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Captivated by You (Crossfire, #4)
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Sep 08, 2014
bookshelves: books-i-said-will-never-read, cheesy-but-i-will-read, contemporary-romance, epub, more-than-300-x, movies, read-before-you-watch, recommended, series-and-movies
WE ALL KNOW THE REASONS WHY Y SHOULD NOT READ THIS BOOK
just read all the reviews that rated the 3rd book ★or ★★
here are the reasons why you might get tempted to read this book
1 alot of readers enjoy to read the stories they love from other POV
2 you will witness the essence of his nightmares
3 the book will tell you straight who molested Gedeon
somehow i thought it was Christopher his brother ..i dont know why in hell i thought that
4Arash Madani the funny lawyer/friend of Gedeon
5 you will know the 5th book name " ONE WITH YOU"
HERE ARE SOME LONG QUOTES THAT WOULD NOT FIT THE READING PROGRESS POSTS
* My gaze returned to a photo of him and my heart hurt just a little, the way it always did when I looked at him.
* Gideon was the center of my life, but I needed some parts of it to belong only to me.
* I love you madly, you know. And no, I don’t expect you to say it back while your lawyer’s hanging around.”
* “There’s nothing you could say that would affect anything. If she wanted my money, I’d give her every cent. If she wanted another man, I’d make her forget him.”
* as if she owned me. Which she did. Absolutely.
* The fact that she existed stirred my blood.
* would set the world on fire to clear a path for her, if that’s what it took.
* “Don’t try to control me with sex, Gideon,” she said with her back to me.
“I don’t want to control you at all.”
“You manipulate me. You do things … say things … just to get a particular response out of me.”
My arms crossed as I remembered her kissing Kline. “As do you, which we just discussed.”
She faced me. “I’m allowed to, I’m a woman.”
* resentment go. “But you’ve got me pegged. You know all my buttons and just how to push them.”
* “If you think I don’t spend a good percentage of every day trying to figure you out, you’re not paying attention.
* Some couples punished each other with pain or deprivation. Eva and I, we punished each other with pleasure.
* . “If you liked things easy, you wouldn’t have married me.”
* “Talking about feelings is predominantly female territory.”
“Don’t be sexist.”
* And she loves me. Not like the others.” I reached for my phone again.
“You didn’t allow the others to love you.”
“I couldn’t. I was waiting for her.”
* But Cary was thinking only about the darkness. He didn’t understand the light Gideon brought into my life. The acceptance and the love. The safety. Gideon had given me my freedom back, a life without terror. Giving him vows in return was too simple a repayment for that.
* Because I’m too fucked up and I know it. I’ve got no business hitching a passenger on this wild ride
* Wearing a ring doesn’t mean we stop figuring things out.”
He dropped into the chair across from me. “What incentive has he got to fix anything? He’s bagged and tagged the prize. You’re stuck with his psychotic dreams and Grand Canyon–sized mood swings.”
* The most I could ever get out was ‘I love you,’ and it’s just not enough.”
“Gideon doesn’t think those words are enough, either.”
“He shows me, though. All the time.”
* I told myself not to read too much into his silence.
* It scared me sometimes, how much I needed him. To the exclusion of everything else.
* Unable to help myself, I opened the messaging app on my laptop and sent Gideon a text. I miss you.
He texted back almost instantly. Turn the plane around.
* pressed his lips to mine in an unhurried, chaste kiss that left me with little stars in my eyes.
* “You won’t even know we had a raging party in there while you’re gone.”
He smiled outright. “Good. I have a meeting later. Shot glasses and streamers would be interesting to explain.”
* “Open up, Cross, it’s after noon and I want to meet your lady.”
“Christ.”
Eva blinked up at me. “Your lawyer?”
“He was.”
* Whoever said Mondays sucked had obviously never woken up to a naked Gideon Cross.
* “Good morning,”
“It will be,”
* She’s the chink in your armor …
* I knew next to nothing about relationships, but it was a no-brainer to make concessions when your woman was mad at you.
* “Your pupils turn into little hearts when you think about Gideon. It’s so cute.”
* “Wanna watch that movie with me?”
The suggestion surprised me. And pleased me. “Depends. You can’t tell me what happens. No spoilers.”
She shot me a look. “I already told you it’s sad. If you want happily ever after, she’s sleeping down the hall.”
just read all the reviews that rated the 3rd book ★or ★★
here are the reasons why you might get tempted to read this book
1 alot of readers enjoy to read the stories they love from other POV
2 you will witness the essence of his nightmares
3 the book will tell you straight who molested Gedeon
somehow i thought it was Christopher his brother ..i dont know why in hell i thought that
4Arash Madani the funny lawyer/friend of Gedeon
5 you will know the 5th book name " ONE WITH YOU"
HERE ARE SOME LONG QUOTES THAT WOULD NOT FIT THE READING PROGRESS POSTS
* My gaze returned to a photo of him and my heart hurt just a little, the way it always did when I looked at him.
