Nora Nguyen is a romance novelist with a yen for breathtaking travel destinations. As a lifelong romance enthusiast, she fully believes in the healing power of a transportive love story. Her work has been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, WIRED, Elle, and other publications. A recipient of an Individual Excellence Award in Fiction from the Ohio Arts Council, Nora lives in central Ohio with her husband and daughter. She writes literary fiction under the name Thao Thai, where her debut novel, Banyan Moon, was a Read with Jenna and Barnes & Noble Discover pick.