Sylvain Reynard
"Gabriel's Promise" has been released and is now available across platforms: https://amzn.to/2Y6ah10
My New York Times Best Selling Gabriel Series has been acquired by Passionflix. "Gabriel's Inferno" is available in its entirety on Passionflix.com, as is "Gabriel's Rapture."
"Gabriel's Redemption" has been released in its entirety on Passionflix.
You can meet the cast, read the most recent update, and learn how to sign up for Passionflix here: http://sylvainreynard.com/film-series...
You can view the trailer to the third and final part of "Gabriel's Inferno" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjPUG...
Huffington Post Books ranked "Gabriel's Inferno" as the best teacher/student romance novel.
My latest book, "The Man in the Black Suit, (#TMitBS), is a contemporary romance/suspense standalone novel, set in Paris: https://t.co/pdpHlvVtjO
The Florentine Series is now complete. Each paperback edition has additional content. Audio and ebooks are also available.
The second book in that series, "The Raven," was nominated by RT Magazine as Best Paranormal Romance Suspense novel of 2015.
I am honoured to have had my novels appear on the New York Times and USAToday Bestseller lists.
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, food, drink, 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.
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“Tell me you want me or get out”
“Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddled with it. Why doesn't anyone ask where goodness comes from?”
“Don't tell me that our situation didn't damage us, possibly irreparably.”
“I know you loved me. I just don't understand why you didn't love me enough to stay.”
“When you love something, you don't see its flaws.”
“I love you far too much, I'm sure. But I don't know how to love you any other way.”
“Your the closest thing to an angel I'll ever touch.”
“Teach me, Beatrice. I'll enroll in your university as your student. Teach me how to care for you.”
“We need to see with our hearts and not our eyes.”
“I think if you car enough about someone to have sex with them, then you should care enough to respect them and not treat them as an object. You should be responsible and careful and never, ever hurt them. Even if they're fucked up enough to beg you to.”
“The brown-eyes angel was weeping over the demon. The angel wept because she was grieved at the mere thought of someone hurting him”
“You are not a devil, you're an angel. My angel.”
“Then you haven't lost your soul. Only a creature with a soul can tell the difference between right and wrong. Yes, you've made mistakes, but you feel guilt. You feel remorse. And if you still have your soul, you haven't lost your chance at redemption.”
“I want to take care of you”
“Then I'm glad I'm your first.”
“She did not know what she had expected from her Dante, but she definitely hadn’t received it. So with the wisdom that comes only from having experienced a broken heart, she resolved to let him go once and for all.”
“No relationship is absolutely reciprocal. Sometimes, when couples try to split everything in half, they discover that the relationship is not a partnership but a bean counting exercise. Striving for reciprocity in a relationship can be unhealthy.”
“Please let me love you.""As if I could even contemplate living without you.”
“He brushed his thumb against her naked flesh and gently transferred his attention to her swollen lower lip. "I did this to you. Does it hurt ?" he whispered. "It only aches in your absence.”
“No more weeping. I've seen enough tears from you to last a lifetime. And I'm not worth a single one.”
“Are you alright ?""You're still here.""I won't leave you again without saying good-bye. Can't you sleep ?""I thought this was a dream.”
“Liar. Liar. Beautiful blue eyes on fire.”
“She had never dared to hope for such a first kiss. Somehow, as the pressure of his lips lessened, she felt like bursting into tears, knowing that she'd never be kissed like that again.”
“I would have done whatever it took to save you.' His voice and his expression were grave. 'Even if that meant I had to spend eternity in Hell.”
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a family,' thought Julia, as she watched Rachel and Scott hug their father. 'Where love and forgiveness replace tears and suffering”
“She was sweetness and light, gentleness and goodness, and the burning and searing goal of all his earthly hunts and fascinations.”
“There was no one else. My arms were full even when I was alone. But if you were to tell me you’d fallen in love with someone else and that you were happy, I’d let you go. Even though it would break me.” He grimaced and dropped his voice to a whisper. “I’ll love you forever, Julianne, whether you love me or not. That’s my Heaven. And my Hell.”
“Grace isn't something we deserve, Gabriel," Julia said softly. "It comes from love. And God wraps the world in second chances and sticky little leaves and mercy, even though some people don't want them.”
“My dad is here," She hissed, hoping to give Gabriel enough of a head start so he could make it to the elevators before Tom took out one of his hunting rifles and shot him."I know, I called him."She turned to Gabriel in wide-eyed disbelief. "Why would you do that? He wants to kill you."The Professor pulled himself up to his full height. "I want to marry you. That means that I need to make amends with your father. I want to be able to be in the same room without him attempting to shoot me. Or castrate me.”
“The only thing I have of value is my heart. It's yours.”
“I'm honored to have been your first... But I want to be your last.”
“I told you I would go to Hell to rescue you and that's just what I did... And I'd do it again.”
“I'll love you forever Julianne, whether you love me or not. That's my heaven. And my Hell.”
“Love is doing a kindness for someone else, not expecting to receive anything in return.”
“It isn't God who's evil-it's us.......Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddle with it. Why doesn't anyone ask where goodness comes from? Human beings have a tremendous capacity for cruelty. Why is there any goodness at all? Why are people like Grace and Richard so kind? Because there's a God, and he hasn't allowed the earth to be entirely corrupted. There are sticky like leaves, if you look for them. And when you recognize them, you can feel his presence.”
“She is not my equal; she is my better. She is my sticky little leaf.”
“Who’s the Angelfucker now?”
“He was like a lion, eager to feed but still stalking his prey. He didn't want to scare her off. But she was helpless in her own desire for him.”
“You are my sticky little leaf. My beautiful, sad, sticky little leaf, and I want to see you happy and whole.”
“She felt him through the fabric of her dress, hearing the silk taffeta rustle like a breathless woman. The dress clearly wanted more.”
“This was part of the divine comedy-God's sense of humor undergirding the inner workings of the universe. Sinners participated in the redemption of other sinners; faith, hope and charity triumphed over disbelief, despair, and hatred, while the One who called all creatures to Himself watched and smiled.”
“Many people fail to see how modesty and sweetness of temper compound erotic appeal.”
“The blue sky blushed to see such passionate lovemaking, while the Florentine sun smiled down, warming the lovers despite the gentle breeze.”
“Truth sets one free, but love casts out fear.”
“Dark blue, heavy with emotion, gazed up unblinkingly into wide chestnut. Every movement, every yearning was reflected between the couple's eyes.”
“I wandered in the darkness looking for something better, something real. I found you, and I'll be damned if I'm going to lose you.”
“Instead of standing around and watching Christa's ugliness, we need to fight her with something stronger, like charity.”
“You assume that my previous sexual encounters were completely fulfilling, but you’re wrong. You gave me what I’ve never had—love and sex together. You’re the only one who has ever been my lover in the true sense.”
“She was his as surely as if he'd branded his name on her skin.”
“Your love makes me beautiful.”“Then let me love you forever.”