Beth Reekles was born on 7 June 1995[2] and grew up in Newport, Wales where she attended local primary school Mount Pleasant Primary and comprehensive Bassaleg School.

[4] When Reekles was 15, having grown tired of stories of "vampires and werewolves", she wrote her first young adult novel, The Kissing Booth, publishing it chapter by chapter on Wattpad, a story sharing site.

[7][8] The Kissing Booth was published by Penguin Random House in 2012, followed by Rolling Dice and Out of Tune.

[14] A third film The Kissing Booth 3: One Last Time accompanied by a book was released on 11 August 2021.

[15] Reekles's first adult novel, Love, Locked Down, was published by Sphere Books in February 2022.