A young server went around with a tray of bright-colored drinks, and fans exchanged giddy stories about their experience reading the books. The stories were first published online, and as word of mouth spread, droves of people - many of them not traditional readers of romantic or erotic fiction - began downloading them on iPads and Kindles.Ī broad swath of mostly women, of all ages and backgrounds, showed up Sunday at the bookstore in Miami's Coral Gables neighborhood, a family-oriented, upper-class enclave of the city. The romance between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey is surprising because of its unconventional erotic nature: Grey asks Steele sign a contract, agreeing to be his "submissive" and to partake in a range of erotic activities. James began writing the books as fan fiction to Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series and quickly developed a cult-like following of her own. "I'm like, 'I can't believe she just wrote that.'" "I read it through lunch breaks and I'm giggling," said Laura Vargas, 31, an executive assistant at a large insurance company.
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