Bender, Jeanne: - Jeanne Bender was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She grew up loving adventures. As an adult, while enjoying a successful career in real estate, Bender reserved time to travel. Throughout her adventures Bender's family and friends encouraged her to write stories. After rekindling her love of writing, Bender started studying literary composition in Seattle, Washington and at Oxford University in the UK. Bender now writes about her journeys in the Lindie Lou Adventure Book Series. Bender lives in Seattle in the summer and San Diego in the winter.