Entwined With You

room, I grabbed Gideon and kissed him hard, delaying that conversation. As I’d hoped, he didn’t hesitate to pull me in and take over, his mouth eating at mine with lush, deep licks.
    Moaning, I let him sweep me away. The world could go crazy by itself for a night. Tomorrow was soon enough to face it and everything we had to deal with.
    Igrabbed him by the tie. “Tonight, you’re mine.”
    “I’m yours every night,” he said in that warm, raspy voice that stirred the hottest fantasies.
    “Start now.” I walked backward, pulling him toward my room. “And don’t stop.”
    He didn’t. Not ’til morning.

Author’s Note
    Yes,dear reader, you’re right. This can’t possibly be the end.
    Gideon and Eva’s journey isn’t quite finished yet. I look forward to seeing where they’ll take us next.
    All my best,
    Sylvia

Acknowledgments
    My gratitude to editor Hilary Sares for all her hard work on
Entwined with You
and the previous two books in the Crossfire series. Without her, there would be some rambling, many Latinate words, brief lapses into historical jargon, and other offenses that would distract readers from the beauty of Gideon’s love for Eva. Thank you so much, Hilary!
    Huge thanks to my agent, Kimberly Whalen, and my editor, Cindy Hwang, for helping me recapture the magic of Gideon and Eva when writing this story. When I needed help, they were there for me. Thank you, Kim and Cindy!
    Thank you to my publicist, Gregg Sullivan, for keeping me organized and being a big help in managing my schedule.
    Thanks to my agent, Jon Cassir at CAA, for all his hard work and patience in answering my questions.
    I’m grateful to all of my international publishers, who’ve been so tremendously supportive and enthusiastic about the Crossfire series.
    And to my readers, I cannot thank you enough for your patience and support. I’m grateful to be sharing Gideon and Eva’s continuing journey with you.

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    First published in the United States of America by The Berkley Publishing Group, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2013
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    ISBN: 978-1-405-91028-6

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SEVEN YEARS TO SIN
    The novel that inspired Sylvia Day to write bestselling novel,
Bared to You, Seven Years to Sin
is a smart, sensual story of a young woman’s sexual awakening at the hands of a handsome rogue in Regency England.
    Seven years ago, on the eve of her wedding, young Lady Jessica Sheffield witnessed a scandalous seduction by the roguish Alistair Caulfield. But after years of serene but unfulfilling marriage, she still cannot free her dreams of this illicit liaison. So when newly widowed Jessica steps aboard Caulfield’s ship for a transatlantic passage, years of denied pleasure and passion will be unleashed in the most provocative way …

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BARED TO YOU
    Our journey began in fire…
    Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness – beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white hot. I was