Alison Tyler

Alison Tyler has been called "hot and honest" by Publishers Weekly, a "trollop with a laptop" by East Bay Express, and a "hell of a writer" by Violet Blue. A writer of erotica since phones had cords, she has edited more than 100 anthologies and written more than 25 novels.

Ms. Tyler is loyal to coffee (black), lipstick (red), and tequila (straight). She has tattoos, but no piercings; a wicked tongue, but a quick smile; and bittersweet memories, but no regrets. She believes it won't rain if she doesn't bring an umbrella, prefers hot and dry to cold and wet, and loves to spout her favorite motto: You can sleep when you're dead. She chooses Led Zeppelin over the Beatles, The Cure over The Smiths, and The Stones over everyone. Yet although she appreciates good rock, she has a pitiful weakness for 80s hair bands.

In all things important, she remains faithful to her husband of nearly 30 years, but she still can't choose just one perfume.