Rachel Caine

Rachel Caine is a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. She also publishes media tie-in novels as Julie Fortune.

Caine grew up in west Texas and graduated from Socorro High School in El Paso, Texas, in 1980. She is a 1985 graduate of Texas Tech University with a bachelor's degree in accounting (with a minor in music).

Rachel Caine has been writing and publishing novels and short stories since 1991. She is a former professional musician who has the distinction of having played with such musical legends as Henry Mancini, Peter Nero, and John Williams. She's also an avid movie buff, a TV-holic, and says she "prefers a good stout Guinness to wimpy American beers."

Caine does most of her writing in a coffee shop near her home. She says she finds Caramel Mocha "very inspirational." Caine listens to music while she writes, the playlist changing from project to project.

In addition to a daunting writing schedule, she maintained a full-time job as a Director of Corporate Communications for a large multinational company before retiring in late 2007 to write full-time. She lives in north Texas with her husband, artist Cat Conrad.

Rachel's books include;

1. Ill Wind (December 2003)
2. Heat Stroke (August 2004, Roc Books)
3. Chill Factor (January 2005, Roc Books)
4. Windfall (November 2005, Roc Books)
5. Firestorm (September 2006, Roc Books)
6. Thin Air (August 2007, Roc Books)
7. Gale Force (August 2008, Roc Books)

1. Devil's Bargain (August 2005)
2. Devil's Due (January 2006)

1. Glass Houses (October 2006)
2. The Dead Girls' Dance (April 2007, Signet Books)
3. Midnight Alley (October 2007, Signet Books)
4. Feast of Fools (June 2008, Signet Books)
5. Lord of Misrule (January 6, 2009, Signet Books)
6. Carpe Corpus

1. Line of Sight (August 2007)

1. Undone (January 2009, Roc)

She is a great author, and her stories leave you craving for more!!