Jane Porter (romance author)
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Jane Porter at Romance Writer's of America Conference, New York, NY, July 2015
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| Pen name | Jane Porter |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | BA University of California, Los Angeles MA University of San Francisco |
| Period | 2000 - present |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable works | Take Me, Cowboy |
| Notable awards | RITA award – Best Romance Novella 2014 Take Me, Cowboy |
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| http://janeporter.com/ | |
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 a Lifetime movie 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, with her husband and three sons.[3]
Bibliography
Bellevue Wives
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A Brennan Sisters Novel
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The Desert Kings
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The Disgraced Copelands
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The Galvan Brides
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Princess Brides
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A Royal Scandal
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Taming of the Sheenans
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Stand alone works
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Anthologies and short stories
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Non-fiction
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://janeporter.com/mediakit/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/books/article/Bellevue-romance-writer-Jane-Porter-s-life-1293085.php
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jane Porter Bio Official Website
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://alumni.ucla.edu/share/alumni-stories/stories/jane-porter.aspx
- ↑ Fiction DB
- ↑ https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=535
- ↑ http://www.fictiondb.com/author/jane-porter~book-awards~9413.htm
External links
- Author's Blog
- Author's Website
- Jane Porter: 'Reading, I am free. Thanks, Grandma'
- THAN FICTION FLIRTING WITH FORTY ROMANCE NOVELIST STARS IN HER OWN STORY IN WAIKIKI
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