Jordan Dane

San Antonio

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
San Antonio, TX
About Me:
Avon/Harpercollins launched Jordan Dane’s debut suspense novels in a back to back publishing event in Spring 2008 after the 3-book series sold in auction. Ripped from the headlines, Jordan's gritty plots weave a tapestry of vivid settings, intrigue, and dark humor. Publishers Weekly compared her intense pacing to Lisa Jackson, Lisa Gardner, and Tami Hoag—romantic suspense that “crosses over into plain thriller country”. Pursuing publication since 2003, this national best selling author received awards in 33 national writing competitions, including Best Book of 2008 by Publishers Weekly in Mass-Market for her debut novel. Formerly an energy sales manager in the oil and gas industry, she now is following her passion to write full time. Jordan and her husband share their residence with two cats of highborn lineage and the sweet memory of an impossible to forget canine.

For more, visit www.jordandane.com.

Current Titles:
NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM (Apr 08)
NO ONE LEFT TO TELL (May 08)
NO ONE LIVES FOREVER (Jun 08)
EVIL WITHOUT A FACE (Feb 09)
THE WRONG SIDE OF DEAD (Nov 09)
THE ECHO OF VIOLENCE (Sept 2010)

Young Adult Books:
IN THE ARMS OF STONE ANGELS (Harlequin Teen, Apr 2011)
THE BORROWED HEART (TBD, Harlequin Teen)


Awards/Recognitions:
 Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008 – Mass Market (NO ONE HEARD HER SCREAM)
 Romantic Times Magazine Award Nominee Best Romantic Intrigue Novel of 2008 (NO ONE LIVES FOREVER)

My next release will be EVIL WITHOUT A FACE (Feb 09, Avon), book #1 in my new Sweet Justice series.

The Sweet Justice Series - Overview
The Sweet Justice thrillers will focus on the lives and loves of three women—a bounty hunter operating outside the law, an ambitious vice cop, and a former international operative with a mysterious past. These women give Lady Justice a whole new reason to wear blinders. And their brand of justice is anything but sweet.

Sweet Justice Series - Book #1
In EVIL WITHOUT A FACE, an illusive web of imposters on the Internet lures a deluded teen from her Alaskan home and launches a chain reaction collision course with an unlikely tangle of heroes who uncover a terrifying global conspiracy. They’re battling a new kind of criminal. And soon their race for answers will become a dangerous struggle for survival.


Sweet Justice Series - Book #2
In THE WRONG SIDE OF DEAD, the mysterious computer wizard Seth Harper is framed for a heinous murder and becomes a sacrificial lamb to a ruthless killer. And between his gaps in memory and reluctance to reveal his secrets, fugitive recovery agent Jessica Beckett, vice cop Sam Cooper and international operative Alexa Marlowe have an uphill battle to help the boy genius. But Harper’s plight is not what it seems. And with one fatal mistake, more innocent lives could wind up on the wrong side of dead.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://www.jordandane.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Robert Crais, Michael Connelly, Joseph Finder, Dean Koontz, Robert Ludlum, Sandra Brown, Lisa Gardner, Jan Burke, David Morrell, Jonathan Kellerman, Tami Hoag, Heather Graham, John Sandford, David Baldacci, and countless others.


The Wrong Side of Dead Promo Nov 09
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
I have too many movie favorites to mention. Love the escapism of movies…and Goobers. I used to watch more TV, but these days, I prefer to explore the 3lbs of gray matter in my own head. World building, travel, research for new material, reading other authors’ brilliance, and spending face time with friends and family take up my hours when I’m not writing.

Comment Wall:

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  • Sara Reyes

    oh, thanks for putting us up in your top 24!

    Jun 21, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    I only put the best people on my top 24 and none of them have green apples.

    Jun 21, 2007

  • Theo Gangi

    Thanks for the warm welcome. Glad to be here.

    Jun 22, 2007

  • Dennis Leppanen

    Hey Slick,

    How'd the ConFab go? Did you wow in Texas? I returned Friday, been busy catching up. Head to Michigan on Thursday. I've been asked to contribute to a video on writing---don't have the details yet.

