Rachel lives in the same town where she lived growing up. With her family of four children and husband she lives on a hobby homestead. They raise chickens for eggs and meat, breed protection dogs, garden, forage, hunt, and craft. Rachel's husband is a millwright and she is a middle school Humanities teacher.

Rachel has been an avid reader her whole life, and written stories for almost as long. She reads a variety of genres, but tends to gravitate towards fantasy in one form or another. Likewise, she writes in variety of genres. 

Rachel writes primarily adult fantasy and YA fantasy, but she mixes it up with a little contemporary romance, YA dystopian fantasy, middle grade fantasy, and a nonfiction book.

You can find links to Rachel's social media and public work here.