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  <name><![CDATA[Jane Porter]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[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 different cultures and customs. I loved everything about Europe, but felt especially passionate about Italy and those gorgeous Italian men (no wonder my first very Presents hero was Italian).

I confess, after that incredible year in Europe, the travel bug bit, and bit hard. I spent much of my high school and college years abroad, studying in South Africa, Japan and Ireland. South Africa remains a country of my heart, the people, the land and politics complex and heart-wrenching.

After my years of traveling and studying I had to settle down and earn a living. With my Bachelors degree from UCLA in American Studies, a program that combines American literature and American history, I've worked in sales and marketing, as well as a director of a non-profit foundation. Later I earned my Masters in Writing from the University of San Francisco and taught jr. high and high school English.

I now live in rugged Seattle, Washington with my two young sons. I never mind a rainy day, either, because that's when I sit at my desk and write stories about far-away places, fascinating people, and most importantly of all, love. I like a story with a happy ending. We all do. 
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  <title><![CDATA[Odd Mom Out]]></title>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Mrs. Perfect]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Flirting with Forty]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Frog Prince]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Scottish Chiefs]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Easy on the Eyes]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jane Porter]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[King Of The Desert, Captive Bride]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sheikh's Disobedient Bride]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sheikh's Chosen Queen]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hollywood Husband, Contract Wife]]></title>
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