Lighthouse

 ^^^ What you said ^^^ Agree everything but the p.s. I'd gladly read six, seven, eight ... Crossfire books.  I'll have my own list of points when I'm done with my first re-read (and more after my second, seventh, eight ...) But throwing out one here, wow, the roots of Gideon's fetish for brunettes blew me away. Couple that with how he had to struggle to maintain hard-ons with Anne makes me wonder just how kinky he got at times with Corrine in that hotel room the three years she was his first and sole sex partner. God only knows what stuff she could reveal in a tell-all book. Probably would agonize Eva every bit as much as that sex tape bothers him.

Done, well at least my first tear-through-OMG-rush read, devouring the story. I'm about to go back and start savoring each chapter as well as start listening to the audiobook. Â I liked the ending. They don't even know it, but Gideon and Eva are working through the current crisis by doing exactly what Dr. Peterson advised a couple of months ago when they first started couples' counseling. Spending some needed time apart, pulling back on the sex, dating one another. That's what the final scene was. The two of them out on a date.

 Exactly! Soon as she realized his mother failed him she had a whole different attitude. Though it took losing Gideon (so she thought) for Eva to go to war. Once she concluded (wrongly) Gideon had been left so damaged he couldn't handle love and couldn't look at her anymore because of the Nathan pictures. It was when Eva picked her shattered heart off the floor and showed signs of life as New Eva, then came the hit list: Mommy, Terry Lucas, Corrine, Christopher Jr. She went after the first three but let Christopher off easy because she felt bad for him. Was that a mistake? Does Gideon's brother have a lot to do with that sex tape? If so I hope Eva and Gideon both go after him. The teasers have hinted about some sort of brotherly showdown.Â

 I think that as soon as the first group of readers fair-and-square get their copies on the official first release day tomorrow its fair game for fans to start talking about Captivated by you wherever. But I think its only fair here on the fan site to stick to the Spoiler thread at least for now. Some people cannot resist spoilers and some actively look for them. As long as they have advanced warning they're in a thread that contains spoilers then its OK. Thats my own opinion. Like reading reviews and stories about things like books and movies and TV shows. Considerate people especially professional reviewers are careful to give fair warning if something contains spoilers. The new spoiler thread here says that in all capital letters.

 Totally agree. Eva spent much of that dinner confused and miserable and probably would have trouble later remembering anyone there who was a stranger to her. If Deanna was there Eva never noticed.  That hotel room -- I wonder how freaky Gideon got in his eph pad. Eva didn't open all the drawers when she snooped, she stopped at the drawer with the sex toys in it. But it sounds like all Deanna got was wham, bam, thank you mam, so unless he left out parts of what he told Eva it sounded pretty vanilla. But then again Gideon leaves stuff out a lot when he talks to Eva. Well, now we know we get Gideon's POV so we readers finally will get to know some secrets.

I really like Arash and am looking forward to reading more about him. Something I hope gets answered is how much if anything he knows about Nathan. Was he with Gideon that Saturday morning at the police station when Eva dumped him over the phone? Was he involved since then keeping the cops off Gideon's back or did Gideon hide that mess from Arash and quietly hire criminal defense lawyers instead? Arash seems to be a civil lawyer specializing in corporate/finance. And Arnoldo seems to know nothing about what really changed and had Gideon miserable in the days after the Six Ninths concert. Was Arash in the dark too? I like Manuel too. Another Latino character, adding to Raul and Victor and Maggie and of course Eva who is half Latina. Laughed at the part when Manuel said "Latinas rule, my friend. Sexy, curvy. More than a handful in bed and out." and said Eva is a good choice. I noticed he didn't mention anything about bed and the other Latina in Gideon's world so I take it his friends all know for certain he and Maggie were never anything more than friends. Â Agh! I'm telling myself "It's Sunday and tomorrow is Monday and the day after that is Captivated. I'm thinking of calling in sick to work Tuesday.

Here is a crazy theory: the redhead who messed with Eva is an older sister or some other close relative of the receptionist at Gideon's office who doesn't like Eva and who has seen Gideon's other women visiting him at the Crossfire recently. I suppose it is possible he met with Deanna at his office because he has been talking to her by cell phone (Eva snooped his phone when he was asleep). Definitely Maggie has been there at least two times and Corrine at least once because he left the building with her after that time Eva gave him the finger. Kooky theory that's probably going to embarrass me  by the time I finish the book but that is the only other redhead in Gideon's life I can think of who knows a lot about his comings and goings and has an axe to grind with Eva.

