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If She Only Knew

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Most Helpful Favorable Review

18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

Excellent Read

I really enjoyed this one. It will keep you entertained for hours.

posted by theReader278 on June 29, 2011

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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Exciting romantic suspense

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 ...Read More

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.

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posted by harstan on December 9, 2008

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  • Posted June 29, 2011

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    Excellent Read

    I really enjoyed this one. It will keep you entertained for hours.

    18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 11, 2010

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    Keeps you on the Edge of your Seat!

    This is my first Lisa Jackson novel, and I am very impressed! This novel keeps you on the edge of your seat, and makes you want to keep reading no matter how late into the night it is! The characters are good, and the major conflict of the novel is excellent! The only thing that I didn't particularly like was how you didnt find out what is going on until the VERY end of the book! All in all, a fantastic read, and I recommend this novel to fans of the thriller genre! Its hard to put down!

    13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 30, 2011

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    Excellent read!

    I would totally recommend this book. It was refreshing, more compelling than so many of the tired mystery writers who write the same story. fresh to have a female protagonist in this situation where we are trying to figure out what's going on till the end. I couldn't put it down! I would recomend this and Van Rae novel, for romance, mystery and a great read.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 5, 2011

    Ridiculous

    This book took too long to pick up and the scenario was way too far fetched. All previous reviews say they were shocked about ending. I dont know why? I saw it coming a mile away. I was very bored and had to force myself to finish it. And i only did that to make sure i was right!

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 10, 2011

    Charachters have no integrity or honor. No admirable qualities at all.

    My headline says it all. I didn't want to give it one star but it wouldn't post without one. I did not care for this book.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 6, 2011

    Awful

    Dont waste your money

    1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 29, 2011

    Wasnt crazy about it

    Not very well written

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 12, 2011

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    Held my interest

    This was my first book to read in entirity on my droid. The book held my interest and storyline was good. Parts were predictable but with enough red herrings to keep me from knowing with certainity til the end. Author nicely positions the real culprit early in book, but the outcome is still a surprise (though not a shock.)

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 8, 2011

    Nail biter

    This one had me second guessing everything. Great and intricate plot.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 6, 2011

    I fully recommend this this book.

    This is a good story that keeps you turning the pages. A easy read, with enough twist and turns in the story to keep you guessing. You can clearly get into what is happen to the main characters.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2011

    Hated it.

    Character depth was lacking. The romance between the hero and heroine felt icky, the hero getting it on with who he thought was his sister-in-law for 95% of the book. And the feelings he had were based upon a prior relationship with a totally different woman. We could have discovered the heroine's identity earlier in book, and let the relationship develop with the right intentions and motives. Instead I felt the reader was lied to until the very end; there is a difference between suspense and misleading your reader.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 20, 2011

    good book

    i liked it had me guessing to the end

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 15, 2001

    Suspenseful

    This is my first time reading one Lisa Jackson's books. It was a very suspenseful story, and in the beginning I couldn't wait to get to the end. When I finally got close to the end it was to me a disappointment. But other than that it was ok.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 27, 2000

    Keeps you on the edge of your seat!

    This book was incredible. Just when you think you have the plot figured out, everything changes! It's a beautiful romance that captures the passion in true love. At the same time, it's a mystery that is unraveling and revealing secrets and lies. I reccomend this book to everyone!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 22, 2012

    great book

    I couldn't put this book down, it kept me guessing and wondering. I would strongly recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 15, 2012

    Wow!!

    Awesome book! Could NOT put it down! Read it! :)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 13, 2012

    Good Read

    Interesting!

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  • Posted March 14, 2012

    Highly recommended

    Great story line, keeps your interest throughout the book.
    Would recommend to all mystery lovers.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 20, 2012

    Too slow paced

    Too slow paced....I fell asleep reading it many times....it picked up about the last 100 pages....now there is a sequel but I wont waste my time reading it...so disappointed in the pace off the book but the story line was ok.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 2, 2012

    Couldn't put it down

    Loved this story!

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