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Hi Everyone,

I just finished reading:  South of Bixby Bridge.  It is by Ryan Winfield.  After reading that book, I think I have a better understanding of what it would be like to live in the time of Sodom & Gomorrah.  The book was very intense and if the reader can stick with the storyline until the end, it will all make sense.

 

My heart broke for the characters.  If anyone gets a chance, they might want to give this book a read.  The material isn't light or fluffy, but very dark and intense.  If you have the intestinal fortitude; give this book a read.

 

Thanks,

GiGi

 Hi GiGi, I understand that you have an extensive list of good reads at your disposal. I read the classics, Russian novelists like Dostoevsky & Tolstoy, British classics & Canadiana. But, right now my mind is looking for more romance/erotica novels like the crossfire series & a little less like Fifty shades(sometimes there's just too much of the toys, etc)...prefer a man like Gideon who uses his hands.

Anyway, is there something out there that you have read that meets this criteria? Thank you.

 

Love Love Love this     

 

Hi, i am new here, and i am loving reading all the posts. I have never found books that i enjoyed  so much that as soon as i finish reading i have to start again.     

 Hi strawberry, welcome to the forum. Yes, reading all the posts is what hooked me in too. I love hearing everyone's opinions & many are different from mine which makes things all the more interesting & insightful. Enjoy!

 

I know it's frustrating not being able to preorder, but it's impossible to compare the handling of Crossfire to any other romance series. It's a massive undertaking releasing a book with the level of demand Crossfire has, not just for the publisher, printer, distributors, and vendors but also for me. We're all doing the best we can and I can assure you, the publisher is eager to get the book out as soon as possible. Crossfire is presently one of the biggest series in the world. They don't want to sit on it any longer than they absolutely have to.

 Thank you Sylvia for giving us an update. I am sure you are tired of all of us

bi*tching & complaining, but this is a tribute to you & your writing & to be honest,,,6 months or more is a long time to wait.

 

 

Loved this quote in Entwined With You!!! The picture is on Sylvia's Facebook page today, along with a comment from her, "Stay in or go out?"

 

Stay in! Definitely! I hope there's more GidEva spending lots of time alone together in their lovenest in Captivated By You. I loved that time in Entwined With You - their hiding out together from the whole world was one of the best parts. They got precious time to focus on just loving one another. More important, Eva got Gideon to open up and talk about things.

 

But, I wouldn't mind them going for a return visit to the office at that nightclub. Seriously hawt, hawt sex in that office. Even better, well if that's possible, than the office sex in the Crossfire. Those two-way mirror at the nightclub office give exhibitionist spice to the encounter.

 Hi hotreads, I too enjoyed the alone time Gid-Eva spent together in EWY. I loved the Friday night before her girls night out where they spent most of their time on the couch or the floor next to the coffee table. I also loved it when Gideon woke the next morning & found Eva down the hall in his office working away at saving Gideon's reputation from the nasty Deanna & her assumptions. Yes, I'll have more of that please!!!

 

I have a couple thoughts after reading over some of the newer comments here. 

 

Deanna – 1 don’t think her relationship with Gideon is any more than Gideon said.  He used her to get rid of Anne Lucas.  “She was a mistake in every sense.  She made herself available once, and I make it a rule to avoid overly eager women a second time.† He didn’t really want her and he treated her like a w h ore.  Deanna was ###### by his treatment of her.  “He answered the phone,†she hissed, “before he was done.  He answered the f**king phone and started talking about an inspection at one of his properties.  Midconversation he looked at me lying there waiting for him and he said, “you can go.â€

 

How embarrassing for her.  I can see why she held a grudge and so did Eva. 

 

After Corrine’s attempted suicide Gideon was feeling bad and realized Eva was right about his treatment of Deanna and he apologized.  Deanna accepted and gave her the information about the s ex video.

 

Deanna is a reporter.  Sam Yimara put out feelers to sell the video; a reporter would have access to that type of information.  My guess is that she stopped by Gideon’s table at the charity dinner to give him more information that she found.  At this point she wants to keep Gideon as a source.  Deanna is a freelance reporter.  She doesn’t make money if she can’t find a story that she can sell.  She may still want Gideon but there isn’t anything there and Gideon made that clear to her.  He told her that Eva is the one.  Eva said to Gideon“That woman’s hot for you.  She can’t have been happy about you being off the market.  Permanently.† “There is a point at which it becomes clear there’s no hope.†Gideon responded.

 

In my opinion Gideon is going to use (in a good way) Deanna to get information out that he wants out. I know I won't change anyone's mind if you want to hate her but I don't think she is as bad as she first appeared.

