The Taking (Seven Deadly Sins, Book 3)

by Erin McCarthy

Book Overview

Heiress Regan Henry knows that passion can be an illusion and she keeps her emotions in check - until she falls under the spell of the beguiling Felix LeBlanc. He knows that the rumours that her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042523021X
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Just ok

This was my favorite out of the series, the second I couldn't even finish! Felix and Regan are likeable and some of the mystery/plot twists I didn't see coming. McCarthy's writing just wasn't my favorite, she used the word "pert" twice which is just cringe in a romance novel for me and there were editing errors through our. A great setting though and a quick little read with True Blood vibes.

Adored this book

I really enjoyed reading this novel. It was fresh and different from any of the romance novels, paranormal or otherwise, that I have read. I thought that the background of New Orleans felt rich and enticing. The heroine, Regan, was believable and likeable. I love just about anything with voodoo in it so I was incredibly excited to read this and it did not disappoint. Overall, it was just very well written. This is the first book by Erin McCarthy that I've read and I will certainly be checking out the other two books in this series. I have already recommended this book to my friend and I would do the same for anyone else that asked me.

The Taking

In the 1800s, Felix Leblanc makes a deal with a greed demon and gets what he covets the most: immortality, wealth, and the interest of the rich and beautiful women of New Orleans. His hedonistic existence crashes down around him when one of his clients comes to a bad end. Felix puts his greed behind him, but his deal with the demon can't be so easily revoked. Now, in present day New Orleans, Felix is a voodoo practitioner, and a successful one at that. But what used to bring him joy now just marks time. That is, until Regan Henry crosses his path. Regan is newly free of a horrible husband and has bought herself a mansion that holds more history than one would expect. The mansion is haunted and holds more danger to Regan than she knows. It's up to Felix to free Regan from the forces of evil which threaten to overtake her, and to do so he'll have to risk everything, even his burgeoning relationship with Regan. New Orleans is the perfect backdrop for this haunting tale of ghosts, voodoo, demons, and more. Erin McCarthy beautifully sets up the past versus present, greed versus love, and evil versus good in this fascinating tale. The Taking features two charming protagonists who have to take charge of their lives in order to overcome the obstacles that face them. I truly liked Felix and Regan and wanted them to be together, to overcome the odds stacked against them. Their love story was very much central to The Taking, but what intrigued me more was the supernatural world mixed in with modern day New Orleans. Ms. McCarthy made the world of The Taking come alive for me; parts of the story drew me in so that I felt I was really there with Regan and Felix. That, more than the romance, made The Taking memorable to me. The Taking is the third in Ms. McCarthy's Deadly Sins series, but as I have not yet read My Immortal or Fallen, I can safely say The Taking stands on its own. Though the protagonists from the first two Deadly Sins books didn't appear in this story, I will definitely be going back to read them because the world Ms. McCarthy has created in the Deadly Sins series is fresh, original and not to be missed! Shayna Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Didn't want to put it down.....

I really enjoyed this book. I am a fan of the other two books in the series and was anxiously awaiting for when this book came out. Alas, it came out right when my shift changed so I couldn't just sit down and read it all the way through, which was what I wanted to do the moment I picked this book up. The book may fall under the banner of paranormal romance but it isn't cliche or corny in the least and you really feel for Felix and Reagan and even Camille in the end. I think the strongest parts of the book are the scenes with just Camille or with Camille and Felix together but there is still chemistry between Felix and Reagan. Their relationship is less "supernatural" but in the end, that is what makes it more 'real' and what we root for. So, overall, I give it 4 1/2 stars. A very worthy addition to her Seven Deadly Sins series. Can't wait for the 4th. Dena

voodoo! demon!

excellent author --excellent reading. If you didn't read her previous book in this series --it's a must!

A compelling story.

The Taking by Erin McCarthy is another powerful story in the deadly sins series. Heiress Regan Henry Alcott is tired of felling unloved in her perfect marriage. She meets a compelling man who is a voodoo priest at a holiday party. Something else happens that night, Regan got the courage to leave her husband. Now its three months later and she has bought the house that has intrigued her for years. But it seems her new home is haunted and slowly taken over her life. Felix LeBlanc made a deal with a demon over a lifetime ago, this deal was to help his mother and himself. He enjoyed the good life until tragedy struck a young woman that he cared deeply about. Felix life changed completely after that night. He never gave his heart to anyone again. When Regan contacts him to do readings at her latest charity function. He is drawn to her world and her quiet ways. Regan turns to Felix for help with the strange things that are happening at her home. These things she can't understand nor can she explain them. Seems the house has a tragic past and Felix is the one person that can save Regan from its reach. The Taking is spellbinding. Both the past and the present stories are intriguing and seamlessly woven together. Both Felix and Regan's worlds are formed by their past and guide their futures. Their connection is deep and powerful. This book still haunts me weeks after reading it. I can't wait to read the next book in this series.