The world of Black erotica by Black authors is a thriving industry with a collection of voices bringing audiences in with their steamy tales exploring the world of Black sexuality — but one author kicked the door wide open more than any other.

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Born Kristina Laferne Roberts, but better known to her millions of fans by her pen name Zane, the pioneering author of Black erotica began her career by self-publishing her first work The Sex Chronicles before becoming a New York Times bestselling author with millions of books sold throughout the better part of two decades.

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Although she has plenty of books to choose from, we managed to narrow our list down to the 10 steamiest works by Zane that are guaranteed to bring the heat to first-time readers or reignite the flame for those revisiting her kinky fiction. Keep swiping and thank us later!

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