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ⓘ About Zane
Zane is an American author of fiction. Known as The Queen of Erotica, Zane is best known for writing novels that focus on erotica, romance, and seduction, as well as love and drama. It is also the pen name of real-life human being Kristina Laferne Roberts. She is a bestselling author that has been on The New York Times list for many of the novels that include Afterburn, The Hot Box, The Heat Seekers, Shame on It All, and more. Zane– or Roberts as she is known when not on the page– first began writing erotic fiction as something to do as a hobby when her children went to bed for the night. What started as something to pass the time when she was relaxing after a day of working as a sales rep turned into an interest and then a career.
All Book Series by Zane
The Sex Chronicles / Shattering the Myth
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2000
Dark Dreams of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers
Book 3 of 7 · published 2004
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Zane?
Zane is an American author of fiction. Known as The Queen of Erotica, Zane is best known for writing novels that focus on erotica, romance, and seduction, as well as love and drama. It is also the pen name of real-life human being Kristina Laferne Roberts.
Which Zane series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Addicted series, the earliest of Zane's multi-book series: it opens with Addicted (1998) and runs to 3 books across 1998–2014, ending with Addicted with a Twist (2014). Zane's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Zane written?
Zane has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2015. 15 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Sex Chronicles series with 4 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Zane's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Zane's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Addicted (1998–2014, 3 books), Sex Chronicles (2000–2008, 4 books) and APF (2003–2009, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Zane's books organised into series?
This guide splits Zane's 36 books into 5 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sex Chronicles (4 books, 2000–2008); Chocolate Flava (4 books, 2004–2013); Addicted (3 books, 1998–2014); APF (2 books, 2003–2009); Purple Panties (2 books, 2008–2009).