The steamy romance genre has really taken the world by storm the last year or so, and many people are now looking to find other books like Fifty Shades of Grey to satisfy their hunger for this very popular genre.
Women love the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy and with good reason. Did you know that only in 2012 the series has sold over 4 million copies in the UK alone? In fact with the exception of Harry Potter, this is the fastest adult selling novel of all time. It's crazy, but true.
Now don't get me wrong, it is not an example of brilliant fiction by all means, it is afterall erotic fiction which leaves not much hidden, but I think our modern culture is at a point where this kind of writing comes across much easier, it is much more accepted (not only within closed doors without anyone knowing what you are reading) and well, women simply can finally let go.
So if you've read Fifty Shades Of Grey and want something more like it, read further, as I think you'll like the selection below.
Can You Suggest More Romantic Books Like 50 Shades Of Grey?
Actually Belinda you might be onto something. You can cram literally hundreds of books on an iPad or Kindle and noone is the wiser as to what they read. And let's face it, this type of novel is not best read while commuting to work in the morning :D
I think I'm the only woman in the world that hasn't read the original! It's on my list, though. I read somewhere that one of the reasons for this book's popularity (and the popularity of ones like it) is due to the advent of e-readers. Now no one knows what you are reading unless you tell them. Before the book covers always gave us--I mean them-- away, and women wouldn't read them because they didn't want to be ridiculed. Now...well, anything goes. Quite literally actually.
My thoughts entirely, Marcia!
Thanks for the recommendation. I also have a beach read lens at Squidoo, so I know what you mean. Sorry, better no link, I try to keep it clean if possible :)
Ambition by Julie Burchill is pretty much similar. It interweaves straight and lesbian sex with prostitution, BDSM and the things an ambitious female journalist will do to further her career. There's all kinds of kink in there, and every sexual stereotype you can think of to boot. I call it a perfect beach read. I wrote a whole Squidoo lens on ideal holiday reading, of which this was one. Link can be provided if required ;-)