Amelia J. Bailie was born in England in 1979, and moved to the United States during her childhood. She grew up in San Francisco. Her father was an employee of a screw factory, while her mother was a housewife. Some years later, and for personal reasons, the family chose to live in New York. When she was 19 and was working at a small bookstore, she began writing. Now she lives in England with her husband and two daughters.