Zane is the New York Times Bestselling Author of several titles: Addicted, The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth, Skyscraper, Nervous, Gettin' Buck Wild: The Sex Chronicles 2, The Sisters of APF, Shame on it All, and The Heat Seekers. She has been published in several different languages including Japanese, Swedish, and Greek. She originally self-published three titles in 2000 and went on to sell more than 250,000 copies; virtually by word of mouth alone. After almost four years, she is embarking on her first tour this summer aboard "The Zane Love Bus."
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Having first signed with Simon and Schuster in June 2001, Zane has contracted fifteen books to a single publisher in less than three years with all of them due to be published by Spring 2005. She has been on the Essence Magazine bestsellers list consistently since she began her published career and currently holds the number one and number two positions in the hardcover fiction section. She is the only author to ever have three out of five of the top fiction sellers in one month and she accomplished the feat for several months in a row. Recently, Zane held down seven of the top fifteen African American fiction titles at Waldenbooks Nationwide including the first, second and third positions. She has sold more than two million books since April 2000.
She is also the editor of Chocolate Flava, which sold nearly 100,000 copies during its first month of publication (January 2004) and it recently went into its ninth printing. This is highly unusual for erotic fiction collections and Caramel Flava is already in the works.
In addition to being an author, Zane is the Publisher of Strebor Books International LLC (www.streborbooks.com). She has twenty-eight authors signed to her house and the titles are distributed through Simon and Schuster. Zane is also the executive producer of "Sock it to Me": a DVD based on one of the stories in The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth.
Zane''sEndeavors Books and Gifts, her newest venture, will open its doors for business in April 2004. Located in the historic Fell's Point area of Baltimore at 1622 Thames Street, Zane is truly excited about the possibilities that owning a bookstore will bring.
In the near future she plans to direct her first movie and is in serious talks for several major motion pictures and numerous plays. She is sponsoring her first cruise in October of this year.
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Zane�s
Sex Chronicles (Season One) on DVD
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Actors:
Patrice Fisher,
Maya Gilbert,
Laila Odom,
Johanna Quintero,
Christina DeRosa
Writers:
Zane
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Number of discs: 3
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Release Date: February 2, 2010
Run Time: 390 minutes
Based on a collection of short stories by New York Times bestselling author, Zane, Cinemax presents the first urban adult series on television: Zane's Sex Chronicles. The series calls for sexual revolution among women and brings forth Zane's favorite characters - Patience James, Maricruz, Lyric, Eboni, and Ana Marie - as they balance common day- to-day issues, embrace the rewards and pitfalls of love, and enjoy fine men in the big city.
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Eclipse of the HeartHardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Atria (December 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743499298
ISBN-13: 978-0743499293
Damon Johnson, who's been married to Carleigh for four years, is one of "the last good men" -- compassionate and honest, he worships the ground his wife walks on. But Carleigh treats Damon like a trophy husband, allowing her friends to salivate over him and disrespect their happy home. Damon has dreams beyond his six-figure corporate job, and Carleigh views his life aspirations as a joke. Her selfish nature makes Damon wonder if he made the right decision when he asked for her hand in marriage.
When a tragic event causes Brooke's and Damon's lives to intersect, truths unfold as they begin to reflect on their own relationships.
In this provocative tale of love and heartbreak, Zane explores what happens when you cater to your emotional well-being and discover the meaning of unconditional love...or, rather, experience a total eclipse of the heart.
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ISBN: 0743457056 Dear G-Spot includes real letters from real people, both women and men, who have sought Zane's advice over the years -- the preacher's wife worrying about being judged, the virgin, the guy next door, the gay man next door, the woman with low self-esteem, and the other woman with a sex drive over the moon. In her own uniquely can-did and humorous way, Zane answers all your questions -- even questions you never thought to ask -- about making whoopee. Find out more:
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Love Is Never Painless
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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Atria; 3 Books in 1 edition (November 14, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0743498623
Truer words have never been spoken. This heart-wrenching collection of novellas brings that statement to life in three unique ways, penned by three of the generation's most prolific authors.
