Odd Mom Out was a RITA finalist in the "Novel with Strong Romantic Elements" category. The RITAs are the highest award in romance fiction. Jane was also a finalist in 2002 and 2003. 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.
An award-winning novelist with nearly 4 million books in print, Jane Porter is still a small town girl at heart, never feeling too far away from her roots in central California's golden foothills, oak trees, and miles of farmland.
When Jane was thirteen her family moved to Europe for a year, and that abroad changed Jane forever, introducing her to different cultures and customs and creating a life long passion for books, travel, and adventure. Jane later spent much of her high school and college years abroad, studying in South Africa, Japan and Ireland.
Armed with a Bachelors degree in American Studies from UCLA, Jane immersed herself in sales and marketing, followed by another six years in the teaching trenches of junior high school before becoming a full-time fiction writer with an MA in Writing from the University of San Francisco.
Jane’s first published novel, The Italian Groom, sold to Harlequin Presents in 2000. Since then, Jane has been prolific, penning more than 22 novels. She was a finalist for the prestigious RITA award from Romance Writers of America in both 2002 and 2003.
The publication of The Frog Prince in May 2005 marked a new avenue for Jane's career. Taking a more literary turn than her previous work, Jane stayed close to home, using the backdrop of exciting San Francisco to look
at the complex relationships between mothers, daughters and the men they love.
July 2006 marked the release of Jane's second multi-bestselling modern lit novel, Flirting With Forty, set in Seattle and Hawaii. Selected as Redbook Magazine’s Red Hot Read for 2006, Flirting with Forty was reprinted seven times in six weeks before being optioned by Sony for Lifetime TV. The film is currently in post-production and will air in December 2008 starring Heather Locklear and Robert Buckley.
Jane's highly anticipated third modern lit, Odd Mom Out released September 2007 generated considerable buzz and earned critical acclaim including 4 ½ Stars, Top Pick award from RT Magazine and a RITA nomination from Romance Writers of America as best single title with romantic elements.
Mrs. Perfect, the follow up to Odd Mom Out, hit the shelves May 2008 with tremendous success pleasing both the critics and readers. USA Today called Mrs. Perfect ‘the perfect beach read’.
Jane lives in Bellevue, Washington with her two sons where she’s working on her next novel for Grand Central Publishing.
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