Preethi Venugopala was born and raised in Kerala. Prior to becoming an author, Preethi worked as a civil engineer with a Japanese multinational corporation in Dubai. She currently works as a Pre-med faculty at a Caribbean Medical school. Her favourite authors include Judith McNaught, Dan Brown, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and of course, JK Rowling. Preethi currently lives in Bengaluru with her husband and son. 'Without You' is her first novel.