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I so agree with you xoxolaurenashley . I love  Sylvia too but I just didn't love OWY. I still wanted the wedding that Eva wanted with her mom and Stanton and Victor and Ireland looking on. I wanted Monica to be there in the future giving Eva advice on being married to a rich and powerful man. I did not want the weird pseudo "wake" combination birthday party that we recieved. So I will pretend that OWY ENDED AT Chapter 7 which was before the ill-fated bachelor party and the reveal of Monica's backstory. Â

Yes patriciaann loved those moments too... EWY was my ultimate favorite and actually my life is not dull but these books provided a respite from all the stress of work and family life... LUV LUV LUV GIDEVA...they will be missed!!!

I thought the idea of a high clsss madame in Vegas was a great prediction and I would have went with that one!! I think Sylvia's version of Monica's backstory has too many holes in it... The Monica backstory is my most 2nd hated part of OWY except that it vindicated Monica's character as a gold digger. Actually  Monica never would have had to worry about her sisters care if she had stayed with Victor. Im sure his family would have taken  them both under their wing. That  is the biggest irony of all. Although  I think Sylvia was thinking that Monica and Victor both killed for Eva and in that they have an everlasting bond. What do u all think?   The Monica backstory requires at least 6 re-reads and then you make a list if questions  you would like to ask Sylvia ...  Â

Im sure when Chris and Christopher talked Chris would have had to ask his son point  blank if he remembers being molested by Hugh... Christopher would have had to put 2 and 2 together if that were the case don't u think? Gideon's time with Hugh actually saved Christopher from the same fate. Â

The Crossfire series has been an amazing ride and even though Sylvia writes other excellent novels I think this was her masterpiece. It will be hard to let Gideva go because since I have been reading her books I have been on this blog chatting with great people and waiting for the next book to come.  I agree with Patricia ann these books have gotten me through some depressing times as well. I think I will have to reread at least one Crossfire novel a year just to get a fix from time to time  Â

If Gideon were going to behave like that with women ; he wouldnt be doing it at any club whether he owned it or not. He would have been at the f-pad. Even Monica said as much to Eva that because of those racy photos certain people may not want to do  business with him any longer...

This from OWY..."The world has a tremendous appetite for all things Gideon. He's gorgeous, rich, sexy, and brilliant. People want to know everything about him but he's guarded his privacy to such an EXTREME degree that they know next to nothing...

I realize Sylvia wanted to validate the trust between Gideva but that just wasn't the way it should have been done IMO. I will never agree on this topic because that dual bachelor party was my least favorite part of this book.Â

Thats the best news I heard all day!!! Ireland is definitely going to be a stunner in her own right but I bet it will be a long time coming...oh well I can wait lol

Thanks Rogue that was exactly the passage I was thinking of and unfortunately proves that  the photo in question debacle is definitely one of those parts of the book that just don't make sense...boo-boo by the editors. ????????Â

hi Gcrossfire totally agree with all of your points and everyone on this blog loves Gideva thats why we are here and we will all certainly miss them. All of the readers wanted certain things out of OWYÂ SOME WERE SATISFIED AND OTHERS WERE NOT . That is just the way life goes. As I said before at the end if the day it was Sylvia's story to write .

Yes it is brain damage sorry my mistake...my point was that there is not alot of storyline in a TV series for this type of character ...

This post addresses point #9...remember in EWY when Gideva hooked up on the floor of the Crossfire under construction? They fooled around in someone's future corner office?  Most of the forum agreed that this was probably Eva's future office...this would  have been the perfect opportunity to put Eva's mind at ease and solidify her decision to leave WF&L. Gideon prepared this place for her on a different floor of the Crossfire away from him and she would know that she was definitely more than arm candy... On a positive note I loved how Gideon always mentioned that her missed her being in the Crossfire...

Yes but she's brain-dead so I don't see where that can go... Â

I have always thought at some point Victor would move to New York and I thought he would work for Gideon in one of the hotel chains as director of security or corporate director of security. To even suggest he be Eva's body guard and to look the other way when they fool around is simply preposterous. No matter how long you have been married no father wants to go there with his daughter. My first thought of course was EWE. The only good thing to come out of this is that Victor and Cary would probably move in together and Cary could have a constant parent figure especially now that Monica is gone... Â

If this book were written as the prelude to the TV mini series then it was even more "ridonkulous" to kill off Monica because she could have had great storylines in the TV SERIES... Imagine her having to run into Victor on a regular basis or just be that nagging presence in Eva's new marriage...the possibilities could have been endless... Â I think the reason that Monica never returned to Victor was because since he was in law enforcement he would have been suspicious about her shady past and she was probably trying to protect him from the embarrassment that would occur if her crime was ever discovered...any thoughts...but then again this is another example of one of the storylines that just don't make sense ????

This is definitely one of those doesn't make sense moments that someone mentioned earlier. A book editor should have caught this. This is also what makes that dual bachelor party an unnecessary part of this book. Â

Betty Im not sure what you mean in your post please elaborate.

Favorite Angus quote of the book: "Let's not muck it up this time lad..."  ???? " Favorite Gideon quote of the book besides "Angelmine" of course: " If I were a songwriter I would compose ballads about her too". ????????

I agree with all of your points Sharon and another scene that I absolutely hated in the book besides the dual bachelor parties was when Eva popped into Gideon's office after he had just found out about Deanna being the ghostwriter...Eva seemed to have a little tantrum and Gideon acted like a spoiled billionaire child also. As I was reading this I was thinking "what is this?"  Gideon and Eva never act like that in front of others...even Scott was there to witness it. Maybe  in private but not even  that ...I just thought that scene was so ODD ... I would go as far to say that Monica's death was the ruination of the book for me. As Sharon said it put an end to all of the storyline that had been building up in the previous 400 pages. At the end of the day it was supposed to  be a romance novel  not a crime story; VERY  DISAPPOINTING ...   I'd love to read this book again with an alternate ending... Â

In Gideon's defense lol that was a private VIP section in probably one of his clubs so it must have been one of those girls that took the photos and btw did anyone think Deanna could have been behind the leak of that photo?  I hated the dual bachelor parties... I would much rather have read about Gideva enjoying some much needed private time  at the beach house...

LUCKY is the best new character ever  Since it was mentioned that Tat was already dating someone else I think that she was just lying about being pregnant. This would have been a great way to tie up that storyline because Cary could now move on and reach his full potential with no baggage and without the crutch of Eva. Monica and Stanton even offered for him to stay in the apartment so he would be well on his way to self sufficiency at some point. Cary has always been a mainstay in Gideva's relationship much to Gideon's dismay so I think this storyline is one that could have been wrapped up quite easily.Â

I have been on this blog about 4 years and anytime a member mentions Goodreads or another site I never visit those sites to look because i just don't think those readers are as invested in the series as we on the blog are. Most of the time I think they must have read a different book because mainly I just don't get where they are coming from and some of the posts are unprofessional and rude lol. Â

Hi Eve my answer is yes I do think this is the venue to air our thoughts and feelings about  OWY . We have all been totally invested in Gideva's story over a period of years and even though some may be a little "unsatisfied" we remain huge fans of this series and Sylvia's writing.

I think everyone on the forum has stated that they thought there were just too many loose ends to tie up at some point. That being said I think that everyone thought it couldn't be wrapped up; even in 500 pages and it certainly wasn't. At the end of the day it is Sylvia's story and she can write it any way she wants. Â .