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April 24, 2012
Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno" - Cover #3
I've posted a teaser to the cover for the sequel to my book.
You can view the photo here: http://www.sylvainreynard.com/2012/04...
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
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Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno" - Cover #4
Welcome to Teaser Tuesday. Here is teaser four of the cover:
"What do I have to do to make you mine?"
Tomorrow, I will be posting a deleted scene from the sequel on Bookish Temptations. You won't want to miss it.
More information about the sequel is forthcoming, but it will be released in May.
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
April 17, 2012
Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno" - Cover #3
Dear Everyone,
It's Teaser Tuesday. Without further ado, I give you the third teaser to the cover of the sequel:
"I want to be your last."
More teasers and information about the release of the sequel is forthcoming. Thank you for your support.
All the best,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
April 9, 2012
Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno" - Cover #2
Dear Everyone,
Welcome to Teaser Tuesday. This is the second teaser for the cover of the sequel to Gabriel's Inferno. The reaction to last week's post was overwhelming. Thank you.
I also have a teaser from the book:
"You're the only one who has ever been my lover in the true sense."
As we continue through the month of April, please consider supporting your local cancer charity.April is daffodil month.
For those who celebrated it, I hope that you had a Happy Easter and a Blessed Passover.
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
April 2, 2012
Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno" - Cover #1
Thank you for your kind messages and questions about the sequel to Gabriel's Inferno. I'm pleased to announce that for the next five weeks, I'll be revealing a portion of the cover and a line from the book every Tuesday. Teaser Tuesday has returned...
"I'm in a relationship with a sex god."
I welcome your comments below.
I'd like to mention that for those of you who've been waiting to purchase a paperback of Gabriel's Inferno, it's currently on sale at almost 50% off on Amazon.com. Also, it's in wider distribution on Amazon sites worldwide, including Canada, the UK, Germany, Italy, etc. (Canadian readers can order the e-version through Kobo.)
All the best and thanks for your support,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
March 22, 2012
Museum Secrets - Part 2
The Professor has a thing for museums. This attraction is described in Gabriel's Inferno and it will be explored in the sequel.
Last week, I tweeted about some of the great museums of the world. Today, I'd like to provide a link to two of those museums.
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia is an incredible repository of art and artifacts. It also has an excellent website that provides visitors with a virtual tour.
One of my favourite pieces in the Hermitage is Rembrandt's The Prodigal Son. (You can read my previous post on this painting here.)
The British Museum in London boasts another incredible collection. My favourite piece is the Rosetta Stone. It enabled researchers to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics because the Egyptian text was also recorded on the stone in Greek. (Parenthetically, it should be noted that the Museum's elegant gift shop is not above embracing kitsch. I was able to purchase a very nice mouse pad and paperweight of the Rosetta Stone.)
As we approach the end of March, I'm pleased to announce that the cover to the sequel to Gabriel's Inferno will be revealed soon. We're still expecting a release date before summer. I'll be posting more information in the next couple of weeks and there will be opportunities for you to win a copy of the sequel. (You can read a teaser for the book here. A second teaser will be posted on the Bookish Temptations site in April.)
Finally, I want to congratulate my friend E.L. James on the sale of her Fifty Shades Trilogy to Vintage Books and the forthcoming sale of the film rights to those books.
Thank you, readers, for your support of me and my writing.All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
March 13, 2012
Great Museums of the World - part 1
The Professor enjoys museums. One could argue that he enjoys them too much ...
Setting aside the romantic aspects of museums, I'd like to focus on a few treasures from two of my favourites.
The first is the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence. They have one of the finest collections of Italian Renaissance art in the world, as well as a collection of Dutch and Flemish masters. The contrast between the two kinds of artwork is striking, almost jarring.
My favourite room in the Uffizi is the Sandro Botticelli room. (You can read a previous post of mine on Botticelli's illustrations of Dante's Divine Comedy here.) One of my favourite paintings is Botticelli's Primavera.
However, there are two other works in the Uffizi that fascinate me. First, Filippo Lippi's Madonna with Child and Two Angels, which is mentioned in Gabriel's Inferno (You can read about it here.)
Second, the Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci. (You can view a stunning image of it here.)
Another favourite museum of mine is the Prado in Madrid. There's an extensive Spanish collection here, of course, with many European masterpieces.
Let me draw your attention to three of my favourites. First, Francisco de Goya's moving and dramatic The Third of May 1808.
Second, Diego Rodriguez Velazquez's Las Meninas.
Finally, Orazio Gentileschi's St. Francis supported by an Angel.
In the age of the internet, one doesn't need to travel in order to visit the great museums of the world. Both the Uffizi and the Prado have websites that offer virtual tours. The Web Gallery of Art offers a searchable database of images, if you have a particular piece in mind and you want to know to which museum it belongs.
I also want to recommend the television series "Museum Secrets," which goes behind the scenes at major museums. Their programs and their secrets are fascinating.
I'll be posting about other museums later this week. You can also follow me on Twitter.
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
March 11, 2012
Reader Supported Listening
A few weeks ago, I asked readers to tell me what songs they would place on the soundtrack to Gabriel's Inferno. I was pleasantly surprised when I received tweets and messages from readers around the world, recommending various music. I've included references to several songs in the novel, but I was interested in hearing what the readers thought would make a good soundtrack.
