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，1950年10月10日）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。

羅伯茨在網際網路上做了很多研究，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

## 外部連結

- 官方網站
- 英國官方網站
- InDeath.netJ.D. Robb粉絲論壇 – 包括 和 In Death的Wiki資料庫

## 基本資料

- 日語原文：諾拉·羅伯茨、Nora Roberts
- 筆名：Nora Roberts、J.D. Robb、Jill March、Sarah Hardesty
- 出生：Eleanor Marie Robertson
- 出生日期：1950年10月10日
- 出生地：美國馬里蘭州銀泉
- 職業：小說家
- 國籍：美國
- 創作時期：1981年–至今
- 類型：愛情小說，奇幻小說，懸疑小說
- 配偶：Ronald Aufdem-Brinke（1968年–1983年）、Bruce Wilder（1985年–至今）
- 子女：2