    We're going to build a little cabin up on Rocky Top. We will do approximately 5-4-3. Five months in Florida, four in Tennessee, and three in Michigan. Course, there is a lot of travel in there, too.

    What's this top 24 aboot? Hhhmmm?

    Jun 25, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    If you were on MySpace, D--you'd make my top 24 for sure. Glad to have you back, buddy. Missed ya. Hope your friend's husband is OK.

    Jun 25, 2007

  • Dennis Leppanen

    Thanks, JD.

    Our friends called us last night, Jace is home. He practically went straight from intensive care to being discharged. He had had a setback with a racing heart rate, they didn't take out his voice box...hopefully he'll pull through.

    David Morrel, huh? Pretty fast company...I've never read him, will have to do so now. Oh, 2008 is gonna be one hectic SOG---we'll have to meet on the tour trail at some point.

    My son is going to ride up to Michigan with me, then fly back. My mother will be very happy, it has been over two years.

    Jun 25, 2007

  • Paula R. Stiles

    Hi Jordan,

    Thanks for commenting on my page. I like your page design. Very dark and creepy!

    Jun 25, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Bwahhh HAA HAAAA!!! Exactly!

    Jun 26, 2007

  • Regina Williams

    I love your page. Just your blog titles alone would make a great read. Scarificing body parts--hmmmm--wonder how many parts my agent will demand in payment??

    Jun 27, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Don't worry, Gina. They never take your ass. They always want it in a chair--working.

    Jun 28, 2007

  • Regina Williams

    That's good to know--I think! LOL

    Jun 29, 2007

  • Jessica D. Russell

    LOL Jordan. How's it going for you?

    Jul 1, 2007

  • Jessica D. Russell

    My webdeveloper is working on it. I'll have it up by the end of next week. LOL. I keep burying him under more work.

    Jul 2, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    I've got my eye on you.

    Jul 7, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    LOL---You are SOOOO right. My dear sweet hubby is used to my version of girls gone wild.

    Jul 7, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    I'm in Okietown writing the next great novel while doing laundry. My glam life. But I'll be in Dallas for a conference all next week so I'll be off blog duty until I return. Have a good week, Kell.

    Jul 8, 2007

  • Michael W. Sherer

    My, my, and it's a very big blue eye, too. Great blurbs on your page. I'll have to check you out, as well. Your books, of course.

    Jul 9, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Of course

    Jul 9, 2007

  • Jessica D. Russell

    It's Up and I hope you like it! It's still a WIP. http://www.jessicadrussell.com

    Jul 11, 2007

  • Dennis Leppanen

    Hey J.D.

    Waz up? I'm up here in the northwoods. Just got back from a three day canoe trip. The weather, the fishing, excellent.

    How goes it?

    Jul 12, 2007

  • Jessica D. Russell

    Thank you Jordan! I'm glad you like the website. :-)

    Jul 16, 2007

  • Regina Williams

    Hi Jordan. Back home finally. Had a great time, but now it's back to writing. I got home Saturday night and Monday morning had two other writers here for my first ever Writer's Retreat. Boy, did we have a ball! Not only that, but we got a lot of work done as well. the Big, Beautiful, Bodacious Broads will be on a book signing tour before you know it!

    Jul 20, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    A writers retreat with the Big Bad Bodacious Broads sounds like my kind of gig. I'm eyeball deep in upcoming conference proposals, revisions, and new proposals. Crazy world. Happy writing, woman!!! Thanks for the update. Delete Comment

    Jul 20, 2007

  • Jeannie Holmes

    Hi, Jordan

    Thanks for the friendship. CS is just what I need -- another way to procrastinate. :)

    J. K.

    Jul 23, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    EEwwwww...

    I think I'm gonna like you.

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    My kind of guy...one with a five second memory.

    Yummmm!

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Cheers, baby. I'm with you in spirit.

    Jul 26, 2007

  • Kelli Stanley

    Hey, JD, your rate on right is still among the highest in the nation (which I guess prevents you from running for office, at least in San Francisco). :)

    And thanks for leading me here! They don't water the drinks!

