Kristina Laferne Roberts Biography
Kristina Laferne Roberts writes erotic fiction novels. Her best-known work is the novel Addicted. Zane is the publisher of Strebor novels/Atria Books/Simon and Schuster, where she publishes 36-60 novels written by various authors each year.
Kristina Laferne Roberts Age
Kristina Laferne was born in 1967, in Washington, D.C., United States of America. She is 58 years old as of 2023. She is also known as Zane.
Kristina Laferne Roberts Education
Roberts attended Spelman College in Atlanta for a year before transferring to Howard University to study in chemical engineering.
Kristina Laferne Roberts Family- Parents
Laferne Roberts grew raised in Washington, DC, and Silver Spring, Maryland, with her brother Deotis and two sisters, Charmaine and Carlita Roberts. Her father, J. Deotis Roberts, was a prominent theologian and novelist, while her mother, Elizabeth Caldwell Roberts, was an elementary school teacher.
Kristina Laferne Roberts Career
In 1997, Zane started writing sexy fiction to pass the time after her children went to bed. She lived in North Carolina and worked as a sales representative. The stories gained traction on the Internet, and she self-published The Sex Chronicles before signing a deal with Simon & Schuster. Zane’s Sex Chronicles, a Cinemax program, was based on her work. Zane’s subsequent project, The Jump Off, premiered on Cinemax on March 29, 2013. Zane is the publisher of Strebor novels/Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, which publishes 36-60 novels by different authors each year. Lionsgate released Addicted, the first feature picture based on one of her books, on October 10, 2014.
In 2014, Comptroller of Maryland Peter Franchot identified her as one of the state’s top tax cheaters, owing $340,833.58. On June 11, 2014, Zane filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Maryland’s United States Bankruptcy Court, alleging over $3.4 million in total obligations. Her work appears in sociologist Shayne Lee’s book Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture. Lee sees Zane’s work as an example of “urban erotica [that helps] create safe spaces for black female characters to explore lust and embark upon sexual experimentation.”
Kristina Laferne Roberts Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 1.4 million dollars.
