Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts is one of the world's top selling romance novelists. Since 1999, every one of her books has been on The New York Times Bestseller List.

Fast Facts

1. Full Name: Eleanor Marie Robertson
2. Born: October 10, 1950
3. Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland
4. Literary Genre: Romance
5. Awards: 7 Golden Medallion Awards, 11 Rita Awards, 3 Quill Awards
6. Has a fan club called the "Noraholics"
7. Sued Janet Daily for plagiarism

Career

Roberts very first novel was created during a blizzard in 1979 and was rejected by Harlequin saying that they already had a American author, Janet Dailey. In 1980 a new publisher called Silhouette Books opened up and accepted her first novel, Irish Thoroughbred. Roberts continued writing for Silhouette and created 23 novels in a two year period. In 1995 she started writing romantic suspense novels under her pen name, J.D. Robb. Roberts has had 68 novels on The New York Times Bestsellers List between 1991 and 2001. In 2007 four of her novels where turned into TV movies by Lifetime Television.

Notable Works

• 1983: The Heart's Victory
• 1984: Untamed
• 1984: This Magic Moment
• 1985: Opposites Attract
• 1985: A Matter of Choice
• 1987: One Summer
• 1989: Brazen Virtue
• 1992: Night Shift
• 1993: Divine Evil
• 1994: Nightshade
• 1994: Private Scandals
• 1995: Hidden Riches
• 1996: Born in Ice
• 2001: Carolina Moon
• 2003: Three Fates
• 2004: Remember When
• 2004: Birthright
• 2006: Angels Fall
• 2007: Blue Smoke

Quotes

• "I find I use the Internet more and more. It's just an invaluable tool. I do most of my research on the Net now - and certainly do the bulk of my communicating through email." - Nora Roberts

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