Jeevani Charika is British-Sri Lankan. She started off in the South of England and spent her childhood living in places as diverse at Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Micronesia before settling down in Yorkshire, where she now lives with her husband and two daughters.

Jeevani also writes romantic comedies and women's fiction under the name Rhoda Baxter. Her books have been shortlisted for the RoNA awards, the Love Stories awards and the Joan Hessayon award. She is a member of the UK Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Authors. A microbiologist by training, she loves all things science geek. She also loves cake, crochet and playing with Lego. You can find out more about her (and get a free book by signing up to her newsletter) on her website: http://jeevanicharika.com/