Just when we thought we were at the end of the road with the 50 Shades of Grey books, E.L. James, the author of the hit series, drops a bombshell on Facebook: a new novel from the point of view of Christian Grey will hit stores in 2017!

James wrote:

Good morning, all

I know you're anxiously awaiting the trailer, and that's happening... soon.

In the meantime, in honour of Ana's birthday, there's this: 

Fans of the series will remember that a Christian Grey point of view book, titled Grey, was released in 2015. It spun the original book, 50 Shades of Grey, on its side.This news comes as we’re all waiting with bated breath for the movie trailer to the second film, 50 Shades Darker, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan. Both 50 Shades Darker and 50 Shades Freed were filmed back to back, so production is mostly done, and now so is Dornan with the Grey character.He told The Sun, “We have done two movies back to back now, and I’m actually finished with it. I’ve done 50 Shades forever. I move on very fast in my mind. As much as from the outside people think you are synonymous with one character, but I’m very much like, ‘Right, that’s done’ and move on to the next project and worry about that character.” Charlie Hunman, of Sons of Anarchy fame, was originally cast as Christian Grey, but dropped out soon after.Telling US Weekly, he said, “To fail on such a grand scale — because 50's going to be massive, it's going to be huge. I really didn't want to fail on such a grand scale, and I just couldn't transition from Jax Teller to Christian Grey in 48 hours. It's painful because I loved the character and I wanted to do it. I'm also a man of my word.”Related Stories From YourTango: