My Immortal (Seven Deadly Sins, Book 1)

by Erin McCarthy

In the late eighteenth century, plantation owner Damien du Bourg struck an unholy bargain with a fallen angel: an eternity of inspiring lust in others for the gift of immortality. But when Marley... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0515143480
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Jove
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.2" x 0.8" x 0.8"

Customer Reviews

A haunting, sensual tale

Erin McCarthy pens a deeply sensual and dark tale in My Immortal. Marley Turner has always looked after her younger sister Lizzie. When her sister goes missing. Marley goes to New Orleans since that was the last place her sister talked about in her email. Marley heads to the plantation of Damien Du Bourg, Rosa De Montana is know for its wild no hold bare parties. Damien Du Bourg's bargain for immortality after 200 years has worn thin. Meeting Marley is making him yearn for something more then just throwing those parties. Damien agrees to help Marley find her sister but it comes at a price. He is intrigued by Marley's reaction to the sensual parties at his home. Marley is drawn to the turmoil she sees in Damien's eyes. As they grow closed and she comes to realize there is more to this man then she knows. My Immortal is different from Erin McCarthy's previous work. It's haunting, sensual and moving. You are drawn into Damien's world and threw letters from the past, you come to know how he ended up the man he is today. This book will stay with you for a very long time.

Je Pense, Donc Je Suis

Two hundred years ago Damien du Bourg, the rich, gorgeous and arrogant plantation owner, made a deal with a demon. It was a decision he made in haste and regretted soon after, but he was a different person then. He has lived his life doing the bare minimum, just enough to hold up his end if the deal. For the past one hundred years he has denied himself as punishment for how he had lived his life. When Marley Turner shows up on his doorstep looking for her sister, he knows there is something different about this woman, something that can make him forget his one hundred year old promise to himself. Erin writes a tale about lust, sex, greed, regret, redemption and forgiveness. Running parallel with the present day story is the story of the past; these two stories wind seamlessly through this book, both completely intriguing. For you long time Erin McCarthy fans, this book is a lot darker than what we are used to, but it is still fantastic. The sex in this book is plentiful. I am by no means a prude, but in some cases it was a bit shocking. Shocking or not, I completely enjoyed the sex scenes, thought they were extremely well written and enhanced the story. Erin McCarthy books are automatic buys, for me; I have loved every one of her stories and this one did not disappoint. I read this book in one day; I simply couldn't put down this edgy, sexy, daring book.

thought provoking fabulous supernatural romance

In 1790 in River Road, Louisiana, wicked plantation owner Damien du Bourg makes a devil's bargain with a fallen angel; in exchange for his loyalty, he receives immortal life. Two centuries later, he still lives while bringing converts to his master by spreading lust to anyone who comes in contact with him. Marley Turner knows her sister vanished somewhere near New Orleans. When she finds Damien's plantation, she is shocked by the lewd decadence of the place. Yet she also sees inside the heart to the soul of the owner to his agonized vulnerability. To his shock, for the first in two hundred plus years of life, Damien wants a woman. However, besides his owner, Damien knows his two plus centuries of sins makes him unworthy of the angelic woman he loves. Though a well written paranormal romance, MY IMMORTAL goes much deeper as Damien believes he is unworthy although he risks his existence for what he assumes is his only redemption, keeping his beloved safe especially from the owner of his soul. The story line is fast-paced and filled with action as the audience anticipates the confrontation with Damien being pulled by good and evil. His muses on responsibility and accountably for one's actions and paying the price for one's deeds with real sacrifice is a stark contrast to the neo DC of reaping the benefits while someone else is BLED DRY. Erin McCarthy provides a thought provoking fabulous supernatural romance. Harriet Klausner

A lushly told paranormal

The year is 1790, and the demons are out to play during Louisiana's hot, sticky summer solstice. One such demon, Rosa Francis is making the rounds of the various plantations to partake in the offerings they have left for her. Her first stop is Rosa de Montana, where she expects to be properly admired and feared by the extravagant offerings of the plantation, only to be greeted by silence, and not the gratitude of those who understand the power she can unleash if she is made angry. Instead she finds the cruel and handsome Damien du Bourg, who gives her great pleasure in exchange for eternal life.... Present-day Louisiana: Marley Turner is looking for her free-spirited sister Lizzie, whose last known whereabouts happens to be Rosa de Montana, and is rather dismayed when when she arrives from Ohio and sees the crumbling mansion where Lizzie had supposedly been staying. Here she runs into sinfully gorgeous Damien du Bourg, who makes her a tad bit uncomfortable and suspicious, but he may be the only person who can help her find her missing sister, so she reluctantly agrees to let him help her while trying to deny her overpowering attraction to the enigmatic man. She knows Damien is keeping secrets from her, possibly dangerous ones, but she's desperate enough to ignore all that if it will help her find Lizzie. Damien discovers that Marley has something he wants, a letter about someone from his past, and he has agreed to help her find her sister in exchange. Damien arranges to throw one of his infamous sex parties in the hopes Lizzie will show up and put Marley's fears to rest, and in turn will give him what he wants. Damien is intrigued by the saintly yet lushly sexy Marley, especially since she's able to resist his overwhelming sexual pull, a fringe benefit to the immortality he eagerly demanded centuries ago. Part of Damien's curse is that he must service women sexually, and he has done so faithfully yet wearily for years, but now he faces a woman who truly attracts him, yet manages to avoid his seductive charms. The more he gets to know this virtuous woman, the more he wants to be with her, until he finds himself wishing for a future he knows he can never have: of happiness with the one woman he loves beyond eternity. Damien du Bourg has been given a curse he gladly asked for, not realizing until it was too late just how cruel a pact with a demon truly is, and Damien has done things, horrible things for which he knows he can never be forgiven, so wishing for happiness is just a foolish wish. Erin McCarthy has strayed from her usual lighter, humorously hot stories to bring us a darkly sensual tale filled with lust, redemption and the overwhelming power of love. The setting is the earthly and humid location of New Orleans, Louisiana, which invokes a multitude of images saturated with the spicy and flavorful naughtiness and decadence of the bayou. It comes across as the perfect playground for a regretful demon to live out his eternal life while h