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August 21, 2015
Teaser from “The Shadow”
Dear Everyone,
Today I’m revealing an excerpt from my new book, “The Shadow,” which is already available for pre-order. “The Shadow” is the sequel to “The Prince” and “The Raven,” so if you haven’t read those books yet, you may wish to wait and read the teaser later. (It contains spoilers)
Here is the link to the excerpt:
Thank you to Bookish Temptations and to all the book bloggers from around the world who have posted the excerpt on their blogs.
More good news will be coming your way soon. Stay tuned.
All the best and thank you for your continued support.
It’s much appreciated, SR.
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A Teaser from "The Shadow"
It's the sequel to "The Prince" and "The Raven," so if you haven't read those books yet, you may wish to save the excerpt for later. (Contains spoilers)
Thank you to the CAA Sisters and all the book bloggers from around the world who have posted the excerpt on their blogs.
Here's the link: https://caasisters.wordpress.com
Thank you for reading and thank you for your continued support,
SR
August 14, 2015
A Teaser is coming
"The Shadow" is now available for pre-order. It's the sequel to "The Raven" and "The Prince" in my new Florentine series.
With the help of several book bloggers, I'll be posting a longer excerpt from "The Shadow" on August 21st.
I'll be sure to post a link here on Goodreads.
You can find "The Shadow" here: http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Florenti...
And if you're interesting in tuning in to a discussion of "The Raven" you can find the podcast here: http://mixlr.com/srs-florentine-series/
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
July 22, 2015
Announcement –
Dear Everyone,
I have good news …
(cue soundtrack) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_bgAKATS68
I’ve signed with literary agent Cassie Hanjian (@Cjhanjian) of Waxman Leavell (@WaxmanLeavell).
I have several projects in the works and I should be able to say more about them soon. In the meantime, know that my goal is to bring you many more books featuring new and also perhaps much-loved characters.
We’re also exploring other ventures. As information becomes available, I’ll be sure to announce it. Stay tuned.
All the best and thank you for reading and for your continued support. It’s much appreciated,
SR.
www.sylvainreynard.com
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July 17, 2015
Giveaway
Here's the link to find the podcast and more information about the giveaway:
https://twitter.com/GabrielSeriesFP/s...
Thank you to The Gabriel Series Podcast team for their hard work on the podcast each week and for hosting the giveaway.
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
May 27, 2015
Cover reveal for the sequel to “The Raven”
Dear Everyone,
I’m pleased to announce that the sequel to “The Prince” and “The Raven” will be entitled “The Shadow” and it will release February 2, 2016.
Here’s the description:
“From the New York Times bestselling author of the Gabriel trilogy comes the hotly anticipated follow-up to The Raven, a sensual novel set in Florence featuring the dangerously intoxicating coupling of Raven and William…
Raven Wood’s vampyre prince has returned, pledging his love and promising justice for every wrong done to her. In the wake of their reunion, Raven is faced with a terrible decision—allow the Prince to wreak vengeance against the demons of her past, or persuade him to stay his hand. But there is far more at stake than Raven’s heart…
A shadow has fallen over the city of Florence. Ispettor Batelli will not rest until he uncovers Raven’s connection to the theft of the priceless art from the Uffizi Gallery. And while the Prince hunts a traitor who sabotages him at every turn, he finds himself the target of the vampyres’ mortal enemy.
As he wages a war on two fronts, he will need to keep his love for Raven secret, or risk exposing his greatest weakness…”
I’m proud of this novel and I think you’ll enjoy it. You can view the cover here or below. I think the design department at Berkley did a great job.
You can preorder “The Shadow” here and for Canada, here, and for the UK, here.
I’ll be releasing a longer teaser from “The Shadow” this summer. Stay tuned for details. And as always, there will be contests and special events coming up.
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to one of the reader organized podcasts on my books, you should. There are three: “Gabriel’s Inferno” (English), “The Prince” and “The Raven” (Brazilian), and “The Prince and “The Raven” (English). You can listen online at your leisure, find the podcasts in the iTunes store for free, or tune in to their show live and chat on their websites.
Thank you for your continued support and thank you for reading.
