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Book Reviews of If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1)

If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1)
If She Only Knew - San Francisco, Bk 1
Author: Lisa Jackson
ISBN-13: 9780821767085
ISBN-10: 0821767089
Publication Date: 10/1/2000
Pages: 447
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 188 ratings
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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33 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

MELNELYNN avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 669 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
A prequel, of sorts, to Almost Dead.....

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.
Linda avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 770 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I've just discovered this author ...and she's great. Keeps you guessing to the very end ....

She woke up with a new face ... no memories ...and she woke up to murder
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Helpful Score: 1
This was the best book I have read in a long time!! Kept me on the edge of my seat constantly!! Loved it!
my2luvsemmyandmally avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 758 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is great! I just finished reading it and couldn't stop reading it once I started. It starts off fast and keeps the reader enthralled thru the whole book. You won't want to put it down!!! I had never read a lot by this author...maybe one book in the past but I am now hooked on her books! If you love a good mystery/thriller you really have to read this book! - And after you read this one she wrote a continuing sequel that is called "Almost Dead" which I got from a friend and will read that next. - GAIL L.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book had to be one of the best books Ive ever read. It is truely page turning and if I didnt need the credits I wouldnt be posting this book so that I could re-read it! LoL. But honestly, great.
MaxieCat avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 261 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Lisa Jackson writes suspenseful family dramas and this book is no exception. Marla Cahill survives a horrible accident, but she ends up with amnesia and she is not sure who she is. She turns to her brother in law Nick to help her solve the mystery and figure out who is trying to kill her. Hard to put down and nicely woven plot that was hard to figure out until the end.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book was excellent!!!!
went4it avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 1
Lisa Jackson does it again. This is Book 1 of a two part series. Book 2 is Almost Dead. It's a great series.
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ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS,I KNOW WHEN I READ ONE OF HER BOOKS I WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
Sleepy26177 avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 218 more book reviews
Marla Cahill survived a terrible accident that left her without any memories of her life before. No she slowly wakes up from a coma, learning she has a husband and two children she doesn't feel anything for. From the beginning she feels something is wrong with the people around her keeping secrets hidden from her. The situation doesn't get easier for her when Nick, her husband Alex's brother, is called to help with the huge company Alex owns.
She feels attracted to him, he despised her and what she once did to her.
But only he is on her site when everybody else is trying to keep her hidden in the Cahill's huge mansion as if they didn't want her to get her memories back.

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Having read a few of Lisa Jackson's novels I found this book only average at the most. The tension once expected from the storyline doesn't really come out.
From things that didn't make sense in the end to things that were just obvious, the book including its ending is a disappointment for me.
Luckily and the reason why I read a mystery from the genre romance, Jackson kept the cheese in a low profile. Thank you for that.
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Great story. Not sure if I really like this author's style. I'm going to try one more by her. The storyline is a good one, so if you are into this author, you will like this book.
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GOOD BOOK.ALL of Lisa Jacksons books are excellent reading!!!
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A little slow starting but once I got into it, I couldn't put it down! Looking forward to reading "Born to Die" by this author
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Great book!
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*****
I loved this book! Her suspense is non-stop!
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Lisa Jackson is one of my favorite authors. This book was great. Marla Cahill survived a deadly accident but she can't remember anything about her life before. As she starts piecing together the truth of her identity she wonders if she's really Marla Cahill or someone else. Is someone trying to kill her or is it her imagination?
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good mydtery another book that keeps you guessing til the end
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Interesting reading with several "twists and turns" that keep the reader changing his mind about the outcome of the story.
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It was a good one!
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Good suspense.
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After a deadly car accident, Marla undergoes plastic surgery. She can't remember anything. Until her memories--flashes of cruelty and shame--begin haunting her.
cyndianncapecod avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 4 more book reviews
Great book - couldn't put it down, read it in 2 days
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This is a great book, keeps you in suspence til the end.
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Marla Cahill has survived a terrible car accident, which has left her face severly scared and she has no memory of her life before the accident. She feels as if something is terribly wrong and she is not really who her family says she is. This book will keep you reading until the mystery is solved. I couldnt put it down.
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Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored throught plastic surgery. But her family are strangers. Marla has flashes of another life, filled with danger and a killer.
debs avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 649 more book reviews
Good story; kept my interest throughout.
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Marla survives a car wreck and has restorative plastic surgery. But when she awakes in the hospital room, all the people gathered around her -- her family -- are strangers. And so is the woman staring back at her in the mirror. She becomes determined to piece together the truth of her identity. Intriguing story.
blackhorsecav avatar reviewed If She Only Knew (San Francisco, Bk 1) on + 27 more book reviews
typical Lisa Jackson
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Another great book by the awesome Lisa Jackson!\

Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be greatful, instead she's consumed by confusion..and panic. For the people gathered at her bedside-her family-are strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror...
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Really enjoyed this.
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THIS WAS A GOOD READ. KEPT ME THINKING I HAD IT FIGURED OUT BUT FOUND OUT I WAS NOT TOTALLY RIGHT IN THE END. FROM THE COVER:
Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be grateful. Instead, she's consumed by confusion...and panic. For the people gathered at her bedside--her family--are strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror....
Secluded at the magnificent Cahill mansion, Marla waits for something to trigger recognition. Yet the only thing she's left with is the unshakable feeling that she is not who everyone says she is, and that something is very, very wrong. Determined to piece together the truth of her identity, she finds herself drawn to her brother-on-law, Nick--a man who seems both to want and despise her. And as her fractured mind slowly clears, Marla begins to have flashes of another life...of cruel betrayals and deadly secrets. marls's life isn't just different--it's in danger, controlled by a twisted killer who's waiting for the right moment to strike...the moment Marla remembers...
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Good book
SHE WOKE UP WITH A NEW FACE...


Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be grateful. Instead, she's consumed by confusion...and panic. For the people gathered at her bedsideher familyare strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror


SHE WOKE UP WITH NO MEMORIES...


Secluded at the magnificent Cahill mansion, Marla waits for something to trigger recognition. Yet the only thing she's left with is the unshakable feeling that she is not who everyone says she is, and that something is very, very wrong


...AND SHE WOKE UP TO MURDER


Determined to piece together the truth of her identity, she finds herself drawn to her brother-in-law, Nicka man who seems both to want and despise her. And as her fractured mind slowly clears, Marla begins to have flashes of another lifeof cruel betrayals and deadly secrets. Marla's life isn't just differentit's in danger, controlled by a twisted killer who's waiting for the right moment to strikethe moment Marla remembers
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SHE WOKE UP WITH A NEW FACE...
Not only has Marla Cahill survived a deadly car accident, but her beautiful features have been restored through plastic surgery. She should be grateful. Instead, she's consumed by confusion...and panic. For the people gathered at her bedside-her family-are strangers. And so is the woman whose haunted eyes stare back from the mirror.

SHE WOKE UP WITH NO MEMORIES...
Secluded at the magnificent Cahill mansion, Marla waits for something to trigger recognition. Yet the only thing she's left with is the unshakable feeling that she is not who everyone says she is, and that something is very, very wrong.

...AND SHE WOKE UP TO MURDER.
Determined to piece together the truth of her identity, she finds herself drawn to her brother-in-law, Nick-a man who seems both to want and despise her. And as her fractured mind slowly clears, Marla begins to have flashes of another life...of cruel betrayals and deadly secrets. Marla's life isn't just different-it's in danger, controlled by a twisted killer who's waiting for the right moment to strike...the moment Marla remembers.