Jennifer

I never thought about it. That woudl be cool. Or prequel novels about Gideon's life leading up to meeting Eva.

OMG! I love that idea! Now I want both prequel(s) and the entire crossfire series from Gideon's POV.

Who really, really, wants Sylvia to re-release the entire crossfire series written from Gideon's POV? I know the last two books aren't even out yet. But still whenever I read anything from Gideon's POV I just fall even more in love with this series. In fact I love reading Gideon's POV more than Eva's.

I was referring to when Gideon said he would destroy the career of any reporter that wrote about Eva's story and dismantle the publication that ran it...

Do you by any chance remember the page number?

Totally agree with this still do not trust Deanna!!! And let's not forget those chilling words from BTY when Gideon described what he would do to any reporter that exposed Eva's abuse history. As far as we know there is only one reporter in the story and if she is stupid enough to expose Eva's tragic past for revenge on Gideon there is no way her career will ever recover. Gideon is a hard man in a lot of ways says Eva herself and he softens for her absolutely but if Deanna hurts his Angel she is done!!

What chilling words? I don't remember what exactly he said.

Sorry to bug you guys again but could someone tell me when Gideon actually spanked Eva I remember the threats but I don't remember him actually doing it. Thanks again.

Thank you guys very much!

Speaking of dom/sub, another theory I had that played itself out is the BDSM tendencies Gideon does have. His fantasy about a sex swing (expressed the first night they were a couple) plus his repeated threats to spank her (sometimes only half-joking) in both Bared and Reflected hinted at Mr. Cross having a taste for some BDSM.

 

In Entwined, he actually began exploring bondage fantasies his bondage fantasies with Eva -- and though he's repeatedly (since Bared) threatened to spank her, he actually did do so in Entwined (once in a loving manner during that corner office encounter). And snapping her garter strap in a way that stung counts too, I think.

 

He made clear when they first had the DS conversation about their sex life what he wasn't looking for -- some of the hardcore elements of BDSM. "You know I don't want to beat you, punish you, hurt you, demean you, or order you around like a pet. Those aren't needs either of us has." (Bared pages 247-48)

 

What he does need -- as does she -- is to be trusted sexually. Exploring sexual elements that involve voluntary exchanges of physical and mental control, pushing boundaries doing so, is a very good thing for both of them.

 

I still suspect he was less gentle with Corrine, because at that point in his life he likely was very closed off emotionally and very rigid sexually. Supposedly, the fact he wouldn't spend the night with her was the dealbreaker, but I suspect the truth underneath was that he never made love to her. She allowed herself to be used, so desperate was she to get inside his heart. In that respect, she had been similar to Eva back in Eva's bad-old-days of being willing to demean herself hoping that if she made a guy happy, he would love her.

Could you please tell me when (what book and what page in that book) did Gideon talk about a sex swing? Also do you remember what page it was in Entwined where he spanks her because I don't remember any of this. Thanks.