Yearly Archives: 2014

Getting Going: Goals & Writing

December 29, 2014 · 89 comments

I often get questions from fellow writers about the writing life, and I forget that Tule has put out a great book with articles and essays and writing tips with lots of my thoughts and advice on the writing life, but not everyone wants to read a book with tips and suggestions.  Many people just want the short version, or the secret to getting words down. Well, there is no secret.  It’s work.  It’s always been work, and yes, it was maybe more fun before I made it a full-time job, but it’s actually really fun being comfortable with what you do, and having some skills and the ability to manipulate craft to get the story you want. So as … Continue reading Getting Going: Goals & Writing →

Did you win?

December 27, 2014 · 25 comments

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! We have unclaimed prizes from previous posts and if I don’t hear from the winners soon, I’ll be doing a big giveaway for the New Year with mystery prizes. So readers, if your name was picked as a winner on one of my recent blogs, please email me right away with your mailing address.  I would hate for you to miss out on the goodies!

Happy Holidays!

December 21, 2014 · 258 comments

Happy Holidays!  It’s my middle son’s 16th birthday this week and we’re heading to Disneyland with my sister’s family and brother’s family for a Porter holiday. I hope your baking is done and your shopping is finished and now you’re just left with wrapping and celebrating. I’m sharing a few of my favorite carols to keep things festive and fun! and this one: What is your favorite carol, and do you have a song by a favorite artist?  Let me know and one of you will win a box of holiday treats, sweets, great reads and so much more!  Winner will be announced on the 26th of December.

Holiday baking – Such sweet goodness!

December 15, 2014 · 96 comments

Hi Readers, I’m hosting a cookie swap for the awesome Tule team this week and baking dozens of my favorite holiday cookies for the party, along with cookies and candy for the family. Growing up, it was the tradition to begin holiday baking right after Thanksgiving and my mom would make roll out sugar cookies, butterscotch scotties, Spritz cookies, pralines, fudge, and so much more.  But this recipe below is one my boys love, and so of course Trey Sheenan (The Kidnapped Christmas Bride) is one of my boys, too, so I’ve put McKenna in the Cray Cabin kitchen making cookies for Trey and TJ. Trey’s Favorite Peppermint Pinwheel Sugar Cookies Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg yolk 2 cups … Continue reading Holiday baking – Such sweet goodness! →

Make a Memory…

December 10, 2014 · 54 comments

Thank you readers for your support of The Kidnapped Christmas Bride.  I am thrilled so many of you are reading it and enjoying it, and thank you so very very much for the reviews.  Those reviews really matter so I’m hugely grateful that so many of you have taken time to post one at Amazon! I was asked recently about the inspiration behind the story, and this story really comes from Trey and McKenna themselves.  They’ve been dating since high school and have a long, intense history…17 years of history…so their ‘story’ is emotional and bittersweet, and in Trey’s case, filled with yearning and regret.  So when I sat down to write their romance story, one song really stood out in my … Continue reading Make a Memory… →

Dani Collins: Community

December 5, 2014 · 111 comments

I think everyone knows that I find most of my favorite new authors through Megan Crane who knows great books, as well as my taste in books—emotional, tautly paced, compelling, and incredibly satisfying–and she raved about Dani Collins‘ first Harlequin Presents, insisting I read it.  And Megan was right.  It was fantastic.  And so of course later, when Tule was founded and Tule was hungry for wonderful, compelling, sexy stories, we all thought of Dani. As part of my holiday countdown, I’ve invited Dani to join me on my JaneBlog, to talk about her Christmas story, and the connected stories she’s writing for Montana Born. Thank you, Dani Collins for joining us!  I’m so delighted to have you here. – If you’ve … Continue reading Dani Collins: Community →

The Kidnapped Christmas Bride

November 26, 2014 · 120 comments

The last couple of weeks have been intense with lots of gorgeous changes here at JanePorter.com and tons of late night writing but it’s finally time for the reward!  I am beyond thrilled to share that The Kidnapped Christmas Bride, Trey Sheenan’s story is finally available for download. I started the Taming of the Sheenans series with Brock Sheenan’s story in Christmas at Copper Mountain and followed it with Troy’s story in The Tycoon’s Kiss and now it’s Trey Sheenan’s turn.  I loved writing his character and I hope you’ll love him too! Read an excerpt for The Kidnapped Christmas Bride and if you love it, download the story right away for the special ‘loyal reader’ price of just .99 cents! It’s … Continue reading The Kidnapped Christmas Bride →

All this, and more to come!

November 24, 2014 · 27 comments

I’ve done some re-decorating here at my home on the web. Welcome! My old site served me well and through it I have connected with so many of you. But it was time for a make-over, and besides, I wanted to make sure that I was accessible to those of you who come here to visit on your phones. Yes, JanePorter.com is now fully responsive — visit me here via your phone or your tablet, the site will now be as easy-to-read and easy-to-interact-with regardless of how you come here. Why make this big change? Because I adore you all. I loved my red site, and over the years I poured all kinds of content into it to help extend … Continue reading All this, and more to come! →

Jackie Ashenden: Sheikhs are the Ultimate Fantasy

November 17, 2014 · 73 comments

I became a huge fan of New Zealand author, Jackie Ashenden, the very first time I read one of her books.  Her strong writing style coupled with a sharp wit and intense, sexy characters made it all too easy to get hooked. Then Jackie wrote Never Seduce A Sheikh, featuring a bad boy who is also a Sheikh… two of my very favorite types of heroes rolled into one.  Isma’il is a delicious bad boy and so very easy to fall in love with!  What more could a girl ask for? Jackie and I had a quick chat about Never Seduce a Sheikh and bad boys and here’s what she had to say — Okay so I LOVE a bad boy. Especially their flaws because … Continue reading Jackie Ashenden: Sheikhs are the Ultimate Fantasy →

Terri Reed’s Home For Good

November 13, 2014 · 114 comments

I love stories about hearth, home and happiness, especially during the holidays and Terri Reed‘s Home For Good was a perfect fit.  A sweet story that delivers on it’s promise of love and family and second chances, and packed with lots of emotion too. Terri is an award winning multi-published author with lots of romance and romantic suspense novels on her list of impressive accomplishments.  She also loves to cook and I invited her to share one of her wonderful recipes with us.  I’m so glad she’s writing for Tule!  Please help me welcome Terri Reed! Thank you Jane for hosting me and for giving me the opportunity to write Home for Good. This story was born out of preparing for a … Continue reading Terri Reed’s Home For Good →