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Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times, #1 Sunday Times, and #1 international bestselling author of over 20 award-winning novels published in 41 countries. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries, with over twenty million copies of her books in print.
bared to you book part 2
There was always an ambulance, patrol car, or fire engine trying to part the flood of yellow taxis with the electronic wail of earsplitting sirens. I was in awe of the lumbering garbage trucks that navigated tiny one-way streets and the package delivery drivers who braved the bumper-to-bumper traffic while facing rigid deadlines.
His dress shirt and suit were both black, but his tie perfectly matched those brilliant irises. His eyes were shrewd and assessing, and they bored into me. My heartbeat quickened; my lips parted to accommodate faster breaths. He smelled sinfully good. Not cologne. Body wash, maybe. Or shampoo. Whatever it was, it was mouthwatering, as was he.
THE apartment smelled fabulous when I got back home, and Adele was crooning soulfully through the surround sound speakers about chasing pavements. I looked across the open floor plan into the kitchen and saw Cary swaying to the music while stirring something on the range. There was an open bottle of wine on the counter and two goblets, one of which was half-filled with red wine.
Another beautiful couple is struck and confounded by magnetic attraction and scorching sex and may even heal their tormented pasts through their journey from lust to love. On the first day of her new job in Manhattan, Eva meets the uber-rich and ultra-sexy Gideon Cross and, despite her initial misgivings about his upfront approach to getting her into his bed, winds up falling for him. (Of course.) The plot winds through a few upscale events and business meetings, and Eva becomes the employee her new boss, Mark, can't live without (of course). Meanwhile, in her surprisingly generous free time, for an up-and-coming advertising assistant in New York City, Eva hooks up with Gideon an astonishing amount, in very erotic and apparently satisfying ways--described in hot-and-heavy detail. Eva and Gideon inch their way closer to Love and Trust and Commitment, while in the background, old lovers resurface, family members seem suspiciously nefarious and Eva's bisexual roommate has couple issues of his own, leading to Trouble in Paradise on a number of different fronts. Day has produced an eerily similar novel (and the first of a planned series of three) to Fifty Shades of Grey, with comparable characters, storyline and sexual exploits. Day is a talented, prolific erotic romance writer and puts together a highly charged story that flows and hits the mark but somehow misses some of the heart and surprising charm of the original, despite more competent writing and technically skilled storytelling. Erotic romance fans will likely enjoy this story, though they may find themselves bemused by how perfect the couple is and how very closely the book follows the blueprint of the wildly popular Fifty Shades trilogy.
I found him in his home office. He stood with his back to the door and a Bluetooth receiver in his ear. His arms were crossed and he was staring out the windows of his Fifth Avenue penthouse apartment, giving the impression of a very solitary man, an individual who was separate from the world around him, yet entirely capable of ruling it.
Bared to You is a 2012 New York Times bestselling erotic new adult romance novel by veteran writer Sylvia Day, focusing on the complicated relationship between two twentysomething protagonists with equally abusive pasts.[1] The novel was initially self-published on April 3, 2012 by Day, with Berkley Books re-publishing the book on June 12, 2012 with an initial print run of 500,000 copies.[2][3] Day has stated that Bared to You will be the first novel in her Crossfire series, with the follow-up novel, Reflected in You, published in October 2012.[4][5] The Crossfire series sold five million English-language copies in 2012 and international rights were licensed in thirty-eight territories as of January 2013.[6]
RT Book Reviews praised the book's characters, stating, "Day creates two multidimensional characters in heroine Eva and hero Gideon, whose successful and attractive exteriors hide traumatized pasts. Especially notable is Day's portrayal of Eva. The heroine is a rape survivor who is able to independently overcome her abuse and find a full and fulfilling sex life.",[16] while a reviewer for The Guardian criticized the book as "banal".[17] The Independent also criticized some of the book's elements as "easy to mock" but praised Day's writing and noted that the relationship was "at least healthier than the dysfunctional wreck of Fifty Shades".[18]
In April 2013, HeroesAndHeartbreakers.com[19] broke the news that Day's Crossfire series had been optioned for television adaptation. Lions Gate Entertainment secured the rights.[20] Kevin Beggs, President of the Lionsgate Television Group, confirmed the acquisition on August 5, 2013 in a press release.[21] Lionsgate TV Executive Vice President Chris Selak, who will oversee development for the studio, said, "The Crossfire series is an incredible property and it is a thrill to bring it to Lionsgate. Sylvia has created an enduring, sexy and edgy story, and we're looking forward to working with her to create a show that both excites and connects with audiences as her books have done." Although, Lionsgate optioned the rights to the Crossfire saga in 2013 and renewed the option twice, in 2016 and after three years of development, Day declined to option again. In 2019, the option was acquired by a different studio for development as a television series. The project is in active development, with Day executive producing.[22]
Some news sources have commented on the similar marketing strategies used with the Crossfire series and Fifty Shades trilogy,[23] with The Daily Beast remarking that Berkley marketed the book as a "Fifty Shades clone, down to its gray book jacket featuring a pair of cuff links and the tagline: He possessed me and obsessed me."[24] Both series are published by Penguin Random House.
