Georgette

Monica is fearful of publicity because she has some nasty secrets in her closet. Perhaps.

My suspicious mind has always thought Monica had some "unsavoury" dealings in the past - not of her own making - perhaps relating to the "whale" husband. This ties in with Gideon and his history of gambling for money and investing in the industry. And the murder cover-up. For Monica,  Victor was not an option - committed to money not love. Husband #1 had a deviant son.....end of marriage. Husband #2 was the gambler....perhaps the reason this marriage ended. Husband #3 Richard is her safe house. He is smitten with her and indulges her. I don't think she will give that up.

Perhaps Sylvia can ask Gideon to "get his people onto it" .........or is Gideon not talking to Sylvia this week!

Okay, far-fetched I know, but suppose Dr Petersen's advice has been no sex till (second) wedding night! Then we will have a lot of frustration during the platonic phase and a significant wedding night. Who am I kidding? That won't work!

Lighthouse: I think the redheaded receptionist has been the person getting Corrine into Gideon's office. The excerpt solves (I hope) a mystery that's been bugging me since Captivated, which is how did Corrine get into the reception area of Gideon's office in the Crossfire soon after she got out of the hospital?  â€‹I wouldn't read too much into this red-headed receptionist thing. There have been other receptionists in the books, even a male once. I think there is enough to manage and tie together without adding more side issues.  I was pleased to hear on one of the Sylvia interviews that Cary resolves his issues happily....whatever this means. It's got to be good for Gideon and Eva to have Cary independent and content.  I wonder if the scene in the excerpt is on Friday following Dr P and dinner. Perhaps they have resolved to have no sex for a period of time. He wet his lips with a slow swipe of his tongue and I nearly moaned aloud. Staying out of his bed was going to kill me, but it had to be done. Also Eva will have one week more of work and perhaps move onto wedding planning +/- Cross Charities work.

Have you seen the Lego FSOG trailer?  Â

 I agree with jmhope. The reference is Chapter 4, page 67. Dr Travis advises Eva that her life if complicated with Gideon, was simpler with Brett and she is wishing things were simpler. Brett was "part of your life at a pivotal time, and the end of your relationship caused a bit of an epiphany for you". "I'm going to avoid Brett, but I wonder if that means I'm not dealing with the root of the problem. Like an alcoholic...." Dr Travis: "Eva...the fact you're even asking [do I deserve Brett] ...that's your problem right there".

The Crossfire four book box set is due out (in Australia) at the end of this month.....ready for Valentine's Day and The Fifty Shades Movie. It seems unlikely that one would release a four book set followed closely by the fifth book. So my guess is that One With You will not be published for another 6 months.

Sscrph, I can't get on board with Cary's living arrangements either.

Possibly reworking other comments here - apologies, but there are a lot. Â *I love the last chapter of CBY. There is so much hope moving forward. Gideon is reaching out to Eva about issues he has hitherto kept bottled up. And they are declaring their love simply and without sex. Eva is finding her space with respect to working for Cross Industries - she shows great strength of character and ethos in declaring to Mark she will not work on the PhazeOne campaign. So I envisage great companionship and mutual and respective goals from Gideon and Eva in Book Five. Â * I doubt the next book will be released anywhere near Valentine's Day because of the marketing for Fifty Shades Movie. Â * I am disappointed that Cary has not made more progress with his love triangle. He went to see Dr Travis but we don't see that Cary made any resolutions. He is drifting - helping Tatiana out because she is needy, but not showing clear resolve or commitment towards Trey. Cary is more than happy to accept "charity" from Eva, Stanton, and Gideon. He is working as a model which I guess reflects his focus on image. Look at his personal life and the image is pretty ****ed up. Perhaps he will end up working for Crossroads and making worthwhile contributions to people's lives and that will stimulate change. Â * I think the Brett dilemma is over. He is keen to change the Golden video clip (Gideon worries this shows his true feelings for Eva) Â *Anne Lucas, Corinne, and maybe Deanna are threats moving forward. I bit like the ex-wives club revenge! Â *I think Book 5 will focus on the Landon/Cross animosity and Gideon and Eva will tackle it together with positive resolution.

 Elizabeth does not like Eva because: she knows about Eva's past and recent relationship with Brett Kline: she fears Eva will use Gideon's abuse to hurt him; and because Eva was "vicious" to her at the charity dinner, she feels Eva has an "ugly side" that Gideon does not know about.

My thoughts exactly, agoodbook. The teleconference (blow job) dealt with sending a team to California. The wig is, as suggested before, indicative of premeditated interference. Also Gideon's impotency with Anne may relate to her brother. Did I imagine Gideon saying something about being restrained? The link with the Landons might be interesting. Also if Gideon loses his business focus with his obsession with Eva.

How and when do I find Chapter One?