Original Sin

by Lisa Desrochers

Overview

Luc Cain was born and raised in Hell, but he isn't feeling as demonic as usual lately—thanks to Frannie Cavanaugh and the unique power she never realized she had. But you can't desert Hell without consequences, and suddenly Frannie and Luc find themselves targeted by the same demons who used to be Luc's allies.

Left with few options, Frannie and Luc accept the protection of Heaven and one of its most powerful angels, Gabe. Unfortunately, Luc isn't the only one affected by Frannie, and it isn't long before Gabe realizes that being around her is too…tempting. Rather than risk losing his wings, he leaves Frannie and Luc under the protection of her recently-acquired guardian angel.

Which would be fine, but Gabe is barely out the door before an assortment of demons appears—and they're not leaving without dragging Luc back to Hell with them. Hell won't give up and Heaven won't give in. Frannie's guardian exercises all the power he has to keep them away, but the demons are willing to hurt anyone close to Frannie in order to get what they want. It will take everything she has and then some to stay out of Hell's grasp.

And not everyone will get out of it alive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765328090
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/05/2011
Series:	Personal Demons Series , #2
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.36(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.09(d)
Lexile:	HL680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Lisa Desrochers is the author of the young adult fantasy novels Personal Demons and Original Sin. She lives in central California with her husband and two very busy daughters. She can always be found with a book in her hand, and she adores stories that take her to new places and then take her by surprise. Growing up all over the United States inspired wanderlust and Desrochers loves to travel, which works out well since she lectures internationally on a variety of health care topics. Lisa Desrochers has a doctorate in physical therapy and maintains a full time practice.

Editorial Reviews

Good versus evil shouldn't be this much fun, but it is!” —Maria V. Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Fire Study on Personal Demons

“Some wild twists…Readers may have to take breaks to cool down.” —Booklist on Personal Demons

“Lisa Desrochers' debut is fantastic: full of shivers, surprises, and sultry romance. You'll be laughing one moment and shrieking the next—a fabulous novel that promises more intoxicating adventures to come!” —Andrea Cremer, New York Times bestselling author of Nightshade on Personal Demons

“Personal Demons is as scary—and sexy—a book as I've read in a long time.” —Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Hourglass on Personal Demons

From the Publisher

Personal Demons is as scary--and sexy--a book as I've read in a long time.

New York Times bestselling author of Hourglass on Claudia Gray

Lisa Desrochers' debut is fantastic: full of shivers, surprises, and sultry romance. You'll be laughing one moment and shrieking the next--a fabulous novel that promises more intoxicating adventures to come!

New York Times bestselling author of Nightshade on Andrea Cremer

Good versus evil shouldn't be this much fun, but it is!

New York Times bestselling author of Fire Study on Maria V. Snyder

A demon-turned-human, a lecherous succubus, an angelic—if bratty—brother, an "insanely beautiful" archangel; with all these mystical creatures in her life, no wonder Frannie's overwhelmed.

Frannie turned her demon boyfriend Luc into a human with her magical Sway inPersonal Demons(2010). Now he's living in his own apartment while barely resisting Frannie's seduction attempts. Frannie divides her time between Luc, her summer job and her increasingly distant friends. Frannie and Luc's dating is complicated by the constant presence of Matt, Frannie's guardian angel, who was once her twin brother but died during childhood. Through alternating, brief first-person accounts, all three narrate the continuing saga of Frannie vs. Hell. Lucifer wants to punish Luc for his defection and gain control of whatever power turned him human; luckily, Hell doesn't know about Frannie's Sway. Meanwhile, Matt is distracted from his duties by uncontrollable feelings for Lili, a strange new girl in town. The protagonists pop in and out of Hell like there's no tomorrow; secondary characters are merely damned for all time. The battle against Hell is punctuated by frequent steamy encounters: There's "crippling desire," lust that's "totally raw and all-consuming" and characters who "sink into the sheets, into each other." For all that sex, it's a shame that the sexuality of all the girls other than Frannie is subject to disturbingly intense slut-shaming.

Fans of sexy encounters between celestials and infernals will eat this up.(Paranormal romance. 14-16)

Kirkus Reviews