On September 18, I met up with Zane at The London hotel in New York City to discuss her latest project, the film adaption of "Addicted". Admittedly, I was a little nervous, which is both weird and totally expected. I've interviewed ALOT of A-Listers over the years and never batted a lash, even people I had fan-crushes on (withe the exception of Michael Ealy, in which I dropped my notes during the interview because of my proximity to physical excellence). But for writers (and artists I grew up listening too), I totally fan out, getting all tongue-tied and knocking things over.

When I began my career in book publishing in 2003, Zane was the gold standard for romance authors and an author with her sales were the goal for every editor and publisher. The writers on my roster did just fine in their own right, and together, we racked up plenty of awards and 5-star reviews, but we never made it to Zane stratosphere. She was in her own orbit.