If She Only Knew

The book opens with a chilling scene about a staged car wreck that resulted in two people dead and one in a coma. In the hospital, Marla can hear people talking, but why do they claim to be her family? She doesn't remember them, or anything else. They're calling her "Marla" but she has no recollection of that name. For some reason, she whispered the name "Nicholas" - Nick is presumably her brother in law. (After finishing the book, I found this to be a slight inconsistency - hmmm!) Still in her coma, she can also sense a chilling presence. Once she recovers she's thrust into a life she can't remember but does adapt to in order to help solve her tormenting mystery. Who's after her? And why? This was an excellent story, very fast-paced, and made for great Thanksgiving Day reading!

Ms. Jackson has again proven she can write a romance novel with the perfect amount of suspense. Marla wakes up from a coma not knowing who she is. She doesn't recognize anyone around her. She doesn't even know her husband. She is drawn to her brother in law and feel guilty. She learns that she had a baby before the accident and somehow remembers the birth. Is she who they say she is? Why does she feel attraction to her brother in law, and why does she feel like someone is trying to kill her? This book will keep you guessing. have a fun read..

In California, the man standing on the road flashed a mirror at the woman driver, causing her to crash. He escaped, but left behind her passenger dead, her unconscious, and the driver of a truck near death.

Six weeks later, Marla Cahill remains in a coma at San Francisco's Bayview Hospital. Although comatose, she can hear her spouse Alex, her mother-in-law Eugenia, and her teenage daughter Cissy talk. She recognizes no one and is shocked to learn she has a newborn. Alex turns to his brother Nick, who fled his relatives for Oregon, to help with Marla and the failing family business. Nick reluctantly agrees though he hates seeing his former lover even if fifteen years have passed since Marla dropped him for Alex. As Marla regains consciousness, she begins to regain her memory, but none of it coincides with what her family believes. Worse yet, she is falling in love with Nick even as someone plans to finish the job that failed on the road.

IF ONLY SHE KNEW is a taut romantic thriller that proves how talented best-selling author Lisa Jackson is. The story line has been used many times before, but Ms. Jackson injects freshness through Marla's behavior. The climax is also obvious, but does not take away from a strong, suspense-laden tale starring an intriguing cast of characters.

Harriet Klausner

If you like romance and mystery, then go get this book now. I have read everything Lisa Jackson has written and this is my favorite. When Marla wakes up in the hospital after a car accident,(or was it) she has to rely on the man that says he is her husband, although she does not remember him.Her memory has been wiped away, but she knows enough to know that something is wrong and that she is in danger for her life. She puts all her trust into her husbands renegade brother and together they set out to find out who is trying to kill her. Before you read the last few pages, you will have suspected everyone.If you have never read a book by Lisa, this is a good place to start.

This is a page turner from the word go!!! Just when you think you have the mystery all figured out something else happens that blows that all to heck!

Marla Cahill wakes up from being in a horrible car accident. The fact of the matter is she is lucky to be alive. The person who was traveling with her died. Her mouth is wired shut and she does not remember who she is or who the people that call themselves family are. She does not feel safe and thinks that Alex who is her husband is not what he says he is and does not trust him. How could it be possible that they are husband and wife? She feels nothing for him.

Nick Cahill is the black sheep of the family. He has turned his back on his wealthy San Francisco family and now lives in Oregon with his dog "Tough Guy" doing what he can to live down his past. You see before Marla had married his brother they had been lovers and he never fully got over her. Alex come up to Oregon and asked Nick to come home to help. He explains that Marla has been in a horrible accident and has been asking for him. Or has she and why would Alex want Nick to come home to her?

Marla is released from the hospital and tries to deal with her confussion and her feelings for Nick. She has nothing to link her to her past. Her purse is even missing with ID that shows her old face. Her cloths are all to big for her, and she does not remember people that claim to be her friends and does not understand why her husband does not want these people to come and visit. And then there is the problem with her feelings towards Nick. How can she be so attracted to him and not his brother Alex? Why is her daughter Cissy so upset with her? Why does she remember the birth of James who is only a few weeks old but not that of her daughter? Why does Alex and Marla not even share a bedroom and why is she literaly locked our of that room? What is he trying to hide? And did she really hear someone in her room late at night telling her to die or was that just a dream?

This is one of my favorite books by this talented author. The twists and turns in this book are great. You are not going to be de-railed by more then necessary love scenes and those that are in the story are indeed wonderful. The mystery of who is Marla will keep you reading and turning the pages. The Cahill family is a huge mystery and it is fun to read to read about. You won't be disapointed by this book. It's a perfect example of why you want to read a suspense romance book!