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Gabriel's Inferno #1-3
Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy
From New York Times bestselling author Sylvain Reynard comes the haunting trilogy of one man's salvation and one woman's sensual awakening...
The first three volumes in the story of Professor Gabriel Emerson and his beloved Julia, an unforgettable exploration of sin, seduction, forbidden love, and redemption.
GABRIEL'S INFERNO
GABRIEL'S RAPTURE
GABRIEL'S REDEMPTION
The first three volumes in the story of Professor Gabriel Emerson and his beloved Julia, an unforgettable exploration of sin, seduction, forbidden love, and redemption.
GABRIEL'S INFERNO
GABRIEL'S RAPTURE
GABRIEL'S REDEMPTION
1507 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 10, 2014
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About the author
Sylvain Reynard
28 books14.6k followers"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 was a Semifinalist for Best Author in the 2011 and 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. "Gabriel's Inferno" was a Semifinalist for Best Romance in 2011 and "Gabriel's Rapture" was a Finalist for Best Romance in 2012, in the Goodreads Choice Awards, as well. The final novel in The Gabriel Series, "Gabriel's Redemption," debuted at #6 on the New York Times Bestseller list. It was a Finalist for a 2014 Goodreads Choice Award as Best Romance.
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.
For more information, see my Twitter account or my website.
I also do not check my Goodreads email.
To email me, please use the below addy.
info@sylvainreynard.com
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 was a Semifinalist for Best Author in the 2011 and 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. "Gabriel's Inferno" was a Semifinalist for Best Romance in 2011 and "Gabriel's Rapture" was a Finalist for Best Romance in 2012, in the Goodreads Choice Awards, as well. The final novel in The Gabriel Series, "Gabriel's Redemption," debuted at #6 on the New York Times Bestseller list. It was a Finalist for a 2014 Goodreads Choice Award as Best Romance.
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.
For more information, see my Twitter account or my website.
I also do not check my Goodreads email.
To email me, please use the below addy.
info@sylvainreynard.com
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August 31, 2015
I am an Emmy Rossum Fan and I happened to encounter a fan-made image of her starring as Julia Mitchell. So I went crazy curious searching for the story of Gabriel Series by Sylvain Reynard. I read some reviews and some would compare Gabriel Emerson to Christian Grey. Well, they both had issues in life and both had showed great love and importance to Julia and Ana. But now, I am biased to Gabriel Series because the story is intelligently written and does not focus on the explicit sex of the characters but rather on their powerful love inspired of Dante and Beatrice's love story. Professor Emerson and Julianne Mitchell are now two of my favorite characters and fingers crossed for Emmy Rossum and David Gandy for the lead roles in case of a movie adaptation. credits to juliaxgabriel.tumblr.com
September 7, 2014
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! It's absolutely amazing. Nothing I've read before. The story stands alone on its own. I must say that my standard of books is now higher because of this series. I simply loved it!! IT doesn't only have an amazing love story between Gabriel and Julianne, but also a hell lot of amazing history, literature references, and amazing setting. RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR EVERYONE. IT is not the typical love story. Better than anything I've read before.
June 9, 2015
I have not reviewed the books of this series, will be doing it soon. I liked the first part of series, was curious about the next one and read it with zeal but by the third one , I got a bit bored.
This wasn't my cup of tea.
Its also strange because sincerely I did like the first part !!!It was worth the money.
This wasn't my cup of tea.
Its also strange because sincerely I did like the first part !!!It was worth the money.
April 18, 2019
One of the most beautiful love story of modern romance.
February 23, 2020
All the stars!!!
Definite re-reads in my future.
Definite re-reads in my future.
July 10, 2020
** 3 Stars ⭐⭐⭐ **
There were several good and interesting passages through the series but they were far and few in comparison to the books length.
Also, they were full of red flags or pet peeves:
* Asshole, jerk and douchebag hero.
* Recovered Addict.
* Smoker.
* Lier.
* Cheating.
* Dead child
* Ex- girlfriend/baby mama that he didn't love but felt something... And had lots of sex... For years.. Simply Ridiculous!
* Man-whore that fucks lots of women
* Hero had sex with other women after met heroine.
* Description of sex with OW: even in a nightmare is disgusting.
* Photographs of him fucking other women on his bedroom... WTF!!!
* Doormat heroine.
* Tasteless, endless and boring references or just lots of references about musics, books, movies, poems, people and other things.
* Pretentious writing.
* Religion or God talk.
* Delirium or visions.
* Philosophical conversation.
