Alessia Brio is the sultry, erotica-writing alter ego of an Appalachian soccer mom. She is "sensual, succulent, and satisfying" even when her creator feels like a hairy warthog. Her debut book, a single-author anthology of erotica & poetry entitled fine flickering hungers, won the 2007 EPPIE Award for Best Erotica. Readers can find her online at www.alessiabrio.com