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The Saint Mary's Duet Box Set
AMAZON Top 50 Bestselling Author, SJ Sylvis, brings a forbidden and edgy boarding school romance set in a deliciously dark world where the bad boy gets the good girl even when she's off-limits.
Gemma:
We were from two completely different worlds.
I was molded to follow the rules. I was the good girl living the sheltered life at St. Mary's Boarding School.
But fate brought us together. Somewhere along the way, following the rules became a choice. The lines became blurred, and I was given a taste of rebellion in a package of wild blue eyes and hot, lingering touches. Our plan was set. I would escape St. Mary's, and he would stay.
Isaiah warned me that we'd go up in flames if we veered from our plan.
Except, there was no we about it.
Isaiah Underwood let me fall right into the ashes.
Isaiah:
We couldn't have been more opposite.
I was molded to break the rules. My life was seeded in corruption at St. Mary's Boarding School.
Fate brought us together, and we formed a plan. I gave her that taste of rebellion, and she became mine. She was my kryptonite. I was her escape, and her trust was in me.
But our plan went up in flames.
In the end, my sacrifice is giving her up.
Gemma will rise from the ashes, but she'll never forgive me.
The Saint Mary's Duet Box Set is intended for readers 18+ and deals with subjects that some may find triggering.
Gemma:
We were from two completely different worlds.
I was molded to follow the rules. I was the good girl living the sheltered life at St. Mary's Boarding School.
But fate brought us together. Somewhere along the way, following the rules became a choice. The lines became blurred, and I was given a taste of rebellion in a package of wild blue eyes and hot, lingering touches. Our plan was set. I would escape St. Mary's, and he would stay.
Isaiah warned me that we'd go up in flames if we veered from our plan.
Except, there was no we about it.
Isaiah Underwood let me fall right into the ashes.
Isaiah:
We couldn't have been more opposite.
I was molded to break the rules. My life was seeded in corruption at St. Mary's Boarding School.
Fate brought us together, and we formed a plan. I gave her that taste of rebellion, and she became mine. She was my kryptonite. I was her escape, and her trust was in me.
But our plan went up in flames.
In the end, my sacrifice is giving her up.
Gemma will rise from the ashes, but she'll never forgive me.
The Saint Mary's Duet Box Set is intended for readers 18+ and deals with subjects that some may find triggering.
- GenresRomance
816 pages, Paperback
Published October 20, 2022
23 people are currently reading
188 people want to read
About the author
S.J. Sylvis
30 books2,687 followersS.J. Sylvis is an Amazon top 50 and USA Today bestselling author who is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies. She currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, two small kiddos, and dog. She is obsessed with coffee, becomes easily attached to fictional characters, and spends most of her evenings buried in a book.
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January 18, 2024
I really loved this book.
It was really sweet and the banter between Gemma and Isaiah was so good and it made me giggle so much. The storyline was amazing and as much as I thought i knew what was going to happen i was completely blindsided. These two are my new favourite couples, characters, and people to ever exist. I love them with my whole heart. I also cried when i finished reading it. that’s how you know it was good
It was really sweet and the banter between Gemma and Isaiah was so good and it made me giggle so much. The storyline was amazing and as much as I thought i knew what was going to happen i was completely blindsided. These two are my new favourite couples, characters, and people to ever exist. I love them with my whole heart. I also cried when i finished reading it. that’s how you know it was good
May 13, 2025
great start
This duet is a great start to the series as you meet a host of characters and get an idea of them as a person although looks can be deceiving. Isiah has know what his path is all his life and when he makes choices for himself things start finally making sense to him. Gemma is thrust into this school for all the wrong reasons but it helps her in ways she never could have imagined. Can’t wait for the next book.
This duet is a great start to the series as you meet a host of characters and get an idea of them as a person although looks can be deceiving. Isiah has know what his path is all his life and when he makes choices for himself things start finally making sense to him. Gemma is thrust into this school for all the wrong reasons but it helps her in ways she never could have imagined. Can’t wait for the next book.
October 20, 2022
The extended epilogue and character profiles are everything I wanted after reading this duet!
November 10, 2022
love love this duet! I have read this before and had to pick this up for the bonus material at the end! was not disappointed! definitely a must read!
October 21, 2022
This duet was riveting, edgy, deep, angsty, suspenseful & complex. Dark themes with a hell of a lot of love. I went into this duet blind and it completely blew me away.
The depth of the characters and the story was simply amazing! It was a slow-burn and so much angst to dive deep to learn about each MC. Isaiah and Gemma's stories were told through dual POV which really opened your eyes to the characters thoughts, feelings & emotions.
I don't want to give too much away without spoilers. This is just a must read!
Isaiah and Gemma grew up very, very differently yet had similar pasts. Isaiah the bad boy. Gemma the good girl. Attending the same boarding school brought them together. The complexity of their relationship lies deep within themselves and each other and is so so much more than being two teenagers attending school.
"𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰’𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔. 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘, 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒔, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎."
I'm not sure who I love more..Isaiah or Gemma. Gemma overcame so much and watching her fight the truths of her past and her strength was powerful. Isaiah had so much heart, it just took Gemma to break down those walls. They fought for themselves, they fought for those they love, they fought for each other. Their individual stories have a lot of trauma but through each other they found the strength to keep fighting for the love they found.
The depth of the characters and the story was simply amazing! It was a slow-burn and so much angst to dive deep to learn about each MC. Isaiah and Gemma's stories were told through dual POV which really opened your eyes to the characters thoughts, feelings & emotions.
I don't want to give too much away without spoilers. This is just a must read!
Isaiah and Gemma grew up very, very differently yet had similar pasts. Isaiah the bad boy. Gemma the good girl. Attending the same boarding school brought them together. The complexity of their relationship lies deep within themselves and each other and is so so much more than being two teenagers attending school.
"𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰’𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔. 𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘, 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒔, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎."
I'm not sure who I love more..Isaiah or Gemma. Gemma overcame so much and watching her fight the truths of her past and her strength was powerful. Isaiah had so much heart, it just took Gemma to break down those walls. They fought for themselves, they fought for those they love, they fought for each other. Their individual stories have a lot of trauma but through each other they found the strength to keep fighting for the love they found.
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