* Dragging and avoidance of a subject to cause suspense but causing only boringness.
* A sexual predator who finds love and reforms himself??! All in name of forgiveness and mercy!?? Not buying.
Where, where in hell had I been when I liked this series years ago???? How???? I can't understand why. Honestly. I was a idiot is the only explanation.
There were several good and interesting passages through the series but they were far and few in comparison to the books length.
Also, they were full of red flags or pet peeves:
* Asshole, jerk and douchebag hero.
* Recovered Addict.
* Smoker.
* Lier.
* Cheating.
* Dead child
* Ex- girlfriend/baby mama that he didn't love but felt something... And had lots of sex... For years.. Simply Ridiculous!
* Man-whore that fucks lots of women
* Hero had sex with other women after met heroine.
* Description of sex with OW: even in a nightmare is disgusting.
* Photographs of him fucking other women on his bedroom... WTF!!!
* Doormat heroine.
* Tasteless, endless and boring references or just lots of references about musics, books, movies, poems, people and other things.
* Pretentious writing.
* Religion or God talk.
* Delirium or visions.
* Philosophical conversation.
* Dragging and avoidance of a subject to cause suspense but causing only boringness.
* A sexual predator who finds love and reforms himself??! All in name of forgiveness and mercy!?? Not buying.
Where, where in hell had I been when I liked this series years ago???? How???? I can't understand why. Honestly. I was a idiot is the only explanation.
June 8, 2014
I absolutely fell in LOVE with this Trilogy, Gabriel and Julianne. What an incredible story. Truly one of the most romantic, loving and selfless stories I've ever read. I loved watching individual characters develop and morph. I also loved that the author injected a bit of Dante history in there and forced us, the readers,to look up what the paintings and what some famous names really meant (Thomas Aquinas, Virgil, Heloise and Abelard, Botticelli, Henry Holiday and etc). Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy and will read it over and over again. Thank you SR for an incredible experience! I wish there was an Epilogue or a Novella that would delve more into the future. Hope the author will take it under consideration.
April 5, 2021
I read the series because I got curious when I saw snippets in Passion Flix. The chemistry between Gabriel and Julia is quite intense. However, there were times in the book that Julia's character can be annoying due to the vacillating meekness and bursts of confidence that she shows. It's only in the 3rd book that Julia is confident enough to match up with Gabriel's intensity. Gabriel and Julia are both trying to prove themselves worthy of each other's love. Overall, I liked the series. It showed the natural progression of their relationship and how they overcame their past. My favorite line from the book is Gabriel saying to Julia - "I love you far too much, I'm sure. I don't know how to love you any other way."
October 26, 2019
Una de las trilogías que más me han gustado. Trata tantísimos temas referentes a las formas de amor, de una manera tan respetuosa, tan veraz, tan íntima y de un gusto tan exquisito, que la recomendaría encarecidamente.
Tres partes con claras funciones: introduccion, trama y desenlace. Y las tres se pueden leer independientes porque el autor te contextualiza en cada uno de ellas.
La añado a mi biblioteca de preferidas, además con cariño por quién me la recomendó una gran amiga y por cómo la leí, con una gran persona. He disfrutado a tope esta lectura en todos los sentidos... Qué más se puede pedir!
Tres partes con claras funciones: introduccion, trama y desenlace. Y las tres se pueden leer independientes porque el autor te contextualiza en cada uno de ellas.
La añado a mi biblioteca de preferidas, además con cariño por quién me la recomendó una gran amiga y por cómo la leí, con una gran persona. He disfrutado a tope esta lectura en todos los sentidos... Qué más se puede pedir!
November 18, 2016
I loved this series so much!
November 18, 2020
Premetto che è una serie romace con alcuni cliché, incentrata sulla storia d'amore tra i due protagonisti Julia e Gabriel.
All'apparenza i due protagonisti possono sembrare stereotipati, lui il classico bello e dannato e lei la classica bella ragazza timida e studiosa, ma in verità sono strutturati bene grazie anche al loro passato doloroso e travagliato.
La storia si apre con Gabriel che è un insegnante universitario specializzato in Dante e Julia che è una dottoranda che si sta specializzando in Dante anche lei.
Detto questo cercherò di essere più oggettiva possibile nel dirvi gli aspetti positivi e gli aspetti negativi della storia.
Una cosa positiva è sicuramente lo stile di scrittura coinvolgente, non banale e ben strutturato dell'autore, infatti non ci troviamo leggere una storia da wattpad che in genere presenta uno stile mediocre e colloquiale abbastanza discutibile.
