Jane Porter

Jane Porter writes "classic romance and modern lit". Born in Visalia, California, Porter was changed by a year spent in Europe, leading to her love of the Harlequin Presents line.

Porter is the bestselling author of over 30 novels. The Romance Writers of America awarded Porter the Golden Heart in Long Contemporary Fiction category in 1998. Her first novel, The Italian Groom, was published by Harlequin in 2001. She won the Golden Heart in 1998 with her long contemporary series romance, All-Around Cowboy -- a book that she didn't ultimately sell. She has been a finalist for the prestigious RITA award from Romance Writers of America in 2002, 2003, 2008 and 2010. Porter’s July '06 release, Flirting With Forty, picked by Redbook Magazine as its Red Hot Summer Read, went back for seven printings in six weeks before being made into a December 08 Lifetime movie starring Heather Locklear.

A former English teacher, Jane holds a Bachelors degree from UCLA in American Studies, a program that combines American literature and American history, and an MA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. She makes her home in Bellevue, Washington.

Books

Modern Lit / Women's Fiction

• Easy on the Eyes - July 2009 (Grand Central Publishing)
• Flirting With Forty - July 2006 (Grand Central Publishing)
• Mrs. Perfect - May 2008 (Grand Central Publishing)
• Odd Mom Out - September 2007 (Grand Central Publishing)
• She's Gone Country - August 2010 (Grand Central Publishing)
• The Frog Prince - May 2005 (Grand Central Publishing)

Classic Romance / Harlequin

• At The Greek Boss's Bidding - April 2007 (Presents), #2623
• Christo's Promise - October 2001 (Presents), #2210
• Duty, Desire, And The Desert King - 2009 (Mills and Boon Modern)
• Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife - October 2006 (Presents), #2574
• In Dante's Debt - January 2003 (Presents), #2298
• Italian Groom, The - March 2001 (Presents), #2168
• Latin Lover's Secret Child, The - November 2003 (Presents), #2358
• Lazaro's Revenge - February 2003 (Presents), #2304
• Marco's Pride - February 2004 (Presents), #2375
• Secret, The - 2002 Harlequin Cooper's Corner
• Secretary's Seduction, The - August 2005 (Presents) - September 2002 Modern Romance
• Sheikh's Disobedient Bride, The - June 2006 (Presents), #2542
• Sheikh's Virgin, The - June 2005 (Presents), #2473
• Sheikh's Wife, The - May 2002 (Presents), #2252
• Sicilian's Defiant Mistress, The - February 2006 (Presents), #2520
• Spaniard's Passion, The - December 2003 (Presents), #2363
• Sultan's Bought Bride, the - September 2004 (Presents), #2418
• Taken By The Highest Bidder - December 2005 (Presents), #2508

Online

• Mistaken For A Mistress - 2008 Harlequin

Series/Related Titles

Desert Kings

1. Sheikh's Chosen Queen, The - January 2008 (Mills and Boon Modern Romance), #723
2. King Of The Desert, Captive Bride - March 2008 (Mills and Boon Modern Romance), #739
3. Duty, Desire And The Desert King - November 2009 (Mills and Boon Modern Romance) #915

Princess Brides

1. Sultan's Bought Bride, The - May 2004 (Mills and Boon Modern Romance), #371 and September 2004 (Presents), #2418
2. Greek's Royal Mistress, The - July 2004 (Mills and Boon Modern Romance), #387 and October 2004 (Presents), #2424
3. Italian's Virgin Princess, The - May 2004 (Mills and Boon Modern Romance), #423 and November 2004 (Presents), #2430

Awards/Honors

• 1998 - Golden Heart Winner

On the Web

• Jane Porter
• Bellevue romance writer Jane Porter's life imitates art in novel and on TV - Seattle PI story on local author Jane Porter coinciding with the release of the movie version of he book Flirting With Forty (December 2008)