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Jane Porter

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Born in Visalia, California, I'm a small town girl at heart. 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 ...more

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At my recent New Jersey book event, I looked up and saw Mari Lou walk into the ballroom, and for a moment, I honestly couldn’t process it. It’s been years

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	Christmas at Copper Mountain (Taming of the Sheenans #1, Copper Mountain Christmas #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,638 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Perfect 3.94 avg rating — 2,849 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odd Mom Out (Bellevue Wives, Book 1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,688 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flirting with Forty 3.81 avg rating — 2,288 ratings — published 2006 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tycoon's Kiss (The Great Wedding Giveaway 0.5; Taming of the Sheenans #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,037 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miracle on Chance Avenue (Love on Chance Avenue, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 1,678 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kidnapped Christmas Bride (Taming of the Sheenans #3; A Marietta Christmas #5) 4.17 avg rating — 1,602 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Me, Cowboy (Love on Chance Avenue #1; 75th Copper Mountain Rodeo #4) 3.95 avg rating — 1,642 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Away in Montana (Paradise Valley Ranch #1) 4.29 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take a Chance on Me (Miracle on Chance Avenue, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 1,430 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Taming of the Sheenans (6 books)
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Brilliant, Romantic and Utterly Delightful Lily’s story is my new favorite in the series, and deeply satisfying from the beginning to the end. This is the perfect adult fairy tale.
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“Yet happiness isn't something you chase, it's something you are. It's something you think, it's something you believe.”
― Jane Porter, Odd Mom Out

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“All warfare that is not defensive is criminal.”
― Jane Porter, The Scottish Chiefs

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“God forgive her, but underneath the smiles and the good job and the great family, she was tired. Desperately tired. Tired to the point of breaking. In the last few years the exhaustion had grown, rising up like a specter to knock on her door. No one knew, she hadn't told even Kit, but in the past year she'd begun to question her entire existence. Why was she even here? What was life? Was she even necessary?
Maybe all women had these thoughts. Maybe all women felt tired. But the thoughts confused her. Good women weren't supposed to have doubts. Good women were supposed to be strong and selfless. Instead Meg felt needy and afraid. What if there was no reward for all the hard work? What if life was just one sacrifice after another?”
― Jane Porter, The Good Woman

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Bridget Jones's Diary

by Helen Fielding

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The Frog Prince by Jane Porter

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The Devil Wears Prada

by Lauren Weisberger

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Animal Husbandry by Laura Zigman

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“She wanted to be extraordinary, to possess a savage glitter.”
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message 15: by Patricia

Feb 01, 2013 11:41AM

Jane, I can't thank you enough for the gift of FLIRTING WITH FORTY. I enjoyed the book SO much. I hated to put it down because I wanted to see what happens to Jackie and Kai. Thank you so much for the book and you have a new fan for sure. I look forward to reading more of your books!!!

Pat (in Fenton, MO)

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message 14: by Eric

Dec 28, 2012 06:09PM

Thanks for becoming my Goodreads friend.
Eric

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message 13: by Donnajo

Dec 13, 2012 02:31PM

Thanks Jane for friending me.

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message 12: by Christine

Jun 15, 2012 04:19AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 11: by Derick

Jun 15, 2012 02:18AM

Thanks for the connection, Jane! You may like my 2012 debut,a hilarious Irish romcom called 'Dysfunctional Romance!' which has 19 five star reviews on Amazon and over 8,000 followers on Twitter already! see my blog for details:
www.derickhudson.blogspot.com
Kind regards,
Derick

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message 10: by Kouk (last edited Aug 11, 2011 01:42AM)

Aug 11, 2011 12:54AM

Hi Jane,

Thank you for accepting my friend request!
I finished your book: ''The Sheikh's Chosen Queen'' yesterday and i really loved it!

I wrote a review for it and i hope you'll like it!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I look forward to read more of your books!

I hope you'll have a great day!

kouk

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message 9: by Kathy

Sep 05, 2010 11:21AM

Hi Jane, Thanks for adding me as a friend. Hope you're having a great weekend.

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message 8: by Bradley

Aug 09, 2010 07:29AM

Thank you for adding me as a friend. =)

Dreamsbane of Tamalor by Bradley James Simpson

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message 7: by Tyler

Aug 04, 2010 08:42AM

Hi Jane :-)

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message 6: by Lauren

Aug 04, 2010 08:40AM

Hi, Jane! Thanks for the friend add.

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message 5: by Beth

Aug 04, 2010 08:39AM

Hi Jane,
Thanks for befriending this fellow author on Goodreads! Have you signed up for their Author Program yet to link your name to your books on the site?

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message 4: by Renee

Aug 04, 2010 08:35AM