Carolyn Pizzuti is an American author of romance novels under the pen name Carolyn Zane. She has also been published as Suzy Pizzuti. In March 1993 she finished her first romance novel, The Wife Next Door,which was soon purchased by Silhouette. Since then, Zane has had almost 30 novels published in the Silhouette category lines, with over one million copies in print worldwide. Her work has been reviewed multiple time in Romantic Times, which describes her work as "diverting," although sometimes "light on conflict." Her books are "strong on humor, snappy repartee and passionate moments." Two of her novels have been inspirational romances, written under the pen name Suzy Pizzuti. These were released in 1998 and 1999.