 The last time he saw Anne which I assume is the night he picked up Deanna was she wearing her hair longer by then, grew it out maybe because she thought Gideon had a thing for longer hair? Or wore a wig? Or maybe the redhead who messed with Eva's head wasn't Anne after all, because Raul proved she still has short hair? Was this some other woman like maybe the redheaded woman who approached Eva at the first society function Gideon took her to? Deanna said something to Eva about being able to see Gideon was different with her, had "thawed." So maybe it has been years but those recent pictures triggered something in Deanna. The pictures made Corrine go crazy and go after Gideon. How many other crazy ladies are going to crawl out from under rocks. Gideon has had a lot of women before he met Eva. Yikes.

 Timing on the Anne Affair ... in chapter 1 Gideon thinks "It has been a while since I'd crossed paths with Anne" Another clue is the long hair. If he at first it was possible she could have grown her short hair out then my guess is its been at several years since he dumped her. My theory is he went after her in his early 20s or maybe mid 20s at the latest. I can't see him cheating on Corrine so it must have been after the engagement ended. Once he got enough money to be powerful he took revenge on Hugh by threatening to ruin him and at the same time got revenge on Terry Lucas by sleeping with his wife and making sure he found out. I wonder if Hugh knew before he died Gideon had his sister.  Makes me wonder how long ago was his one-night stand with Deanna. Was that years ago too? Anne was chasing him at a society function and Deanna happened to be there and so Gideon picked her up to send a message. Wow think about it. Corrine and Anne carrying torches for years and Deanna carrying a grudge for years and they all come out of the woodwork this summer because Eva came into the picture. Scares me to think what happens next but can't wait to find out. Come on Tuesday!

 I hope no one thought that yesterday when I posted here defending Arnoldo as being afraid Eva would cheat on Gideon. Eva would never cheat and Arnoldo's prejudiced because he got cheated on by that Bianca who left him for another man. Arnoldo cares enough about his friend to be honest and that's why I like him, especially because he promised Gideon he was only going to bring up the matter of Brett once.

   Excellent point. I re-read the section and can now see where it might mean Anne physically resembles her brother the rapist. That makes this even darker. Didn't Gideon once tell Eva something about how every time he'd been with Anne he couldn't feel clean no matter how long he showered? I wonder if he suffered his nightmares practically every night throughout the affair. Maybe he believed he was getting back at her husband but really was getting back at her brother and didn't even understand that was the real reason he was having sex with her. Poor Gideon so messed up by what happened to him.Â

 Or Rick could be Ryan Landon's younger brother. Ireland and Rick in love and their older brothers at each others throats.

 Its kinda creepy Anne had to work him when you think about who her brother was but it might explain why Gideon couldn't instantly perform with her. I wonder if there's any family resemblance. That would be really dark. I love having Gideon's point of view but I think it's going to be a scary ride inside him.

 One more thing about the Arnoldo/Gideon talk, too bad Gideon won't be (maybe can't be) completely honest with his friend about the reasons he gave Eva for acting out with Brett. I get it Gideon can't say stuff that goes anywhere near the Nathan murder but why can't he at least tell Arnoldo how crazy Corrine is and has been hurting Eva?!!!! Gideon, Gideon, Gideon. Most of his problems come from him being so closed off. And I felt like slapping him when threw his exe's name in Eva's face. But at least now being inside his POV I can understand just how much the thought of Eva's ex bothers him and he knew right away he ephed up and went too far in that fight and he was really sorry about it.

   Hi new member, I joined because I'm so excited about Captivated by You!!!!! I like that Arnoldo is honest with Gideon just like Cary is honest with Eva. There have been times when Cary has tried telling Eva she can't trust Gideon, like after Gideon almost raped her in the middle of a nightmare. Cary had good reason to say it to Eva back weeks ago. I think Arnoldo has good reason right now to say what he said to Gideon because the two times he saw Eva she was with Brent. Eva's bad. And Gideon's bad for taking Corrine out on a date to Arnoldo's restaurant a few nights after the Brett kiss and brawl. I'll bet she is who Arnoldo was thinking about when he told Gideon "You couldn't choose one of the other women who've loved you and would give you no trouble? A comfortable ornament who would settle into your life without a ripple." I'll bet she was on her sweetest and kindest behavior at dinner that night. I predict Arnoldo will come around just like Eva's father did. At one point he didn't trust Gideon and thought he was a cheater because of things Gideon did. Dad didn't want Eva hurt even more. Gideon earned his trust back. Right now Arnoldo is scared Eva is a cheater and doesn't want Gideon hurt even more. Eva has got to earn his trust back.