Sylvain Reynard Giveaway!!

 

Sylvain Reynard has reached a whopping 30,000 followers on Twitter and to celebrate, he's cleaning house. Literally!

The giveaway will run 7/4-8/4 and there are a ton of prizes from signed books to gift cards.

Also, it IS open Internationally :)

 

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Cover Reveal: The Raven by Sylvain Reynard.

The Raven 

by Sylvain Reynard

Blurb: 

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel Series comes a dark, sensual tale of romance in a city shrouded in mystery…

Raven Wood spends her days at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery restoring fine works of Renaissance art. But an innocent walk home after an evening with friends changes her life forever. When she intervenes in the senseless beating of a homeless man, his attackers turn on her, dragging her into an alley. Raven is only semi-conscious when their assault is interrupted by a cacophony of growls followed by her attacker’s screams. Mercifully, she blacks out, but not before catching a glimpse of a shadowy figure who whispers to her…

Cassita vulneratus.

When Raven awakes, she is inexplicably changed. She returns to the Uffizi, but no one recognizes her and more disturbingly, she discovers that she’s been absent an entire week. With no recollection of the events leading up to her disappearance, Raven also learns that her absence coincides with one of the largest robberies in Uffizi history – the theft of a set of priceless Botticelli illustrations. When the baffled police force identifies her as its prime suspect, Raven is desperate to clear her name. She seeks out one of Florence’s wealthiest and elusive men in an attempt to uncover the truth about her disappearance. Their encounter leads Raven to a dark underworld whose inhabitants kill to keep their secrets…

Release Date:

Early 2015

About the Author

I'm interested in the way literature can help us explore aspects of the human condition - particularly suffering, sex, love, faith, and redemption. My favourite stories are those in which a character takes a journey, either a physical journey to a new and exciting place, or a personal journey in which he or she learns something about himself/herself. 

I'm also interested in how aesthetic elements such as art, architecture, and music can be used to tell a story or to illuminate the traits of a particular character. In my writing, I combine all of these elements with the themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the transformative power of goodness.

I try to use my platform as an author to raise awareness about the following charities: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation, WorldVision, Alex's Lemonade Stand, and Covenant House. For more information, see my Twitter account.

You can find Sylvain at 

         

Year End Round-up: Jenn's Top Reads of 2013.

Jenn's Top Read of 2013:

 

 

 

By a Thread series by R.L. Griffin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriel's Redemption by Sylvain Reynard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cut & Run series by Abigail Roux

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flat out Love by Jessica Park

 

 

 

 

 

The Suicide note by Teresa Mummert

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entwined with You by Sylvia Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear, Otter and the Kid series by TJ Klune

Blog Tour: Gabriel's Redemption. Jenn's Review and Louboutin Giveaway

Author: Sylvain Reynard

Title: Gabriel’s Redemption (Gabriel’s Inferno Series #3)

Publisher: Penguin Berkley

 

Summary:

From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Gabriel’s Rapture and Gabriel’s Inferno comes the epic conclusion to the captivating romantic trilogy.

 

Professor Gabriel Emerson has left his position at the University of Toronto to embark on a new life with his beloved Julianne. Together, he’s confident that they can face any challenge. And he’s eager to become a father.

 

But Julianne’s graduate program threatens Gabriel’s plans, as the pressures of being a student become all consuming. When she is given the honor of presenting an academic lecture at Oxford, Gabriel is forced to confront Julianne about the subject of her presentation—research that conflicts with his own. And in Oxford, several individuals from their past appear, including an old nemesis intent on humiliating Julia and exposing one of Gabriel’s darkest secrets.

 

In an effort to confront his remaining demons, Gabriel begins a quest to discover more about his biological parents, beginning a chain of events that has startling repercussions for himself, Julianne, and his hope of having a family.

 Jenn's Review:

5 Amazing and beautiful stars

I’m trying to find the right words to describe how much I absolutely freaking loved this book! I’ve been a huge fan of the series from the beginning and happy danced when I found out we were getting a third book! And I can honestly say I wasn’t disappointed, in fact it surpassed any of my expectations. *Sigh* The Professor and Julianne.

Gabriel’s Redemption picks up not long after we leave Julia and Gabriel at the end of Rapture. They are enjoying being newlyweds, oh yes they are, and working on their careers, as one would expect from these two.

Things are not perfect for the newlyweds though; they definitely struggle with certain things and have their share of fights. Gabriel is still the mercurial Professor! But they work through things, coming to terms with new issues as well as ones that have haunted them all their lives. That is one of the things I appreciated most about this book; that while this couple struggles, they work together to find a way through things. They find strength and love in each other in way that just melts my heart.

Gabriel’s passion is one of his most amazing features, it’s always been what grabs my attention and refuses to let go. He is passionate about his love for Julianne and now wanting to start a family with her. I loved seeing that side of him especially after the way this journey began for him.

