and "There's a new audience of readers who demand the most intelligent, provocative women's erotica - stories that tell the truth about women's sexuality in all its variety and emotional depth and ", writes series editor Marcy Sheiner. A decade after the explosion of women-authored erotica hit the publishing world, the genre has evolved to a sophisticated level of stunning talent and startling sexual honesty. As with the first volume, which included notable erotica authors such as Tara Alton, Hanne Blank, Cara Bruce, Susannah Indigo, Maryanne Mohanraj, Leslea Newman, and Susan St. Alban, Best Women's Erotica 2001 features 20 stories by authors whose work has appeared in Playgirl, Penthouse, Playboy, and Libido.