Altra cosa positiva sono i continui riferimenti a Dante, a Firenze, all'arte e alla musica che danno un aspetto più curato e particolare alla storia (secondo me sono proprio questi riferimenti a rendere la storia bella e degna di essere letta).
La cosa più o meno negativa è la bontà stereotipata della protagonista che a volte è proprio snervante, ma diciamo che si riesce a tollerare e anche apprezzare in alcuni frangenti poiché la storia d'amore ricalca la divina commedia dantesca e Julia viene vista come la Beatrice di Gabriel.
Per il resto non abbiamo elementi innovativi e mai visti perché comunque è una storia d'amore e nonostante io non sia una grande fan delle storie d'amore del XXI secolo questa l'ho apprezzata molto e quindi mi sento di consigliarvela. In più mi ha fatto sognare perché Gabriel fa dei gesti e "spende" delle parole per la sua amata che fanno sciogliere il cuore e che fanno desiderare ad ogni lettrice di avere una storia d’amore come la loro.
All'apparenza i due protagonisti possono sembrare stereotipati, lui il classico bello e dannato e lei la classica bella ragazza timida e studiosa, ma in verità sono strutturati bene grazie anche al loro passato doloroso e travagliato.
La storia si apre con Gabriel che è un insegnante universitario specializzato in Dante e Julia che è una dottoranda che si sta specializzando in Dante anche lei.
Detto questo cercherò di essere più oggettiva possibile nel dirvi gli aspetti positivi e gli aspetti negativi della storia.
Una cosa positiva è sicuramente lo stile di scrittura coinvolgente, non banale e ben strutturato dell'autore, infatti non ci troviamo leggere una storia da wattpad che in genere presenta uno stile mediocre e colloquiale abbastanza discutibile.
Altra cosa positiva sono i continui riferimenti a Dante, a Firenze, all'arte e alla musica che danno un aspetto più curato e particolare alla storia (secondo me sono proprio questi riferimenti a rendere la storia bella e degna di essere letta).
La cosa più o meno negativa è la bontà stereotipata della protagonista che a volte è proprio snervante, ma diciamo che si riesce a tollerare e anche apprezzare in alcuni frangenti poiché la storia d'amore ricalca la divina commedia dantesca e Julia viene vista come la Beatrice di Gabriel.
Per il resto non abbiamo elementi innovativi e mai visti perché comunque è una storia d'amore e nonostante io non sia una grande fan delle storie d'amore del XXI secolo questa l'ho apprezzata molto e quindi mi sento di consigliarvela. In più mi ha fatto sognare perché Gabriel fa dei gesti e "spende" delle parole per la sua amata che fanno sciogliere il cuore e che fanno desiderare ad ogni lettrice di avere una storia d’amore come la loro.
May 31, 2020
Coleção de tirar o folego. Quem imaginaria que uma noite no pomar aos 17 anos Julia encontraria o amor de sua vida. Foi assim até que decidiu estudar dante e fazer seu mestrado no Canadá e reencontrar Gabriel Emerson. Ele não lembrava dela, via que seu rosto era familiar mas não reconhecia, até que uma noite depois de tanto brigar com ela, acabou relembrando e fazendo de tudo para reconquistar o amor de sua vida. Foram muitas superações para esse amor, desde uma maníaca que era apaixonada por Gabriel e só queria difamar os dois, pelo conselho estudantil cujo teve que se afastar de julia pelo seus sonhos, de terminar o mestrado e inciar o doutorado, e até por um amigo papa anjo, tirando ainda muitos demônios que ambos carregavam e tiveram que enfrentar juntos. Reverter a vasectomia de Gabriel, Julia pensar em engravidar porém tinha miomas. Até que por um milagre Julia esqueceu seus anticoncepcionais e A reversão de Gabriel foi um sucesso, e lá se viram grávidos e que figuradamente nasceria Sua Claire Grace Hope Emerson.
November 25, 2019
So... I finished the entire series... I’m not sure why.... I have this need to finish what I start but this was torturous.... I think I hoped it would get better and it just got worse.... clearly people like this series.... personally I’m not a fan of the literary references.... also the medical ‘advice’ that’s completely false.......... huge turn off for me.. but that’s me.... and I wouldn’t put this under erotica.... romance but not erotic romance in any way, shape or form! The writing is very distracting as well...... things would happen and I would be like ‘wait... when did that happen?’ Not for me... clearly for others but a waste of money for me.
