Rachel Kramer Bussel writes New York Observer and hosts SRO readings around the country. The former sex columnist of "Lusty Lady" in The Village Voice, she was the longtime senior editor of Penthouse Variations and has edited the Best Sex Writing series since 2008. She's a prolific erotica editor, and her titles include Spanked, He's on Top, She's on Top, Passion, and Do Not Disturb. She lives in New York City. Annabel Joseph is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling BDSM romance author. She writes mainly contemporary romance, although she has been known to dabble in the medieval and Regency eras. She is recognized for writing emotionally intense BDSM storylines, and strives to create characters that seem real-even flawed-so readers are better able to relate to them. Annabel publishes with Ellora's Cave and Loose Id in addition to her own imprint, Scarlet Rose Press. She also writes non-BDSM erotic romance under the name Molly Joseph. She lives in Atlanta, GA.