    So much to do, between working for the mortgage and working for myself ... and September's creeping up on us, girl... Bouchercon, here we come!

    Kelli

    Jul 27, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    I gotta get me a cool hat like yours, sista.

    Jul 27, 2007

  • D K Gaston

    Hi Jordan,

    As a matter of fact we did just become friends on myspace. Small world.

    D. K.

    Jul 30, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Your books sound great. Just right for Crimespace.

    Jul 30, 2007

  • Geoffrey Proud

    Hi, Jordan. Thanks for the invite!

    Jul 31, 2007

  • Dennis Leppanen

    Hey Bud,

    How goes it? I've been too busy---can't wait to get back to my scotch swilling ways.

    Den

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    No one's ever too far away from that, my friend. Cheers.

    Aug 6, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    LOL And I know why I've got the number one slot. You guys are too much... (grin)

    Aug 11, 2007

  • Patrick Lee

    Hi Jordan, thanks for the invite! Wow, you're off to an amazing career! I need to get my act together.

    For some reason crimespace isn't letting me click on the "Accept" tab for anyone today (isn't even showing the tab, actually), so I'll send an invite to you, and hopefully that'll work.

    Anyone else having that problem today?

    Aug 11, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    You must have some bad Ju ju over here. Breathe deep and let it all out, Patrick. Wax on, wax off. Crimespace demons respond to positive thinking. Delete Comment

    Aug 11, 2007

  • Gemma Halliday

    Hey Jordan!
    This place is so cool! I'm so glad I found it. I've been spending way too much time on here this week. :)

    ~Gemma

    Aug 14, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    There's no such thing as way too much time here, G. I just wish there was more time in a damned day.

    Aug 14, 2007

  • Lee Lofland

    Glad you could make it to the party.

    Aug 17, 2007

  • Sam Reaves

    Thanks for tipping me off about Crimespace. Hope to get to know some people.

    Aug 19, 2007

  • joe miller

    Jordan,

    Your page is very cool

    Joe

    Aug 22, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    But not nearly as cool as YOU, Joe. Thanks, buddy.

    Aug 22, 2007

  • Kim Howell

    Thanks Jordan,
    Your book cover is totally awesome, and I do look forward to reading your work. It's not that often I actually turn the tv on, with the shows I listed being in their off season right now, but that should be changing soon.

    I had to list Dean Koontz on the top of my list, because he's been my fav for about 20 plus years now. I think reading his stories actually spurred more of a desire to read more books over the years even. I cherish each hard back copy of his work as it's released, and have even found myself replacing books that weren't returned, so I could read them over again.

    But I'm also known on sight when I enter our local library here. *HA* Both my husband and I enjoy reading so much, that we'd literally live in a library if we kept all the books we enjoy. Hence the many visits to the local branch library. But I've also helped to influence some of the books they order, by placing requests as I see new books coming out. :-)

    Aug 31, 2007

  • James Houston Turner

    Always love being in contact with you, Jordan. Thanks again for your wonderful comments regarding The Identity Factor. Can't wait to get my hands on a copy of No One Heard Her Scream. Will it be coming out in audio as well so we can all hear the part where you scream??? Cheers from your writing mate in Australia.

    James Houston Turner
    www.jameshoustonturner.com

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    AARRGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!

    (Dammit! No one heard me scream...except my poor husband.)

    "Go back to bed, Honey."

    Shit! Now the dog is barking.

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Sandra Scoppettone

    Glad you like my hat. The necklace is an heirloom, toots.

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Jordan Dane

    Nice

    Sep 3, 2007

  • Louisa Christy

    I can't wait. It's hot and heavy here now. Dana's crackin' her whip. I should have you be the moderator for the Iditarod Panel in my place. lol
    Don't forget drinks that night at Rummrunners at 6ish. I have to p-up the guy who will miss your Thriller panel since he's flying in late. What fun it's going to be. I'll have to find the picture of the moose on the roof and put it up. lol

    Sep 7, 2007

  • Kelli Stanley

    JD, I think the title of your seventh (!) book should be "No One Does It Better"--and it should be an autobiography!! ;)

    See you!

    Sep 10, 2007