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Addicted: A Novel
Addicted: A Novel
Addicted: A Novel
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Addicted: A Novel

By Zane

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Before there was E.L. James’s 50 Shades of Grey, there was Zane’s Addicted. Once described as “the hottest paperback in the country” by the New York Times and now a major motion picture distributed by Lionsgate, this wildly popular novel by the Queen of Erotica follows one woman’s life as it spirals out of control when her three extramarital affairs lead her down a dark and twisted path.

For successful African-American businesswoman Zoe Reynard, finding the pleasure she wants, the way she wants it, is not worth the risk of losing everything she has: marriage to the man she has loved since childhood, a thriving company, and three wonderful children. But Zoe feels helpless in the grip of an overpowering addiction…to sex.

Finding a compassionate woman therapist to help her, Zoe finally summons the courage to tell her torrid story, a tale of guilt and desire as shocking as it is compelling. From the sensitive artist with whom she spends stolen hours on rumpled sheets to the rough and violent man who draws her toward destruction, Zoe is a woman desperately searching for fulfillment—and something darker, deeper, and perhaps deadly. As her life spins out of control and her sexual escapades carry her toward a dangerous choice, Zoe is racing against time to uncover the source of her “fatal attraction”—as chilling secrets tumble forth from the recesses of a woman's mind, and perilous temptations lead toward a climax that can threaten her sanity, her marriage…and her life.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAtria Books
Release dateMar 1, 2002
ISBN9780743446570
Addicted: A Novel
Author

Zane

Zane is the New York Times bestselling author of Afterburn, The Heat Seekers, Dear G-Spot, Gettin’ Buck Wild, The Hot Box, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Nervous, Skyscraper, Love is Never Painless, Shame on It All, and The Sisters of APF; the ebook short stories “I’ll be Home for Christmas” and “Everything Fades Away”; and editor for the Flava anthology series, including Z-Rated and Busy Bodies. Her TV series, Zane’s Sex Chronicles, and The Jump Off are featured on Cinemax, and her bestselling novel Addicted is a major motion picture with Lionsgate Films. She is the publisher of Strebor Books, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon & Schuster. Visit her online at EroticaNoir.com.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Full of sex and scadal and written slightly better than "50 Shades of Grey" this erotica would have appealed to me more had there not been copious amounts of cheating and ridiculous plot twists at the end. On the surface Zoe has the perfect life: an adoring husband, a great job, a huge house, and wonderful kids. She loves her husband but their sex life is very lacking. From an early age Zoe was fascinated with sex, she couldn't wait to do it. She finally lost her virginity to her childhood sweatheart (now husband) and has always been faithful (yet unfulfilled) until she meets a young artist who sweeps her off her feet and and into the bedroom. She doesn't love him, but for the first time in her life her sexual needs are being met. Soon she gets another lover, and then another. And she realizes that her addiction to sex is spiraling out of control. She loves her husband, but she loves sex too. Zoe decides to finally get help, but from there things only get more complicated. The end is a little much, but I still want to see the movie adaptation of it.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    good story but I didn't expect such drama. it got really out of hand and I felt like the descriptive and non dialogue was just a way to delay or extend the real story.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    2.5 stars

    This book was pretty crazy. Several of the things didn't make sense to me. Cause and effect and real world definitions don't exactly line up, but the entertainment factor is high. It wasn't quite my thing, but if you like a lot of sex and drama, you should definitely check it out.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    First I don't feel like she had an addiction. Second the main character is a complete bitch. Third while the book started off strong it ended up really reaching. I expect those things from movies. All this extra and ton of stalking murder but in a book it's just *eye roll*.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was sex, suspense and mystery all wrapped up in one. :)
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    love it
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    trying to read it..guess its great
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Loved the story of Jason and Zoe as kids! It was so cute. The rest was okay.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Much more in depth than the movie
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A jaw dropper I was amazed at how well the book was written ! It is a must read I couldn't put it down
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is sooo good I didn't want to put it down
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Mind blowing
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It was a good read, somewhat expected more though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    love it
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    finally got the chance to read this book before movie comes up;)
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great steamy book! I wish she would have made a sequel! I read this book in a day.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Good story overall, but the explicit language is a bit much for me.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Yes
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Why cant i read da dam book i aint add it just to stare at the fucking cover

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    My second reading of my introduction to Zane's pen skills left me feeling like I've never read it before. It's like hypnosis trying to remember a repressed memory. My emotions were all over the place and I came to realize Zoe isn't so fictional anymore. Each page felt like her diary being revealed giving you every raw feeling, straight with no chaser. No room was left to ask why. Zoe put her cards on the table from jump telling trusted, non-judgmental ears 'I have a problem. I need help before I destroy me'. We take the obvious from the story but only those who look deeper get it all.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Having never been a romance reader, I was thrilled with the stylization, depth and intricacy story and plot...I love it when I can't guess the end. I've read books by Carl Webber, Sista Souljah and more. This was my first Zane, a gift, but certainly not my last. This LADY has taken black female sexuality out of the dark ages...SMILE*

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
     Typically I like Zane's urban fiction, but this one was so completely absurd that it just ended up bugging me. Zoe Reynard loves her husband deeply, but he has no sexual creativity whatsoever. Her solution? To sleep with a number of other people. That wouldn't have been so bad had the ending not been so absurd with everyone trying to murder her. Disappointing.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was a bit of an odd read. It seemed to switch dramatically throughout the book from a story about love, to an erotic romance, to a murder mystery. I must admit it kept me reading though.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book was mind blowing. In the beginning it is a sweet telling of a childhood love, quickly becomes a raunchy story of adultery, and then escalates into a violent, unpredictable murder mystery. It was a little uneven from start to finish but a good read nonetheless.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a great book! Read it in one day! Both had deep issues with sex. Very steamy!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This was the first Zane book I read, and it blew me away. I've been addicted to her writing ever since.I read this one before I actually bought it.

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