When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires. Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever. This book is intended for mature audiences.
- Goodreads Choice Award for Romance (2012)nominated
- Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)film
Set in
- ★Seattle, Washington · United States★ primaryChristian Grey's penthouse at Escala in Belltown; Ana's apartment and workplace
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- ★The Heathman Hotel · United States★ primaryReal Portland hotel named in the novel; site of Ana and Christian's early scenes
- ★Meydenbauer Bay, Bellevue · United States★ primarySite identified by fans/book-tourism sources as the Grey family mansion on Lake Washington
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