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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
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Writing & Readers & You

I’ve been writing a lot these past few weeks, and it’s been good for me, my brain, and my mood.  I struggle with resistance, battling imaginary forces that tell me the story is not strong enough, that my ability isn’t what it was, that the market doesn’t need me now (wow!  Lots of less-than-loving thoughts). Still, eventually the deadline means there is no more not writing, and after a day or two,

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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

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

“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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Patricia 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)


message 14: by Eric

Eric Birk Thanks for becoming my Goodreads friend.
Eric


message 13: by Donnajo

Donnajo Thanks Jane for friending me.


Christine Hatfield thanks for being my friend


message 11: by Derick

Derick Hudson 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


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

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


Bradley Thank you for adding me as a friend. =)

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Tyler Hi Jane :-)


Lauren Hi, Jane! Thanks for the friend add.


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Beth 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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Renee Vincent Thanks for the friend invite, Jane!
Love your writing!


Lakisha thank you for the add. always a pleasure to meet other writers and readers.


message 2: by Jami

Jami Jane, you are one of my favorite authors, and I love listening to you speak at conferences.


Kaylin McFarren Delighted to be your friend on Goodreads!


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