Jane Porter (romance author) explained
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] She sold her first novel, The Italian Groom, to Harlequin in 2000.[4]
In 2005, Porter branched into women's fiction with the publication of The Frog Prince.
Porter founded Tule publishing in 2013.[1]
She resides in San Clemente, California with her husband and three sons.[5]
Bibliography
Bellevue Wives
- Book: Odd Mom Out . 2007 . September 2007 . Grand Central. 9781615566662.
- Book: Mrs. Perfect . 2008 . May 2008 . Grand Central. 9781615566679.
- Book: Easy on the Eyes. 2009. July 2009. 9780446509404. Porter. Jane. Grand Central .
A Brennan Sisters Novel
- Book: The Good Woman. 2012. September 2012. Berkley. 9780425253007.
- Book: The Good Daughter. 2013. February 2013. Berkley. 9780425253427.
- Book: The Good Wife. 2013. September 2013. Berkley. 9780425253670. registration.
The Desert Kings
- Book: The Sheikh's Chosen Queen. 2008. April 2008. Harlequin. 9780373127177.
- Book: King Of The Desert, Captive Bride. 2008. May 2008. Harlequin. 9780373127252.
- Book: Duty, Desire and the Desert King. 2009. December 2009. Harlequin. 9780373128808.
The Disgraced Copelands
- Book: The Fallen Greek Bride. 2013. February 2013. Harlequin. 9780373131297.
- Book: His Defiant Desert Queen . 2015 . February 2015 . Harlequin. 9780373133253.
The Galvan Brides
- Book: In Dante's Debt. 2003. January 2003. Harlequin. 9780373122981.
- Book: Lazaro's Revenge . 2003 . February 2003. Harlequin. 9780373123049.
- Book: The Latin Lover's Secret Child . 2003 . November 2003. Harlequin. 9780373123582.
- Book: The Spaniard's Passion. 2003. December 2003. Harlequin. 9780373123636.
Princess Brides
- Book: The Sultan's Bought Bride . 2004 . September 2004. Harlequin. 9780373124183.
- Book: The Greek's Royal Mistress . 2004 . October 2004. Harlequin. 9780373124244.
- Book: The Italian's Virgin Princess . 2004 . November 2004. Harlequin. 9780373124305.
A Royal Scandal
- Book: Not Fit for a King? . 2012 . May 2012. Harlequin. 9780373130757.
- Book: His Majesty's Mistake . 2012 . June 2012. Harlequin. 9780373130818.
Taming of the Sheenans
- Book: Christmas at Copper Mountain . 2013 . November 2013. Tule Publishing Group.
- Book: Tycoon's Kiss . 2014 . April 2014. Tule Publishing Group.
- Book: The Kidnapped Christmas Bride . 2014 . November 2014. Tule Publishing Group. 9781942240259.
Stand alone works
- Book: The Italian Groom. 2001. March 2001. Harlequin. 9780373121687.
- Book: Christos's Promise. 2001. October 2001. Harlequin. 9780373122103.
- Book: The Secret. 2002. Harlequin. 9780373612673.
- Book: The Sheikh's Wife . 2002 . May 2002. Harlequin. 9780373122523.
- Book: Marco's Pride . 2004 . February 2004. Harlequin. 9780373123759.
- Book: The Sheikh's Virgin . 2005 . Harlequin . 9780373124732 .
- Book: The Frog Prince. 2005. May 2005. Grand Central. 9780446694490.
- Book: The Secretary's Seduction. 2005. August 2005. Harlequin. 9780373820139. registration.
- Book: Taken By the Highest Bidder. 2005. December 2005. Harlequin. 9780373125081.
- Book: The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress. 2006. February 2006. Harlequin. 9780373125203.
- Book: The Sheikh's Disobedient Bride . 2006 . June 2006. Harlequin. 9780373125425.
- Book: Flirting With Forty . 2006. July 2006. Grand Central. 9781615591985.
- Book: Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife. 2006. October 2006. Harlequin. 9780373125746.
- Book: At the Greek Boss's Bidding. 2007. April 2007. Harlequin. 9780373126231.
- Book: She's Gone Country. 2010. August 2010. 9780446509411. Porter. Jane. Grand Central .
- Book: A Dark Sicilian Secret. 2011. January 2011. Harlequin. 9780373130078.
- Book: Be Mine, Cowboy. 2013. February 2013. Harlequin. 9780373754427. (in My Cowboy Valentine)
- Book: Take Me, Cowboy . 2013 . October 2013. Tule Publishing Group. 9781940296012.
- Book: It's You . 2015. June 2015. Berkley. 9780425277157.
Anthologies and short stories
- Book: The Italian's Blackmailed Bride . 2006 . December 2006. Harlequin. 9780373837380. in One Christmas Night
- Book: One Christmas Night in Venice . 2011 . December 2011. in Mistletoe Wishes
- Book: Mistaken for a Mistress . 2007. May 2007. Harlequin. 9781426801532.
Non-fiction
- Book: Writing The Bestseller: Romantic And Commercial Fiction. 2014. January 2014. Tule Publishing Group. with Rebecca Lyles
Awards and reception
- 2006 - Romance Reviews Today for Best Contemporary Novel for Flirting with Forty
- 2013 - Golden Leaf Award for Best Novel with Romantic Elements for The Good Daughter
- 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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Press & Media Kit Archive.
- Web site: Bellevue romance writer Jane Porter's life imitates art in novel and on TV. December 2008.
- Web site: Jane Porter ’86 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526053851/http://alumni.ucla.edu/share/alumni-stories/stories/jane-porter.aspx . 2015-05-26.
- http://www.fictiondb.com/author/author.php?authorid=9413 Fiction DB
- http://janeporter.com/meet.php Jane Porter Bio
- Web site: MyRWA : RITA Awards : RITA Winners . 2015-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109102946/https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=535 . 2016-01-09 . dead .
- Web site: Jane Porter Book List - FictionDB.