 Hi Sharonm745, you have made valid points about Deanna & her relationship with Gideon. I agree with everything you say...but...I still feel in my gut that Deanna still wants to get even with Gideon for treating her like a sl*t. (even if these feelings of hers come & go), I don't think she's completely over his behavior. Hopefully we'll all find out soon.

 

Welcome Costiegirl. I made the comment about the ring. I believe that Elizabeth would have thought Gideon wanted to give his girl a special ring. Since the last engagement was broken a new start would be appropriate. She didn't know about Eva since I believe that at the time Gideon got the ring, the world thought he had dumped Eva and was back with Corinne.

I hate to be a downer here, but I have a real bad feeling that if we don't get a release date really soon (like this week!), that CBY won't be out before Christmas. I hope I am wrong, or that the release date is announced soon, but I am starting to get a bad feeling.

 Hi Avid_reader, I can't speak for the USA or other parts of the world but in Canada Sylvia Day's "Afterburn & Aftershock" are being released on Nov. 12 of this year. I am hoping that leaves December wide open for the release of "Captivated". Wishful thinking...desperation on my part...or maybe I have a screw loose??? Anyway, I hope I hope I hope!!!

 

Hi All! longtime lurker....also going crazy waiting for the book release...

 

just some thoughts that I haven't seen covered here yet that i'm curious about. Tatiana Churlin (sp) seems like a really russian sounding name to me and I believe they said Cary was threatened to stay away from her, i wonder if that's the russian mob connection to Cary, especially since he was hit when she wasn't around.

 

I believe that Sylvia has already said we haven't seen the last of Corrinne yet, i don't know how much more nuts this girl is going to get but i assume we will find out quickly. Has anyone else seen Confessions of a shopaholic, the leggy girl from Elit magazine reminds me of Corrine so much. I read earlier that there was speculation here that Elizabeth had given Gideon her ring assuming that he would give it to Corrine but I don't understand why anyone would think she got another ring when she already had one from him.

 

Anne Lucus seems to be a headcase too, what woman would sleep with any man who caused her brother to commit suicide, she seems like she's going to play a big roll in the next book, especially with her get rubbed off by Cary at the last party.

 

just some thoughts i've had in my head...hopefully the book is released soon all this speculating is driving me nuts

Hi Costiesgirl, welcome to the forum. Like yourself, we are all waiting for the next book to be released & posts from fellow members help to put many speculations into focus. Enjoy the forum & hopefully we won't have too wait too much longer!

 

I agree with you.  I don't remember it either and I am in the process of rereading.  In the middle of RIY.  I started to reread cause I thought I was missing something.  Will "revise and revisit" when the reread is complete.

 I don't believe it was revealed that Anne was Corrine's shrink. We are all speculating here...and I don't blame anyone...we are all trying to be patient & remain sane ourselves waiting for the darn book to be released.

 

I have got a theory about how Deanna found out Gideon clocked that creep in Eva's living room, and how that guy found out the person who hit him was Gideon Cross. How is this for a theory?

 

Deanna was covering the dinner at the Waldorf as part of her usual stalking Gideon. When he ran out of the dinner, Deanna followed him as he went straight to Eva's apartment building. Deanna either sat in the lobby or sat outside to wait for Gideon to come out, and so she was there when the guy came out with his nose a mess a few minutes later. She talked to the guy, and so she found out he'd just left Cary/Eva's apartment, having been punched in the face by some guy who showed up almost immediately after Eva walked in the door. Not only was the man mad but he was high as a kite too, so maybe he babbled something about Cary and sex. Deanna obviously didn't tell the guy on the spot who Gideon was -- the guy had tried asking Cary the next day. But I think Deanna stayed in touch and at some point revealed Gideon's identity to the guy.

 

This theory all also fits with how it was Deanna knew exactly where Eva lived. If she followed Gideon there from the Waldorf that night, and waited around some more, she would have seen Gideon and Eva came out of the apartment building together a little while later, at the very end of Bared To You, because Gideon wanted them to sleep at his place instead, given all the drama that had unfolded at her apartment.

 Hi hotreads, I like your theory. I hope in the next book we find out exactly how long Deanna has been stalking Gideon & what else she knows. I'm sure it will be interesting reading.

 

not really the right thread, but I wanted to share something.....In my Entertainment Weekly magazine in the Bullseye section...this blurb

 

"Fifty Shades of Grey shocker:  Charlie Hunnam pulls out at the last minute-----something Christian Grey would never do!!"  this brought a smile to my face because it is oh so true!!   Hope this make everyone smile too 

 Hi everyone,just heard...British actor Jamie Dornan has now been inked to play CG in FSOG. We'll see if this guy sticks.

 

Who do you think is saying this quote Gideon or Eva? What does everyone think??

 Hi sscrph, This quote sounds like Gideon to me. (He has said something similar in EWY I think).

