I read the books when they came out. Felt almost an obligation, too.
Won’t see the movies.
The books were simply typical modern day romance novels, in three parts, with a few blindfolds and toys. Nothing more.
Good girl who is smart and sassy and beautiful meets naughty, rich and unattainable bad guy. Even the author was surprised by its popularity.
When will people admit that females like reading soft core porn?
Glad so many people liked the books. The books struck me as somewhat Plebian and certainly followed a well worn plot. I’ll confess to reading literary pornography for decades and so I’m a bit jaded. But they were an enjoyable quick read.
Melissa, if you enjoyed those books, there are a few other series that have more meat to them, if you like that sort of thing.
More interesting, to me at least, are the Marketplace series (those books are wild!) or the old Beauty trilogy by Ann Rice (when she used to go by the pen name Ann Raquilare ...and that spelling is off. But one can look up those books under the name Ann Rice, now).
The Marketplace is a series of books that feature hard core BDSM and the relationships between masters and slaves with an emphasis on the training.
Easy reading, both series. And they can be exceptionally titillating, grin, if you like that sort of genre.
Good topic!
Hugs,
Elisabeth
PS. Writing this on an iPad while laying in bed. Can look up a few links when I’m on the computer for you, if you’d like. Hugs ...
