諾拉·羅伯茨

諾拉·羅伯茨（Nora Roberts，本名埃莉諾·瑪麗·羅伯遜，Eleanor Marie Robertson，catIdx=R）是一位美國暢銷書作家，出版過超過209部言情小說。她的筆名有J. D. Robb，Jill March和Sarah Hardesty。
諾拉·羅伯茨是第一位入選美國浪漫作家名人堂的作家。截至2011年，她的小說曾進入紐約時報暢銷書榜861周，其中包括176周的第一名。

**個人生活**

**早期**
1950年10月10日埃莉諾·瑪麗·羅伯遜出生於馬里蘭州銀泉，是五個孩子最小的。她是愛爾蘭後裔。她的家人都酷愛讀書，所以書在她的生活中總是很重要。她在一所天主教學校學習。高中二年級時，羅伯茨轉學到當地的公立學校，蒙哥馬利布萊爾高中。在那裡她遇到了她的第一任丈夫Ronald Aufdem-Brinke。1968年高中畢業後他們結婚。
羅伯茨的丈夫在他父親的公司工作。她生了兩個兒子，Dan和Jason。羅伯茨成為了一個家庭主婦。羅伯茨花了很多時間做工藝品，包括陶瓷和縫製孩子的衣服。與丈夫1983年離婚。

**現在**
羅伯茨與第二任丈夫Bruce Wilder相遇，他是一個木匠，因為羅伯茨聘請他為她修書架而認識。1985年7月他們結婚。她的丈夫擁有並經營一家書店。還擁有附近歷史悠久的一家酒店。
當羅伯茨專注於寫一部小說時，每天要工作8個小時，即使度假也一樣。羅伯茨不是開始一個大綱或劇情梗概，而是設想一個重要事件，人物，背景等。然後她開始寫有一個故事基本元素的很短的初稿。完成初稿後，羅伯茨又回到了小說的開頭。第二稿通常開始增加細節，增加“紋理和色彩”的工作，以及對人物進行更深入的研究。在修正最後定稿後發送給經紀人。
她經常寫三部曲，這樣她就可以繼續保留相同角色。她的三部曲都是平裝版本出版，因為羅伯茨認為，等待精裝版本對讀者來說時間太長。
羅伯茨在互聯網上做了很多研究，因為她討厭飛行。
她是一個狂熱的棒球迷。

