Zane (author)
| Zane (author) | ||
| Background information | ||
| Education: | Howard University | |
| Occupation: | Writer | |
| Genre(s): | Erotic literature Erotic fiction | |
| Birthdate: | 1966 or 1967 | |
| Born as: | Kristina Laferne Roberts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C., US | |
Zane (born 1966/1967) is the pseudonym of Kristina Laferne Roberts, author of erotic fiction novels. She is best known for her novel Addicte. She states "Fifty Shade of Gray" influenced her writing.
Biography
In 1997, Zane began writing erotic stories to pass the time after her children went to bed. She was living in North Carolina and working as a sales representative. The stories developed a following on the Internet and she self-published The Sex Chronicles before landing a deal with Simon & Schuster.
Her work was the basis for the Cinemax program Zane's Sex Chronicles. Her latest project, Zane's The Jump Off, premiered March 29, 2013, on Cinemax.
Zane is the publisher of Strebor Books/Atria Books/Simon and Schuster where she publishes 36–60 books a year by other authors.
The first feature film based on one of her works, Addicted, was released by Lionsgate on October 10, 2014.
In 2014, she was cited by Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot as one of Maryland's top tax cheats, owing the state $340,833.58.
On June 11, 2014, Zane filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maryland, claiming total liabilities of more than $3.4 million.
Bibliography
Zane's publications include:
- The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
- Addicted
- Shame On It All
- Gettin’ Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles II
- The Heat Seekers
- Nervous
- The Sisters of APF
- Skyscraper
- Afterburn
- Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk about Sex and Love
- Zane’s Sex Chronicles
- Head Bangers: An APF Sexcapade
- Total Eclipse of the Heart
- Love Is Never Painless
- Flava Series: Honey Flava, Caramel Flava, Chocolate Flava
- Purple Panties
- Missionary No More
- The Hot Box
- The other side of the pillow. 2018
References
External links
- http://eroticanoir.com Official website
- The African American Literature Reference Website
- Zane (author) at the Internet Movie Database
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