We call her Allie, which is neither her real nor professional name.

There was so much interest in Allie after the book came out that she agreed to field reader questions on the blog.

They are paraphrased below, along with Allie's answers.

. Can you tell us how you became an escort, and what your family thinks — or knows — about your occupation? 

A. My parents don't know about my work, or anything else about my sex life. I was a programmer when I decided to quit my job and become an escort.

I was single and meeting people through a popular dating website.

Finding someone "special" proved to be difficult, but I did meet many nice men.

I had grown up in a repressive small town and I was, at that time, looking to understand my own sexuality.