Nandini Bajpai grew up in New Delhi, India, one of four sisters and many cousins, in a family that liked to read. Nandini moved to Australia with her family where she lived and worked in Brisbane and then Melbourne before settling in the Boston area where she lives with her husband, kids, and a fluctuating number and variety of pets. Although she dabbled in corporate finance, business analysis, and fostering shelter animals, her first love is writing.