Lotta Bangs?!!? Really?

I am an unapologetic book nerd.  I read anywhere from 100 to 150 books a year. I have two ereaders, ereader apps on my phone, visit my local library at least once a week, regularly buy books online and in book stores and even get books emailed to me in increments from the wonderful Daily Lit.  I'm a nook girl, I have the original and last Christmas, Ohhhh Lover Boy, gave me the nook tablet which may be the best toy ever.

The wonderful people at Barnes and Noble are kind enough to have deals of the day, free books available every Friday and a contingent of loyal customers who seek out  and publish book deals regularly.  Yesterday, after ordering the Free Friday book on offer through the Barnes and Noble blog, they offered suggestions for other free books. The book in the photo to the left was one of them.  I've been pondering/giggling about it ever since.

Do you see that the author's name of this free piece of erotic fiction is Lotta Bangs?  Lotta Bangs, I say.  This lead me onto the following train of thought:

1. If by some strange circumstance her name is actually Lotta Bangs, did her parents hope she would wind up in a James Bond story?  And, would this make them literary types, hoping Ian Fleming would catch wind of their baby girl and pop her right into the world of 007?
2. Or, if this is her real name, did she feel that she had to write erotica? Did it seem that with a name like that, her only other option was dangling from a pole five nights a week in a strip club?
3. Now, in all likelihood, this is absolutely a nom de plume.  Is she trying to throw parents/grandparents and many other assorted conservative friends and relations off the scent?  I've got plenty of aunts, uncles, cousins, great aunts and uncles that I would be loathe to find out I was writing naughty naughty books.
4. It is possible that she knew writing erotica was in her future, but was saddled with an extremely ironic birth name, like Mother Theresa Jr?

Then, it occurred to me, Lotta Bangs is totally a drag queen name.  I went to many Gay Bingo nights for the  AIDS Fund group in Philadelphia. The evenings were hosted by Carlotta Tendant and the officials had names like Penny Nickles, Ivana Tinkle, Eva Destruction, Anita Manhattan and Ida Slapter.  Lotta Bangs would have fit right in.  Of course, if she was to participate as a BVD, or Bingo Verifying Diva, she'd need some proficiency on roller blades.

Afterthought:  If you are interested in the written works of Lotta Bangs, her Destined Lovers is free as a nook book.  If you are interested in Gay Bingo, go here for more information.