Rakie was born in England, but quickly abandoned those shores for the sunny Isle of Man. Their novels were first published by Hadesgate Publications and Aswang Press.

When not pretending to be a writer, Rakie works at the Mobile Library, driving a bus full of books. They've previously worked in a pathology department and the criminal courts, resulting in a whole lot of anecdotes that they can't tell at dinner parties.

Their interests include horror books, Italian cannibal movies, anything with zombies, WWE, books, Fallout 4, fonts, shiny objects, Ghostbusters, red wine, coffee, books, their feminist agenda, pictures of doggos, and books. They are involved with the local literary festival, Manx Litfest, and totally doesn't try to kidnap the visiting authors. In their spare time, they like to sleep.

Rakie lives with their long-suffering husband John, two hyperactive sons, and their cat Lebowski, who is really quite sane except for his 'Nam flashbacks.