Jeanne Meeks began backpacking in 2005 and hiked across the Grand Canyon before writing "Rim to Rim," an adventure novel with a twist of mystery and romance. "Wolf Pack," set on Isle Royale, MI, is the second in the Backcountry Mystery series. The first in the new Tennis Team Mystery series, Gator Bait, was a finalist in the Illinois Author Project in 2016. She now regularly writes human-interest articles for Schoolhouse Life news magazine. She loves attending writers conventions, especially Love Is Murder in Chicago. During the 2014 event, "Rim To Rim" was nominated for Best First Novel. After twenty-eight years in business, Ms. Meeks and her husband sold their security surveillance company. Ms. Meeks was recognized by the Illinois governor as the Small-Business Person of the Year. She was the Tax Collector for her township and has been the President of the Chamber of Commerce, on the board of a local bank, and on the town's 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. She reads extensively, edits for other authors, and writes a blog at www.jeannemeeks.com about the Writing Life 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, since 1969, on Florida’s gulf coast and in a suburb of Chicago.