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== Biography ==
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[[Jane Porter]] writes "classic romance and modern chick lit". A California native, Porter was changed by a year spent in Europe, leading to her love of the [[Presents]] line. She won the [[Golden Heart]]- in 1998 for my long contemporary series romance, All-Around Cowboy -- a book that she didn't ultimately sell. Her first published book, [[The Italian Groom]] finaled in the 2000 [[Golden Heart]] contest and was published by Harlequin in 2001. She is also a two-time [[RITA]] finalist.
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Meet '''Jane Porter'''
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I write both romance and women's fiction, and I write in both genres because the stories matter, because women matter and families matter, and love matters very, very much. I love the very strong heroes because I grew up with some really strong women in my family. Even today, it has continued to surprise me that men sometimes are a bit baffled that I want to be so successful, that I have ambition, that I'm willing to work this hard.
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I’m a small town girl at heart. Born in Visalia, California, I love central California’s golden foothills, oak trees, and the miles of farmland. In my mind, there’s nothing sweeter in the world than the heady fragrance of orange blossoms on a sultry summer night.
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As a little girl I spent hours on my bed, staring out the window, dreaming of far off places, fearless knights, and happy-ever-after endings. In my imagination I was never the geeky bookworm with the thick coke-bottle glasses, but a princess, a magical fairy, a Joan-of-Arc crusader.
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My parents fed my imagination by taking our family to Europe for a year when I was thirteen. The year away changed me (I wasn’t a geek for once!) and overseas I discovered a huge and wonderful world with different cultures and customs. I loved everything about Europe, but felt especially passionate about Italy and those gorgeous Italian men (no wonder my very first Presents was Italian).
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I confess, after that incredible year in Europe, the travel bug bit, and bit hard. I spent much of my high school and college years abroad, studying in South Africa, Japan and Ireland. South Africa remains a country of my heart, the people, the land and politics complex and heart-wrenching.
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After my years of traveling and studying I had to settle down and earn a living. With my Bachelors degree from UCLA in American Studies, a program that combines American literature and American history, I’ve worked in sales and marketing, as well as a director of a non-profit foundation. Later I earned my Masters in Writing from the University of San Francisco and taught jr. high and high school English.
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After sixteen years in Greater Seattle, I’m back in California, making my home in a historic Ole Hanson home in San Clemente, with my surfer husband and three very active sons. I love being near the beach and being able to walk everywhere, but I also love being at my desk, writing stories about women and our lives, as well as the need to love, and be loved. I like a story with a happy ending. But then, I believe, we all do.
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== On the Web ==
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* Website [https://janeporter.com/]
  
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[[Jane Porter]] has written 16 books for Harlequin [[Presents]].
 
