Jennifer Bennett (1977- ) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a native Cajun mother and West Virginian visiting construction worker father. The two ran off to get married after ...view moreJennifer Bennett (1977- ) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a native Cajun mother and West Virginian visiting construction worker father. The two ran off to get married after her mother proposed in a laundry mat. They later had five children over the span of a nearly forty year marriage.Being the middle child, Jennifer found an escape in writing at the ripe old age of seven. Her first co-written novel was in middle school which began a string of short stories and novellas while her family traveled from Louisiana to Savannah, Georgia; then Knob Noster, Missouri; Violet, Louisiana; Wiggins, Mississippi; Jacksonville, North Carolina; Lumberton, Mississippi; and finally settling in Petal, Mississippi, where she found her true passions: rodeos and equine sports.With the assistance of her soon-to-be husband, Mark, she quickly learned about horses, riding and livestock. Spending more than a month in Arkansas and Oklahoma, she honed her skills and began working on her sister's ranch before making the leap to her second passion, adult education.When not writing, Jennifer works as an award-winning corporate trainer. She lives with Mark and their son, Christopher. They share their home with Cloey (a cat), Louisa Chakita Del la Rosa Hernandez Roberts (a dog), Clancy (a turtle) and Rabbit and Funny Bunny (rabbits). They also shared their land with several large yard cats, three horses and half a dozen deer.view less