 

Hi, I've been lurking reading the site since Entwined came out, and with Captivated coming sometime soon, I decided to jump in to post.

 

I like the idea of the snapshots containing quotes. But I would really love longer snippets.

 

I hope these treats signify that we'll be getting a publication date soon.

 

Swoon.

Hi hotreads, welcome to the forum. Enjoy the banter from your fellow S.D. followers. Also, like you, we are all waiting with bells on for Captivated to be released. Enjoy yourself!

 

oh yeah!

 

With garthers below?

 Of course...how could I forget the garters!!!

 

I completely get your point.  I think part of the reason the FSOG books were so incredibly popular is because you could go from one book to the next.  I did.  Read the whole story in 2 weeks.

 Same with me, GLH. I read the 3 books in just weeks myself. I need that sense of completion with the crossfire series.

 

Hi Nathalia:

 

To insert a pic, first you have to click on the image icon (just below the smiley) and then insert the image url (not the web site url). Hope it helps.

 

Here's your skirt

 

 Gideon would love for Eva to wear this skirt...I doubt he'd survive the drive into work without buzzing Angus to "drive until I say otherwise"!!!

 

This is my greatest concern after this enormous mess that is the FSOG movie.  To me, if I were head of PR, I would be looking to cast the series ASAP so that when the last of the 5 books is out, the series follows shortly thereafter.  Biggest bang for your buck.  Strike while the iron is hot.  That whole thing.  Some movies/TV shows can take years to put together.  I get that.  But when something is a cult hit like FSOG and perhaps CROSSFIRE it is stupid to waste time.

 Hi GLH, I agree with you 100%. The Crossfire movies/tv series need to be released very soon after book 5 has been in retail. As someone has said in a thread, the erotica genre is hot right now & readers will move on & fall in love with another fictional couple. Personally, I love Sylvia & her writing..in my opinion she is in a class by herself & I know the delays between books has not been a fault of hers at all. Saying all that, I will NEVER buy books in a series again until all have been released. The waiting is torture & there are millions of books out there that I can read in the meantime. There...I've had my rant. Thanks for listening everyone.

 

 

Hi Nathalia, here it is!

 Oooooooooh I love this..take that Corrine!!!

 

Chris Pine would be a good choice for CG... He has the eyes and the hair....and of course the body....  Wish Charlie Hunan would reconsider....the more I saw of him the more I thought he could pull off the character....  Lay people should keep to what they know best and not what they "hope" for....

 I agree jmhope, the public was not at the screen test or any rehearsals. Plus it's amazing what hair & make-up can do to transform an actor.

 

Maybe Charlie was getting harassed by some nasty fans and pulled out himself...wh knows?

 I admit, I don't feel comfortable talking about this topic on this site, but since we 've opened the can of worms so to speak, the latest actors up for the role of CG are Jamie Dornan, Theo James & Christian Cooke. We'll see where this goes. Also, apparently the script is a mess so they've hired an Academy award nominated writer to fix things...i'm getting the feeling that this project may be trashed...too many problems.

 

There is no doubt in my mind that Tat is lying! I think she's doing that in hopes that Cary will choose her. Which I hope he wont. 

 

I don't think that Gideon spoke to Cary. If he did though I can see why Cary would be upset at her for not telling him about their relationship first.

 

Hopefully there will be a baby in the epilogue or something. I love to read books where the couple we followed has had a kid or two and they seem to have a happily ever after. It's like we've seen their love and now we see their family progression. When I read Fallen Too Far I loved how the baby was in like the last ten chapters or so.

 I'm ok with a child if it's written at the end of book 5 & 5-7 years from now. Eva loves her career & Gideon isn't ready for a kid yet...plus I can't picture a crying baby yet...they haven't even begun to tire of all the hot s*x!!! & steamy showers together, sorry no room for kids anytime soon.

 

My thoughts on the "learning from mistakes line" have to do with their actions at this function compared to the past functions they attended together. At this function Eva stayed with Gideon when get was talking business instead of "running off". Also Gideon stayed with Eva when she was with her bosses. Then they danced together. No disappearing or searching for each other. And they communicated with each other when they did leave the other for something.

 

 

Hi Peachies,

You make many good points.  Eva and Gideon have come a long way since they first met.  Each person is learning to deal with their emotional triggers and is learning to communicate with one another.

 Hi Peachies & GiGi, you both explained the "mistakes" point very well. I get it now...thank you for making that bell go off in my head.

 

Hi Everyone,

I just want to wish all of the Canadian members in the forum a Happy Thanksgiving! 

 Thank you GiGi. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!!!