While there was no stated agency policy, noncitizens were generally considered paroled for the purpose of INA 245(a) (regardless of whether the beneficiary had been admitted or paroled before departing).
If the past travel does not meet each of these requirements, USCIS applies the policy that was in effect at the time of departure.[72] If the past travel does meet each of these requirements, USCIS will consider retroactive application of the current guidance.
In the rare event that a TPS beneficiary relied on being paroled into the United States, rather than being inspected and admitted, in a way that negatively impacts eligibility for adjustment of status, the officer weighs the negative impact against the other factors in the Retail Union test on a case-by-case basis.[80] In this assessment, the negative impact carries significant weight, and because factors 1 and 2 also weigh against retroactivity, officers should generally avoid retroactive application if the applicant would be harmed.[81] However, if the harm in a particular case is outweighed by the other factors, then the officer may deem a prior parole an admission in that case.
There may be circumstances where asylees are not able to meet certain requirements for adjustment under INA 245(a). For instance, a noncitizen who enters without inspection and is subsequently granted asylum does not satisfy the inspected and admitted or inspected and paroled requirement.[84] On the other hand, an asylee who departs the United States and is admitted or granted parole upon return to a port of entry meets the inspected and admitted or inspected and paroled requirement.
An applicant may not be eligible to apply for adjustment of status if one or more bars to adjustment applies.[99] The bars to adjustment of status may apply to applicants who either entered the United States in a particular status or manner, or committed a particular act or violation of immigration law.[100] The table below refers to noncitizens ineligible to apply for adjustment of status, unless otherwise exempt.[101]
[^ 30] CBP or USCIS can issue an Arrival/Departure Record (Form I-94). If admitted to the United States by CBP at an airport or seaport after April 30, 2013, CBP may have issued an electronic Form I-94 to the applicant instead of a paper Form I-94. To obtain a paper version of an electronic Form I-94, visit the CBP website. CBP does not charge a fee for this service. Some travelers admitted to the United States at a land border, airport, or seaport, after April 30, 2013, with a passport or travel document and who were issued a paper Form I-94 by CBP may also be able to obtain a replacement Form I-94 from the CBP website without charge. Applicants may also obtain Form I-94 by filing an Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Record (Form I-102), with USCIS. USCIS charges a fee for this service.
[^ 76] The five-factor test formulated by the D.C. Circuit entails consideration of whether the particular case is one of first impression, whether the new rule represents an abrupt departure from well-established practice or merely attempts to fill a void in an unsettled area of law, the extent to which the party against whom the new rule is applied relied on the former rule, the degree of the burden which a retroactive order imposes on a party, and the statutory interest in applying a new rule despite the reliance of a party on the old standard. See Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union AFL-CIO v. NLRB, 466 F.2d 380, 390 (D.C. Cir. 1972). See Montgomery Ward & Co. v. FTC, 691 F.2d 1322 (9th Cir. 1982). See Matter of Cordero-Garcia, 27 I&N Dec. 652, 657 (BIA 2019) (adopting the test in the immigration context).