Name: Gabriel's Rapture
ISBN: 9781101614778

Sylvain Reynard

New York Times bestselling author Sylvain Reynard continues the story of Gabriel and Julia, two lovers bound together by their darkest desires. But those very desires may destroy them.... Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student Julia Mitchell. Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the raptures of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover. When Gabriel is confronted by the university administration, will he succumb to Dante’s fate? Or will he fight to keep Julia, his Beatrice, forever? In Gabriel’s Rapture, the brilliant sequel to the wildly successful debut novel, Gabriel’s Inferno, Sylvain Reynard weaves an exquisite love story that will touch the reader’s mind, body, and soul, forever.

Gabriel's Rapture

Gabriel's Inferno is the first in this intoxicating trilogy featuring Gabriel and Julia, following their sensual journey of forbidden love - with all the obsessive yearning of Twilight with the intensity of Fifty Shades of Grey. Two lovers bound by their darkest desires... Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate but clandestine love affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell and is teaching her the sensual delights of the body, and the raptures of sex. But their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics and jealous ex-lovers. Can their love survive against all odds and will Gabriel fight to keep Julia? Gabriel's Rapture is an exquisite story of a forbidden love that knows no bounds that will touch your mind, body and soul. Sylvain Reynard is a Canadian writer with an interest in Renaissance art and culture and an inordinate attachment to the city of Florence.

Briar's Reviews

Gabriel's Rapture was hot and heavy, and Sylvain Reynard needs more books out right now!

I am in love with Sylvain Reynard and his writing. Gabriel's Rapture was the sequel to Gabriel's Inferno, and it does not disappoint. This novel was fast paced, full of intense love and romance, was filled with drama, and had a splash of sexy Gabriel everywhere!

I need the next book right now. While this novel doesn't leave you on a horrible cliff hanger, it still makes you yearn for more. It is a long book and takes a while to read, but it moves fast enough that you don't feel like it's taking forever to read. It would be an easy binge-reading book for any reader who loves drama and romance.

Overall, I loved it! Sylvain Reynard doesn't disappoint me!

Five out of five stars!

Abby Champion

Thais Souza Passos

I cried, I screamed, I punched a wall with my bare hands... it's so breathtaking, so overwhelming, and also so perfect the way that Gabriel venerates Julia, and loves her, and adore her. Thank you, Sylvain Reynard, for the most emotional ride evah <3

Kinsey

5 Sticky Little Leaf Stars!



  “When you love something, you don't see its flaws.”


Quoting Julia here, my thoughts for this sequel can be summed up in just 6 short words: 'Professor Gabriel “Overprotective” Emerson strikes again'. Just like I said after finishing the first book, this one was better the second time around as well!


  
    "Your love makes me beautiful." 
"Then let me love you forever."
  


Gabriel’s Rapture picks up right where Gabriel's Inferno left off. Gabriel and Julia are happy, in Italy and in love. We get a wonderful portion of the book with Gabriel teaching Julia the pleasures of sex, but as anyone who read the first novel knows, it's never just sex with Julia and Gabriel. Everything they do, they do with love and it was a beautiful thing to read...however when they return home their joy is threatened by multiple occurrences, and the hurt and mistrust that arises threatens to pull them apart...


  
    "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."
  





  
    "She is not my equal; she is my better. She is my sticky little leaf."
  


I loved all of their interactions together! They just have this sizzling chemistry that leaps off the pages that makes me want to immerse myself within their poetic world.




  
    "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 an eternity in Hell."
  


In conclusion, I'm not going to give an in-depth review for this book because it has a pretty big plot twist that I don't want to spoil for anyone who hasn't read it yet! Just know that I can't even begin to use all the quotes I highlighted and that this found a spot on my favorites shelf the minute I finished it! On to the highly anticipated conclusion...




  
    
“I love you. Madly"
“I love you too. I love you far too much, I’m sure. But I don’t know how to love you any other way.”
“I don’t know how to love you any other way, either,” she whispered back.
“Then God have mercy on us both.”

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

I enjoyed this much more than the first book! Thank god Gabriel’s Rapture was shorter than Gabriel’s Inferno. I really liked GI, but it was just too long. But, GR being shorter wasn’t the only reason I loved reading it! This sequel perfectly captures the very essence of Gabriel and Julia’s beautiful love story. They have their ups and downs, but at the end of the day, these two are perfect for each other, and they belong together.

“The only tragedy would be losing you,” he said, kissing her lightly.
“You’ll only lose me if you stop loving me.”
“I’m a lucky man then. I’ll be able to keep you forever.”

Gabriel’s Rapture picks up right after Gabriel’s Inferno, and Gabriel and Julia have finally made love. They avoided this when Julia was still Gabriel’s student, but now Julia is done with his class, and they’re free to openly show their relationship. They’re so sweet and adorable together, and Gabriel is his usual smooth, classy, charming, and seductive self. And oh gosh, he says even more things that made me blush and fan myself. I really started loving Gabriel in GR. I wasn’t a huge fan of his in GI, but in GR, he really stepped it up, and I didn’t see him as a jerk anymore. He’s just so freaking sweet and loving to Julia!

But, not everything is rainbows and butterflies. When Julia and Gabriel come back from their trip to Italy, it’s the first time their relationship is out in the public in their hometown. And they get in trouble by the university administration. Christa, a vindictive bitch who wanted to get into Gabriel’s pants, has ousted their relationship, accusing them of having an affair when Julia was still Gabriel’s student. This causes complications for them and their relationship. Both Gabriel and Julia go through heartbreak and separation, and SR did an excellent job bringing out both of their heart-wrenching emotions.

“I’ll love you forever, Julianne, whether you love me or not. That’s my heaven. And my Hell.”

Gabriel’s Rapture’s writing is still as stunning as it was in the first book. I adore the writing, the feel the author gives the book. It perfectly matches Gabriel and Julia and their romance. The Gabriel series is truly one of the most beautifully written books and has one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever read. It’s captivating and hooks you in from start to finish. You become invested in Gabriel and Julia’s romance, and you want them to have their happily ever after. And even though there is a third book, if the series had ended with GR, it would have been a heartfelt, incredible ending for Julia and Gabriel.

“I want to be your first and your last. I love you, Julianne. I offer you my heart and my life.”

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