Overview
Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance—-even her closest friends—-and it seems as if her senior year is going to be more of the same . . . until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can’t seem to stay away from him.
What she doesn’t know is that Luc is on a mission. He’s been sent from Hell itself to claim Frannie’s soul. It should be easy—-all he has to do is get her to sin, and Luc is as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn’t stand a chance. But he has to work fast, because if the infernals are after her, the celestials can’t be far behind. And sure enough, it’s not long before the angel Gabriel shows up, willing to do anything to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It isn’t long before they find themselves fighting for more than just Frannie’s soul.
But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay . . . for all of them.
Synopsis
Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance—-even her closest friends—-and it seems as if her senior year is going to be more of the same . . . until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can’t seem to stay away from him.
What she doesn’t know is that Luc is on a mission. He’s been sent from Hell itself to claim Frannie’s soul. It should be easy—-all he has to do is get her to sin, and Luc is as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn’t stand a chance. But he has to work fast, because if the infernals are after her, the celestials can’t be far behind. And sure enough, it’s not long before the angel Gabriel shows up, willing to do anything to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It isn’t long before they find themselves fighting for more than just Frannie’s soul.
But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay . . . for all of them.
Children's Literature
Frannie (Mary Frances) Cavanaugh is a high school senior, a nice girl from a good Catholic family, who suddenly seems to have attracted the attentions of a new kid at school, Luc (short for Lucifer). He is without doubt the most attractive young man she's ever seen, and soon she is in competition with friends and enemies who are all trying to attract him. He, however, has an agenda of his own. He wants to "tag" Frannie so that when she dies she will go directly to Hell! There is another new student named Gabriel (Gabe), also very attractive, who sort of acts as Frannie's protector (savior?). As unbelievable as all this seems, there's more...Why should the reader care? Well, the picture painted here of Frannie and her friends makes this former high school student wince—it's that real...Recommended, with caveats as to maturity of the potential reader, and the ability of the reader to cope with different religious beliefs from his/her own. Reviewer: Judy Silverman
Editorials
From the Publisher
“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“Fun and entertaining . . . the fight for Frannie’s soul isn’t going to be easy, and the excitement doesn’t stop. Good versus evil shouldn’t be this much fun, but it is! A hot debut.”—Maria V. Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Fire Study