<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Fifty Shades of Grey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Fifty Shades Freed </Td> </Tr> <P> Fifty Shades Darker is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E.L. James . It is the second installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey . The first and third volumes, Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Freed, were published in 2011 and 2012, respectively . The novel is published by Vintage Books and reached No. 1 on the USA Today best seller list . </P> <P> Three days after leaving Christian, Anastasia "Ana" Steele begins her job as personal assistant to Jack Hyde, an editor at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP). He asks Ana out often which, though it makes her uneasy, she writes off . Later, Christian emails her about a gallery exhibit José Rodriguez started in Portland, which she'd forgotten . Ana and Christian attend the show together and kiss in an alley . The next day, they have lunch in a restaurant and Christian reveals he wants her any way possible . He later asks that they resume their relationship but under Ana's conditions: no rules and no punishments . She agrees . </P>

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