Racquel Marie grew up in Southern California where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and big family. She received a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in gender and sexuality studies from the University of California, Irvine. Her debut novel Ophelia After All won a California Book Award. Her fourth published novel If We Survive This is a USA TODAY best seller. There is, unexpectedly, a C in her first name.