Rachel Caine was born Roxanne Conrad at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Tech University. She has written more than 30 novels including the Morganville Vampires series, the Weather Warden series, and the Outcast Season series. She has written under the names Julie Fortune, Roxanne Longstreet and Roxanne Conrad. She also works in corporate communications for a large multinational company based in Irving, Texas.