Soul Herder

Soul Herder, the highly anticipated second book in the best selling Vision trilogy picks up following Layla's kidnapping and bloody, near fatal airfield attack. After settling back in to Cambridge life with her Guardian boyfriend Stuart and best friend Sienna, Layla's hyper-focused mom Liz forces her to leave for Morocco to hone her Clear skills with the ancient mystic Najee. But part of the plan disintegrates when Stuart receives a mysterious, last minute phone call, leaving Layla at the airport. Stuart blocks her from the hidden truth of his past while urgently dashing to Greece. When Layla learns his secrets, she is devastated and questions not only their relationship but their ability to move on together.Meanwhile she continues to Morocco and meets Najee, a quirky, wise man who seems to know more than he's willing to say, prompting Layla to grow frustrated. When an acquaintance from the Branson Manor also visits, Layla has a new ally. As Najee begins his lessons to help Layla get in touch with her inner power, troubling news arrives and a life-threatening message in the form of a charm causing them to flee to safety.Najee leads everyone through the desert to a safe haven, an underground bunker designed by StoneWall where troops prepare for Bane battle. In a short time Layla is transformed to a warrior, and must use her Clear skills to outwit enemy attacks before they can escape.But her true test of courage is yet to come when the most devastating visions become reality. Will Layla surrender again to her wandering soul or emerge from grief to fight and fulfill her destiny?“The Vision trilogy transforms fiction to an art form resembling jazz music. There is no way to define this brilliant story, no way to place it in a category or box (which may be why teenagers to grown men are singing its praises). If you think Vision was a great ride, wait until you read Soul Herder. Harris again not only makes us world travelers sitting on the edge of our seats, she takes Layla to the darkest place, challenging the heroine to dare and survive in the deepest throes of anguish. Layla is not the same person who left Portland in Vision, and by the end of Soul Herder, we are in awe over the extent of her extraordinary transformation.” Corey White, Editor