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Body and Soul

Susan Krinard

3.45 · Rating details · 146 ratings · 13 reviews

The bestselling author of Prince of Shadows and Twice a Hero again displays her incredible talent and imagination in an enchanting new romance about a love so deep it will bring a man and a woman together...in another century, another life.

Jesse Copeland, an expert in mountain rescues, has returned to Manzanita after years in the Peace Corps. Despite an indomitable courage ...more

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Mass Market Paperback, Cover art by Franco Accornero, 312 pages

Published August 3rd 1998 by Bantam (first published August 1998)

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Jul 31, 2013 Misfit rated it liked it

3.5 stars

The setting for this story is Manzanita, a small town in California's Trinity Alps. When Jesse Copeland was a young girl, her mother committed suicide (supposedly), and a distraught Jesse attacked the man she believed responsible. She was *sent away* for her own good, and when *recovered* went to work for the Peace Corps. When the story opens, she's recently returned to town and trying to rebuild her life when the man she believes responsible for her mother's death suddenly returns to t ...more

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Jul 23, 2016 Katherine 黄爱芬 rated it liked it

Shelves: touch-of-magic, paranormal-romance

Jesse kerap bermimpi buruk sejak kematian ibunya ketika dia baru beranjak dewasa. Jesse yakin bahwa ibunya dibunuh oleh Gary, kekasih gelap ibunya.

David Ventris, adalah hantu, seorang kapten prajurit dibawah pimpinan Wellington saat perang melawan Napoleon. Rohnya masih bergentayangan karena masih ada misi yg belum dia selesaikan.

Betapa kagetnya David ketika mengetahui bhw Jesse adalah reinkarnasi istrinya, Sophie dan Gary juga reinkarnasi dari adik kandungnya.

Jesse telah menjadi duri dalam dag Jesse kerap bermimpi buruk sejak kematian ibunya ketika dia baru beranjak dewasa. Jesse yakin bahwa ibunya dibunuh oleh Gary, kekasih gelap ibunya.

David Ventris, adalah hantu, seorang kapten prajurit dibawah pimpinan Wellington saat perang melawan Napoleon. Rohnya masih bergentayangan karena masih ada misi yg belum dia selesaikan.

Betapa kagetnya David ketika mengetahui bhw Jesse adalah reinkarnasi istrinya, Sophie dan Gary juga reinkarnasi dari adik kandungnya.

Jesse telah menjadi duri dalam daging bagi Gary. Sbg org yg ambisius, dia berniat mencalonkan diri sbg senator dan dia tidak mau satu hal pun menodai masa lalunya termasuk kematian ibu Jesse. Namun Jesse tetap mencari bukti-bukti yg memberatkan bhw kematian ibunya disebabkan oleh pembunuhan, bukan bunuh diri. Dibantu oleh hantu David dan ibunya, Jesse mendapatkan surat terakhir yg ditulis oleh ibunya.

Ternyata David juga menutupi rahasia yg sebenarnya di masa lalu. Sophie bukanlah wanita yg dicintainya, hanya terpaksa dinikahi karena sudah hamil. Setelah anak perempuan mereka lahir, ternyata meninggal saat masih balita. David tidak melihat ada alasan lagi utk tetap tinggal di rumahnya dan memilih pergi ke medan perang, meninggalkan istrinya dibawah pengawasan Avery.

Sophie kerap menulis surat kepada David yg ada di medan perang, selalu menangis dan ketakutan oleh intimidasi Avery. David pulang sebentar, tidak mempercayai Sophie dan menganggapnya berbohong demi mencari perhatian dirinya. Fatalnya, David kembali ke medan perang dan mengabaikan surat terakhir dari istrinya yg merupakan saat terakhir pula hayat hidup istrinya.

Saat David memutuskan menceritakan hal ini kepada Jesse, tanpa sadar Jesse ikut merasakan menit-menit terakhir kehidupan Sophie yg mati terbakar di kamar tidurnya. Saat sadar kembali, Jesse memutuskan utk merelakan melepaskan David ke dunia lain. Akankah David mengulangi kesalahan yg sama seperti masa lalu dgn meninggalkan wanita yg dicintainya?