The song that stood out amongst the recommendations was No Light, No Light by Florence + The Machine. Rebecca C. sent the song to me, which you can listen to here.
The lyrics that caught my attention: "No light, no light in your bright blue eyes. I never knew daylight could be so violent. The revelation in the light of day ..."
I'm still meditating on the violence of daylight.
Readers recommended many different kinds of music and I found myself introduced to several new bands. Here's a list of some of the songs:
"Sinister Kid" by The Black Keys. "That's me, that's me - the boy with the broken halo. The devil won't let me be ..."
"Broken" by Livingstone. "Broken in silence, I adore you ..."
"Fix You" by Coldplay.
"If You Only Knew" by Shinedown.
"Arms" by Christina Perri.
"A Drop in the Ocean," by Ron Pope. *I enjoyed listening to this song very much.
"Sigh No More," by Mumford and Sons.
"Entre tus alas," by Camila.
"In the End," by Snow Patrol.
"For The First Time," by The Script.
"I Love You," by Sarah McLachlan.
"Cloudbusting," by Kate Bush.
"Amazed," by Lonestar.
Thank you to everyone who sent a suggestion. I invite more musical recommendations in the comments below.
In light of the Professor's passion for museums (and their inherent seductive possibilities), I'll be posting a series of entries on the museums of the world, beginning tomorrow.
All the best and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
February 13, 2012
Teaser from the Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno"
Happy St. Valentine's Day. I hope that you can take a few moments to celebrate love - love of family or of your beloved ... even love of your self.
Everyone needs love. Everyone needs charity. You can make a difference in someone's life by being kind.
(You can read a history of St. Valentine's Day here.)
As part of the 14 Days of Love, I contributed a teaser from the sequel to Gabriel's Inferno. There are four giveaways on offer and you can enter the contest here.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, ItalyDecember 2009
Gabriel led her into the adjoining tiled corridor that displayed sculptures and began walking toward the end of it, far beyond earshot of the other guests. He positioned her in a dark corner between two large marble statues perched high atop plinths. She was dwarfed by the towering forms.
He grabbed her purse and tossed it aside. The sound of the leather hitting the floor echoed down the corridor.
"What were you doing with him?" Gabriel's eyes flamed and his cheeks were slightly red, which for him was a rare occurrence.
"We were just making small talk before he—"
Gabriel pulled her into a searing embrace, one hand tangling in her hair and the other sliding down her dress to grip her backside.
The force of his kiss pushed her until she felt the cold wall of the Gallery against the naked skin of her upper back. His hard body aligned with hers forcefully.
"I don't want to see another man's hands on you again."
He parted her mouth roughly, penetrating with his tongue, while his hand slid over the curve of her backside, massaging the flesh with his fingers.
Julia realized instantly that he'd been careful with her every other time he'd touched her. He wasn't careful now. Part of her was inflamed, desperate for him. Another part of her was wondering what he would do if she said stop …
He lifted her left leg, pulling her thigh around his hip and grinding against her.
She felt him through the fabric of her dress, hearing the silk taffeta rustle like a breathless woman. The dress clearly wanted more.
"What do I have to do to make you mine?" he groaned, mouth against mouth.
"I am yours."
"Not tonight, it seems." He tugged her lower lip backwards into his mouth, nipping it with his teeth.
"Didn't you understand my lecture? Every word, every painting was for you." His hand slid up her leg, teasing the skin of her thigh until it reached the string that stretched across her hip.
She shuddered and he pulled back to see her face.
"No garters tonight?"
She shook her head.
"Then what's this?" His fingers tugged at the very thin string.
"Panties," she breathed.
His eyes glinted greedily.
"What kind of panties?"
"A thong."
He smiled dangerously before pressing his lips to her ear. "Am I to assume that you wore this for me?"
"There's never been anyone else."
Without warning, his lips found hers again and he lifted her, pressing her against the cold wall. His lips on her neck, he pushed their hips together.
The long, thin heels of Julia's tangerine stilettos caught the curves of Gabriel's ass. He fixed her with wild, blue eyes.
"I want you. Right now."
Suddenly, her panties were gone and she found herself bare.
He began to touch her and her heels shifted, digging into his ass so much that he gasped.
"Do you know how difficult it was for me to control myself during the lecture? How I longed to take you in my arms? Conducting small talk was torture when all I wanted was this.
"I wish you could see how sexy you are with your back against the wall and your legs wrapped around me. I want you like this, except I want you panting my name."
Gabriel leaned forward to dip his tongue in the hollow at the base of her throat and Julia's eyes closed...
-You can see photos of the Uffizi Gallery here.The scene takes place in Corridoio di levante.The sequel should be released before the summer. All the best everyone and thanks for reading,
SR
www.sylvainreynard.com
February 12, 2012
Teaser from Sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno"
As part of the 14 Days of Love festival, I've contributed a teaser from the sequel to "Gabriel's Inferno."
You can read the teaser here:
http://orderofsmutvixens.blogspot.com...
There are 4 different giveaways. Good luck and thank you for reading,
SR