More good news is on its way. I should have a few more announcements in the coming weeks.
All the best,
SR
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May 1, 2015
"The Prince" Podcast
A group of readers have joined together to have a read a long of "The Prince." They'll be podcasting their discussion and posting chat sessions on their Mixlr page.
The first discussion begins tomorrow morning, May 2, at 10AM Eastern. They'll be discussing the Prologue and Chapters 1 & 2 of "The Prince."
You can find them here: http://mixlr.com/srs-florentine-series/
Monica, a reader, has also contributed a beautiful illustration of The Prince: https://twitter.com/MonicaIgreja/stat...
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
Teaser from the sequel to “The Raven”
Dear Everyone,
As promised, I’m posting a short teaser from the sequel to “The Raven.” Soon we’ll be having a cover and title reveal and I’ll be posting a longer teaser. I should be able to share the release date soon, too.
Here’s the teaser:
‘The Prince of Florence stood outside a house in Umbria, conflicted.
He was conflicted for a myriad of reasons, not least of which was the green-eyed woman he’d left in Florence. Nevertheless, locating Professor Gabriel Emerson and his family was easy. He and his wife, Julianne, owned the house that stood majestically on a hill, the lights from its windows cheering the darkness.
So it was that the Prince stood outside the house, listening as Katherine Picton, an older friend of the family, bade her hosts good night and Clare, the infant daughter of the Emersons, was put to bed in her parents’ room.
He waited impatiently while the Emersons pursued their pleasure in a hot tub that was placed on the balcony off their bedroom.
The Prince wrinkled his nose as their marital union dragged on and on. He had yet to discover another married human couple who engaged in intercourse as frequently as the Emersons. He tapped his leather-clad foot on the garden floor, willing them to couple faster.
It was a starless night, dark and still. The sky was a velvet arc above him while the summer breeze whispered in his ear. He heard Julianne cry out in pleasure and waited a respectable few moments after she entered the house. Then he scaled the wall of the villa, eager to surprise the Professor while he was alone.
He was not disappointed.
“We meet again.” The Prince’s conversational tone belied his menacing figure.
Startled, Gabriel stood in the hot tub, his wet, naked body shining in the dim light that shone from the bedroom.
“What do you want?” he barked, fingers curving into fists.
“I want you to cover yourself, to start with.” The Prince tossed a nearby towel toward the man, regarding him with distaste.
The Professor wrapped the towel around his waist and stepped out of the water. He placed his body between the Prince and the door to the bedroom, which he quickly closed.
“I said, what do you want?” The Professor’s posture was decidedly defensive.
The Prince regarded the Professor for a moment. Then he approached him … ‘
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If you’d like to see a few photos of what the Emersons’ villa is probably like, see here.
If you’d like to view a trailer for “The Raven,” (designed by Jenna), you can view it here.
If you’d like to join a read a long of “The Prince” or listen to the new Florentine Series podcast, which begins tomorrow, May 2, at 10 AM Eastern, see here.
And if you’re curious about the audiobook to “The Raven,” you can listen to a sample here. John Michael Morgan, who narrated the audiobooks for The Gabriel Series, narrates “The Raven” as well. And as always, he does an outstanding job.
All the best and thank you for reading,
SR.
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April 6, 2015
"Gabriel's Inferno" Podcast on iTunes
Elizabeth and Perling, two readers, have posted their podcast discussion of "Gabriel's Inferno" to iTunes. You can listen. You can subscribe.
The podcast discusses the novel chapter by chapter and is designed to proceed like a book club discussion.
Here's the link. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/g... …
Thanks for listening.
And thank you Elizabeth & Perling for doing the podcast.
All the best,
SR
March 31, 2015
Welcome to the Underworld
The response to “The Prince” and “The Raven” has been overwhelming. Thank you.
I really appreciate your kind words about the books. I’m pleased to report I’m finishing the sequel to “The Raven” now and should know its release date soon.
Recently, a reader visited Florence and was kind enough to share some photographs with me. She has given me permission to share them with you, too, since they relate to my new Florentine Series...
You can read more of this post and view the photos here: http://sylvainreynard.com/welcome-to-...