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* [[Christo's Promise|''Christo's Promise'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2210]] October 2001
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* ''[[At The Greek Boss's Bidding]]'' - 2007
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* [[Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife|''Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2574]] October 2006
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* ''[[Away In Montana]]'' - 2016
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* [[In Dante's Debt|''In Dante's Debt'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2298]] January 2003
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* ''[[Be Bold, Bob]]'' - 2025
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* [[Lazaro's Revenge|''Lazaro's Revenge'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2304]] February 2003
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* ''[[Bear's Heart]]'' - 2024
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* [[Marco's Pride|''Marco's Pride'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2375]] February 2004
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* ''[[Biffy Buffalo]]'' - 2021
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* [[Taken By The Highest Bidder|''Taken By The Highest Bidder'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2508]] December 2005
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* ''[[Bought To Carry His Heir]]'' - 2017
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* [[The Greek's Royal Mistress|''The Greek's Royal Mistress'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2424]] October 2004
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* ''[[Christmas Contract For His Cinderella]]'' - 2019
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* [[The Italian Groom|''The Italian Groom'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2168]] March 2001
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* ''[[Christos's Promise]]'' - 2001
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* [[The Italian's Virgin Princess|''The Italian's Virgin Princess'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2430]] November 2004
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* ''[[A Christmas Miracle For Daisy|Christmas Miracle For Daisy, A]]'' - 2015
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* [[The Latin Lover's Secret Child|''The Latin Lover's Secret Child'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2358]] November 2003
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* ''[[Christmas At Copper Mountain]]'' - 2013
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* [[The Sheikh's Disobedient Bride|''The Sheikh's Disobedient Bride'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2542]] June 2006
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* ''[[The Christmas Cottage|Christmas Cottage, The]]'' - 2023
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* [[The Sheikh's Virgin|''The Sheikh's Virgin'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2473]] June 2005
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* ''[[Claiming His Woman]]'' - 2022
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* [[The Sheikh's Wife|''The Sheikh's Wife'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2252]] May 2002
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* ''[[The Convenient Cosentino Wife|Convenient Cosentino Wife, The]]'' - 2023
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* [[The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress|''The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2520]] February 2006
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* ''[[A Dark Sicilian Secret|Dark Sicilian Secret, A]]'' - 2011
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* [[The Spaniard's Passion|''The Spaniard's Passion'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2363]] December 2003
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* ''[[Duke Christian of Luneburg, Or, Tradition From the Hartz; Volume 2]]'' - 2023
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* [[The Sultan's Bought Bride|''The Sultan's Bought Bride'']] - [[Presents]], [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2418]] September 2004
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* ''[[Duke Christian of Luneburg, Or, Tradition From the Hartz; Volume 3]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Duty, Desire And The Desert King]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Easy On The Eyes]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Fallen Greek Bride|Fallen Greek Bride, The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Flirting With Forty]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Flirting With Fifty]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Flirting With The Beast]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Flirting With Fire]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[The Frog Prince|Frog Prince, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Good Daughter|Good Daughter, The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Good Wife|Good Wife, The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Good Woman|Good Woman, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Greek's Royal Mistress|Greek's Royal Mistress, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Her Sinful Secret]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[His Defiant Desert Queen]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[His Majesty's Mistake]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[His Merciless Marriage Bargain]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[His Shock Marriage In Greece]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[It's You]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[The Italian Groom|Italian Groom, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[The Italian's Virgin Princess|Italian's Virgin Princess, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Kidnapped For His Royal Duty]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Kidnapped Christmas Bride|Kidnapped Christmas Bride, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[King Of The Desert, Captive Bride]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Latin Lover's Secret Child|Latin Lover's Secret Child, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Let's Get Ready for School]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[The Lost Sheenan's Bride|Lost Sheenan's Bride, The]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Love Me Tender]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Marco's Pride]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Married In Montana]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Miracle On Chance Avenue]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Mistaken For A Mistress]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[A Montana Born Christmas|Montana Born Christmas, A]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Montana Cowboy Bride]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Montana Cowboy Christmas]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Montana Cowboy Daddy]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Montana Cowboy Miracle]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Montana Cowboy Promise]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Montana Cowboy Romance]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Mrs. Perfect]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[My Cowboy Valentine: Be Mine, Cowboy]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Not Christmas Without You]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Not Fit for a King?]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Odd Mom Out]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Oh, Christmas Night]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Once Upon A Christmas]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[One Christmas Night In Venice]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[One Christmas Night: The Italian's Blackmailed Bride]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Price Of A Dangerous Passion|Price Of A Dangerous Passion, The]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[The Prince's Scandalous Wedding Vow|Prince's Scandalous Wedding Vow, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Secret|Secret, The]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[The Secretary's Seduction|Secretary's Seduction, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[She's Gone Country]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[The Sheikh's Chosen Queen|Sheikh's Chosen Queen, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Sheikh's Disobedient Bride|Sheikh's Disobedient Bride, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Sheikh's Virgin|Sheikh's Virgin, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Sheikh's Wife|Sheikh's Wife, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress|Sicilian's Defiant Mistress, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Spaniard's Passion|Spaniard's Passion, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Sultan's Bought Bride|Sultan]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[The Sultan's Bought Bride|Sultan's Bought Bride, The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Take Me Please, Cowboy]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Take Me, Cowboy]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Taken By The Highest Bidder]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Taming Of The Bachelor|Taming Of The Bachelor, The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Trading The Crown]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[The Tycoon's Forced Bride|Tycoon's Forced Bride, The]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[The Tycoon's Kiss |Tycoon's Kiss, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[A Very Marietta Christmas|Very Marietta Christmas, A]]'' - 2023
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''75th Copper Mountain Rodeo'''
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:  4. ''[[Take Me, Cowboy]]''
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'''85th Copper Mountain Rodeo''' (multi-author series)
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:  1. ''[[Take Me Please, Cowboy]]''
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'''Bellevue Wives'''
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# ''[[Odd Mom Out]]''
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# ''[[Mrs. Perfect]]''
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# ''[[Easy On The Eyes]]''
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'''Brennan Sisters'''
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# ''[[The Good Woman]]''
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# ''[[The Good Daughter]]''
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# ''[[The Good Wife]]''
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'''Conveniently Wed''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[His Merciless Marriage Bargain]]''
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'''Cooper's Corner''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Secret]]''
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'''Copper Mountain Rodeo''' (multi-author series)
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: 4. ''[[Take Me, Cowboy]]''
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'''The Desert Kings'''
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# ''[[The Sheikh's Chosen Queen]]''
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# ''[[King Of The Desert, Captive Bride]]''
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# ''[[Duty, Desire And The Desert King]]''
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'''The Disgraced Copelands'''
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# ''[[The Fallen Greek Bride]]''
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# ''[[His Defiant Desert Queen]]''
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# ''[[Her Sinful Secret]]''
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'''Expecting!''' (multi-author series)
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:  31. ''[[The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress]]''
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'''For Love or Money''' (multi-author series)
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:  6. ''[[Taken By The Highest Bidder]]''
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'''The Galvan Brides'''
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# ''[[In Dante's Debt]]''
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# ''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]''
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# ''[[The Latin Lover's Secret Child]]''
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# ''[[The Spaniard's Passion]]''
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'''Greek Tycoons''' (multi-author series)
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:  43. ''[[At The Greek Boss's Bidding]]''
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'''Italian Husbands''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[Marco's Pride]]''
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'''Latin Lovers''' (multi-author series)
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:  2. ''[[The Italian Groom]]''
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'''Love at Langley Park'''
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# ''[[Once Upon A Christmas]]''
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# ''[[The Christmas Cottage]]''
  
