Carnal Sin (Novel)

For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).

Cover of Carnal Sin by Allison Brennan.

Carnal Sin is a novel written by Allison Brennan. It is the second book in The Seven Deadly Sins series following the first novel Original Sin. The series follows the efforts of Santa Louisa as she attempts to stop the demons known as the seven deadly sins from rampaging over the Earth.

In this novel, she does battle with the demon of Lust, which characters in this work describe as being a Succubus-like being.

Details

• Title: Carnal Sin
• Author: Allison Brennan
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Pages: 448
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345511689
• ISBN-13: 978-0345511683
• Release Date: June 22, 2010

Synopsis

Santa Louisa is still reeling from the lethal rampage of the demon Envy, one of the Seven Deadly Sins released from Hell by black magic. The fiendish entity was finally trapped, but when more bodies bearing satanic marks surface in Los Angeles, demon hunter Moira O’Donnell fears the terror has only just begun.

Racing to L.A., Moira discovers that the City of Angels is fast becoming the demon Lust’s decadent playground. She suspects another coven is at work, aided indirectly by her diabolical mother, the powerful witch Fiona. But when Moira’s unwanted psychic powers intensify, she fears her connection to the underworld is putting everyone she cares about in grave danger.

As supernatural war erupts, Moira and smoldering, seductive Rafe Cooper are caught in the crossfire. Cornered by mortal and unearthly enemies, they must master all their own powers to survive—and to understand if the intensely passionate feelings that bind them are Lust’s demon magic or true desire.

Book Review

The following review is from the Amazon.com listing in the External Links below:

• 5 out of 5 stars strong urban fantasy
• Reviewed On: June 26, 2010
• Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

For seven years Moira O'Donnell trained for one thing as she moved from place to place to stay safe. Her goal is to prevent her evil mother, the queen of the underworld Fiona and the woman's vile lover Matthew Walker from bringing demons across through his Good Shepherd Church in which they created a portal enabling the malevolent to walk this world. With allies like Rafe Cooper and demonologist Anthony Zacarddi, she faced down the first deadly sin Envy left trapped in a vault in Santa Louisa, California at a cost to the team (see Original Sin).

As Fiona has doubts that Santa Louisa is the "beacon for evil", a report of an odd case in Los Angeles reaches them. Kent Galion attacked a blonde before being subdued by Detective Grant Nelson; Galion died. Moira saw the vision of a demon possessing a man. She and her posse rush to L.A. as Lust is loose at the Velocity nightclub; men marked by the demon are dying for hard sex.

The second deadly sin urban fantasy is a strong suspense thriller that grips the audience with the opening assault at Velocity and never slows down as the beleaguered hero team face off against a powerful demon and a coven protecting the evil. The cast, especially the good gals and guys are fully developed so that the reader knows their desires, flaws, and other distractions and detractors as much as their strengths. For instance, Moira fears she will hurt a teammate when she goes into her visionary trance and fears falling in love again; having lost a beloved soul before. Carnal Sin is a superb urban fantasy thriller as Allison Brennan is two for two.

External Links

• Amazon Book Listing