诺拉‧罗伯茨

诺拉·罗伯茨（英语：Nora Roberts，本名埃莉诺·玛丽·罗伯逊，英语：Eleanor Marie Robertson，1950年10月10日—）是一位美国畅销书作家，出版过超过209部言情小说。^[1]她的笔名有J. D. Robb，Jill March和Sarah Hardesty。

诺拉·罗伯茨 Nora Roberts
诺拉·罗伯茨，2007年
出生	Eleanor Marie Robertson (1950-10-10) 1950年10月10日（74岁） 美国马里兰州银泉
笔名	Nora Roberts J.D. Robb Jill March Sarah Hardesty
职业	小说家
国籍	美国
创作时期	1981年–至今
体裁	爱情小说，奇幻小说，悬疑小说
配偶	Ronald Aufdem-Brinke（1968年–1983年） Bruce Wilder（1985年–至今）
子女	2
官方网站
www.noraroberts.com

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，她的小说曾进入纽约时报畅销书榜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。^[2]她是爱尔兰后裔。^[3]她的家人都酷爱读书，所以书在她的生活中总是很重要。^[4]她在一所天主教学校学习。^[5]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。^[6]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。^[7][8]

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。^[7]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。^[9]还拥有附近历史悠久的一家酒店。^[10]

当罗伯茨专注于写一部小说时^[11]，每天要工作8个小时，即使度假也一样。^[8]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。^[12]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。^[13]

她经常写三部曲，这样她就可以继续保留相同角色。^[14]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。^[4]

罗伯茨在互联网上做了很多研究，因为她讨厌飞行。^[8]

她是一个狂热的棒球迷。^[15]

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

1. Clark, Blanche, 'The $60 million woman', Herald Sun, 2010-11-30 [2010-12-06], （原始内容存档于2010-12-29）
2. Vernon, Cheril, 'Queen of Romance' still going strong, Palestine Herald-Press, 2007-07-22 [2007-08-08], （原始内容存档于2013-01-11）
3. Irish Times May 12, 2007
4. Weiner, Debbie. Author Nora Roberts. BookReporter. 2000-03-10 [2007-08-09]. （原始内容存档于2007-08-09）.
5. House, Jeanny. Author Nora Roberts October 1998. BookReporter. 1998-10 [2007-08-09]. （原始内容存档于2007-08-09）.
6. Senior picture from Blair High School 1968 Silverlogue Yearbook. Itsallaboutfamily.com. [2013-03-17]. （原始内容存档于2012-02-15）.
7. Kloberdanz, Kristin. Meet the Authors – Nora Roberts|Book Magazine. March–April 2002 [2007-08-10]. （原始内容存档于2007-07-11）.
8. Quinn, Judy, Nora Roberts: A Celebration of Emotions, Publishers Weekly, 1998-02-23 [2006-12-25], （原始内容存档于2008-02-08）
9. Turn the Page Bookstore. Ttpbooks.com. [2013-10-31]. （原始内容存档于2013-11-02）.
10. La Gorce, Tammy. Maryland's Civil War Country Seeks a Softer Side. The New York Times. 2010-04-29 [2013-04-06]. （原始内容存档于2015-04-02）.
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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
• Regis, Pamela, A Natural History of the Romance Novel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press: 183–184, 2003, ISBN 0-8122-3303-4

外部链接

• 官方网站（页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
• 英国官方网站
• InDeath.netJ.D. Robb粉丝论坛 – 包括 （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）和In Death的Wiki数据库
• Memmott, Carol. 诺拉·罗伯茨的浪漫酒店. USA Today. 2009年2月11日 [2014-08-16]. （原始内容存档于2012-08-24）.