In Eileen M. Johnson's "How the Other Half Lives," Jamellah and Fernecia have been friends since forever. Having escaped the poverty of their youth together, they both had made their mark in society. However, men problems threaten to make them literally fall apart. Fernecia is married to a man who was raised to think he is better than everyone -- even his own wife. Jamellah has always used men to get ahead but eventually everything catches up to her. The two friends must ultimately count on each other in a world of havoc and distrust.
In V. Anthony Rivers' "Love Is 2 Blame," Malcolm is devastated after a two-year relationship with Shaylisa ends. He finds it difficult to function because he cannot comprehend why she would want to end such a perfect situation. He was everything she had asked for; he treated her with respect and showered her with love. Yet love was not enough. Trying to move on to someone new will not be as easy as it used to be, but will the lovely Zahara show Malcolm what true love is all about?
In Zane's "Staring Evil in the Face," Robier has everything a man could ever wish for: a stable and rewarding career, two beautiful children, an elegant home, and the woman of his dreams. Having loved Tiphanie since college, he is determined to keep his marital vows until . . . Tiphanie is involved in a horrible car accident that changes the entire course of their lives.
From nervous breakdowns to drug addiction, Love Is Never Painless explores the deeper side of love; the side rarely explored in romance novels. Zane, Johnson, and Rivers have penned a powerful collection of novellas that will not only have readers talking but also examining their own relationships with a new perspective.
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Flava: The Eroticanoir.com AnthologyZane (editor and contributor)
ISBN:074329727X
Pub. Date: August 2006
Format: Paperback, 337pp
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Trade
Zane, the queen of
erotic fiction and publisher of Strebor Books, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon &
Schuster, presents the second in a series of collections of great erotic
fiction. Based on the Featured Erotica section of her website, Eroticanoir.com,
which gets more than three million hits a year from around the world, these
sensual tales, handpicked by Zane, are sure to please her fans.
Paperback: 240 pages Breaking the Cycle is a stunning and moving anthology of
stories, each of which focuses on an aspect of domestic abuse. This powerful
collection is sure to serve as a wake-up call for people either dealing with a
domestic abuse situation, or those watching someone else endure it. In the title story, Zane describes the turmoil that a young
girl suffers at the hands of her stepfather. The girl and her mother plan their
escape, but at the last minute the mother falters'causing her to break down and
tell her daughter the long history of domestic abuse in her own family. In D.V.
Bernard's 'The Lonely Echoes of My Youth,' readers are introduced to a young boy
who witnesses an alluring young girl who encourages the boys around her to
physically fight one another until they become violent by nature. And Nane
Quartay's provocative story 'The Grindstone,' a tale based on the author's own
experience, describes a boy who witnesses a brutal murder, in which a woman
decapitates her abusive husband with a machete. The boycs mother is a victim of
abuse herself, and as her son relates the story over and over, she starts
speculating about the benefits of sharpening knives on a grindstone. These stories capture the dangerous realities of domestic
abuse, while also pointing toward the steps that need to be taken to break the
cycle that perpetuates it. It is sure to serve as a rallying cry for all those
who desire victory over their own victimization, and a guide for understanding
the complex undercurrents that make such patterns possible.
ISBN: 0743470974 In the latest romantic romp from New York Times bestselling
author Zane, two hapless lovers get lost in a dating game gone awry. When Washington, D.C., chiropractor Yardley Brown goes to his local
bank, it isn't only to make deposits into his account. He has long since
accrued some interest in Rayne Waters, a bank employee who's too
beautiful to be true -- and too beautiful to be single. At least that's
what Yardley believes, which is why he has never approached her. Little does he know that Rayne is anything but taken. Not for want of
trying, of course. But after barely surviving a dating disaster with her
hairdresser's brother and then falling for a member of her church band
who, it turns out, is celibate, she's on the verge of giving up. That
is, until Yardley -- discouraged by his own slew of dead-end romances --
finally works up the courage to give her a try. The true craziness, however, is just beginning, thanks to a cast of
characters who seem bent on botching the young couple's relationship.
