Publishers Weekly
Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. After a school career that included some time in Catholic school and the disciplines of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland.
She worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn’t spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever," she says now. After her sons were born she stayed home and tried every craft that came along. A blizzard in February 1979 forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate.
Born into a family of readers, Nora had never known a time that she wasn’t reading or making up stories. During the now-famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981.
Nora met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Since that time, they’ve expanded their home, traveled the world and opened a bookstore together.
Through the years, Nora has always been surrounded by men. Not only was she the youngest in her family, but she was also the only girl. She has raised two sons. Having spent her life surrounded by men, Ms. Roberts has a fairly good view of the workings of the male mind, which is a constant delight to her readers. It was, she’s been quoted as saying, a choice between figuring men out or running away screaming.
Nora is a member of several writers groups and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the publishing industry. Recently The New Yorker called her "America’s favorite novelist."
Did you know that Nora Roberts also writes under the name J.D. Robb? Click here to view the full "In Death" series by J.D. Robb
| Born In Series (US Editions) | |
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Born in Shame 1996 |
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Born in Ice 1995 |
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Born in Fire 1994 |
| The Circle Trilogy | |
| The Three Sisters Island Trilogy | |
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Face the Fire 2011 |
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Heaven and Earth 2010 |
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Dance Upon the Air 2010 |
| Chesapeake Bay Saga (US Editions) | |
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Nora Roberts Chesapeake Quartet Box Set 2004 |
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Chesapeake Blue 2004 |
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Inner Harbor 1999 |
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Rising Tides 1998 |
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Sea Swept 1998 |
| The MacKade Brothers Series Ebook Editions | |
| Chesapeake Bay Saga | |
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Chesapeake Blue 2010 |
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Inner Harbour 2010 |
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Rising Tides 2010 |
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Sea Swept 2010 |
| Key Trilogy | |
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Key of Knowledge 2003 |
| Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy | |
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Blood Magick 2014 |
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Shadow Spell 2014 |
| The Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy | |
| Born In Series | |
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Born in Fire 2010 |
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Born in Shame 2009 |
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Born in Ice 2009 |
| Key Trilogy (US Editions) | |
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The Key Trilogy 2004 |
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Key of Valor 2004 |
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Key of Knowledge 2003 |
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Key of Light 2003 |
| Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy | |
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Heart of the Sea 2007 |
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Jewels of the Sun 2007 |
| In the Garden Trilogy (US Editions) | |
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Red Lily 2005 |
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Black Rose 2005 |
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Blue Dahlia 2004 |
| The Stars of Mithra Series Ebook Editions | |
| The Bride Quartet Series | |
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Happy Ever After 2010 |
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Bed Of Roses 2009 |
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Vision in White 2009 |
| In the Garden Trilogy | |
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Black Rose 2005 |
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Blue Dahlia 2004 |
| The Three Sisters Island Trilogy (US Editions) | |
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Face the Fire 2002 |
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Heaven and Earth 2001 |
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Dance Upon the Air 2001 |
| The Dream Trilogy (US Editions) | |
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Finding the Dream 1997 |
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Holding the Dream 1997 |
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Daring to Dream 1996 |
| The Circle Trilogy Reissue | |
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Valley Of Silence 2012 |
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Dance Of The Gods 2012 |
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Morrigan's Cross 2012 |
| Gallaghers of Ardmore Trilogy (US Editions) | |
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Heart of the Sea 2000 |
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Tears of the Moon 2000 |
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Jewels of the Sun 1999 |
| The Dream Trilogy | |
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Holding the Dream 2008 |
| Signs of Seven Trilogy | |
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The Pagan Stone 2008 |
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The Hollow 2008 |
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Blood Brothers 2007 |
| The In Death Series (USA Editions) | |
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New York to Dallas 2012 |
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Treachery in Death 2011 |
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Indulgence in Death 2011 |
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Fantasy in Death 2010 |
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Kindred in Death 2010 |
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Promises in Death 2009 |
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Salvation in Death 2009 |
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Strangers in Death 2008 |
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Creation in Death 2008 |
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Innocent in Death 2007 |
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Born in Death 2007 |
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Memory in Death 2006 |
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Origin in Death 2006 |
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Survivor in Death 2005 |
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Visions in Death 2005 |
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Divided in Death 2004 |
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Remember When 2004 |
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Imitation in Death 2003 |
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Portrait in Death 2003 |
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Purity in Death 2002 |
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Reunion in Death 2002 |
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Seduction in Death 2001 |
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Betrayal in Death 2001 |
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Judgment in Death 2000 |
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Witness in Death 2000 |
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Loyalty in Death 1999 |
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Conspiracy in Death 1999 |
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Holiday in Death 1998 |
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Vengeance in Death 1997 |
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Ceremony in Death 1997 |
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Rapture in Death 1996 |
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Immortal in Death 1996 |
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Glory in Death 1995 |
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Naked in Death 1995 |
| The Circle Trilogy (US Editions) | |
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Circle Trilogy Box Set 2006 |
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Valley of Silence 2006 |
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Dance of the Gods 2006 |
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Morrigan's Cross 2006 |