**作品**
 1981- 《愛爾蘭純種》- 1982- #BLITHE IMAGES (SR 127) 1/82- #SONG OF THE WEST (SR 143) 4/82- #SEARCH FOR LOVE (SR 163) 7/82- #ISLAND OF FLOWERS (SR 180) 10/82- #HEART'S VICTORY (SE 59) 11/82- 1983- #FROM THIS DAY (SR 199) 1/83- #HER MOTHER'S KEEPER (SR 125) 4/83- #ONCE MORE WITH FEELING (IM 2) 5/83- #REFLECTIONS (SE 100) 6/83 c – Dreams- #TONIGHT AND ALWAYS (IM 12) 7/83- DANCE OF DREAMS (SE 116) 9/83 c – Reflections- UNTAMED (SR 252) 10/83- THIS MAGIC MOMENT (IM 25) 11/83- 1984- ENDINGS & BEGINNINGS (IM 33) 1/84- STORM WARNING (SR 274) 2/84- PROMISE ME TOMORROW (Pocket mm) 2/84- SULLIVAN'S WOMAN (SR 280) 3/84- FIRST IMPRESSION (SE 162) 4/84- A MATTER OF CHOICE (IM 49) 5/84- LESS OF A STRANGER (SR 299) 6/84- THE LAW IS A LADY (SE 175) 7/84- RULES OF THE GAME (IM 70) 10/84- OPPOSITES ATTRACT (SE 199) 11/84- 1985- PLAYING THE ODDS (SE 225) 3/85 s – The MacGregors- THE RIGHT PATH (IM 85) 3/85- PARTNERS (IM 94) 5/85- TEMPTING FATE (SE 235) 5/85 s – The MacGregors- NIGHT MOVES (HI 19) 6/85- ALL THE POSSIBILITIES (SE 247) 7/85 s – The MacGregors- ONE MAN'S ART (SE 259) 9/85 s – The MacGregors- BOUNDARY LINES (IM 114) 10/85- SUMMER DESSERTS (SE 271) 11/85 c – Lessons Learned- DUAL IMAGE (IM 123) 12/85- 1986- SECOND NATURE (SE 288) 1/86 c – One Summer- THE ART OF DECEPTION (IM 131) 2/86- ONE SUMMER (SE 306) 4/86 c – Second Nature- AFFAIRE ROYALE (IM 142) 5/86 s – Cordina’s Royal Family- LESSONS LEARNED (SE 318) 6/86 c – Summer Desserts- TREASURES LOST, TREASURES FOUND (IM 150) 7/86- RISKY BUSINESS (IM 160) 9/86- A WILL AND A WAY (SE 345) 11/86- HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (Sil. Christmas) 11/86 Novella- 1987- FOR NOW, FOREVER (SE 361) 2/87 s – The MacGregors- MIND OVER MATTER (IM 185) 4/87- COMMAND PERFORMANCE (IM 198) 7/87 s – Cordina’s Royal Family- HOT ICE (Bantam mm) 7/87- TEMPTATION (SR 529) 9/87- THE PLAYBOY PRINCE (IM 212) 10/87 s – Cordina’s Royal Family- SACRED SINS (Bantam mm) 11/87 c – Brazen Virtue- 1988- LOCAL HERO (SE 427) 1/88- IRISH ROSE (IM 232) 3/88 s – Irish Hearts- THE LAST HONEST WOMAN (SE 451) 5/88 s – The O’Hurleys- BRAZEN VIRTUE (Bantam mm) 5/88 c – Sacred Sins- DANCE TO THE PIPER (SE 463) 7/88 s – The O’Hurleys- REBELLION (HH 4) 8/88 s – The MacGregors- SKIN DEEP (SE 475) 9/88 s – The O’Hurleys- THE NAME OF THE GAME (IM 264) 11/88- SWEET REVENGE (Bantam mm) 11/88- 1989- LOVING JACK (SE 499) 1/89 c – Best Laid Plans, Lawless- BEST LAID PLANS (SE 511) 3/89 c – Loving Jack, Lawless- LAWLESS (HH 21) 5/89 c – Loving Jack, Best Laid Plans- IMPULSE (Sil Summer Sizzler) 6/89 Novella- GABRIEL'S ANGEL (IM 300) 8/89- THE WELCOMING (SE 553) 10/89- TIME WAS (IM 31) 12/89 c – Times Change- 1990- TIMES CHANGE (IM 317) 1/90 c – Time Was- PUBLIC SECRETS (Bantam mm) 1/90- TAMING NATASHA (SE 583) 3/90 s – The Stanislaskis- WITHOUT A TRACE (SE 625) 10/90 s – The O’Hurleys- IN FROM THE COLD (HH Christmas) 11/90 s – The MacGregors- 1991- NIGHT SHIFT (IM 365) 1/91 s – Night Tales- NIGHT SHADOW (im 373) 3/91 s – Night Tales- COURTING CATHERINE (SR 801) 6/91 s – The Calhoun Women- A MAN FOR AMANDA (SD 649) 7/91 s – The Calhoun Women- FOR THE LOVE OF LILAH (SE 685) 8/91 s – The Calhoun Women- GENUINE LIES (Bantam mm) 8/91- SUZANNA'S SURRENDER (IM 397) 9/91 s – The Calhoun Women- LURING A LADY (SE 709) 12/91 s – The Stanislaskis- CARNAL INNOCENCE (Bantam mm) 12/91- 1992- UNFINISHED BUSINESS (IM 433) 6/92- HONEST ILLUSIONS (Putnam hc) 7/92- CAPTIVATED (SE 768) 9/92 s – Donovan Legacy- DIVINE EVIL (Bantam mm) 9/92- ENTRANCED (SE 774) 10/92 s – Donovan Legacy- CHARMED (SE 780) 11/92 s – Donovan Legacy- 1993- FALLING FOR RACHEL (SE 810) 4/93 s – The Stanislaskis- PRIVATE SCANDALS (Putnam hc) 7/93- NIGHTSHADE (IM 529) 11/93 s – Night Tales- 1994- CONVINCING ALEX (SE 872) 3/94 s – The Stanislaskis- THE BEST MISTAKE (Sil. Birds, Bees and Babies) 5/94 Novella- HIDDEN RICHES (Putnam hc) 7/94- NIGHT SMOKE (IM 