There's Rayne's erratic mother, who constantly boasts about being a
"good whore"; Yardley's playboy buddies, always trolling for sex; and,
worst of all, past lovers who make a habit of popping up and ruining
things as only old flames (or previous mistakes) can. Weaving the carnal
and the comical in true Zane fashion, Rayne and Yardley's struggle to
find love in a world gone mad is a timeless talk about everything that
can go wrong in the dating game -- and a few things that can go right.
ISBN: 0743482387 As a bestselling author and successful publisher of Strebor Books, Zane's
name is synonymous with popular fiction -- especially erotica. Her website,
Eroticanoir.com, gets over a million hits a year from around the world, and her
fans look forward to every one of her publishing ventures with eager
anticipation. Chocolate Flava is the first in a series of collections of great erotic
fiction edited by Zane, the reigning queen of erotica. Based on the Featured
Erotica section of her website, Chocolate Flava gathers twenty-five sizzling
tales from some of the most talented -- and dedicated -- writers of erotica
working today. This is a his-and-her collection. There are stories specifically written with
female readers in mind, and others written expressly for men. Among the
contributors are names already familiar to readers of erotica, such as Reginald
Harris, Robert Edison Sandiford, Jonathan Luckett and, of course, Zane -- as
well as emerging voices, such as Geneva Barnes and Robert Scott Adams. What they
all have in common is that they are great at what they do, and have been
handpicked by Zane -- an editor who knows a hot story when she sees it. Zane wanted stories "that took risks, that explored unique situations, that
were creative beyond compare." She wanted to show that men and women can equally
express themselves through the medium of erotic fiction. She wanted stories that
would turn her on. This collection of selected sexy short stories will turn you
on, too.
ISBN: 074345703X Most corporations hand out bonus checks or gift certificates for
Christmas but Wolfe Industries hands out drama. Skyscraper centers
around the week before the Annual Christmas Party at Wolfe
Industries, the first African-American automobile manufacturer. It
examines the lives of four central characters: Chico, an 18-year-old
mailroom clerk, Anastasia, a 25-year-old secretary, Diana, a
37-year-old executive assistant, and Tomalis Wolfe, the 50-year-old
CEO. Chico resides with his overprotective, extremely religious
mother and is the typical young man when it comes to sex. He doesn't
turn it down. Anastasia, along with her best friend and coworker,
Shakia, spends her nights in the secret penthouse maintained by
Wolfe executives for partying and wild sex. Diana, a single mother
of twin boys, is frustrated with her current position as an
executive assistant. Meanwhile Edmund, a parking garage attendant,
has the hots for her but she will never give him the time of day.
Tomalis has all the money in the world and all the problems: a
whorish wife, a bitchy mother-in-law, a druggie daughter, and a
trifling son. A determined individual who built his empire from
scratch, Tomalis is not one to be toyed with and he intends to make
everyone around him understand that for once and for all.
The week leading up to the Christmas party is unforgettable, as
the lives of four people who have barely interacted with each other
in the past begin to cross paths in the most disturbing ways. By the
time the actual party takes place, they will be lucky if the Wolfe
Industries Skyscraper is still standing.
ISBN: 0743476239
Zane's legion of fans can't get enough of her way of telling a juicy,
sexy story. Now, the New York Times bestselling queen of erotica brings
us a tale of a woman with a split personality -- one highly sexed and
one sexually repressed.
Jonquinette Pierce has always been nervous when it comes to men. She
took a job dealing with mostly women so she could avoid men. She goes to
work and comes straight home during the week, but on the weekends her
other self, Jude, takes over and goes on intense sexual escapades.
ISBN:
0743466985 The Sisters of APF is Zane's
first book based on one of her most popular short story subjects, the
sexy escapades of a sorority like no other. APF stands for Alpha Phi
Fuckem, a sorority dedicated to sexual freedom and the fulfillment of
its members. Zane's APF stories have appeared in her earlier
collections, including The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth, and are
favorites among her readers.
