E. L. James E. L. James Erika Leonard (née Mitchell; born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is an English author. She wrote the bestselling erotic romance trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", and "Fifty Shades Freed", along with the companion novels "" and ""; and under the name Snowqueen's Icedragon the Twilight fan fiction "Master of the Universe" that was the basis for the Fifty Shades trilogy. The combined novels have sold over 125 million copies worldwide, over 35 million copies in the United States and set the record in the United Kingdom as the
Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian Darker: Fifty Shades Darker As Told by Christian, also referred to as Darker, is a 2017 erotic romance by British author, E. L. James. It is the fifth installment in the "Fifty Shades" novel series. The books were originally told by Anastasia Steele, the main protagonist, whereas "Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian" is told from the male character's point of view of the events of the second installment, "Fifty Shades Darker". The novel was released on 28 November 2017. After breaking up in "Fifty Shades of Grey", billionaire Christian