595) 10/94 s – Night Tales- BORN IN FIRE (Jove mm) 10/94 s – Born in trilogy- ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (Sil. Christmas) 11/94 Novella- 1995- THE RETURN OF RAFE MACKADE (IM 631) 4/95 s – MacKade Brothers- NAKED IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 7/95 s – In Death #1- BORN IN ICE (Jove mm) 8/95 s – Born in Trilogy- TRUE BETRAYALS (Putnam hc) 9/95- THE PRIDE OF JARED MACKADE (SE 1000) 12/95 s – The MacKade Brothers- GLORY IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 12/95 s – In Death #2- 1996- BORN IN SHAME (Jove mm) 1/96 s – Born in Trilogy- THE HEART OF DEVIN MACKADE (IM 697) 3/96 s – The MacKade Brothers- MONTANA SKY (Putnam hc) 3/96- THE FALL OF SHANE MACKADE (SE 1022) 4/96 s – The MacKade Brothers- IMMORTAL IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 7/96 s – In Death #3- DARING TO DREAM (Jove mm) 8/96 s – Dream Trilogy- RAPTURE IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 10/96 s – In Death #4- MEGAN'S MATE (IM 754) 11/96 s – The Calhoun Women- 1997- HOLDING THE DREAM (Jove mm) 1/97 s – Dream Trilogy- WAITING FOR NICK (SE 1088) 3/97 s – The Stanislaskis- SANCTUARY (Putnam hc) 3/97- CEREMONY IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 5/97 s – In Death #5- FINDING THE DREAM (Jove mm) 7/97 s – Dream Trilogy- HIDDEN STAR (IM 811) 10/97 s – Stars of Mithra- VENGEANCE IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 10/97 s – In Death #6- THE MACGREGOR BRIDES (Silhouette mm) 11/97 s – The MacGregors- CAPTIVE STAR (IM 823) 12/97 s -- Stars of Mithra- 1998- SEA SWEPT (Jove mm) 1/98 s – Chesapeake Bay Saga- SECRET STAR (IM 835) 2/98 s -- Stars of Mithra- HOMEPORT (Putnam hc) 3/98- ONCE UPON A CASTLE- featuring Spellbound (Jove mm) 3/98 Novella- HOLIDAY IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 6/98 s – In Death #7- RISING TIDES (Jove mm) 8/98 s -- Chesapeake Bay Saga- THE REEF (Putnam hc) 9/98- THE WINNING HAND (SE 1202) 10/98 s – The MacGregors- SILENT NIGHT- featuring Midnight in Death (Berkley mm) 11/99 In Death novella- THE MACGREGOR GROOMS (Silhouette mm) 11/98 s – The MacGregors- 1999- INNER HARBOR (Jove mm) 1/99 s -- Chesapeake Bay saga- THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (SE 1232) 3/99 s – The MacGregors- RIVER’S END (Putnam hc) 3/99- CONSPIRACY IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 4/99 s – In Death #8- LOYALTY IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 10/99 s – In Death #9- ENCHANTED (IM 961) 11/99 s – Donovan Legacy- JEWELS OF THE SUN 11/99 s – Gallaghers of Ardmore- ONCE UPON A STAR- featuring Ever After (Jove mm) 12/99 Novella- 2000- CAROLINA MOON (Putnam hc) 3/00- WITNESS IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 3/00 s – In Death #10- IRISH REBEL (SE 1328) 6/00 s – Irish Hearts- TEARS OF THE MOON (Jove mm) 7/00 s – Galllagerhs of Ardmore- NIGHT SHIELD (IM 1327) 9/00 s – Night Tales- JUDGMENT IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 9/00 s – In Death #11- ONCE UPON A DREAM- featuring In Dreams 11/00 Novella- HEART OF THE SEA (Jove mm) 12/00 s – Gallaghers of Ardmore- 2001- CONSIDERING KATE (SE 1379) 2/01 s – The Stanislaskis- BETRAYAL IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 3/01 s – In Death #12- THE VILLA (Putnam hc) 3/01- DANCE UPON THE AIR (Jove mm) 6/01 s – Three Sisters Island- OUT OF THIS WORLD- featuring Interlude in Death (Berkley mm) 8/01 In Death novella- SEDUCTION IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 9/01 s – In Death #13- MIDNIGHT BAYOU (Putnam hc) 10/01- ONCE UPON A ROSE- featuring Winter Rose (Jove mm) 10/01 Novella- HEAVEN AND EARTH (Jove mm) 12/01 s – Three Sisters Island- 2002- CORDINA’S CROWN JEWEL (SE 1448) 2/02 s – Cordina’s Royal Family- REUNION IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 3/02 s – In Death #14- THREE FATES (Putnam hc) 4/02- FACE THE FIRE (Jove