Aletheia Preston is a reformed lawyer originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico. After working as a prosecutor in San Francisco, she moved into private practice as a trial attorney before embarking on a journey as a writer.

Aletheia is a lover of thriller and science fiction novels and has been an avid reader and writer in both genres since she was a little girl. 

An admitted adrenaline junkie, Aletheia spends much of her free time outdoors finding ways to risk her life, from skiing and mountaineering to paragliding and winter camping. Aletheia is also a PADI certified deepwater and wreck scuba diver. Fluent in Italian and Spanish, she spent much of her childhood in Florence, Italy.

Aletheia and her cat Mochi live in the wine country of California.