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== On the Web ==
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'''Love On Chance Avenue'''
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* [http://www.janeporter.com/ Jane Porter]
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# ''[[Take A Chance On Me]]''
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# ''[[Miracle On Chance Avenue]]''
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'''A Marietta Christmas/Montana Born Christmas''' (multi-author series)
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:  7. ''[[The Kidnapped Christmas Bride]]''
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'''Modern Love'''
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# ''[[Flirting With Fifty]]''
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# ''[[Flirting With The Beast]]''
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'''Paradise Valley Ranch'''
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# ''[[Away In Montana]]''
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# ''[[Married In Montana]]''
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'''Passion in Paradise''' (multi-author series)
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:  3. ''[[His Shock Marriage In Greece]]''
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'''Princess Brides'''
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# ''[[The Sultan's Bought Bride]]''
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# ''[[The Greek's Royal Mistress]]''
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# ''[[The Italian's Virgin Princess]]''
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'''A Royal Scandal'''
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# ''[[Not Fit For A King?]]''
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# ''[[His Majesty's Mistake]]''
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'''Ruthless''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife]]''
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'''Surrender to the Sheikh''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[The Sheikh's Wife]]''
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*  ''[[The Sheikh's Virgin]]''
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*  ''[[The Sheikh's Disobedient Bride]]''
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'''Taming of the Sheenans'''
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# ''[[Christmas At Copper Mountain]]''
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# ''[[The Tycoon's Kiss]]''
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# ''[[The Kidnapped Christmas Bride]]''
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# ''[[The Taming Of The Bachelor]]''
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# ''[[A Christmas Miracle For Daisy]]''
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# ''[[The Lost Sheenan's Bride]]''
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'''Wyatt Brothers of Montana'''
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# ''[[Montana Cowboy Romance]]''
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# ''[[Montana Cowboy Christmas]]''
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# ''[[Montana Cowboy Daddy]]''
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# ''[[Montana Cowboy Miracle]]''
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# ''[[Montana Cowboy Promise]]''
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# ''[[Montana Cowboy Bride]]''
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== Awards/Honors ==
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*2014  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romantic Novella, ''[[Take Me Cowboy]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Heart]] Winner
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==Recognitions==
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*2018  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Short, ''[[Miracle On Chance Avenue]]''
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*2015  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[It's You]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[The Fallen Greek Bride]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[The Good Wife]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Not Fit For A King?]]''
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*2010  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Duty, Desire And The Desert King]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Novel with Stong Romantic Elements, ''[[Odd Mom Out]]''
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*2006  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Flirting With Forty]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[In Dante's Debt]]''

Latest revision as of 15:59, 12 October 2024


Meet Jane Porter

I write both romance and women's fiction, and I write in both genres because the stories matter, because women matter and families matter, and love matters very, very much. I love the very strong heroes because I grew up with some really strong women in my family. Even today, it has continued to surprise me that men sometimes are a bit baffled that I want to be so successful, that I have ambition, that I'm willing to work this hard.

