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American author of contemporary romance and women's fiction (*1960)
Jane Porter is an American author of
contemporary romance and
women's fiction . She is a
New York Times and
USA Today bestselling author of over forty-five titles, with over 12 million books in print, in 20 languages and in 25 countries.
[1] Her novel Flirting with Forty was made into the
Lifetime
movie of the same name starring
Heather Locklear .
[2] In 2014, she received the
Romance Writers of America
RITA Award for Best Romance Novella for Take Me, Cowboy .
Biography
Porter was born in
Visalia, California . She earned a bachelor's degree from
UCLA in American Studies, as well as Masters in Writing from the
University of San Francisco .
[2]
She has worked in sales and marketing, as well as a director of a non-profit foundation and teacher of Jr. high and High school English.
[3]
[4] She sold her first novel, The Italian Groom , to
Harlequin in 2000.
[4]
[5]
In 2005, Porter branched into women's fiction with the publication of The Frog Prince .
[4]
Porter founded Tule publishing in 2013.
[1]
She resides in
San Clemente, California with her husband and three sons.
[3]
Bibliography
Bellevue Wives
Odd Mom Out . Grand Central. September 2007 [2007].
ISBN
9781615566662 .
Mrs. Perfect . Grand Central. May 2008 [2008].
ISBN
9781615566679 .
Porter, Jane (July 2009) [2009].
Easy on the Eyes . Grand Central.
ISBN
9780446509404 .
A Brennan Sisters Novel
The Good Woman . Berkley. September 2012 [2012].
ISBN
9780425253007 .
The Good Daughter . Berkley. February 2013 [2013].
ISBN
9780425253427 .
The Good Wife . Berkley. September 2013 [2013].
ISBN
9780425253670 .
The Desert Kings
The Sheikh's Chosen Queen . Harlequin. April 2008 [2008].
ISBN
9780373127177 .
King Of The Desert, Captive Bride . Harlequin. May 2008 [2008].
ISBN
9780373127252 .
Duty, Desire and the Desert King . Harlequin. December 2009 [2009].
ISBN
9780373128808 .
The Disgraced Copelands
The Fallen Greek Bride . Harlequin. February 2013 [2013].
ISBN
9780373131297 .
His Defiant Desert Queen . Harlequin. February 2015 [2015].
ISBN
9780373133253 .
The Galvan Brides
In Dante's Debt . Harlequin. January 2003 [2003].
ISBN
9780373122981 .
Lazaro's Revenge . Harlequin. February 2003 [2003].
ISBN
9780373123049 .
The Latin Lover's Secret Child . Harlequin. November 2003 [2003].
ISBN
9780373123582 .
The Spaniard's Passion . Harlequin. December 2003 [2003].
ISBN
9780373123636 .
Princess Brides
The Sultan's Bought Bride . Harlequin. September 2004 [2004].
ISBN
9780373124183 .
The Greek's Royal Mistress . Harlequin. October 2004 [2004].
ISBN
9780373124244 .
The Italian's Virgin Princess . Harlequin. November 2004 [2004].
ISBN
9780373124305 .
A Royal Scandal
Not Fit for a King? . Harlequin. May 2012 [2012].
ISBN
9780373130757 .
His Majesty's Mistake . Harlequin. June 2012 [2012].
ISBN
9780373130818 .
Taming of the Sheenans
Christmas at Copper Mountain . Tule Publishing Group. November 2013 [2013].
Tycoon's Kiss . Tule Publishing Group. April 2014 [2014].
The Kidnapped Christmas Bride . Tule Publishing Group. November 2014 [2014].
ISBN
9781942240259 .
Stand alone works
Anthologies and short stories
The Italian's Blackmailed Bride . Harlequin. December 2006 [2006].
ISBN
9780373837380 . in One Christmas Night
One Christmas Night in Venice . December 2011 [2011]. in Mistletoe Wishes
Mistaken for a Mistress . Harlequin. May 2007 [2007].
ISBN
9781426801532 .
Non-fiction
Writing The Bestseller: Romantic And Commercial Fiction . Tule Publishing Group. January 2014 [2014]. with
Rebecca Lyles
Awards and reception
2006 - Romance Reviews Today for Best Contemporary Novel for Flirting with Forty
[1]
2013 - Golden Leaf Award for Best Novel with Romantic Elements for The Good Daughter
[1]
2014 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Romance Novella for Take Me, Cowboy
[6]
Porter has garnered a starred review from
Library Journal for Flirting with Forty , and several top picks from RT Book Reviews.
[7]
References
External links
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