I don’t want to give too much of their journey away, but we definitely get to revisit a lot of the other characters as well, the good and the bad. I would definitely say that ‘Redemption’ is the perfect name for this book.

This series has been one of my favorites and while I’m sad to see the end, it was beautiful and my heart is happy. I think that Sylvain Reynard’s writing is some of the most amazing and beautiful and I can get lost in his words forever. I know that Gabriel and Julianne will stay with me as characters, inspiriting me with love and kindness; they will be my sticky little leaf.

I could go on for days declaring my love for these books and still not do them justice, so I’ll just say this – go read them, life is just better with Gabriel and Julianne and of course the Snarky Narrator!

“God wants to rescue us, not destroy us.”

  

Author Bio: I'm interested in the way literature can help us explore aspects of the human condition - particularly suffering, sex, love, faith, and redemption. My favourite stories are those in which a character takes a journey, either a physical journey to a new and exciting place, or a personal journey in which he or she learns something about himself/herself.

 

I'm also interested in how aesthetic elements such as art, architecture, and music can be used to tell a story or to illuminate the traits of a particular character. In my writing, I combine all of these elements with the themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the transformative power of goodness.

 

I try to use my platform as an author to raise awareness about the following charities: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation, WorldVision, Alex's Lemonade Stand, and Covenant House. For more information, see my Twitter account.

 

Buy Links:

Amazon Kindle  

Amazon Paperback

Barnes & Nobel Nook

Barnes & Nobel Paperback

iTunes iBook

Chapters Indigo Paperback

Chapters Indigo Kobo

 

Social Media Accounts

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Facebook
Twitter

Goodreads

Giveaway:
 

FYI, the Louboutin winner will be gifted a Neiman Marcus gift card with shipping included. All prizes are international.

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A message from Sylvain Reynard.

A message from Sylvain Reynard:

 

 

Dear Everyone,

Back in September, I wrote a post in which I mentioned my next novel. I'm pleased to be able to give you more information now.

My next novel is the first in a new series, and it will be entitled The Raven.  With this novel, I'm asking you to pack your bags and travel with me to the city of Florence. The Gabriel Series showed you the city during the day.  This time, I'll show you Florence's underworld, which is ruled by creatures of the night …

Here's the formal announcement:

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel Series comes a dark, sensual tale of romance in a city shrouded in mystery…

Raven Wood spends her days at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery restoring fine works of Renaissance art.  But an innocent walk home after an evening with friends changes her life forever. When she intervenes in the senseless beating of a homeless man, his attackers turn on her, dragging her into an alley.  Raven is only semi-conscious when their assault is interrupted by a cacophony of growls followed by her attacker’s screams.  Mercifully, she blacks out, but not before catching a glimpse of a shadowy figure who whispers to her …

Cassita vulneratus.

When Raven awakes, she is inexplicably changed.  She returns to the Uffizi, but no one recognizes her and more disturbingly, she discovers that she’s been absent an entire week.  With no recollection of the events leading up to her disappearance, Raven also learns that her absence coincides with one of the largest robberies in Uffizi history – the theft of a set of priceless Botticelli illustrations. When the baffled police force identifies her as its prime suspect, Raven is desperate to clear her name. She seeks out one of Florence’s wealthiest and elusive men in an attempt to uncover the truth about her disappearance.   Their encounter leads Raven to a dark underworld whose inhabitants kill to keep their secrets …

As I mentioned in my September post, readers of Gabriel's Redemption will be able to read an excerpt from The Raven at the end of both the paperback and e-book editions.

But what I didn't mention was that one of the characters of The Raven appears in Gabriel's Redemption.  Can you identify him or her? I welcome your guesses in the comments below and on social media.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that there's a connection between The Gabriel Series and my new series - a connection that is more than simply me, or the city of Florence, or the Uffizi Gallery. If you've read the cover copy above carefully, probably you're beginning to guess the answer. But I'll be explicit and state that we won't be saying goodbye to the Professor and Julianne at the end of Gabriel's Redemption. Look for them to have cameo appearances in The Raven as well ...

While I don't have a release date for The Raven yet, I hope to have one soon. This novel marks my transition from a contemporary love story to a paranormal one. I hope you'll join me on this journey and that if you have friends and family who enjoy paranormal novels, you'll help me share the news with them.

As we approach the December 3rd release date of Gabriel's Redemption in North America, my American publisher has listed a giveaway of the novel on Goodreads.  US entrants can enter the contest  here.

And if you'd like to read a new excerpt from Gabriel's Redemption and enter another contest, you can do so here at Romance Times.

Finally, I want to wish everyone who is celebrating Thanksgiving this week a very happy holiday. I have much to be thankful for and in particular, I'm thankful for you, my readers.

All the best and thank you for your continued support,

SR

www.sylvainreynard.com