Soul

Learner’s The Witch of Cologne is an erotically-charged novel of people swept inexorably along by events they could not control. In Soul, Learner relates the story of Lavinia and Julia Huntington, passionate women trapped in emotional whirlpools that threaten to drown them and everyone they love. In 19th century Britain, Lavinia is married to an older man who seems to appreciate her lively curiosity. Lavinia proves to be an apt pupil in both the study and the bedroom, glorying in the pleasures of the physical. In 21st century Los Angeles, geneticist Julia is trying to identify people who can kill without remorse. Stunned to discover that she seems to possess the trait she is looking for, Julia is reassured of her emotions by her intense passion for her husband and her delight in her pregnancy. In the past, Lavinia’s desire for her husband grows, but his cools as he becomes fascinated with another. In the present, Julia’s love overwhelms her husband, who leaves her. Lavinia and Julia feel the tortures of passion unspent. Cold logic tells them that the deaths of their tormentors will bring them peace. Separated by a hundred years, two Huntington women face the same decision. Their choices will echo far into the future. SOUL......Page 2 PART ONE: THE APPLE......Page 6 CHAPTER 1......Page 7 CHAPTER 2......Page 10 CHAPTER 3......Page 14 CHAPTER 4......Page 19 CHAPTER 5......Page 24 CHAPTER 6......Page 27 CHAPTER 7......Page 33 CHAPTER 8......Page 42 CHAPTER 9......Page 47 CHAPTER 10......Page 56 CHAPTER 11......Page 65 CHAPTER 12......Page 72 CHAPTER 13......Page 77 CHAPTER 14......Page 81 CHAPTER 15......Page 90 CHAPTER 16......Page 96 CHAPTER 17......Page 103 CHAPTER 18......Page 110 CHAPTER 19......Page 115 CHAPTER 20......Page 118 CHAPTER 21......Page 126 CHAPTER 22......Page 130 CHAPTER 23......Page 136 CHAPTER 24......Page 143 CHAPTER 25......Page 147 CHAPTER 26......Page 152 CHAPTER 27......Page 156 CHAPTER 28......Page 166 PART TWO: THE SERPENT......Page 168 CHAPTER 29......Page 169 CHAPTER 30......Page 174 CHAPTER 31......Page 179 CHAPTER 32......Page 183 CHAPTER 33......Page 191 CHAPTER 34......Page 198 CHAPTER 35......Page 206 CHAPTER 36......Page 210 CHAPTER 37......Page 214 CHAPTER 38......Page 219 CHAPTER 39......Page 223 CHAPTER 40......Page 226 CHAPTER 41......Page 229 CHAPTER 42......Page 235 CHAPTER 43......Page 239 CHAPTER 44......Page 247 CHAPTER 45......Page 252 CHAPTER 46......Page 259 CHAPTER 47......Page 265 PART THREE: THE FALL......Page 271 CHAPTER 48......Page 272 CHAPTER 49......Page 281 CHAPTER 50......Page 285 CHAPTER 51......Page 289 CHAPTER 52......Page 295 CHAPTER 53......Page 300 CHAPTER 54......Page 305 CHAPTER 55......Page 309 CHAPTER 56......Page 315 CHAPTER 57......Page 319 CHAPTER 58......Page 321 CHAPTER 59......Page 328 CHAPTER 60......Page 333 CHAPTER 61......Page 338 CHAPTER 62......Page 345 CHAPTER 63......Page 351 CHAPTER 64......Page 355 CHAPTER 65......Page 361 CHAPTER 66......Page 366 CHAPTER 67......Page 370 CHAPTER 68......Page 373 CHAPTER 69......Page 380 CHAPTER 70......Page 383 CHAPTER 71......Page 389 CHAPTER 72......Page 392 CHAPTER 73......Page 396 CHAPTER 74......Page 398 CHAPTER 75......Page 402 CHAPTER 76......Page 404 CHAPTER 77......Page 408 CHAPTER 78......Page 410 CHAPTER 79......Page 412 CHAPTER 80......Page 414 CHAPTER 81......Page 416 CHAPTER 82......Page 418 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 419 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 421 READER’S GUIDE......Page 422 Tobsha Learner. A Tom Doherty Associates Book. First Published In 2006 By Harpercollins Publishers Australia Pty. Limited--t.p. Verso.