Everybody has watched Fifty Shades of Grey, and some have read it. And the popular opinion will always remain – book is better than the movie. Visual stimulation is definitely exciting, but there is always something special about reading an erotica and letting your imagination do all the talking. q

Erotica has always been a popular genre, and Fifty shades only made it mainstream. Since then, the genre has expanded immensely. This is great news if the end of the recent film versions is about to leave a giant Fifty Shades-shaped hole in your heart.

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Whether you’re looking for something as sexually charged and playing around BDSM or more on the traditionally romantic side, the below list of books that should take care of your literary (and other) satiety.

“The Steele Stories” (Stark International Trilogy) by J. Kenner

A New York Times bestselling author, J Kenner has written many romance and erotica novels. This trilogy focuses on Jackson Steele and Sylvia Brooks where Jackson goes after what he wants, while Sylvia is hard to reach. The stories are about how the two get together five years after an intense affair, and it’s full of passion, revenge, and of course, tons of secrets

“A Million Dirty Secrets” by C.L. Parker

A Million Dirty Secrets started out as Twilight fan fiction, but became a full novel series that people have loved. It is the story of Delaine Talbot, who ends up sacrificing herself for her family by auctioning herself off to Noah Crawford, a wealthy mogul. The plot does sound problematic where Crawford buys her for sex, the two end up falling in love. The reviews promise steamy sex scenes, so if that’s what you’re looking for, you’ve found it here.

“Overruled” by Emma Chase

The first book in the three-part Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase, the story revolves around a defense attorney named Stanton Shaw famous for his good looks and charisma. Still in love with the mother of his daughter, Stanton enlists the help of his friend Sofia, also a lawyer and friend with benefits to help him win back his ex. The book’s Amazon description says, “What happens when you mix a one-stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage, and a gun-toting Nana?” Sounds like a page turner to us!

“The Siren” by Tiffany Reisz

This book is about an author of erotic novels, so if you want to get a little meta, you’ll love it. Nora Sutherlin is the author, and Zachary Easton is her editor. He ends up giving her writing sessions to improve her book, which turn into something a little more… passionate.

'One Night: Promised' (Trilogy)

Another book series that promises a time full of romance, sex and love. This book that is full of passion is about a man simply known as "M," who leaves a note—saying he wants one night of emotionless sex—on a napkin for a server at a barista named Lily. Everything in Lily should be screaming, Throw out the napkin! but, spoiler alert: She doesn't. What follows is three books of pure surrender to love and sex.