Jan Springer grew up in both the city of Oshawa, Ontario Canada and during weekends and summer holidays in the rustic woods of Haliburton Highlands in Northern Ontario’s cottage country. As early as the age of three she was fascinated by words. Around the age of twelve she secretly began to write short stories using characters from the television shows she watched.

While sixteen she visited relatives in Europe and picked up a copy of Harlequin’s Summer Rainfall by Kerry Allyne. Immediately she became a voracious reader of romance.

As she grew older, writing took a back seat in life and she pursued careers in hairstyling and accounting as well as doing temporary office and factory jobs as well as a few years working on an apple/blueberry farm. Through all her adventurous jobs, the urge to write continued to burn at the back of her mind.

In July of 1997 her writing life began to take focus following a car accident. Suddenly she realized she was wasting her time in not pursuing her true passion of writing. She began taking writing courses and studying the way authors write.

In 2000 she became electronically published and self-published and hasn’t looked back. Jan now writes for a living and is thankful for every minute she can write. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and Passionate Ink, the erotic romance chapter of RWA. Her hobbies include kayaking, hiking, photography and tending her vegetable and flower gardens. She loves hearing from her readers.

What is your favorite color?
Everything that has yellow in it. Yellow is cheerful, sunny and happy. I’ve loved that scrumptious color since I can remember.

What is your favorite quote?
“You haven’t failed…until you quit.”

What is your favorite pastime?
I love to garden. Especially vegetable gardening and in the fall I love to can the vegetables from my garden.

What music do you listen to?
All kinds of music. Rock, country, anything that moves me. I love Shania Twain, Celine Dione, Loverboy, John Lennon, The Beatles, Beach Boys & Elvis to name a few.

What is your favorite kind of movie?
I like something with lots of action. Sylvester Stallone’s First Blood, Keanu Reed in Speed, Hugh Jackman in Swordfish, Harrison Ford – Witness. The Final Destination series, Friday the 13th series. These are movies that keep me riveted.

What books do you like to read?
Racy books with lots of romance, suspense and sexual tension. Anything with a juicy plot. Books by Lora Leigh, Ann Jacobs, Karen Anders & Gayle Wilson to name a few.

What are you reading now?
Shiloh Walkers – The Hunters (the beginning) Love it!

What are your favorite scenes to write?
I must admit I am addicted to writing ménage scenes. *blush*

What advice can your give for an aspiring writer?
I would suggest to study the craft of writing. Take creative writing workshops. Read lots of the types of books you want to write yourself. And most of all never give up. You haven’t failed, until you quit.