Ray Moore was born in Nottingham, England in 1950. He obtained his Master's Degree in Literature at Lancaster University in 1974 and then taught in secondary education for twenty-eight years before relocating to Florida with his wife in 2002. There he taught English and Information Technology in the International Baccalaureate Program at Vanguard High School in Ocala. He retired in June 2012 and is now a full-time writer and fitness fanatic.