without a trace, Diana learns family is more than shared DNA and discovers who will help her when it appears all hope is gone. In Donelle Knudsen’s Young Adult novel, Between Heartbeats, a young woman’s quest to find her roots enables her to discover love and the power of forgiveness.

Buy a Kindle, Nook, or iTunes copy of my Booktrope novel. Between Heartbeats for the Sale price of $1.99 now through November 15.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BL7G6G/?tag=btnewsletter-20

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/between-heartbe…/1122538458…

https://itunes.apple.com/…/book/between-heart…/id1031333795…

Debut of Donelle Knudsen's novel, Between Heartbeats

For the latest on my newly released novel, "Between Heartbeats" and memoir, "Through the Tunnel of Love..." view my Amazon Author page.



http://www.amazon.com/Donelle-Knudsen/e/B004X31KDQ
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Booktrope novel - Between Heartbeats

My #booktrope #novel Between Heartbeats #Kindle will be available August 28 on #Amazon and #paperback in September.

Who can pass up a sale? For only $0.99 you can receive a copy of my debut novel, "Between Heartbeats." Click on this link to pre-order a Kindle copy and Between Heartbeats will be auto-delivered to your device on August 28, 2015. Sale price is good only for pre-orders. 

http://www.amazon.com/Between-Heartbeats-Donelle-Knudsen-ebook/dp/B012BL7G6G/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1437781808&sr=8-2&keywords=donelle+knudsen

Take a look ... stay tuned for more.

Here's a "teaser" from my novel, Between Heartbeats, which will be released in August 2015 through Booktrope Publishing.

My "Between Heartbeats" Release Party is a virtual online event to be held on the event page link below. It begins August 1 at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EDT, but if that's too early, you can log in a little later. Pour a cup of coffee and sit comfortably on your couch with your iPad, phone, laptop, or at your computer. 

Join in on the fun. "Meet" me, learn more about my book, interact with other readers and writers, and enter to win prizes: free paperback copy, e-book, gift card. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1603288019955297/