In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.

When her parents divorce, a sixth grader struggles to understand that sometimes people are unable to live together.

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this

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"Christian, I've been yours since I said yes." I scoot forward, cupping his beloved face in my hands. "I'm yours. I will always be yours, husband of mine. Now, I think you're wearing too many clothes."

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately,

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Questions about Amalia's past become more concerning when she's uprooted at the young age of fifteen from the only life she knows and into an abusive nobleman's household. As a young female in nineteenth-century Spain and a dominant patriarchal society, Amalia's choices are limited. That couldn't be more evident than in her employer's household. Manuel Tudó watches Amalia closely. He says disturbing things about her mother and seeks opportunities...