Cinta beda dua alam ini dgn sedikit suspense digarap cukup baik. Hanya saja jika alur ceritanya tidak terlalu "angst", mungkin saya bisa memberi lebih utk ratingnya. Terlalu banyak narasi dan setelah lebih dari 80% baru ketahuan "hint" nya. Hampir nyaris mati bosan saya membacanya. Untunglah di penghujung cerita mulai menarik atensi saya dan saya pun selamat berhasil menyelesaikan membaca buku ini. Congratulations!!! ...more

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Mar 05, 2017 Gloriamarie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary, gothic

Gotta tell you, I love me some Gothic novels. Have done since I first discovered them in Cox's, an early precursor to the modern convenience store. Of course, it was better than a convenience store because it sold comic books (now called graphic novels ) and books. That was in the mid-1960s and I devoured every Gothic novel I found there and also the public library. Give me the eerie, the touch of the paranormal, the strange inexplicable events, the strange inexplicable people.

Add to that good p ...more

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Jan 18, 2018 JoAnn rated it liked it

Shelves: ghost-love

Body and Soul as a whole was a pretty good tale. Except the end... You have this complex story about a ghost and 3 reincarnated souls, but the ending is so simple and basic it ruined it for me.

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Oct 11, 2019 Antoinette rated it did not like it

Shelves: romance-novels

Not my thing.

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Dec 26, 2018 Jeanne rated it liked it

Shelves: misc-supernatural, high-sexuality

Just ghosts in this one. Fun.

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Aug 22, 2017 Paranormal Romance rated it liked it

Shelves: hero-ghost, 3-star-rating, author-krinard-susan, tortured-heroine, reincarnation, heroine-human, read-2013, read-twice

Memories from her childhood still resonate with the heroine even these long years later. The repressed events which convince her that her mothers murder was done by the boyfriend, the years spent in a mental hospital as the heroine had what's known as a breakdown at the funeral where she accused the man of murder. All these things have weighed heavy on her heart and as such she's a very distrusting and reserved woman. She's only returned to this small town of her childhood to remember details sh Memories from her childhood still resonate with the heroine even these long years later. The repressed events which convince her that her mothers murder was done by the boyfriend, the years spent in a mental hospital as the heroine had what's known as a breakdown at the funeral where she accused the man of murder. All these things have weighed heavy on her heart and as such she's a very distrusting and reserved woman. She's only returned to this small town of her childhood to remember details she has forgotten and see the man responsible brought to justice. She undergoes hydrotherapy in an attempt relive her past but while she goes under believing she'll see memories on her childhood, she instead sees weird visions of what seems to be a previous life. Memories of pain and heartache, longing for a man to return to crying out to ask him why he must stay away. The visions unnerve her but what really frightens her is the sudden appearance of a ghostly man in uniform who begins to follow her. The hero has waited 200 years for the chance of redemption and now, with the reincarnation of his murdered wife in the body of a beautiful but lonely woman, he finally has a chance. All he needs to do is get the soul of his murdered wife to forgive him for his wrongs against her. Problem is, the heroine is a very repressed individual who he's convinced will fire him back to the nothingness if he confessed the truth. So. he decides to lie to her. To tell her he doesn't remember what he did to earn his damnation but that he knows she is the only one to save him. He admits to being a rather selfish man. His ignorance and his lack of true empathy towards others are the reason he's not a wandering ghost looking for peace. But regardless of his past mistakes, he tells himself to use to the heroine for his own purpose and finally be free of this in between state. They become friends of a sort. The heroine is charmed by this Englishman in uniform with good manners. She wants to help him but first she must take care of her own issues. She admits to herself that he is a great comfort to her. He's always there when she needs him and he allows her to see past her own grief and self pitying behavior to the life waiting for her. But there's still the secret he's been keeping from her and now that they've made love and she'd admitted her love towards him, he feels more guilt than ever because that love is false. The heroine may forgive him for past transgressions which had nothing to do with her but she can't forgive his lies. The hero pleads and begs with the silent ones above for a chance to save her. No matter what happens to him, no matter forgiveness or reward or anything insignificant, all that surges into his heart is saving the woman he loves.

