Kiran Manral was a journalist before she quit to be a full-time mommy and now defines herself as a mom with a Nutella habit. One of the leading bloggers in India, her blogs were listed in Labnol’s list of India’s top blogs. Her parenting blog was ranked among the top five parenting blogs in India by Blogadda.

Her debut novel The Reluctant Detective was published in 2011. Her second novel Once Upon a Crush was released in April 2014. She lives in Mumbai with her family.