36 Fifty Shades of Grey Read-Alikes

By Lilian Calix
February 5, 2015
Hamilton Grange Library

The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James  is an erotic series that tells the love story of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey.  Anastasia meets Christian by accident. She travels to his office to interview him as favor to her best friend, Kate. As Christian develops an interest in Anastasia  they begin to fall in love and change each other forever.Fifty Shades of Grey is followed by Fifty Shades Darker and concludes in Fifty Shades Freed. The much anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey film will be released February 13, 2015. 

Here are some Fifty Shades of Grey read-alike recommendations:

The Breathless Trilogy begins with RushFever and concludes with Burn by Maya Bank. The novels tell the stories of "Gabe Hamilton, Jace Crestwell and Ash McIntyre—who are best friends and business partners. The men dominate both in the boardroom and in the bedroom. Each novel in the trilogy will explore the relationship of one of the men as he discovers the woman he will love."

The Crossfire quintet by Sylvia Day begins  Bared to You,  Reflected in You,  Entwined with You, Captivated by Youand concludes with One With You.  Bared to You is the story of millionaire Gideon Cross and the beautiful Eva Tramell. Eva and Gideon are survivors of childhood abuse that grow into very successful yet haunted adults. As they get to know each other they fall in love and change for the better while forming an unbreakable bond.    

Bound(Available as an ebook)by Lorelei James Amery Hardwick moves to Denver, Colorado to successfully work as a graphic designer, there she meets Ronin Black. Amery gives herself willingly to his sensual domination… however she senses that he is hiding something. Something makes her question her trust for him...

Driven by K Bromberg Rylee Thomas is used to being in control until she meets Colton Donavan. A man who always gets what he wants. As they get to know each other secrets threaten to tear them apart..

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice "The Prince awakens Sleeping Beauty and brings her to his castle, where she has a series of erotic adventures." The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy continues with Beauty's Punishment and Beauty's Release

Belong to Me by Shayla Black Tara Jacobs’s is an FBI analyst working undercover as a submissive in a BDSM club called Dominion. There she sees Navy SEAL Logan Edgington once again, he was the man who stole her innocence… Tara will never forgive him but Logan is dark, alluring and hard to resist. 

Her Forbidden Hero (Available as an ebook) by Lauren Kaye Former Army Special Forces Sgt. Marco Vieri protected Alyssa Scott from her abusive father when she was a child. Marco has many demons inside him from his time in the war. Marco wants to keep her at bay but Alyssa wants to heal him...

Hardwired by Meredith Wild is followed HardpressedHardline and Hard Limit. Hardwired chronicles the relationship between a recent college graduate named, Erica Hathaway  and a high-powered billionare investor,Blake Landon. 

Release Me  by Julie Kenner is followed by Claim Me and Complete Me. The Spin-off series contains Take Meand Tame Me. The Stark follows Damien Stark.   

Wanted  is followed by Heated and Ignited by Julie Kenner The series focus on three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women who can bring them to their knees. 

Because You Are Mine by Beth Kery "From a private jet to an interlude in Paris, Francesca and Ian have had a whirlwind relationship, but once Francesca discovers something about Ian—and herself—everything changes."

Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren Chloe Mills is a brilliant and ambitious intern. Her boss, Bennett Ryan is a beautiful bastard expected to fall for Chloe. Bennett breaks his own rule of not dating in the office to be with Chloe and things begin to get complicated...

Unzipped  by Noire "Pearl Baines is a straight Harlem stunna. She and her twin sister, Diamond, are chased by some of the most notorious ballers in New York City. But while their father, ex-gangsta Irish Baines, devotes his life to rehabilitating young thugs, his sexy twin daughters fall hard for the glamour and glitter of strip clubs and street life. Unlike Diamond, though, Pearl is able to shake off the trappings of the hood in seach of a better future. After graduating at the top of her class, Pearl becomes an FBI agent and plans to get as far away from the grime of Harlem as possible. But fate is cruel and the streets always get their due. On what should have been the happiest night of her life, Pearl's family perishes in a ball of merciless flames-- flames intentionally set on the orders of Mookie Mason, her father's archenemy and the most ruthless gangsta in Harlem. Crazed with grief, Pearl becomes unzipped. Hell-bent on retribution, she prepares for battle in New York's urban jungle. With the help of Menace, an ex-lover who once trampled all over her heart but was deeply loyal to Irish Baines, Pearl puts her FBI training and tactical skills to work in a murderous mission designed to do what her father wasn't able to: take down Mookie Mason, and his entire crew, one at a time."

 

Candy Licker by Noire "Candy Raye Montana gets more than she had bargained for when she signs up with the House of Homicide, the hottest recording label on the east coast, and its CEO "Hurricane" Jackson, a man as talented as he is cruel, who gives her a painful lesson in the price of success. By the author of G-Spot. Original. 50,000 first printing."

 

The Other Side of the Pillow by  Zane "Burned by love in the past, Jemistry Daniels has decided to have strictly physical relationships, until Dr. Tevin Harris, who has his own relationship scars, asks her out after a poetry slam."

 

The Hot Box by Zane "Best friends Milena and Lydia are playing their own game of "Hot box" with Jacour, Yosef, Glenn, and Phil. The only problem: the men do not realize that they are playing."

Story of O by Pauline Réage "How far will a woman go to express her love? In this exquisite and taboo novel of passion and desire, the answer emerges through a daring exploration of the deepest bonds of sensual domination. “O” is a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer, determined to understand and prove her consuming devotion to her lover, René, through complete submission to his every whim, his every desire. It is a journey of forbidden, dangerous choices that sweeps her through the secret gardens of the sexual underground. From the inner sanctum of a private club where willing women are schooled in the art of subjugation to the excruciating embraces of René’s friend Sir Stephen, O tests the outermost limits of pleasure. For as O discovers, true freedom lies in her pure and complete willingness to do anything for love."

 

Eve of Darkness by Sylvia Day "Cursed by God, hunted by demons, desired by Cain and Abel... All in a day's work. For Evangeline Hollis, a long ago fling with a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks just became a disaster of biblical proportions. One night with a leather-clad man of mystery has led to a divine punishment: the Mark of Cain. Thrust into a world where sinners are drafted into service to kill demons, Eve's learning curve is short. A longtime agnostic, she begrudgingly maneuvers through a celestial bureaucracy where she is a valuable but ill-treated pawn. She's also become the latest point of contention in the oldest case of sibling rivalry in history... But she'll worry about all that later. Right now she's more concerned with learning to kill while staying alive. And saving the soul she'd never believed she had." Eve of Darkness is followed by Eve of Destruction and Eve of Chaos.