This book was a hard one to review. On one hand I liked it, while on the other I didn't like it as such as I thought I would. It was deep on a emotionally level and I strongly appreciated the message of forgiveness and life throughout the pages but this was Susan Krinard. This was supposed to be amazing as is usual with this author. Perhaps My problem is that I'm measuring it up against what I have in my mind this author is capable of. Maybe that's unfair but it is true. Oh well. We'll start with the characters. The heroine was a tormented soul who really took a whole lot of burden onto herself and shouldered guilt that she really didn't need to. Despite her rough childhood and her stigmata as a Crazy girl after her bid in a mental hospital and despite most people of the town nothing thinking too much of her, she was loving person. To those very choice few who could be called friends, she was loyal to and devoted to. She was the reincarnation of the heroes dead wife and as such had dreams and visions of a past where she died in a fire. When the hero shows up she is frightened that his presence will mean she's crazy again but it turns out he's very real even though only she can see him. The hero was a selfish creature. But what made him worse was his ability to appear noble and in need to help. His selfishness and his ignorance cursed him to purgatory 200 years ago after he betrayed his wife and to be honest, it took him a while to evolve as a person. He started out with the same selfish personality but was able to charm the heroine and appear like he was a hero rather than a man just using people. He grew into a man by the end, a man willing to sacrifice himself for the good of others and to realize the true fault in his actions. The romance was a bit stilted and a whole lot of suspended belief went into this couple. How the hero could have an orgasm when he doesn't have a body is quite beyond me. But as I stated before, this book was good it just wasn't what I would have expected from an author of this caliber. ...more

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Apr 09, 2015 Maura rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, sci-fi-romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm typically turned off by reincarnation stories - not that it affects my ability to enjoy the story, but I'm always doubting the characters' feelings for one another since the characters come pre-loaded with emotional baggage. The story premise is complicated. The heroine is experiencing past-life memories (and several other characters in the book are tied to her from her past-life). The hero is the ghost of her past-life husband. And that was a whole other thing that got confusing - who made ...more

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Jul 09, 2013 R rated it it was ok

Shelves: celibate-or-inexperienced-hero, children, genre-contemporary-romance, genre-paranormal-fantasy-romance, place-usa, reincarnation, romance, soldier, widower

This book was quite strange. Usually I avoid reincarnation books, especially if one of the couple remains alive, but it had a ghost, and I had just read and rather liked For the Earl's Pleasure by Anne Mallory, so I figured why not. (Besides, my usual method of picking books at the library is to just grab a bunch with historical-looking covers, which this has, even if it is contemporary, so it was in my stack.)

I went along with the plot pretty well, despite the reincarnation and some other probl ...more

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Oct 05, 2010 Jeri added it

Jesse Copeland comes face to face with an old enemy who reminds her of her mother's mysterious death when Jesse was a child. She cannot remember as much as she should, she's having nightmares, and she finds herself talking to the ghost of a man who has been dead for almost 200 years. David Ventris, Lord Ashthorpe, has been called back to earth for his only chance of forgiveness. He had wronged Jesse in a previous life, and now it is time for him to make things right. For the sake of his soul -- ...more

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Dec 28, 2011 SandraE rated it really liked it

An interesting story that includes ghosts and past lives. Somehow Krinard was able to take something that can be really over the top and make the reader not even question it for a heartbeat.

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May 08, 2015 Shevaun rated it it was ok

Great writing. However, the trope where a woman is experiencing something that puts her in the position of being thought crazy while she's in real danger is not for me. ...more

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Trained as an artist with a BFA in Illustration from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Susan Krinard became a writer in 1992 when a friend read a short story she'd written and suggested she try writing a romance novel. A long-time fan of science fiction and fantasy, Susan began reading romance -- and realized what she wanted to do was combine the two genres. Prince of Wolves, her first ro ...more