"A Second Chance for Love"
When Danny returns home he has no recollection of the
life
he had before entering into the military. His oldest
memory is a white flash, which he has been told is an
asteroid hitting the space station he had been on. While
Danny knows that something isn't right about his accident,
and struggles to discover the truth, he fears that he might
not in truth be the man everyone thinks he is. However his
reality is almost worse than knowing nothing. His wife Kee
cringes when he is near and the man he is supposed to be
was a wealthy playboy, and the more he learns of himself,
he discovers that 'Danny' isn't someone he wants to be.
Kee, is surprised when Danny returns and doesn't publicly
denounce her. The even bigger surprise is he tells her he
has amnesia and needs her help to regain his memory. The
man who returns to her is a man she can love, but can she
stay with him knowing the awful past they share that he is
trying to recover? HEART OF THE HERO is a very interesting story that could
very realistically be the earth's future. Kee who should
have fled before Danny's return has stayed in a doomed
marriage built on lies and one night of passion. Danny has
no history except that of two men that, for all matters are
dead. Who does he want to be isn't the question, but who
is he really? I can see why this book would get mixed
reviews. I had a love hate relationship with the first
half of the book as I had a hard time getting into the
story. I felt the first part of the book was redundant
going back and forth over the same subject's with our
characters not communicating or introducing new information
to their situation. This got old. But when Kee decides to
help Danny relearn vital parts of his life (the names and
faces of friends, family etc) and the couple do interact,
sparks start to fly and their doomed marriage has a second
chance as they rediscover the love both desire but were
afraid to fight for the first round. While this story doesn't have a happy undertone (how can
it, both characters have been miserable their entire
marriage) there are plenty of situations that add a humor
and lightness to the tale as they rediscover the original
attraction between them. I think Kee is well written as a
woman in love, but unsure how to proceed since the man she
now finds herself married to is so different from the Danny
that joined the military. Because she was beaten down on
an emotional level, she had a hard time trusting her
judgment because she doesn't want to get hurt anymore.
Danny on the other hand, is bent on keeping her even though
his bigger goal is to find out who he is. I felt he
understood her fears that the old Danny could reemerge, but
at the same time was at a loss so all he could do was try
and be true to himself -- which ended up hurting her in a
different way. All in all, this was a good book, but as I mentioned,
hard
to get into. Ms. Mallory is a talented author with a
creative mind, and I would read another of her stories, so
I would recommend HEART OF THE HERO book.
Reviewed by Cynthia Eckert
Posted March 31, 2004
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A horrible accident, a bitter secret, a man in search of
the truth and the one woman
who can either save or destroy him...... A hero's welcome awaited Danny White when he returned home
from space. But the space station
accident had cost him more than the numerous operations and
months of recuperation
he'd had to endure. It had cost him all memories of his
past life. he knew nothing of the
person he had been or the family he'd left behind. The
more Danny learned about the man
he had been, the less he wanted to find that man's memories
inside himself.
But something happened out there in space. Something that
cost dozens of people their
lives. As much as Danny wants to start over, the specter
of those lives hangs over his head.
Until he can prove that what happened on the space station
wasn't an accident, he will never
be free of the fear that he is not the man everyone thinks
he is.
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