E. L. James
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E. L. James

Fiction | Erotica

E L James is an incurable romantic and a self-confessed fangirl. After twenty-five years of working in television, she decided to pursue a childhood dream and write stories that readers could take to their hearts. The result was the controversial and sensuous romance Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. In 2015, she published the #1 bestseller Grey, the story of Fifty Shades of Grey from the perspective of Christian Grey, and in 2017, the chart-topping Darker, the second part of the Fifty Shades story from Christian’s point of view. Her books have been published in fifty languages and have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. E L James has been recognised as one of Time magazine's ‘Most Influential People in the World’ and Publishers Weekly’s ‘Person of the Year’. Fifty Shades of Grey stayed on The New York Times Best Seller List for 133 consecutive weeks. Fifty Shades Freed won the Goodreads Choice Award (2012), and Fifty Shades of Grey was selected as one of the 100 Great Reads, as voted by readers, in PBS’s The Great American Read (2018). Darker has been long-listed for the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award. She co-produced for Universal Studios the Fifty Shades movies, which made more than a billion dollars at the box office. The third instalment, Fifty Shades Freed, won the People’s Choice Award for Drama in 2018.   E L James is blessed with two wonderful sons and lives with her husband, the novelist and screenwriter Niall Leonard, and their West Highland terriers in the leafy suburbs of West London.

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    • The Mister

    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Dominic Thorburn, Jessica O'Hara-Baker
    • Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 276
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 245
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 243

    London, 2019. Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. With his good looks, aristocratic connections and money, he’s never had to work and he’s rarely slept alone.... 

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Enjoyable read - I still have unanswered questions

    • By Mrs Sarah JL Leather on 28-04-19

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    • Fifty Shades Darker

    • Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Becca Battoe
    • Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,750
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,187
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,195

    Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you and stay with you forever....

    • 2 out of 5 stars

    • read all reviews before buying ....

    • By MRS on 24-08-12

    Regular price: £23.99

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    • Grey

    • Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian Grey
    • By: E L James
    • Narrated by: Zachary Webber
    • Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,334
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,188
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,189

    In Christian’s own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Much better than the original 50 shades

    • By Michele on 22-08-15

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    • Darker

    • Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian
    • By: E L James
    • Narrated by: Zachary Webber
    • Length: 18 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 451
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 390
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 386

    E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of fans around the globe....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • not grabbing my attention

    • By tatyana on 13-02-18

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    • Fifty Shades Freed

    • Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy
    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Becca Battoe
    • Length: 20 hrs and 59 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,451
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,011
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,013

    Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you and stay with you forever....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Toe curling good

    • By leanne on 09-07-12

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    • The mister

    • By: E.L. James
    • Narrated by: Ilaria Silvestri, Dario Sansalone
    • Length: 17 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
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    Londra, 2019. La vita è sempre stata facile per Maxim Trevelyan. Molto attraente, ricco, aristocratico, non ha mai dovuto lavorare e ha...

    Regular price: £13.49

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    • Fifty Shades of Grey 2: Gefährliche Liebe

    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Merete Brettschneider
    • Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 2
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 2
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      5 out of 5 stars 2

    Verunsichert durch die gefährlichen Leidenschaften und dunklen Geheimnisse ihres Liebhabers Christian Grey, bricht Ana Steele ihre Beziehung ab...

    Regular price: £8.19

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    • Grey [Spanish Edition]

    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Javier Pontón
    • Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      3 out of 5 stars 1
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    Christian necesita tenerlo todo bajo control. Su mundo es puro orden y disciplina aunque, en el fondo, está vacío....

    Regular price: £22.19

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    • Más oscuro («Cincuenta sombras» contada por Christian Grey 2) [Darker ("Fifty Shades" told by Christian Gray 2)]

    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Javier Pontón
    • Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1

    E.L. James vuelve a sumergirnos, con una mirada más profunda y oscura, en el universo de «Cincuenta sombras», la historia de amor que ha seducido a millones de lectores en todo el mundo....

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    • Fifty Shades of Grey 3: Befreite Lust

    • By: E. L. James
    • Narrated by: Merete Brettschneider
    • Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1
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    Zunächst scheint sich Christian tatsächlich auf Ana einzulassen, und die beiden genießen ihre Leidenschaft und die unendlichen Möglichkeiten...

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