Jeanne Bender 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 wrte stories. After rekindling her love of writing, Bender started studying literary composition in Seattle, Washington and at Oxford University in the UK. Read More Read Less