Annie's Hero

Rating:
Summary: A very special and heartwarming fantasy romance
Review: Annie and Richard deeply love each other. However, the perfect world they share together abruptly ends when Richard, driving his tanker truck in a horrible torrent, drives off a cliff to avoid crashing into a school bus of children. His heroic act takes the now deceased Richard to Sir George, who offers him an opportunity to become a White Knight battling the evil Dark Knights. The stipulation of his acceptance is that he will no longer remember his previous life with Annie.

Sir George also informs Richard that his beloved Annie and their unborn child are in danger because the Dark Knights know the lad is going to be special and change the world. They want him stopped before he is born. Eight months later, Annie thinks she is losing her mind when she meets Ren, who she feels is Richard, but who fails to recognize her. She depends on her love for Richard-Ren to awaken his lost memory of what they had and to save the trio from the evil that now stalks her. Ren may be a hero again, but deja vu seems eminent as he probably will lose his beloved again.

ANNIE'S HERO is a tremendous fantasy romance. Only that magnificent writing magician, Maggie Shayne, could have turned this surreal novel into a real story that feels entirely authentic. Annie is a great female protagonist, but it is the heroic Richard, who steals hearts and causes tears with his acts of valor, knowing he will die. If this is not a character willing to go to hell for a heavenly cause, who is? With this novel, the talented Ms. Shayne has clearly risen to the top of the sub-genre.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: THE WONDER OF A DISNEY FAIRYTALE
Review: Annie and Richard Nelson have just returned from their honeymoon which they spent at Mystic Lake--the same lake where they met as children when their parents had a cabin there. Richard reluctantly kisses his wife goodbye and goes to work--driving a fuel truck. It's a stormy day and while on a bridge he sees a busload full of children out of control coming right for him. He makes the decision to turn his wheels towards the guardrail--saving the children but resulting in a fiery crash down a hillside sending Richard into unconsciousness.

When Richard awakes, he is lying in a meadow and the sun is shining. He wonders where the storm is and why he isn't hurt. A mystical being who introduces himself as Sir George tells Richard that he is a White Knight and that Richard is needed to become his best White Knight of all. Sir George erases all memory of Richard's mortal life and gives him the name of Ren and changes his appearance. He tells Ren it is going to be up to him to return to earth to save the life of an unborn child of Annie Nelson. This baby is going to grow up to save the world and there are dark and deadly evil forces at work whose job it is to prevent the child from being born.

Ren returns to earth and shocks Annie. To her, he looks just like her deceased husband. She doesn't understand why no one else recognizes him. Then Annie is perplexed by a young student in her 10th grade English class, Sara. Why doesn't she show up as registered at the school? Annie's friends fear she is losing her mind as she insists the mysterious dark-haird, dark-eyed Ren is really her blond-haired, blue-eyed Richard.

Sharing elements of both THE STAND by Stephen King and the movie "The Terminator," with all the magic and wonder of a Disney fairytale, Maggie Shayne weaves a mesmerizing tale of true love that is sure to enchant readers everywhere. The climactic scene is riveting with the battle between the forces of good and evil. The only things keeping me from giving it five stars instead of four was the book's predictability and an explanation towards the end of the book which was a bit unbelievable.

Rating:
Summary: THE WONDER OF A DISNEY FAIRYTALE
Review: Annie and Richard Nelson have just returned from their honeymoon which they spent at Mystic Lake--the same lake where they met as children when their parents had a cabin there. Richard reluctantly kisses his wife goodbye and goes to work--driving a fuel truck. It's a stormy day and while on a bridge he sees a busload full of children out of control coming right for him. He makes the decision to turn his wheels towards the guardrail--saving the children but resulting in a fiery crash down a hillside sending Richard into unconsciousness.

When Richard awakes, he is lying in a meadow and the sun is shining. He wonders where the storm is and why he isn't hurt. A mystical being who introduces himself as Sir George tells Richard that he is a White Knight and that Richard is needed to become his best White Knight of all. Sir George erases all memory of Richard's mortal life and gives him the name of Ren and changes his appearance. He tells Ren it is going to be up to him to return to earth to save the life of an unborn child of Annie Nelson. This baby is going to grow up to save the world and there are dark and deadly evil forces at work whose job it is to prevent the child from being born.

