Aviva Vaughn

I grew up in Los Angeles to American parents of Asian, European, and Latin ethnicity (mostly...there's a lot of other stuff in there too). I was a multicultural child in a multicultural city. At my house it wasn't strange to have a dinner with chow mein and tacos at the same meal. This early exposure to different foods and cultures GREATLY influences my writing.

My series, BECKONED, is best described as a steamy, second-chance romance inspired by food, travel, and Jane Austen.

I love experiencing new sites, smells, and flavors. People tell me that BECKONED--which features London, Bath, Los Angeles, Barcelona, and Honolulu--makes them feel like they are traveling and tasting everything I write about. I LOVE that. My "cast" of characters is also extremely diverse, because that's the world I know. There is something for everyone in my books.

I've been writing my whole life, but it was always "just for me." BECKONED is the first thing that I've written with the intent to publish and I started it in May 2017. It began as a fictional journaling experiement, and I found it to be a very cathartic experience, but then it took on a life of its own.