Many readers have written to
Zane and asked to join the sorority or to launch a new chapter in their
region. APF is fantasy, but the enthusiasm of Zane's fans is real. So
now, with The Sisters of APF, she's offering readers what they want, a
book-length story chronicling the adventures -- and recruitment process
-- of the fearlessly sexy women of APF. Mary Ann is the daughter of a
chicken farmer from South Dakota. She has never been more than fifty
miles from home and has led a sheltered life. By the time she goes off
to college in Washington, D.C., she has been intimate with only one man
-- her high school sweetheart. The resident manager of Mary Ann's
dormitory, Patricia, befriends the country bumpkin. She finds Mary Ann
amusing, but also senses something intriguing about her, hidden under
the surface. After Mary Ann becomes smitten with Trevor, the campus
playboy, Patricia is determined to show Mary Ann how not to be a victim,
but rather how to outdo the players and heartbreakers. She indoctrinates
Mary Ann into the ranks of the sexiest secret society ever: the sisters
of APF.
ISBN: 0743457013 Zane is back with Gettin' Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles II, more stories
for the legion of readers that made The Sex Chronicles a bestseller. Zane's erotic short stories have captivated the minds of both sexes and all
races. The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth did exactly what its title
implies -- exploded the myth that men are more sexual in nature than women, and
that African-American women in particular are inhibited compared to their female
counterparts of other cultures. Her audience is growing by leaps and bounds, nurtured by her Internet site
and her previous bestselling titles, including The Heat Seekers, her
debut in hardcover. Zane knows exactly what her readers want, and in Gettin'
Buck Wild she gives them some of her most provocative prose to date. Her
characters and settings run the gamut from committed, monogamous couples looking
to experiment, to the wild single sisters who belong to a very unconventional
sorority. Zane tells the story of a high-paid multi-tasking career woman who
gets her groove back in "When Opposites Attract," a couple who try something new
in "The Subway -- A Quickie," and a new way of celebrating Christmas in "The
Santa Claus." She spices up real-life scenarios with over-the-top sexual fantasy
and ultimately gives her readers the best time they've ever had between the
pages of a book. With all-new characters and settings, Gettin' Buck Wild is Zane's
hottest collection of stories yet. Smart, witty and extremely sexy, this second
volume of Sex Chronicles is tailored to women -- but perfect for lovers to
share.
Format: Paperback, 336pp. Description from the
Publisher:
Format: Paperback, 320pp.
From the Publisher:
Harmony, the
oldest, is the conservative type. A successful business owner
who often puts in long hours to make extra money to help support
her younger sisters. She is often torn between doing what's
right and doing what feels good but there is one thing she
doesn't sway her opinion on and that's the physical and
emotional welfare of Bryce and Lucky.
Bryce, the middle
sister, is fascinated with two things; hair weaves and hellified
sex in that order. She is by far the wildest of the Whitfield
crew. While she often talks trash about Harmony to her face, she
simply will not tolerate it from anyone else. Sometimes rowdy
and always uninhibited, Bryce takes no prisoners when it comes
to getting what she wants out of life.
Lucky, the baby
of the bunch, is a thriving medical school student and as
Afrocentric as they come. She brings a degree of balance to the
often volatile conversations between her two older siblings but
sometimes she lacks good judgment when it comes to relationships
with men.
Fatima, Harmony's
best friend, wants out of a troubled marriage to a wealthy
businessman. She is willing to do just about anything to get him
out of her life and with the aid of a few trusted friends, she
does just that in the most unique way.
Colette, Bryce's
best friend, puts the H in hoochie. She spends the majority of
her time macking men. That is, until she meets her match in the
form of a male stripper sporting a 2 x 4 between his legs.
Jam-packed with
unpredictable, unbelievable and just downright crazy situations
with a few surprising twists thrown in for good measure, Shame
On It All is as wild as they come
The five sections of Shame On It
All are separated by four commercials, adding to the uniqueness
the book. All of the people featured in the commercials end up
as minor characters in the book.
