E.L. James writes adult romance, best known for the Fifty Shades trilogy about literature student Anastasia Steele and businessman Christian Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey begins with their attraction and Christian's attempt to define the relationship through a BDSM arrangement; Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed continue the couple's relationship as questions of trust, control, family and long-term commitment replace the initial negotiation. Grey, Darker and Freed retell parts of the same story from Christian's perspective. James has also written the stand-alone romances The Mister and The Missus. Her books are relationship-led rather than plot-driven and include explicit sexual content, placing them within erotic romance and contemporary romance. Readers looking for adult romance built around wealth, intense attraction and an ongoing couple may find some overlap with authors such as Sylvia Day. Read more Less