* Gideon was the center of my life, but I needed some parts of it to belong only to me.
* I love you madly, you know. And no, I don’t expect you to say it back while your lawyer’s hanging around.”
* “There’s nothing you could say that would affect anything. If she wanted my money, I’d give her every cent. If she wanted another man, I’d make her forget him.”
* as if she owned me. Which she did. Absolutely.
* The fact that she existed stirred my blood.
* would set the world on fire to clear a path for her, if that’s what it took.
* “Don’t try to control me with sex, Gideon,” she said with her back to me.
“I don’t want to control you at all.”
“You manipulate me. You do things … say things … just to get a particular response out of me.”
My arms crossed as I remembered her kissing Kline. “As do you, which we just discussed.”
She faced me. “I’m allowed to, I’m a woman.”
* resentment go. “But you’ve got me pegged. You know all my buttons and just how to push them.”
* “If you think I don’t spend a good percentage of every day trying to figure you out, you’re not paying attention.
* Some couples punished each other with pain or deprivation. Eva and I, we punished each other with pleasure.
* . “If you liked things easy, you wouldn’t have married me.”
* “Talking about feelings is predominantly female territory.”
“Don’t be sexist.”
* And she loves me. Not like the others.” I reached for my phone again.
“You didn’t allow the others to love you.”
“I couldn’t. I was waiting for her.”
* But Cary was thinking only about the darkness. He didn’t understand the light Gideon brought into my life. The acceptance and the love. The safety. Gideon had given me my freedom back, a life without terror. Giving him vows in return was too simple a repayment for that.
* Because I’m too fucked up and I know it. I’ve got no business hitching a passenger on this wild ride
* Wearing a ring doesn’t mean we stop figuring things out.”
He dropped into the chair across from me. “What incentive has he got to fix anything? He’s bagged and tagged the prize. You’re stuck with his psychotic dreams and Grand Canyon–sized mood swings.”
* The most I could ever get out was ‘I love you,’ and it’s just not enough.”
“Gideon doesn’t think those words are enough, either.”
“He shows me, though. All the time.”
* I told myself not to read too much into his silence.
* It scared me sometimes, how much I needed him. To the exclusion of everything else.
* Unable to help myself, I opened the messaging app on my laptop and sent Gideon a text. I miss you.
He texted back almost instantly. Turn the plane around.
* pressed his lips to mine in an unhurried, chaste kiss that left me with little stars in my eyes.
* “You won’t even know we had a raging party in there while you’re gone.”
He smiled outright. “Good. I have a meeting later. Shot glasses and streamers would be interesting to explain.”
* “Open up, Cross, it’s after noon and I want to meet your lady.”
“Christ.”
Eva blinked up at me. “Your lawyer?”
“He was.”
* Whoever said Mondays sucked had obviously never woken up to a naked Gideon Cross.
* “Good morning,”
“It will be,”
* She’s the chink in your armor …
* I knew next to nothing about relationships, but it was a no-brainer to make concessions when your woman was mad at you.
* “Your pupils turn into little hearts when you think about Gideon. It’s so cute.”
* “Wanna watch that movie with me?”
The suggestion surprised me. And pleased me. “Depends. You can’t tell me what happens. No spoilers.”
She shot me a look. “I already told you it’s sad. If you want happily ever after, she’s sleeping down the hall.”
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Reading Progress
September 8, 2014
– Shelved
November 18, 2014
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Started Reading
November 18, 2014
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1.97%
"This one is for all the readers who waited patiently for this next chapter in Gideon and Eva’s story. I hope you love it as much as I do!"
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November 18, 2014
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2.25%
"Looking out at the city had once been the way I encapsulated my world. Now, I accomplished that by looking at Eva."
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November 18, 2014
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3.65%
"I could give Eva New York. I could give her the world. I couldn’t love her more than I did; it consumed me."
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13
November 18, 2014
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3.65%
"“What am I supposed to do when you tell me you’re confused about Brett Kline? I feel like I’m hanging on the edge of a cliff and my grip is slipping.”"
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13
November 18, 2014
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3.93%
"I think of nothing but you. All day. Every day. Everything I do, I do with you in mind. There’s no room for anyone else. It kills me that you have room for him.”"
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14
November 18, 2014
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3.93%
"“I’m broken, Gideon, you know that. I’m piecing myself back together.” I loved her just the way she was. Why wasn’t that enough?"
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14
November 18, 2014
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4.49%
"Her arms wrapped around my neck and my world righted itself again."
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16
November 18, 2014
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4.49%
"“Spending private time with friends doesn’t make us any less of a couple.”"