mm) 6/02 s – Three Sisters Island- RITY IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 8/02 s – In Death #15- CHESAPEAKE BLUE (Putnam hc) 11/02 s – Chesapeake Bay Saga- ONCE UPON A KISS- featuring A World Apart (Jove mm—anthology) 12/02 Novella- 2003- PORTRAIT IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 2/03 s – In Death #16- BIRTHRIGHT (Putnam hc) 3/03- IMITATION IN DEATH (Berkley mm) 8/03 s – In Death #17- REMEMBER WHEN (Putnam hc) 9/03 s – In Death- ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT- featuring The Witching Hour (Jove mm) 10/03 Novella- KEY OF LIGHT (Jove mm) 11/03 s – Key Trilogy- KEY OF KNOWLEDGE (Jove mm) 12/03 s – Key Trilogy- 2004- KEY OF VALOR (Jove mm) 1/04 s – Key Trilogy- DIVIDED IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 1/04 s – In Death #18- VISIONS IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 8/04 s – In Death #19- NORTHERN LIGHTS (Putnam hc) 10/04- MOON SHADOWS- featuring Wolf Moon (Jove mm) 10/04 Novella- BLUE DAHLIA (Jove mm) 11/04 s – In the Garden Trilogy- 2005- SURVIVOR IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 2/05 s – In Death #20- BLACK ROSE (Jove mm) 6/05 s – In the Garden Trilogy- ORIGIN IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 7/05 s – In Death #21- BLUE SMOKE (Putnam hc) 10/05- RED LILY (Jove mm) 12/05 s – In the Garden Trilogy- 2006- MEMORY IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 1/06 s – In Death #22- BUMP IN THE NIGHT- featuring Haunted in Death (Berkley mm) 4/06 In Death novella- ANGELS FALL (Putnam hc) 7/06- MORRIGAN”S CROSS (Jove mm) 9/06 s – The Circle Trilogy- DANCE OF THE GODS (Jove mm) 10/06 s – The Circle Trilogy- VALLEY OF SILENCE (Jove mm) 11/06 s – The Circle Trilogy- BORN IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 11/06 s – In Death #23- 2007- INNOCENT IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 2/07 s – In Death #24- HIGH NOON (Putnam hc) 7/07- DEAD OF NIGHT- featuring Eternity in Death (Berkley mm) 10/07 In Death novella- BLOOD BROTHERS (Jove mm) 11/07 s – The Sign of Seven Trilogy- CREATION IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 11/07 s – In Death #25- 2008- STRANGERS IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 2/08 s – In Death #26- THE HOLLOW (Jove mm) 5/08 s – The Sign of Seven Trilogy- TRIBUTE (Putnam hc) 7/08- THE PAGAN STONE (Jove mm) 11/08 s – The Sign of Seven Trilogy- SALVATION IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 11/08 s – In Death #27- SUITE 606- featuring Ritual in Death (Berkley mm) 11/08 In Death novella- 2009- PROMISES IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 2/09 s – In Death #28- VISION IN WHITE (Putnam trade) 5/09 s – The Bride Quartet- BLACK HILLS (Putnam hc) 7/09- BED OF ROSES (Putnam trade) 10/09 s – The Bride Quartet- KINDRED IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 11/09 s – In Death #29- THE LOST- featuring Missing in Death (Berkley mm) 12/09 In Death novella- 2010- FANTASY IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 2/10 s – In Death #30- SAVOR THE MOMENT (Putnam trade) 5/10 s – The Bride Quartet- THE SEARCH (Putnam hc) 7/10- INDULGENCE IN DEATH (Putnam hc) 11/10 s – In Death #31- THE OTHER SIDE- featuring an In Death novella (Berkley mm) 11/10 In Death novella- HAPPY EVER AFTER (Putnam trade) 11/10 s – The Bride Quartet

**參考資料**

**來源**
Little, Denise and Laura Hayden, The Official Nora Roberts Companion, Berkley Books, 2003, ISBN 0-425-18344-0.
*Lennard, John, 'Of Pseudonyms and Sentiment: Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb, and the Imperative Mood', in Of Modern Dragons and other essays on Genre Fiction (Tirril: Humanities-Ebooks, 2007), pp. 56–86. ISBN 978-1-84760-038-7
*pages=183–184

**外部鏈接**
  官方網站date=20050516082902 -  英國官方網站-  InDeath.netJ.D. Robb粉絲論壇 – 包括 date=20080415182929 和 In Death的Wiki數據庫- dead-url=no