Acknowledgements
Thank you to all for your input, support, and inspiration in this novel.
Aaron Thompson
Chris Nieratko
Juanito Blanco
Josie Jacobs
Anna de Ville
Dnothing
Kara Pond
Mitch Fontaine
Jiz Lee
Nikki Hearts
Peter Warren
Buck Angel
Jason Ellis
Hipster Dan
Michael Tully
Asa Akira
Angela White
Abella Danger
Jessica Drake
Mike Quasar
RVCC
Hustler Hollywood
Fantasyland Adult Supercenter
Tristan Taormino
Nina Hartley
Stephanie Lippit
JT Stockroom
We-Vibe
Vera Wylde
Mx Nillin
Betty Dodson and Carlin Ross
All performers who have ever worked for BurningAngel
My parents
Rebecca and Sarah
About the Author
JOANNA ANGEL is an adult film star, director, producer, author, and owner of the BurningAngel Empire, the company known for the emergence and prevalence of tattooed women in the adult film industry. Angel started her business in a college dorm room in 2002, and today the company has a network of websites, hundreds of DVDs to its credit, and over 50 adult industry awards, including Best Pornstar Website, Best Comedy, and many more. In 2016, Angel was the host of the AVN Awards and was inducted into AVN and XRCO’s hall of fame. Angel has appeared in every major adult magazine (Adult Video News, Club, Hustler, Picture Magazine, and Penthouse to name a few), and she was the first tattooed centerfold of Hustler magazine. She has stormed mainstream TV and radio outlets, featured on Fox News, Playboy TV, Fuse TV, G4 TV, KROQ Radio, SIRIUS Radio, TLC’s LA Ink, Vice TV, had a speaking role on Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital, and starred in the indie drama Scrapper. Angel has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, The Village Voice, the New York Press, Esquire UK, Details, and is a regular columnist for AskMen.com. Heeb Magazine featured Joanna as their cover girl, naming her one of the “Top 100 Up-and-Coming Jews.” The New York Post featured her as one of the “Top 25 Sexiest New Yorkers,” and she has made CNBC’s yearly “dirty dozen” (a list of the twelve biggest adult film stars) several times. Angel also made her mark in the sex toy world, becoming a venerated Fleshlight Girl and creating a BDSM line of toys with Stockroom. Joanna Angel is a self-made star who has made her mark on the industry, and this is only the beginning!
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Joanna Angel.
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