Sylvia Day Crossfire Series 4-Volume Boxed Set: Bared to You/Reflected in You/Entwined with You/Captivated by You (Crossfire, 1-4) Paperback – January 27, 2015

Bared to You (Crossfire, Book 1) (Kindle Edition)Eva and Gideon's saga begins and so far the tumultuous two have led us on a rollercoaster ride that I am sure will only get crazier. Eva is beautiful brainy but hides away dark pain from from a terrible trauma. All these things make up the woman she is and the choices she makes for her life. On what she hopes is a path to recovery she tries tries to avoid triggers and pattern behaviors detrimental to her finding peace. She is persevering a new job a new city a new Eva! What she didn't bank on was meeting one Gideon Cross... Tall Dark and oh so Handsome. Gideon would check off anyone's boxes except the one where he doesn't seem to want a relationship. Big no no in Eva land. But Cross is determined to have her and she is helpless to deny him. Once they subcome they both quickly realize that the undeniable chemistry they feel will not be quenched so easily and Cross wants to make Eva his! Relationships are hard even in the best of circumstances, but with Eva's baggage it was never going to be a walk in the park. As they try and make things work it comes to light that Cross knows a little something about what Eva when through and is hiding scars of his own. The bonds that tie will they hold?Reflected in You (Crossfire, Book 2) (Kindle Edition)Eva and Gideon are back and they are leading us on a ride that will have you on the edge on your seat. When we last left the intrepid duo Eva had just learned of Gideon's ex-fiancé and Cary had basically self destructed in their home in the home of an crazy ménage a quatre. Gideon assures Eva that Corinne is old hat and nothing to worry about and Eva tries to curb her jealous tendencies. These two still have a lot of baggage between them, mainly Gideon's inability to open up to Eva. The secrets of his past are driving a wedge between the two and it's starting to take a heavy toll. When a old flame from Eva's past pops back up, the resentment she has been harbouring spills over and she uses Brett to show Gideon what she feels at the hands of his ex. Still he persists in keeping secrets and when Cary is hurt he withdraws even further into self when Eva needs him the most. But when a ghost from the past literally comes back to haunt them it is made clearer why the distance. But secrets still break bonds and love doesn't always mean a HEAEntwined with You (Crossfire, Book 3) (Kindle Edition)Eva and Gideon are back and the duo are trying to reconcile after what was a necessary but still painful separation. We rejoin the two after finding that Gideon would really do anything to keep his Eva safe from any threat. While taking care of Nathan was necessary as he was blackmailing and threatening Eva, now they have to deal with the fallout. Gideon has already tried to midigate the risk of the police by getting rid of motive and solifidifying alibis but they still need to be cautious. Also Eva wasn't in on the plan from the get go so she was genuinely hurt by Gideon's actions and while she understands the pain she felt is still real. Finding their way back to each other without being obvious is like walking a tight rope but the couple are determined even with outside influences trying to interfere. When Brett believes he has a shot now that Eva is 'single' he tries to make his move and the ever present Corinne is acting even crazier than usual in her desire to have Gideon back. Add to that a reporter whom Gideon once spurned, Gideon's jealous and vengeful stepbrother Christopher, and Corinne's estranged husband and the hits just keep on coming. Also if there relationship wasn't enough drama to deal with add to that Cary's triangle drama, Eva's parents who's unrequited love comes to a head, and her father discovering about her past - and needless to say everyone's got a lot on their plates. But at its core their love is the most important and has the ability to conquer. Finally secrets are out in the open and trust is hard fought and well earned. The world keeps spinning around them but it really does stop for these two at times.Captivated By You (Crossfire, Book 4) (Kindle Edition)Eva and Gideon story continues and like all good HEAs after the uptick comes the great upheaval. We rejoin the pair after as the dust finally seems to settle after the steps Gideon took to permanently silence the threat of Nathan. It seemed that the two would, while still dealing with challenging past and wayward exes, would get to ride off into the sunset and enjoy some of the perks of married life. Life however has other plans for the Crosses. Gideon has been trying his hardest to shield Eva from all the gots that seem to just keep coming and while he thinks this is the right play, Eva is not having it. She feels like him keeping her in the dark and taking on all the burden is not only wrong it's insulting and patronizing - she is a grown woman and is supposed to be his partner. Then when certain parties discover more about Gideon's past due to Eva's crusade to right the injustice of it, it causes Gideon to have to rethink how he processes his trauma and how to move forward. All these things threaten the carefully crafted walls Gideon has built over years of self preservation but now he has a partner and that means sharing the load. He can either take down the walls brick by brick or Eva will be left stranded outside trying fruitless to scale it.