Format:
Paperback, 2nd ed., 304pp.
The erotica collection is divided
into three sections: Wild, Wilder and Off Da Damn Hook. Her
characters run the gamut from the sensual housewife that wants
her husband to experiment more to the secret underground
sorority of women that let it all hang out literally.
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These stories are written specifically with both African-American and Latino
readers in mind, but they are for all people because as Zane always states:
"Sensuality is universal." Among the contributors are names already familiar to
readers of erotica, such as Tracee A. Hanna, Teresa Lamai, Michelle De Leon,
Naleighna Kai, William Fredrick Cooper, and, of course, Zane -- as well as
emerging voices, such as Pat Tucker, James W. Lewis, and Nikki Sinclair.
Zane always selects stories that turn her on, and she guarantees they will turn
you on, also. These storytellers take risks. The stories are unique and
creative. The contributors to this book are great at what they do -- making
readers hot.
Breaking the Cycle
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Pub. Date:
March 29,
2005
ISBN: 1593090218
Afterburn
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Format: Hardcover, 320pp
Pub. Date: January 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
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Format: Paperback, 352pp
Pub. Date: January 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 
Skyscraper
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Format: Hardcover, 288pp
Pub. Date: December 2003
Publisher: Atria Books
Nervous
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Format: Hardcover, 304pp
Pub. Date: September 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Jonquinette recognizes that her alter ego is a problem and seeks to
resolve it with the help of Dr. Marcella Spencer, the psychiatrist Zane
originated in her bestselling novel Addicted. Jude's response is to get
angry and go on a sexual rampage. In the meantime, Jonquinette becomes
interested in her new neighbor, Mason, after having a conversation with
him at a mutual friend's wedding. Jude has no intention of letting
Jonquinette fall in love and find happiness at her expense. Jude is
having way too much fun using the body she shares with Jonquinette. This
"two faces of Eve" scenario is a fun fantasy for women who have imagined
their own alter ego behaving badly in a sexual way. But for the leading
lady of Nervous, this is a nightmare. Based on a short story of the same
title from her bestselling collection, The Sex Chronicles, Nervous is
classic Zane with an edge. So, relax, sit back. You're in for a
nerve-tingling read. 
The
Sisters of APF: The Indoctrination of Soror Ride Dick
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Format: Hardcover, 304pp
Pub. Date: April 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 
Getting
Buck Wild: Sex Chronicles 2, Vol. 2
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Format: Hardcover, 304pp
Pub. Date: October 2002
Publisher: Atria Books
Addicted
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ISBN: 0743442849
Publisher: Pocket Books
(This title previously
self-published by Strebor Books Inc.)
Pub. Date: October 2001
Addicted is the story of Zoe, an African-American female
arts dealer. It traces her life from the time she first meets
her husband, Jason, in the fifth grade, falls in love with him
over a game of Twister in the eighth grade, loses her virginity
to him in high school and eventually marries him. Everything
seems perfect in Zoe's life to her friends and family as she
secretly deals with serious problems in her marriage.
Shame On It All
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ISBN: 0967460123
Publisher: Strebor Books International, LLC
Pub. Date: June 2001
Can you say WILD? Can you say FREAKY DEAKY? Can you say in your
best Shananae imitation, "Oh my goodness! No she didn't
even go there!" If you can say all of that, then you can
probably handle reading this book. However, the only thing you
will be able to say after you finish it is "Shame on it
all!" Thus, the title.
The Sex
Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
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ISBN: 0967460182
Publisher: Strebor Books International, LLC
Pub. Date: February 2001
Edition Desc: 2 ED
After
more than two years of entertaining tens of thousands of loyal
readers on the Internet with her vivid imagination, a large
collection of Zane's erotica is finally available in a published
format. Zane has captivated the minds of both sexes and all
races. She has completely shattered the myth that men are more
sexual in nature than women and that African-American women in
particular are inhibited compared to their female counterparts
of other races.
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