I’m a small town girl at heart. Born in Visalia, California, I love central California’s golden foothills, oak trees, and the miles of farmland. In my mind, there’s nothing sweeter in the world than the heady fragrance of orange blossoms on a sultry summer night.

As a little girl I spent hours on my bed, staring out the window, dreaming of far off places, fearless knights, and happy-ever-after endings. In my imagination I was never the geeky bookworm with the thick coke-bottle glasses, but a princess, a magical fairy, a Joan-of-Arc crusader.

My parents fed my imagination by taking our family to Europe for a year when I was thirteen. The year away changed me (I wasn’t a geek for once!) and overseas I discovered a huge and wonderful world with different cultures and customs. I loved everything about Europe, but felt especially passionate about Italy and those gorgeous Italian men (no wonder my very first Presents was Italian).

I confess, after that incredible year in Europe, the travel bug bit, and bit hard. I spent much of my high school and college years abroad, studying in South Africa, Japan and Ireland. South Africa remains a country of my heart, the people, the land and politics complex and heart-wrenching.

After my years of traveling and studying I had to settle down and earn a living. With my Bachelors degree from UCLA in American Studies, a program that combines American literature and American history, I’ve worked in sales and marketing, as well as a director of a non-profit foundation. Later I earned my Masters in Writing from the University of San Francisco and taught jr. high and high school English.

After sixteen years in Greater Seattle, I’m back in California, making my home in a historic Ole Hanson home in San Clemente, with my surfer husband and three very active sons. I love being near the beach and being able to walk everywhere, but I also love being at my desk, writing stories about women and our lives, as well as the need to love, and be loved. I like a story with a happy ending. But then, I believe, we all do.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

75th Copper Mountain Rodeo

4. Take Me, Cowboy

85th Copper Mountain Rodeo (multi-author series)

1. Take Me Please, Cowboy

Bellevue Wives

  1. Odd Mom Out
  2. Mrs. Perfect
  3. Easy On The Eyes

Brennan Sisters

  1. The Good Woman
  2. The Good Daughter
  3. The Good Wife

Conveniently Wed (multi-author series)

Cooper's Corner (multi-author series)

Copper Mountain Rodeo (multi-author series)

4. Take Me, Cowboy

The Desert Kings

  1. The Sheikh's Chosen Queen
  2. King Of The Desert, Captive Bride
  3. Duty, Desire And The Desert King

The Disgraced Copelands

  1. The Fallen Greek Bride
  2. His Defiant Desert Queen
  3. Her Sinful Secret

Expecting! (multi-author series)

31. The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress

For Love or Money (multi-author series)

6. Taken By The Highest Bidder

The Galvan Brides

  1. In Dante's Debt
  2. Lazaro's Revenge
  3. The Latin Lover's Secret Child
  4. The Spaniard's Passion

Greek Tycoons (multi-author series)

43. At The Greek Boss's Bidding

Italian Husbands (multi-author series)

Latin Lovers (multi-author series)

2. The Italian Groom

Love at Langley Park

  1. Once Upon A Christmas
  2. The Christmas Cottage

Love On Chance Avenue

  1. Take A Chance On Me
  2. Miracle On Chance Avenue

A Marietta Christmas/Montana Born Christmas (multi-author series)

7. The Kidnapped Christmas Bride

Modern Love

  1. Flirting With Fifty
  2. Flirting With The Beast

Paradise Valley Ranch

  1. Away In Montana
  2. Married In Montana

Passion in Paradise (multi-author series)

3. His Shock Marriage In Greece

Princess Brides

  1. The Sultan's Bought Bride
  2. The Greek's Royal Mistress
  3. The Italian's Virgin Princess

A Royal Scandal

  1. Not Fit For A King?
  2. His Majesty's Mistake

Ruthless (multi-author series)

Surrender to the Sheikh (multi-author series)

Taming of the Sheenans

  1. Christmas At Copper Mountain
  2. The Tycoon's Kiss
  3. The Kidnapped Christmas Bride
  4. The Taming Of The Bachelor
  5. A Christmas Miracle For Daisy
  6. The Lost Sheenan's Bride

Wyatt Brothers of Montana

  1. Montana Cowboy Romance
  2. Montana Cowboy Christmas
  3. Montana Cowboy Daddy
  4. Montana Cowboy Miracle
  5. Montana Cowboy Promise
  6. Montana Cowboy Bride

Awards/Honors

Recognitions

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