诺拉·罗伯茨

诺拉·罗伯茨（，本名埃莉诺·玛丽·罗伯逊，，）是一位美国畅销书作家，出版过超过209部言情小说。她的笔名有J. D. Robb，Jill March和Sarah Hardesty。

诺拉·罗伯茨是第一位入选美国浪漫作家名人堂的作家。截至2011年，她的小说曾进入紐約時報暢銷書榜861周，其中包括176周的第一名。

个人生活

早期
1950年10月10日埃莉诺·玛丽·罗伯逊出生于马里兰州银泉，是五个孩子最小的。她是爱尔兰后裔。她的家人都酷爱读书，所以书在她的生活中总是很重要。她在一所天主教学校学习。高中二年级时，罗伯茨转学到当地的公立学校，蒙哥马利布莱尔高中。在那里她遇到了她的第一任丈夫Ronald Aufdem-Brinke。1968年高中毕业后他们结婚。

罗伯茨的丈夫在他父亲的公司工作。她生了两个儿子，Dan和Jason。罗伯茨成为了一个家庭主妇。罗伯茨花了很多时间做工艺品，包括陶瓷和缝制孩子的衣服。与丈夫1983年离婚。

现在
罗伯茨与第二任丈夫Bruce Wilder相遇，他是一个木匠，因为罗伯茨聘请他为她修书架而认识。1985年7月他们结婚。她的丈夫拥有并经营一家书店。还拥有附近历史悠久的一家酒店。

当罗伯茨专注于写一部小说时，每天要工作8个小时，即使度假也一样。罗伯茨不是开始一个大纲或剧情梗概，而是设想一个重要事件，人物，背景等。然后她开始写有一个故事基本元素的很短的初稿。完成初稿后，罗伯茨又回到了小说的开头。第二稿通常开始增加细节，增加“纹理和色彩”的工作，以及对人物进行更深入的研究。在修正最后定稿后发送给经纪人。

她经常写三部曲，这样她就可以继续保留相同角色。她的三部曲都是平装版本出版，因为罗伯茨认为，等待精装版本对读者来说时间太长。

罗伯茨在互联网上做了很多研究，因为她讨厌飞行。

她是一个狂热的棒球迷。

作品
 1981
 《爱尔兰纯种》
 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

参考资料

来源

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

外部链接

 官方网站
 英国官方网站
 InDeath.netJ.D. Robb粉丝论坛 – 包括 和In Death的Wiki数据库
 

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