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16
November 18, 2014
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5.06%
"If she only knew what she did to me with those three little words."
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November 18, 2014
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5.06%
"My gaze wandered, trying to latch on to something that would anchor me."
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18
November 18, 2014
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6.74%
"I didn’t think he’d ever really talked with women in any meaningful way. He was too often clueless when interacting with me, as if his social development hadn’t quite been well rounded when it came to dealing with the opposite sex."
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24
November 18, 2014
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6.74%
"“Don’t throw me that ‘chicks before dicks’ line, Eva. You need to give me something here.”"
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24
November 19, 2014
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13.76%
"debated which to pick. Engaged or It’s complicated? Since Married also applied¸ I thought All of the above should’ve been an option."
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49
November 19, 2014
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13.76%
"with the little blue check mark that told me it was verified as belonging to him Gideon has an official account :D =)"
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November 19, 2014
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13.76%
"Wearing a ring doesn’t mean we stop figuring things out.” He dropped into the chair across from me. “What incentive has he got to fix anything? He’s bagged and tagged the prize. You’re stuck with his ..."
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49
November 19, 2014
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13.76%
"If he loved you, he’d be thinking about you and what’s best for you.”"
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49
November 19, 2014
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14.89%
"Unable to help myself, I opened the messaging app on my laptop and sent Gideon a text. I miss you. He texted back almost instantly. Turn the plane around."
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53
November 19, 2014
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15.17%
"It scared me sometimes, how much I needed him. To the exclusion of everything else."
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54
November 19, 2014
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35.39%
"son is a son until he gets married—then he’s a husband—but a daughter is a daughter for life.”"
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126
November 19, 2014
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40.45%
"“Don’t tell me you own this place.” “Okay, I won’t.” “You mean you do?” “You need to decide if you want me to answer the question or not,”"
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144
November 19, 2014
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43.54%
"Mark and Steven have been together for years, too,” I argued. “They don’t fight or moon at each other.” He shot me a look. “They’re gay, Eva. No estrogen in the mix to cause drama.”"
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155
November 19, 2014
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43.54%
"“Your pupils turn into little hearts when you think about Gideon. It’s so cute.”"
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155
November 19, 2014
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47.19%
"“Wanna watch that movie with me?” “Depends. You can’t tell me what happens. No spoilers.” She shot me a look. “I already told you it’s sad. If you want happily ever after, she’s sleeping down the hall.”"
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168
November 19, 2014
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48.88%
"My wife would fight the world for me. It was miraculous to know that. When no one else had fought for me, I’d somehow found the one soul who would. هنا يتقال عليها حشرية :)"
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174
November 19, 2014
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48.88%
"I knew next to nothing about relationships, but it was a no-brainer to make concessions when your woman was mad at you. حكمة اليوم"
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174
November 19, 2014
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48.88%
"“I don’t know how to be a brother. You will probably have to forgive me. Frequently.” “Well, it’s like being a friend,” “Except you have to remember birthdays and holidays, you have to forgive me for everything, and you should introduce me to all your hot, rich guy friends.”"
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174
November 19, 2014
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52.81%
"“He makes me feel like he can’t breathe without me. I couldn’t settle for less.”"
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188
November 20, 2014
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65.17%
"I knew she wouldn’t push me today. Or tomorrow. she’d wait patiently for me to open up. knowing she was waiting was pressure enough."
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232
November 20, 2014
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70.22%
"She also didn’t make me burn, hunger, and hope, and dream like you do."
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250
November 20, 2014
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73.6%
"“I’ve dreamed of your wedding since the day you were born,” she said quietly. “I always wanted you to have something fit for a princess.” isn’t it enough that I found my prince?"
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262
November 20, 2014
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83.15%
"My entire life has been a war zone and some people have gotten caught in the line of fire.”"
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296
November 20, 2014
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81.46%
"For some reason, it was easier to type those three words than to say them."
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290
November 20, 2014
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81.46%
"I was as jittery as a junkie, desperate for a hit of her to function."
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290
November 20, 2014
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82.3%
"Marriage isn’t about whether you’re strong enough as an individual. It’s about how strong you are together and the luxury of taking turns carrying the load"
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293
November 20, 2014
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82.3%
"“If this were a romantic comedy, it’d be called Love Actually Sucks.” “We can write a manual on How to Lose a Guy in 10 Weeks.”"
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293
November 20, 2014
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83.99%
"You have to stick with me. You promised. I told you I was going to fuck this up. I’ll fuck up again."
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299
November 20, 2014
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86.24%
"I’m trying to give you space. But I feel like it would be so easy for us to drift apart. A day goes by, then another. You’ll find a new routine without me in it …"
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November 21, 2014
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Finished Reading
