Elizabeth N. Harris was born in Dagenham, Essex, in the U.K. She graduated school there and lived there half her life. Hating the city she moved to South Yorkshire in 2002 and then finally moved to Derbyshire in 2005. She attended Chesterfield and Worksop Colleges, getting diplomas in a variety of subjects. She worked at a large and famous retail chain before beginning her writing career full time.​ ​Elizabeth herself lives with her four sons and her daughter. She loves the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Blackhawks, and is a New England Patriot Fan.