From " Shades of Grey" to "Shades of Blue." (Adult content)

The simple equation is this: 

literary erotica is to women

 as visual pornography is to men.

That's how God made us.

Just as a  sexy body can stay in a mans mind after one glance a steamy scene from a romantic rendezvous in a book can stay in ours. 

Both are dangerous to a person and both can be very damaging to a marriage. 

Its not any difference just because its words and not pictures. The horrible nick name this time of reading has received.... mommy porn is very accurate! 

You wouldn't want your husband to watch pornography full of the perfectly airbrushed, gym trained, toned and tanned bodies in completely flattering light. Wouldn't you feel inferior? Wouldn't you always think that he was comparing you to them knowing in the back of your head you could never measure up because what he saw

WAS NOT REAL. 

When you read " Mommy Porn" you're doing the exact same thing to him. Your imagination is soaring with thoughts of this perfectly romantic and hunky hero of the book who ,of course, always has time for you and knows just what to say to make you light on your feet. How can your husband not feel inferior when he has a real job and real responsibilities that keep him from being able to dote on your 24/7? How can he possible always have the right words when he doesn't have an editor or three or four rough drafts? Wouldn't you always be comparing him to them and how could he measure up when what you're reading 

IS ALSO NOT REAL.

I read a few reviews on this book "50 Shades of Grey" that's sweeping the nation. What I found was interesting. Many review mention, along with how awful the writing, that scenes from the book (even the poorly written ones) have a way of staying with you.  One head line read "This book will Obsess you, possess you and stay with you forever."( SCARY!!) 

With such dangerous affects and ones that may stick with you forever why even pick this book up in the first place?!?

I suggest to you instead read a book I was given recently called, Ironically enough,

 Shades of Blue.

Its a christian novel about forgiveness that is written so well I could not put it down for two weeks until I had read it in its entirety. The characters are people we all know (or are) and the story is so gripping its a must own for my collection. I HATE "book spoilers" so all will say is that if you don't read this book you're missing out:)