So let’s talk about 50 Shades, shall we? The novel began as a web-published work of fanfiction, specifically an AU-that’s alternate universe-version of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. If you’re looking for a dark, sexy story with BDSM elements, you’re going to love the 20 best romance books like Fifty Shades of Grey that we’ve picked out for you below. Even today, when romance is in the midst of a Renaissance, no title has quite managed to unseat Fifty Shades as the flagship for kinky lit.
