After twenty-eight years in business, Ms. Meeks and her husband sold their video security surveillance company. Jeanne was recognized by the Illinois governor as the Small-Business Person of the Year. She is the Tax Collector for the township and has been the President of the Chamber of Commerce, on the board of a local bank, and on Silver Cross Hospital’s Community Trustee Board.
Ms. Meeks now writes full-time and belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and writers’ groups in Illinois and Florida. Jeanne also writes human-interest articles for Schoolhouse Life news magazine. She reads extensively, edits for other authors in her critique groups, and writes a blog at www.jeannemeeks.com about Learning to Write and other things she loves.
When not writing, Jeanne backpacks, kayaks, entertains the grandchildren, volunteers with the local historical society, and plays tennis or golf. She lives with her husband of forty-four years on Florida’s gulf coast and in a suburb of Chicago.

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