October 18, 2020
I got stuck in the books after i saw the first movie. Its a really nice story about a beautiful couple and i really liked the first and second book; The backstory, the ups and downs before everything falls to place, the heartbreaks and reunions, the enemies and the friends. But sometimes it got a little bit to much and too unreal. And the storyline in the later chapters maybe a little bit too obvious. Not want to spoil the end but as i'm not so found of the whole package about happily ever after which always seems to include kids, maybe thats why i didnt fancy the last book so much! Overall a nice romantic experience and it really saved me when i was sick for a whole week.
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May 10, 2019
I adore them! Amazing and addictive books! Thank you Sylvain Reynard for creating such a wonderful escape from reality for us! I have read the trilogy a couple of times and I remembered the very first time when I couldn't stop reading page after page.
In my country/ Bulgaria/ only Gabriel's trilogy is translated. Such a shame !!!
My English is not very good, but I want and need to read more thing from Sylvain Reynard :)
5 stars are not enough!
In my country/ Bulgaria/ only Gabriel's trilogy is translated. Such a shame !!!
My English is not very good, but I want and need to read more thing from Sylvain Reynard :)
5 stars are not enough!
August 14, 2020
Sin duda una trilogía que contiene de todo: amor, inocencia, pasión, oscuridad, pasados dolorosos, erotismo y sensualidad, ternura...una historia que me ha cautivado y que ya he releido dos veces. Sin duda para mí los mejores libros de este año, además poder ver la adaptación a la pantalla en la plataforma Passion Flix te acerca más a los personajes. Gran trabajo de adaptación, gran elenco y preciosa historia.
April 26, 2023
Well I read these a while ago. Then the other day I found out it had been made into a movie. After watching it.......is it possible to be jealous of a character that isn't real????
Well I am so jealous of Julia the way that Gabriel looks at her like she the only person on this earth. I wish a man as hot as him would look at me like that. The movies were just as amazing as the books. Might even re read xx
Well I am so jealous of Julia the way that Gabriel looks at her like she the only person on this earth. I wish a man as hot as him would look at me like that. The movies were just as amazing as the books. Might even re read xx
September 4, 2025
Nostalgia
I remember the first time I read these books. It was on the cusp of the Fifty Shades takeover and authors were pushing out masterpieces. However THESE books just... speak to you on a different level. It's not overly sexual, but it is sensuous and stimulating. I will forever love these books. I revisit them when I want writing with heart, love, angst, history, and excitement. 😌👏🏾
I remember the first time I read these books. It was on the cusp of the Fifty Shades takeover and authors were pushing out masterpieces. However THESE books just... speak to you on a different level. It's not overly sexual, but it is sensuous and stimulating. I will forever love these books. I revisit them when I want writing with heart, love, angst, history, and excitement. 😌👏🏾
November 9, 2017
was a bit disappointed, it wasn't what i was hoping for. i was thinking i was gonna dig into a nice contemporary romance between student and professor as per all the wonderful reviews, instead i got a big history lesson on dante, via the heaping helping of sophisticated literature and italian language lesson
December 9, 2017
Such a deep and all consuming story of love. So many life changes for so many people but Gabriel and Julianne grew and with the love from one another. This is one of those series of wisdom and grace that makes this series stand alone at the top. What wonderful gift it was.
November 23, 2025
perfect, I loved this book so much
I loved this book:) I loved reading about love and academia and how the two can exist . How the characters faith grew as their relationship grew. It was a very good book!
I loved this book:) I loved reading about love and academia and how the two can exist . How the characters faith grew as their relationship grew. It was a very good book!
December 26, 2017
The first novel caught my attention, the second grabbed my heart and the third just made me fall in love
August 30, 2018
I found this trilogy better than Fifty Shades of Grey. I was riveted from the start. The construction of all these characters tres was so well done. A beautiful romantic read.
September 1, 2018
Amé amé amé esta serie! Una mezcla de poesía, arte, historia, amo a este autor! Se nota la dedicación y la preparación para escribir esta serie 👏👏👏
April 27, 2019
3.5/5
November 11, 2019
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June 5, 2020
Terrible, just terrible. I tried to soldier on but it got worse and I had to give up in the end at 15%
July 6, 2020
this book was on my list to read eventually. but after watching the movie Gabriel's Inferno, i couldn't to start reading.
August 27, 2020
Bella
No me cansaré de leer está historia, que libros no paras de leer una vez comienzas ciento por ciento recomendado
No me cansaré de leer está historia, que libros no paras de leer una vez comienzas ciento por ciento recomendado
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