Move over Christian Grey...........I've found
something much better and much better written with a surprise twist! Gabriel’s Inferno has just the right mixture
of complexity and sensuality to make it a stunning read. Much like other books
in its genre this book has the deeply troubled hero and heroine, but what sets
it apart is the sheer beauty of watching as this pair unfolds into something
beautiful.
“Enigmatic and sexy,
Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well respected Dante specialist by day, but by
night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his
notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is
secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he
is beyond all hope of redemption. When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell
enrolls as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to
her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his
past and his present collide. An intriguing and sinful exploration of
seduction, forbidden love and redemption, "Gabriel's Inferno" is a
captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own
personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible...forgiveness and love.”
Julia has suffered
abuse in all shapes and forms from the time she was very young and continuing
into her young adulthood. It has turned her inward into this meek shell of a
female. Her torture at the hands of her ex leaves her feeling unworthy of her
Dante’s love. Early on Gabriel Emerson a Professor at the University of Toronto
comes off as a very dark and hateful man. Who out right lashes out at Julia in
class early on in the story, and yet quickly he unfolds into this very troubled
enigma of a man. Soon he realizes that Julia just might be the “Beatrice” that
he’s been seeking. They are strangers or so they seem, little do either realize
that they’ve known each other at a much deeper level for many years. Throw in many
interesting and important secondary characters whose stories demand to be told,
and a non fraternization rule and you have the makings for one fascinating
story.
If you are looking
for a steamy erotic, you are going to be hard pressed to find it in this very
realistic and thought provoking novel. What Gabriel’s Inferno lacks in the
steamy bed scenes it makes up for it in the sensuality and the sheer beauty of
its story. The story is about redemption, forgiveness and love. I fell in love
with this book by the sheer passion and understanding feelings this author’s
writing creates. Sylvain Reynard clearly took his time developing and
plotting out characters and a story that worked very well together in a story
that demands to be told. The sheer levels of jealousy, heartbreak, humiliation,
and romance he blends together that will leave you clinging to the end of your
seat begging for more!
Easily a 5 Star
Novel.
