Jane Porter | Novelist

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INFO ABOUT JANE:

Some of Jane's Career Highlights:

» 2010: Duty, Desire and the Desert King is a RITA finalist in the Contemporary Series Romance category. The RITAs are the highest award in romance fiction. RITA winners will be announced at the end of July at the annual RWA National Convention. Jane was also a finalist in 2002, 2003, and 2008.

» 2008: Mrs. Perfect and Odd Mom Out were optioned together by a Hollywood producer before Mrs. Perfect even hit shelves. Flirting With Forty aired as a Lifetime movie starring Heather Locklear in December, drawing in over four million viewers, making it one of Lifetime Television's four most-watched movies of 2008.

» 2007: Odd Mom Out dazzled dozens of critics, from Kirkus Review to the Seattle Times. It was featured in numerous publications and was the September Chick Lit Top Pick at The Daily Buzz.

» 2006: Flirting With Forty danced in the top 60 of Barnes & Noble's Bestseller list, peaking at #45 in July. In September, Flirting With Forty, had already gone back for its seventh reprinting. It was optioned by Sony and won Best Contemporary Novel of 2006 by Romance Reviews Today. See all the wonderful book news.

» 2005: in January, Jane hit #1 on the Australia BookScan for 2 weeks for The Italian's Virgin Princess

» 2004: in November, Jane spent two weeks at #2 on the Waldenbooks list for The Italian's Virgin Princess.

Jane's background:
» Read Jane's professional bio (a new window will open for a printable version)
» Jane introduces herself to readers: read her online bio (a new window will open for a printable version).

Fast Facts:
» Jane has over 5 million books in print, in twenty languages and in 25 countries (as of January 2010)
» Jane is a former English teacher
» Jane holds an MA in Writing
» Jane has been a four time RITA Award finalist: 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2010

» Read more FAQs: Jane answers reader questions

PUBLICITY and OTHER CONTACTS:
Grand Central Publishing, Publicist: Melissa Bullock
Jane's agent: Karen Solem

INFO ABOUT JANE'S BOOKS:

Jane's newest Worldwide:
» She's Gone Country (reviews)
» Easy on the Eyes (reviews)
» Mrs. Perfect (reviews)

Jane's new Harlequin book titles (North America):
» A Dark Sicilian Secret
» Duty, Desire and the Desert King (reviews)

» Refer to Jane's Coming Soon page for the most updated information.

» View a complete Printable Booklist with release dates and isbns.

EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, and ARTICLES:
» Jane regularly speaks at writers groups worldwide -- with many topics. See her workshop descriptions.

» Visit Jane's Events Calendar. To schedule an event, please contact Jane.

» Jane has been interviewed many times. Check out some articles about Jane.

» Jane has written over a dozen industry articles. Several are posted on this site. Link to an index to articles written by Jane.

PHOTOS FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES:
Jane appreciates all the requests for photographs for press use. The following photos are available for download in both mac(.sit) and pc(.zip) formats. All images are jpgs; pixel dimensions denote height. Please let Jane know where you post your article so we can link to it. Thanks.