Romance Book and Audiobook Reviews and Deals
The Mister by E.L. James Narrated by Dominic Thorburn, Jessica O’Hara-Baker Contemporary Romance. Currently a standalone, but a little open-ended for a follow-up. I loved Fifty Shades. Sure, there were some issues, but overall, how the books made me FEEL overruled everything. E.L. James changed my life in many ways, so it was with a bit of trepidation that I… Read More
Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian by E.L. James Narrated by Zachary Webber Male POV version of Fifty Shades Darker. Does not stand alone. Grey was the first audiobook I read read with Zachary Webber as the narrator and he hooked me. He couldn’t be more perfect for Christian Grey. In fact, I think Grey might have been… Read More
The Fifty Shades Freed Trailer is out (see below) and I have a great giveaway to celebrate! FIFTY SHADES FREED – In Theaters February 9, 2018 Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | #FiftyShadesFreed #OfficialFifty Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades Freed, the climactic chapter based on the… Read More
Did you know that Ana’s Attic is an #officialfifty blog? As one of the original blogs to promote and support the books, we were chosen as one of the fifty blogs to promote the movies. We were invited to the premiere in LA in February. See my recap of that trip here. Then we were also invited to the DVD… Read More
I had a fantastic time in LA for the Fifty Shades Darker Premiere and Masquerade Ball! After numerous delays, we got to our cool hotel in West Hollywood to find a really great gift from Universal Pictures with Wine glasses, chapstick, a shirt, The Fifty Shades Darker movie tie-in edition book, a paper mask and virtual reality glasses. So nice!… Read More
GREY: Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian Companion to Fifty Shades of Grey (Book 1) I know that people may think badly of the Fifty Shades books by EL James, but funny thing is, many of the people that do might not be popular authors today if it weren’t for the books. It was a genre-busting trilogy, making… Read More
Here are the bestselling Kindle books purchased through Ana’s Attic in July 2015 1. Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian by E.L James See the world of Fifty Shades of Grey anew through the eyes of Christian Grey. In Christian’s own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love… Read More
Better Late than never! Here are the bestselling Kindle books via clicks from Ana’s Attic for June 2015 1. The Offer by Karina Halle THE OFFER is a STANDALONE, CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE NOVEL from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact. She thinks he’s an arrogant playboy. He thinks she’s an uptight prude. But he’s… Read More
Lets face it. No movie can live up to the Fifty Shades of Grey books in your head. At least not for me. But I think that the casting isn’t bad at all. Are they my first choice? No. Jesse Pavelka is the only one who I ever thought was perfect for the role of Christian. And to tell you… Read More
My Top 25 favorite books of 2012. Wow, how the hell do I choose? I loved so many books, and they all seem to be my favorites when I’m reading them. I am going to list books I read in 2012. If they were 2nd or 3rd in a series I will list the book AND the series. These books… Read More
Books with Hot sex and Great Stories too! There is a difference between hot sexy books. Some books are all about the sex, and that’s OK, especially when you….ahem…. NEED it. But the books that really do it for me are the ones with an AMAZING story PLUS hot sex! Those would be my 4-5 star books/series with an above… Read More
How many of you re-read books? Until I read Twilight, (I know….Twilight? But those sparkly fucking vampires renewed my love for reading, big time) I don’t think I ever re-read anything before. But I noticed I enjoyed them just as much, if not more than the first time. You can be so caught up in the story the first time,… Read More
For this “Top Picks” List, I will only choose from books that were released and I read in the first six months of 2012. That includes about 60 of the 82 books I have read so far this year. This is SO HARD to pick 6! Book covers and titles lead to AMAZON. 1-Fifty Shades Freed by EL… Read More
Here are the dozen books (or series starters) I recommend for any adult woman to read this summer. There are quite a lot of books to choose from, and picking a top 12 is not easy, but I will pick this list from books I have read over the past  year and a half (That is about 150-200 books!) (Actually,… Read More
Favorite Dom/sub BDSM Romance Books See a more updated list in What to Read After Fifty Shades of Grey I love me some alpha men. I love a man who can take control in the bedroom. I like like to play in the bedroom and get fairly kinky. But I really enjoy reading about the more intense Dom/sub relationships. The… Read More
Many women who have been loving the paranormal romance genre since Twilight and True Blood (Based on the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris) are turning to contemporary romance with ‘alpha males’ and BDSM Romance since Fifty Shades of Grey came out. This can work both ways. If you read Fifty Shades of Grey, and all of the other suggestions… Read More
I saw What to Expect When You’re Expecting last night. This guy, Chase Crawford was so hot! Is he too young to play Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey? There was also Joe Manganiello flexing his muscles a lot and Rodrigo Santoro. Hot guys in a movie about babies. I enjoyed the movie, needless to say. 🙂
I’m reading Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley right now, and positively swooning over Tack. I pretty much swoon over all of her characters, but in this case, I’m thinking he is NOT someone I could really take in real life. Sure, hot and swoon worthy as a book boyfriend, but in real life??? Uuummm, no. Take Christian from Fifty Shades… Read More
Here are some  of the thousands of articles about the Fifty Shades Trilogy: Fifty Shades of Grey Speed Read: The 14 naughtiest bits (love this!) http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/16/50-shades-of-grey-speed-read-14-naughtiest-bits.html Fifty Shades Casting!!!! EW Popwatch 4/6/12 ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Let’s Cast the Whole Movie (these actually work for me!) NY Times 4/2/12 Glass Slipper as Fetish Good article. Chicago Tribune 4/13/12 Fifty Shades of Retrograde (What a… Read More
Fifty Shades of Grey Series by E.L. James Series Reading Order Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James began as Twilight fanfic and has obviously developed a life of it’s own! Now being developed into a major motion picture, these books have awakened many people’s love for reading. Read them in order. My sister accidentally got the third book (Fifty… Read More
