BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES…

Iliana O. writes unapologetic paranormal romance where Los Angeles isn’t just a setting but a living, breathing force. Her stories pulse with the city’s contradictions: beauty and violence, magic and survival, all coexisting on the same streets. In her world, danger and desire are inseparable, and monsters are not always the most frightening thing in the room.

She holds a Master’s degree in English Literature and has spent her career witnessing the transformative power of storytelling firsthand. A tenured professor and nationally recognized voice in race conscious, equity minded pedagogy, Iliana brings the same depth, care, and urgency to her fiction that she brings to the classroom.

Whether lecturing or crafting a dangerous romance, Iliana O. is, at her core, a storyteller. Through her work, she invites readers to believe in themselves, in their communities, and in the fierce magic of the worlds we dare to imagine. Her writing explores survival, transformation, and the extraordinary possibilities waiting just beyond the veil of the ordinary.