Sylvia Day

 I think there's some confusion. This isn't a book, it's a name badge and lanyard from a convention I attended (you can see the silver hook that connects the neck rope at the top of the image). This is just a simple, "Have a nice weekend!" image, with no hidden meaning or tease about it.

 As of now, it's planned to release all the Crossfire novels in hardcover collector's editions. I'm not sure if there will be a boxed set of them, though. I'll ask!  As for Jill, yes I had it put in the contract that all best efforts will be made to secure Jill as the narrator of all Crossfire books.

 The publisher has asked me not to post snippets.

   Yes, the AmazonUK posting was some weird glitch that I'm still confused about. How does something like that happen? In any case, here's Penguin's statement on the matter: http://po.st/l3RuYS

The cover is done, but it's not being revealed until the date is set. Â

  This is the cover copy that appears on the back of the book.

I'm posting this here at the community a full day before I post it anywhere else! Â Â Still no release date to announce yet. I know that's terribly frustrating, but things are moving along briskly on the back end! I'll let you all know info as I have it. Â Happy Tuesday!

Deeper in You was the working title of Reflected in You, but it was changed because some merchants felt the title was too suggestive and they hesitated to put the book out for their customers. The publisher didn’t want to risk the book not being available in some stores, so the title was changed.   Bad Boys Ahoy was titled by the original editor. Vendors have long felt that the title was inappropriate for the book, suggesting a comedic story instead of sexy historical romance. (The cartoon cover was also widely disliked) When the publisher decided to repackage the book to better reflect its contents, it was felt the title should also be updated to address the complaints.   Hope this helps!

  Thank you! But there's no voting. There is a panel of judges who decide the winning novel.

  Nathan wasn't a pedophile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia He was twelve when he began his attacks on a ten year old Eva and the abuse ended when Eva was fourteen and he was sixteen. He was a very sick, disturbed monster of a child who grew up into a horror of a man.   Since he was previously committed for psychiatric treatment, I think it might be likely that he'd be recommitted rather than incarcerated. The man wasn't sane and could very likely have been able to make that argument in a trial.

  Absolutely true on both points. Eva went from having no protection to having too much protection. Dealing with that is part of her journey. As for Gideon, he wants to do for her what wasn't done for him--or for her younger self--much the way some parents want to give their kids all the things they never had... often to the detriment of the children.   Gideon and Eva are very flawed and damaged people, who have irrational and fierce reactions to situations in their lives. They are also surrounded by other flawed and damaged people. They're slowly becoming stronger together, but they haven't been a couple very long and have just taken a few steps in the right direction.

  Well, I'm not sure I'm really answering anything. I won't make excuses for the characters, they are who they are. But I know them pretty well and Gideon... he wants to do everything in his power to insulate Eva, to protect her and make her feel safe and loved.       You'll see Victor again!

  Neither Gideon, Monica, or Stanton would allow those photos to go through so many hands--authorities, prosecutors, jurists. Can you imagine what that would do to Eva? What that would do to Gideon to watch her live through being raped again in front of so many strangers, for all intents and purposes? Having her possibly having to testify again about what had been done to her?   I can't see any possibility of Gideon turning those photos over to anyone and putting Eva through that. It would kill him.

  I often say that I consider myself more of a narrator than a creator. I have no control over my characters or their stories. I just listen and try to type fast.

Here are some more fan casting videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8EC72A6F000BEB92

  You can find them in paperback here: www.amazon.com/dp/1468190458

Right now I'm working on Afterburn (August 15) and Aftershock (November 12). Then I'm going to finish up Black Magic Woman, A Lush Kiss of Surrender, and A Dark Kiss of Rapture. Then I'll work on A Taste of Seduction. Beyond that I have more historicals to write  And through it all, I'll be working on Crossfire.

  No, I'm trying to present facts as we know them, without coloring it with my opinion. Because it doesn't matter what *I* would do, only what Gideon does and thinks and feels.   Eva is unbearably precious to Gideon. She says he's lightning in the darkness, the most beautiful and dangerous part of a storm. For him, she's the candle in the window, the bright light that brings him out of the cold and into a place where he can let down his guard and find shelter. Due to the actions of his parents, Gideon has felt unloved and unloveable his whole life, until the day he followed a gorgeous blonde into the Crossfire and she saw right through him.   I'm sure Gideon can't imagine a life without Eva in it. That the thought of losing her and what she brings to his existence must be impossible for him to bear. I can feel his panic when she pulls away even a little bit, it's very close to terror. Without that light in the window, he'd be out in the cold storm alone once again.     I think the question, "What would you do for the person you love?" can't encompass the things Gideon does for Eva, because he doesn't simply love her. She's the reason he breathes and gets through his day and looks forward to the future when he never did before. If I felt that way about someone, what would I do to keep them safe from a proven threat? I know what I'd do for my children is limitless.

  "The servants had to know. The fact that they didn't say anything either told me they were scared, too. They were grown-ups and they didn't say a word. I was a child. What could I do if they wouldn't do anything?" - Eva, Bared to You

  Popping in to remind y'all that Nathan has already been tried and convicted for his crimes against Eva as a child.       Nathan was a minor when he was convicted. Eva was fourteen when she had the miscarriage that revealed the abuse; Nathan was sixteen. Because of his age, he was sent to a mental health facility for incarceration.   Nathan killed Eva's cat, snapping its neck and leaving the carcass on her bed (Bared to You). Gideon knew this, knew Nathan had already served his time, and he knew Nathan was responsible for the brutal attack on Cary.     Then Gideon actually had to see the pictures of what was done to her.   The only crime for which Nathan could have been prosecuted is Grand Larceny. Because the amount he was attempting to extort was 2.5 MIL from both Gideon and Stanton, it would have been Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (because it was an attempt to extort), which carries NO minimum prison sentence but could go as high as 5-15 years. Because Nathan was a juvenile when he was convicted for his crimes against Eva (and to protect Eva) his previous conviction was expunged (sealed). It could be counted as a strike against him, but it could also not be.   Just tossing that out there for the discussion...

 The next story, A Taste of Seduction, is Syre's story and that will end the trilogy. But you'll see more of Adrian and Lindsay there. And since the Renegade Angels is part of my Dominion world (which includes the Marked series) you will also see them again as I write about the other castes of angels.

Asking him outright whether he cheated or not.

Thank you!

  It was my expectation that I'd be releasing a Raze and Kim novella in February. I tried to time it for when A Taste of Seduction was originally scheduled to release but I was ill for several weeks in December and January, and working hard on the production aspects of Entwined with You. It was my mistake announcing release dates for indie stories when in the midst of the Crossfire series. I was overly optimistic.   I'm apologize for your disappointment. I'm disappointed, too. It breaks my heart to let my readers down. As soon as the story has been shipped out to vendors, I'll post the news.

I'm hoping for the end of February / early March.