American author of contemporary romance and women's fiction (*1960) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Jane Porter at Romance Writers of America Conference, New York, NY, July 2015 | |
| 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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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]
Porter has garnered a starred review from Library Journal for Flirting with Forty, and several top picks from RT Book Reviews.[7]
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