Steamy Summer Read

I thought I'd hit rock bottom socially last weekend when I turned down cocktails and human interaction for a 48 Hours special, sweatpants, and some ice cream. Turns out, I didn’t. My real rock bottom? Meet my new boyfriend (who comes in the shape of a book), Fifty Shades of Grey. [http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-Grey-Book-Trilogy/dp/0345803485]

What’s that? You’re judging me because you think I’m one of those girls who cozies up to a romance novel in her beach chair instead of reading a classic like Jane Eyre or The Great Gatsby? Well, judge away my friend, because I have no shame.

This book has everything I look for in a summer read. There’s romance, sex (like, every five pages), a steamy main character, and a few shower scenes. Best of all? This gem is a trilogy, so get comfortable, ‘cause you’re about to turn down a lot of social engagements for some reading.

“But Evans, I like books that offer some sort of substance,” you’re saying to yourself. You know what I have to say to that? Forget your substance. Chill out. Escape. The classics will still be there and you’ve got all summer to read them. Why not kick off the summer with a little fling? I hear that Dr. Oz just did an entire show on how these books helped revamp some couples’ sex lives. (And by “hear” I mean “saw” because, again, I have no shame friends. Dr. Oz or bust). [http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/sneak-peek-50-shades-grey]