Personal Demons

Personal Demons is the first book in the Personal Demons trilogy by American author, Lisa Desrochers. This young adult, urban fantasy series centers around Frannie Cavanaugh, a good Catholic girl with a unique skill she's unaware she possesses, who finds herself in a battle for not just her soul, but also her heart, between Lucifer Cain, a demon sent by the king of Hell to tag Frannie's soul, and Gabriel, the angel sent to protect her. Prior to release, Personal Demons received praise from New York Times bestselling authors including Claudia Gray and Maria V. Snyder, as well as School Library Journal. Barnes&Noble.com reviews called Personal Demons “Twilight with a soul.” Publication history Personal Demons was first published in the United States on September 14, 2010, by Tor Teen, an imprint of Macmillan. On October 1, 2010, the Australian edition was released by Pan Macmillan. Editora iD released the Brazilian translation in December 2010. In 2011, foreign translations were published in May by Newton Compton in Italy, where it was re-titled Il Bacio Maledeto (the Cursed Kiss), in June in Spain by La Factoria de Ideas and in August in Germany by Rowohlt where it was re-titled Angel Eyes. Publication of additional translations are in production in France, Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Poland and Portugal. Overview Told from Frannie's and Luc's alternating points of view, Personal Demons begins when Luc Cain, a demon employed in Hell's Acquisitions Department, walks into Frannie Cavanaugh's high school (Haden High) on a mission to tag for a specific soul for Hell. He meets up with Frannie and uses his demonic charm to lure Frannie to him.