Many adults wonder what it is about author Zane’s books that teens love so much. Zane is known for her steamy, erotic real life sex-situations that she puts in her novels. There are explicit scenes in most of her books. However, many readers say her books are more than just about sex.
“Most of her books have a lot of sex scenes,” says senior Jasmyn Colon. “But there is always a deeper plot to them.”
Many of the plots or themes that Zane writes about are love, trust, and money. For example in her book Nervous, the plot to this story was about how the main character Jonquinette was dealing with multiple personality disorder. Although her Jonquinette personality was quiet and withdrawn, her other personalities were outgoing and promiscuous, and that caused her to have difficulty in finding true love.
Some people think that the books are appropriate for teenagers to read, but not younger people.
“I do not like them, I think they’re inappropriate,” said English teacher Deborah Babcock. She added that she was never censored as a reader and hopes that those who read the Zane books grow to become lovers of reading.
Zane has had her books published in many languages including Japanese, Swedish, and Greek. She self-published three of her books in 2000 and sold more than 250,000 copies, mostly by word of mouth. Recently, Waldenbooks Nationwide showed that Zane held first, second, and third position for the most popular African-American fiction titles.

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