Ren returns to earth and shocks Annie. To her, he looks just like her deceased husband. She doesn't understand why no one else recognizes him. Then Annie is perplexed by a young student in her 10th grade English class, Sara. Why doesn't she show up as registered at the school? Annie's friends fear she is losing her mind as she insists the mysterious dark-haird, dark-eyed Ren is really her blond-haired, blue-eyed Richard.

Sharing elements of both THE STAND by Stephen King and the movie "The Terminator," with all the magic and wonder of a Disney fairytale, Maggie Shayne weaves a mesmerizing tale of true love that is sure to enchant readers everywhere. The climactic scene is riveting with the battle between the forces of good and evil. The only things keeping me from giving it five stars instead of four was the book's predictability and an explanation towards the end of the book which was a bit unbelievable.

Rating:
Summary: MAGGIE SHAYNE CAN NOT BE STOPPED!!!!!!!
Review: I loved Annie's Hero. The love that was portrayed in this book was amazing. You could almost feel the love radiating through the pages. I have read all of Maggie Shayne's books, and this was my favorite. GO MAGGIE!!!

Rating:
Summary: MAGGIE SHAYNE CAN NOT BE STOPPED!!!!!!!
Review: Richard and Annie were in love since they were children but shortly after their wedding tragedy strikes and he dies in a terrible accident. But his soul doesn't actually die, only his memories. He's taken over to an alternate universe and turned into the best "White Knight" and has dedicated his life to banishing the world of evil. His next and most important battle is to save an unborn child who has the power to change the world.

Ren (as he's now called) has fought evil for centuries but only eight months has passed on earth. Annie, alone and eight months pregnant, has been attempting to hide her grief for the sake of her family and has been sort of sleepwalking through life waiting for Richard to come back to her. One stormy night her dreams come true when he arrives just in time to save her life. But although this man looks, speaks, and acts just like her husband he insists his name is Ren and that he is only there to protect her unborn child from evil. Annie refuses to believe this and insists that he has just lost his memory. And eventually bits and pieces of Ren's previous life with Annie do come back to him and he falls in love with her all over again but because of vows he's taken to the "Light Side" he can't stay and refuses to break her shattered heart again. So he doesn't reveal that he's her Richard and tries to concentrate on keeping her and their baby safe.

This is a moving paranormal love story with a standard plot of good versus evil. Although the heroine's grief is heart-breaking and the couple's rediscovery of their lost love is touching and done very well the paranormal plot was extremely predictable and the villain was obvious from the beginning. Annie's Hero is a very good book but I've read others by her that are far more original.

Rating:
Summary: Touching romance marred by predictable fantasy-plot
Review: Richard and Annie were in love since they were children but shortly after their wedding tragedy strikes and he dies in a terrible accident. But his soul doesn't actually die, only his memories. He's taken over to an alternate universe and turned into the best "White Knight" and has dedicated his life to banishing the world of evil. His next and most important battle is to save an unborn child who has the power to change the world.

Ren (as he's now called) has fought evil for centuries but only eight months has passed on earth. Annie, alone and eight months pregnant, has been attempting to hide her grief for the sake of her family and has been sort of sleepwalking through life waiting for Richard to come back to her. One stormy night her dreams come true when he arrives just in time to save her life. But although this man looks, speaks, and acts just like her husband he insists his name is Ren and that he is only there to protect her unborn child from evil. Annie refuses to believe this and insists that he has just lost his memory. And eventually bits and pieces of Ren's previous life with Annie do come back to him and he falls in love with her all over again but because of vows he's taken to the "Light Side" he can't stay and refuses to break her shattered heart again. So he doesn't reveal that he's her Richard and tries to concentrate on keeping her and their baby safe.

This is a moving paranormal love story with a standard plot of good versus evil. Although the heroine's grief is heart-breaking and the couple's rediscovery of their lost love is touching and done very well the paranormal plot was extremely predictable and the villain was obvious from the beginning. Annie's Hero is a very good book but I've read others by her that are far more original.

Rating:
Summary: My favourite book
Review: This book is one of the very best love stories I have ever read. I would not hesitate in suggesting this book to anyone. It is the type of book that you wish would never end.

Rating:
Summary: One of the best books I ever read!
Review: This is now one of my Fav. books. It's a really great love story. I cried through the whole book. A great book for a good cry. I'm really glad I bought it. If I could give it a higher rating than 5 stars I would. I hope you like it as much as I did!