5 Quotes & Sayings By Jan Ellison

Jan Ellison is a writer of contemporary romance novels of mystery and suspense. One of her fiction series is the Clover Creek Creekmen of Texas series. She also writes romantic suspense under the name of Janice Ellison, and historical romances under the name of J. Elliman Read more

She has over 275 books in print, with each book selling more than 100,000 copies. Jan is a popular speaker at writer conferences, at book clubs, and on college campuses. She feels it is important to have fun while writing, even if people don't like her work.

Her husband is a computer programmer who has been with her for more than 30 years.

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People say a mother is only as happy as her least happy child. But what if the state of that child's happiness has become a mystery? What if that child is no longer a child but a young man who has removed himself to a great distance and encased himself in silence? Jan Ellison
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It's not always wise to assume that just because the surface of the world appears undisturbed, life is where you left it. Jan Ellison
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We are only flesh and blood. We are only chemicals mixing and circuits firing, sometimes in disarray. We are, every last one of us, plagued by useless want. Jan Ellison
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Not a day or an hour and sometimes not even a moment in advance did I have any idea what Patrick had in mind for me, or whether he had me in mind at all. This uncertainty lay like a sore under the surface of my skin, erupting again and again, then subsiding, but never healing. Jan Ellison