[.ca] Angel Falls: A Novel (ISBN 0345484274)

From Amazon.com:
Nestled into the hills of the Northern Cascade Mountains in Washington state, Liam and Mike (Michaela) Campbell have a picture-perfect marriage and family. While Liam enjoys the comforts of being a small-town doctor with an old family name, Mike cares for their two children and her beloved horses. But when a horrible accident leaves Mike in a coma, Liam frantically searches for a way to ignite her memories and awaken her. What he discovers makes him question the foundations of their love, as Mike has a secret past as "Kayla" and a previous marriage to her first love, Julian True. Though still in a coma, Mike responds to these stories. Liam knows he must contact Julian, and gamble his future on the past memories of a woman whose true identity and feelings are unknown to him. Kristin Hannah's talent for writing poignant tales of duty, passion, identity and family bonds made last year's On Mystic Lake a bestseller, and will certainly rake in the fans this time. (Imagine Danielle Steel without the Gucci bags or aging corporate CEOs.) While the majority of the novel has our heroine knocked out on a hospital gurney, Hannah makes valiant efforts to bring Mike's character to life, and Liam's enduring love should keep you rooting for him and reaching for the hanky. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien

They Learn A New Love As Family When Tragedy Occurs:
Mikaela Campbell, beloved wife and mom of two, lies in a coma. It is now up to her husband, Liam, to hold the fort together, to care for their grieving, and frightened children. Doctors have told Liam not to expect a miracle recovery, but he maintains hope that love can accomplish what medical science cannot. Day after day he sits by her bedside, holding her hand, telling her the stories of their life together. Then he discovers evidence of his wife's secret past-a long hidden first marriage to international movie star Julian True. Liam's search leads him to a painful, inescapeable truth: Julian was more than simply Mikaela's first husband. He was the love of her life. Mikaela responds to julian's name; it is only a blink, nothing more, but it convinces Liam that Julian may be the only person who can bring her back to life. But at what cost? Does Liam love his wife enough to risk losing her to a man no woman can resist? I enjoyed the book a lot. I found it very engrossing all the way through!

Gripping Love Story!:
I enjoyed this story very much and believe that anyone who likes books of this nature will enjoy this story as much as I did!

Buenas Noches Ms. Hannah:
This is one Latino lady that after reading the posted reviews found it interesting that not one of these mentioned the Mexican heritage of the heroine, Mike. Mike's poverty and background is pertinent to the storyline, but maybe other reviewers were trying to be politically correct in not mentioning this aspect of Mike's mixed heritage. I only mention the fact because of the heroines name, and to the extent that we are presented with several variations of her given name Mikaela (Mike and Kayla) as her nicknames. The name in Spanish, incidently, is spelled Micaela, no "k" in it. I found it distracting that there were several errors in the Spanish spoken by Rosa, Mike's mom. The most obvious of these was "Buenos Noches", which even non-Spanish speaking readers may have caught. The other flubs were wrong conjugation of a Spanish word, or incorrect use of a phrase. I liked the story well enough, at least up until the time Mike woke up from her coma, but I found it distracting that the Spanish words thrown in were often incorrect. It would have been better had the author had someone fluent in Spanish read through her novel first before its publication. Like I indicated, the book was entertaining, but I found the second part of the story to be too contrived, it pretty much fell flat after Julian arrived on the scene and Mike woke up from her coma. Liam was too forgiving of a wife that kept her obsession with Julian (a pillowcase in her closet filled with momentos of a first marriage) hidden from him for over ten years time. I enjoyed Ms. Hannah's novel Mystic Lake, and others as well, but do not think that this this is on par with those others.

Buenas Noches Ms. Hannah:
This is one Latino lady that after reading the posted reviews found it interesting that not one of these mentioned the Mexican heritage of the heroine, Mike. Mike's poverty and background is pertinent to the storyline, but maybe other reviewers were trying to be politically correct in not mentioning this aspect of Mike's mixed heritage. I only mention the fact because of the heroines name, and to the extent that we are presented with several variations of her given name Mikaela (Mike and Kayla) as her nicknames. The name in Spanish, incidently, is spelled Micaela, no "k" in it. I found it distracting that there were several errors in the Spanish spoken by Rosa, Mike's mom. The most obvious of these was "Buenos Noches", which even non-Spanish speaking readers may have caught. The other flubs were wrong conjugation of a Spanish word, or incorrect use of a phrase. I liked the story well enough, at least up until the time Mike woke up from her coma, but I found it distracting that the Spanish words thrown in were often incorrect. It would have been better had the author had someone fluent in Spanish read through her novel first before its publication. Like I indicated, the book was entertaining, but I found the second part of the story to be too contrived, it pretty much fell flat after Julian arrived on the scene and Mike woke up from her coma. Liam was too forgiving of a wife that kept her obsession with Julian (a pillowcase in her closet filled with momentos of a first marriage) hidden from him for over ten years time. I enjoyed Ms. Hannah's novel Mystic Lake, and others as well, but do not think that this this is on par with those others.

At What Price Love?:
In a mythical small town in Washington State, Dr. Liam Campbell and Mikaela (Mike) have a life together with their two children and their horses. Their life appears to be a classic fairy tale until tragedy strikes. While exercising a horse, Mikaela is thrown and hits her head, putting her into a coma. The lengths Liam goes to in order to help her recover are incredible. As he attempts to maintain some semblance of normalcy, and while looking for a dress for his teenaged daughter to wear to her Prom, Liam finds evidence of Mikaela's former life. Although he knew she had been married before, he was not prepared to find that she had been married to one of the most famous movie stars in the world: Julian True. Just the mention of Julian's name elicits a response from Mikaela while she is in the coma, so Liam makes a decision to call him and see if he can come up to Washington to help revive her. What follows next is a testimony to the depths of a man's love for a woman. Angel Falls is written from a man's point of view and delves into how someone copes with life threatening injury to a loved one. This book is well written. Each of the characters is believable, including the main characters, Mikaela and Liam. You truly feel that you are in their lives, watching all that goes on. You feel Liam's pain as he discovers that his wife of 10 years was in love with another man. You are hoping, as the book progresses, that Liam and Mikaela will remain together and "live happily every after." I rate this at 4 stars.