Nora Roberts: biography and books

Although she was always an avid reader, the beginning of her activity as a writer took place in 1979, during an intense snow storm. In 1981 she published her first book, called Irish Fire , under the pseudonym Nora Roberts. This first novel was a resounding success in sales. From there, Nora Roberts began to publish several books a year, most of which became best-sellers . To this day, she has published more than 230 books, some of which are individual novels, and others series or trilogies. She also continues to write a great series of detective novels under the pen name JD Robb.

Nora Roberts’s books are fundamentally romance novels, although they mix suspense and fantasy. Her quick style, her talent for character development and her knowledge of masculine nature from having always been surrounded by men are some of the characteristics that have led to the success of her novels. Several of them have even been adapted for film and television.

His great literary work received different prizes, mentions and awards over the years. He topped the New York Times best-seller list many times. Additionally, she was the first romance writer to be inducted into America’s Walk of Fame. Besides,

Nora also received the Gold Medal from the RWA (Romance Writers of America) organization on different occasions, from 1983 to 1989, for the success of several of her novels. From 1992 to 2009, she received the important RITA awards. The Quills Foundation awarded her the Quils Award in the years 2006 and 2007 for her novels Of Her Angel Falls and Blue Smoke , respectively.

Complete list of books by Nora Roberts

If you want to know what order you should read Nora Roberts’ books in, below is a complete list of all her books by year of publication. In addition, you can find them classified into trilogies or series, to facilitate reading.

trilogies

irish hearts

• Irish Fire (1981)
• Irish Rose (1988)
• Irish Rebel (2000)

The Concannon Sisters

• Born of Fire (1994)
• Iceborn (1995)
• Born of Shame (1996)

dream trilogy

• A Daring Dream (1996)
• Share a Dream (1997)
• In Search of a Dream (1997)

The stars of Mithra

• A Furtive Light (1997)
• Captive Star (1997)
• Secret Splendor (1998)

The Gallaghers of Ardmore

• Jewels of the Sun (1999)
• Tears of the Moon (2000)
• The Heart of the Sea (2000)

The island of the three sisters

• Dance in the Air (2001)
• Heaven and Earth (2001)
• Face the Fire (2002)

keys trilogy

• The Light Key (2003)
• The Key to Wisdom (2003)
• The Key to Courage (2004)

Garden Trilogy

• Blue Dahlia (2004)
• Black Rose (2005)
• Red Lily (2005)

Circle Trilogy

• The Morrigan’s Cross (2006)
• The Dance of the Gods (2006)
• The Valley of Silence (2006)

trilogy of the sign of seven

• Blood Brothers (2007)
• Hollow Forest (2008)
• The Pagan Stone (2008)

Inn BoonsBoro

• There’s Always Tomorrow (2012)
• First and Last Love (2013)
• The Perfect Hope (2013)

The Guardians

• Fortune Stars (2015)
• Bay of Sighs (2016)
• Crystal Island (2016)

Series

mackade brothers

• Remembering Yesterday (1995)
• Dare to Love (1995)
• A Long Wait (1996)
• A Bachelor’s Defeat (1996)

The Donovan legacy

• Haunting (1992)
• Fascination (1992)
• Spell (1992)
• Spell (1999)

The MacGregors Saga

• Best Bet (1985)
• Tempting Fate (1985)
• All Possibilities (1985)
• A Light in His Life (1985)
• Now and Forever (1987)
• Rebellion (1988)
• From the Cold (1990)
• Looking for girlfriends (1997)
• A Lucky Woman (1998)
• THE MACGREGOR BOYS (1998)
• The Perfect Neighbor (1999)

late night stories

• Night Shift (1991)
  Night Shadow (1991)
  A Scream in the Night (1993)
  Smoke in the Night (1994)
• Fears in the Night (2000)

The Stanislaskis

• The Music of Love (1990)
• Business and Pleasure (1991)
• United by Law (1993)
• The First Meeting (1994)
• The End of a Dream (1997)
• New Horizons (2001)

The Calhouns

• Courting Catherine (1991)
• A Man for Amanda (1991)
• For the love of Lilah (1991)
• Suzanna’s Surrender (1991)
• The Island of Love (1996)

The O’Hurleys

• The Last Honest Woman (1988)
• Dance of Hearts (1988)
• Under the Skin (1988)
• In His Footsteps (1990)

Chesapeake

• Swept Away (1998)
• When the Tide Comes In (1998)
• A sheltered port (1999)
• The Blue Bay (2002)

Wedding

• Wedding Album (2009)
• Roses Without Thorns (2009)
• Taste of You (2010)
• Forever (2010)

The O’Dwyer cousins

• Dark Witch (2013)
• Spell in the Mist (2014)
• Magic Legacy (2014)

Before Death Series (under the pseudonym JD Robb)

This series is one of the longest as it contains more than 50 novels. Some of them are:

• A Naked Death (1995)
• Ecstatic Death ( 1995)
• A Glorious Death (1996)
• A Forgotten Death (2021)

Other books by Nora Roberts

• Adélie (1984)
• Untamed Passion (1985)
• Lawless ( 1994)
• Sleight of Hand (1995)
• Betrayals (1996)
• The Force of Passion (1997)
• The Sanctuary (1999)
• Hidden Treasures (2000)
• Private Scandals (2001)
• The Stigma of the Reef (2001)
• A Lady’s Secret (2001)
• Forest Shadows (2001)
• Moonlight (2002)
• Wizards, Lovers and Thieves (2002)
• Double Image (2003)
• A Hero in New York (2003)
• At Midnight (2003)
• Napa Valley Vines (2003)
• The Art of Deception (2004)
• Secret Longings (2004)
• Limitless Attraction (2004)
• Building a love (2004)
• In the heat of the night (2004)
• The Man of Her Dreams (2004)
• The Image of Love (2004)
• Magical Moments (2004)
• The Triumph of Love (2004)
• More Than Rivals (2004)
• A Risky Business (2004)
• An Open Secret: Too Good to Be True (2004)
• Three Fates (2004)
• Unfinished Symphony (2004)
• A Life Together (2004)
• Rendezvous with the Past (2005)
• With Open Arms (2005)
• Northern Lights (2006)
• Nameless Game (2006)
• Designer Love (2006)
• Playing with Fire (2006)
• For Love (2006)
• Reunion (2006)
• Alone in Danger (2008)
• Truths and Lies (2009)
• Black Hills (2010)
• Admiration (2011)
• Ambush (2011)
• Flares (2012)
• The Witness (2013)
• The Collector (2015)
• The Lie (2016)

latest books

• Chronicles of the Chosen One: Year One (2017) and Of Blood and Bone (2018)
• At Sunset (2018)
• Everything You Don’t See (2020)
• The Getaway (2021)
• Legacy of the Dragon: Book 1 (2020) and Book 2 (2021)

Fun facts

• Worldwide, there are more than 400 million copies of Nora Roberts books.
• Over the past 30 years, approximately 27 Nora Roberts books have been sold every minute.
• Nora Roberts’ books have been published in more than 34 countries.
• If we put his books one below the other, we would be able to connect New York City with Los Angeles about 18 times.
• Nora was one of the first writers to use the internet to communicate with her readers, in 1996.

Bibliography

• Roberts, Nora. Nora Roberts . 2021. www.noraroberts.com