 

just some thoughts.....on page 348 of EWY....G and E are dancing at the function, and Eva is watching Cary dancing with the redhead...(wouldn't Gideon have recognized the girl if it was Anne)   then....he says "look at me" to Eva  she replies  "hi ace"  then he says "crossfire"   and she says " we are learning from our mistakes".  G replies "you read my mind"  ok.....what mistakes are they learning from? ( I have too much time on my hands from rereading the series)

 

then on page 355  it states that Gideon ended up on the phone....bet that is when he is making plans on going to San Diego with them....

 

any thoughts?

 

surprising that Charlie Hunan got out of FSOG....(didn't he have to sign a contract ?)  personally I was growing used to him playing the part and doing a good job

 Hi jmhope, I remember Eva looking up Anne/her husband on google so if facing her while dancing she might have spotted her...but I think it was mentioned that she grew her hair longer & maybe Cary was facing Eva & not Anne and the fact that it could be Anne didn't register with Eva until later. 

And as far as "the mistakes"...sorry, sometimes Sylvia leaves things to our imagination...I don't have any answers for you on this either.

just some thoughts.....on page 348 of EWY....G and E are dancing at the function, and Eva is watching Cary dancing with the redhead...(wouldn't Gideon have recognized the girl if it was Anne)   then....he says "look at me" to Eva  she replies  "hi ace"  then he says "crossfire"   and she says " we are learning from our mistakes".  G replies "you read my mind"  ok.....what mistakes are they learning from? ( I have too much time on my hands from rereading the series)

 

then on page 355  it states that Gideon ended up on the phone....bet that is when he is making plans on going to San Diego with them....

 

any thoughts?

 

surprising that Charlie Hunan got out of FSOG....(didn't he have to sign a contract ?)  personally I was growing used to him playing the part and doing a good job

 

 

Hi Dgcaffeine & Avid reader,

Upon further inspection, the object almost looks like a key tag and key (old-fashioned type).  There is a slot just at the top of the tag.  Did you or any of the ladies happen to notice that or have my eye-balls shriveled up from all of the reading and re-reading ( )?

 Hi GiGi, I still think this "key" opens handcuffs and if you look at the end of the key, it looks worn & dirty ...so definitely not newly purchased. Oh, the waiting is killing us all!

 

....ok I Am with all of the rest of the readers that have read the series multiple times ... I LOVE IT! Can't stand the suspense of waiting for the rest of the story... But I will be sad at the end of book 5 even with (hopefully ) a H EA ending... Because that will be the end ... So while waiting sucks... At least we have anticipation of the 2 more books! ..... I am thinking that since very little time passes between the first 3 books .. The vows that are mentioned are the private vows on the beach... The old wounds, insecurities and bitter enemies .. Refers to Corinne... Ann Lucas...i think Corinne is seeing Ann Lucas and she is the one prescribing the pills that have Corinne unbalanced... Either by "random twist of faith" doubtful... Or by referral from Gideon's mother to Corinne or Corinne's parents since Ann Lucas was the one that treated Lizzy .. And we know Lizzy didn't believe Gideon... And he never told anyone else about the abuse.. And wouldn't have told Corinne about sleeping with Ann.... So ann sees corinne as a patient and plays on Corinne's emotions to try to manipulate and get back at G...and Gideon really struggles with Corinne's Attempted suicide and loss of the baby... Eva wants Gideon to reopen all the old wounds from the abuse and the hurt from his mothers refusal to believe him...His fathers suicide .. and as Gideon has done in the past he pulls away from Eva to try to "protect" her from ..... Monica has some secrets in her past either she is conected to the bratfa maybe the "whale" husband #2? or she left # 2 because he lost everything to gambling and thats why she is obsessed with $$ or monicas family was "tied" somehow to a mafia of some sort .. and that is why she needs " wealth and where withal" to protect herself... And why she didn't want victor wrapped up In that lifestyle so he wouldn't get hurt???? Or there's clancey who we know was keeping tabs on nathans whereabouts so he could have witnesses g going. Into hotel and coming out.. Or gone in to take Nathan out himself and seen g...and his FBI brother knew is was gideion and planted the bracelet to get the heat off of all of them...( also keep having a niggling that tat (russian? ) might have been the connection thru Monica to Cary to tat so Eva would be ok??).... But I don't think we will have a public wedding til book 5.... Also I think deanna probably was quick to see G with a wedding ring and was talking to him about the deal they made for the exclusive... And G was assuring her that she would get the first pics from the "public" wedding and giving her the confirmation of the engagement to go public.... And I am betting G is on the phone at the end of EWY about travel arrangements.. Either for E and C or to join E & C inSan Diego ... So he can continue to deal with the sex tape ... And be sure everyone ... Including Brett knows that E and G are in fact engaged! Just some ramblings... Looking forward to where sylvia will take us!!!

 Hi Seriouslyaddicted, welcome to the forum!!! By your ramblings I can tell that you are just as passionate about the series as the rest of us. Enjoy the forum!