One of my favourite series of this genre.Honestly, it was my second step into the world of a true adult romance (I admit, Fifty Shades was first - BUT - Crossfire is the BEST:)I loved that Sylvia Day was also strongly inspired by another series I absolutely adore - the In Death Series by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) - BTW, if you loved Crossfire, you should definitely try In Death Series - Sylvia Day also recommends it in her dedication to Nora Roberts in Reflected in You:)But back to THIS story...I adore Gideon and Eva. I absolutely love their dynamic, their interactions and the way they put each other first - above anything else. And it is amazing that they are both so complex, that their pasts were so difficult – but that they were able to overcome it and find each other.Yes, I have a huge crush on Gideon. Who wouldn't? I love this type - especially that, at the beginning, in Bared to you, I thought he was a complete jerk. And then - what a change (of my perception, mostly ;) - show me a woman who wouldn't like to be loved as much as Gideon loves Eva! xDAnd, I love Eva. I love that she can be vulnerable, fierce, and that she always cares so much.In my opinion, these two are true soul mates, or even a one person, but in two ;)Oh, and this story is sooo deliciously juicy, sexy and exciting, I can't forget about that!!! :DIn Fifty Shades, the sexy times mostly... amused me. Here... oh, the temperature definitely gets a lot higher xDWhat I definitely recommend is to read the books as a whole, one after the other. I had to wait for the part four and five, and the waiting was a pure agony ;)Now that I have my paperback versions in English, I can recommend them to my sister (the Polish translation is good, but the original version is MUCH BETTER) – and I recommend to all to read the original, English versions. Sylvia Day can make magic with her words, that’s for sure! ;)I will definitely get back to this series many times in the future.Twenty out of ten for the lovers of juicy, sexy adult romances ;)

OMG can't wait for book five. I read a lot of reviews before buying this set, as I hadn't heard of them until after the publication of book four. Not many of them were positive for book four, as it seems most people thought Ms Day was stretching out the story too much for greedy purposes but... I can't say I thought book four was so bad. Books one and two were so awesome that I delved straight into three without a break but to be honest, I think the second half of three was the weaker part. My biggest complaint for the series as a whole is that Eva goes from dead certain it's all going to be fine now, to totally convinced it's all about to end in a split second. And it's not just once, it's over and over and over again. I know that's supposed to be the result of her abuse, but when the whole Kline thing resurfaced I thought if I could reach my fist into the Kindle and punch Eva's head I would. What was Ms Day thinking there? She's supposed to be making us root for the two characters to get together, not make us hate one of them! I loved getting Gideon's POV in book four - hope that continues with book five. But WHEN?!!!!! Give us a date, please!

This series was recommended to me by several people and this is a review of books 1-4 of this series. I will be honest and say this is not my usual trope; I'm more of an angst free book lover. The amount of angst in this series is unbelievable. I had a hard time with that but at the same time I admired the writing ability of the author. This story focuses on the relationships of people who have been sexually assaulted at a young age and the long-lasting effects to them and their support system. I learned a lot from this book and I was glad to see the healing that was done by these characters throughout the series. This book is also very sexually explicit but don't worry it's all consensual between adults.