You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won’t vow to obey… Their passion for each other burns hotter than ever, but Ana’s defiant spirit continues to stir Christian’s darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart. Can Christian overcome his childhood nightmares, and save himself? Can Christian finally be freed? Breakups are often messy and painful. Heartbreak is devastating. But heartbreak doesn’t always mean the relationship itself was a disaster. And I’m obviously not talking about getting out of toxic, harmful relationships. I’m talking about a thing many of us have experienced: loving someone, and then not loving them anymore. Loving someone, and then changing. Loving someone, and then realizing that they don’t love you. My first love broke my heart. But I don’t look back at that relationship as a failure. I loved her; it was an experience that changed me; I am older now. I look back at that time with fondness. These eight novels feature romantic relationships that don’t end with happily-ever-afters. Some of them are about breakups, and some of them are more open-ended, leaving the future of the relationship(s) up to the reader to imagine. Some of these books have joyful endings, and some of them have bittersweet endings. But they all celebrate time spent knowing and caring for another person. They’re all about people in love. Love that doesn’t last forever is still real.
