Young, arrogant tycoon Earl Grey seduces the naïve coed Anna Steal with his overpowering good looks and staggering amounts of money, but will she be able to get past his fifty shames, including shopping at Walmart on Saturdays, bondage with handcuffs, and his love of BDSM (Bards, Dragons, Sorcery, and Magick)? Or will his dark secrets and constant smirking drive her over the edge?
Review Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of *The Next Best Thing'' *
"This was a filthy, disgusting piece of perversion and I loved every word."''
Craig Wilson in USAToday''
"Parodies of best sellers are hot items these days, and E. L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey erotic trilogy was just begging for a spoof."
Paul Bogaards in the'' *New York Times
*“Erotica is hard. . . . Comedy is harder. If anyone can pull this off, it′s Andrew Shaffer.”
Valerie Frankel, author of'' *Four of a Kind
*“Nose picking, vagina scarf tricks, and erect space needles. What more can you ask of an erotic novel?”
Diana Rodriguez Wallach, author of'' *Adios to All the Drama *
“[Fanny Merkin is] the Weird Al of erotica.”
PW Show Daily , 6/6/12
“It had to happen: a parody of the bestselling 50 Shades of Grey . And who better to pull it off than author Andrew Shaffer.”
Publishers Weekly , 7/9/12
“Laugh out loud...If you are looking for a funny book to share with friends, look no further...If Austin Powers and Ace Ventura had a love child, it would be Earl Grey.”
Kirkus Reviews , August 2012
“[Shaffer] skewers both E. L. James′ Fifty Shades of Grey and Stephanie Meyer′s Twilight in his debut novel.”
Blogcritics.org, 7/28/12
“Shaffer persuades his readers to notice the flaws in our current society. He challenges us to question who we are idolizing and what the effects of such adoration could be...Shaffer′s writing is fast-paced, fresh, and entertaining...[It] will have you giggling until the conclusion.”
Bookriot.com, 8/1/12
“There is SO MUCH FUNNY!...Folks who read Fifty Shades will recognize that Shaffer′s plot loosely follows the same plot that dragged Ana and Christian along, but there′s still plenty of fun to be had here if you haven′t read that awful novel.”
The Hollywood Reporter , 8/09/12 *
“Unlike so many Fifty Shades parodies that are no more than quickie one-joke cheap ebooks, Earl Grey is a complete book from a traditional publisher. This is a full-length and thought-out piece of work...[Schaffer] captures the rhythms'' of the original but exaggerates E.L. James' literary ticks to great effect... Fifty Shames of Earl Grey is the literary equivalent of a good Saturday Night Live skit and the perfect gag gift for anyone a little to obsessed (pro or con) with Fifty Shades .”
The Daily Beast , 8/09/12
“At first glance, some of us might be dumb enough to think Fifty Shames of Earl Grey is just another clone of the original successful series and buy it for that reason alone. Others will howl at the witty ploys'' Fifty Shames'' evokes to poke fun at E.L. James′s series.”
Cedar Rapids Gazette , 8/12/12
“[Shaffer] steeps the trilogy′s signature elements in a boiling pot of wacky water, straining it into a brew that slides warmly down your throat, only to bubble back up in spurts of laughter.”
Hudson Valley News
“Give this one to someone who′s read Fifty Shades of Grey .”
National Post (Canada), 8/11/12
“We′re giggling as we read Fifty Shames of Earl Grey ...It′s hackneyed, glib, goofy and LOL ridiculous but even so, like all of Weird Al′s shtick, it′s still better than the original.”
About the Author Fanny Merkin'' lives in a Beverly Hills mansion purchased using the embarrassingly large advance she received for'' Fifty Shames of Earl Grey.'' She is a former Walmart employee who writes under the pseudonym, "Andrew Shaffer," for publications as diverse as'' Mental Floss '' and'' Maxim . Andrew Shaffer is the author of'' Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love . He reviews romance, erotica, and women's fiction for'' RT Book Reviews '' magazine.
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