Nora Roberts Books In Order
Publication Order of Irish Hearts Books
Irish Thoroughbred | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sullivan's Woman | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Irish Rose | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Irish Rebel | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Reflections & Dreams/Davidov Books
Publication Order of The MacGregors Books
Playing the Odds | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tempting Fate | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
All the Possibilities | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Man's Art | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For Now, Forever | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rebellion | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In From the Cold | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The MacGregor Brides | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Winning Hand | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The MacGregor Grooms | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Perfect Neighbor | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Great Chefs Books
Publication Order of Cordina’s Royal Family Books
Affaire Royale | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Command Performance | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Playboy Prince | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cordina's Crown Jewel | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Celebrity Magazine Books
Publication Order of Sacred Sins Books
Publication Order of The O’Hurleys Books
The Last Honest Woman | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dance to the Piper | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Skin Deep | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Without a Trace: O'Hurley's Return | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Loving Jack Books
Loving Jack | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Best Laid Plans | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Lawless | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Time and Again/The Hornblower Bros. Books
Publication Order of The Stanislaskis/Those Wild Ukrainians Books
Taming Natasha | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Luring a Lady | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Falling for Rachel | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Convincing Alex | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Waiting for Nick | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Considering Kate | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Calhoun Women Books
Courting Catherine | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Man for Amanda | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For the Love of Lilah | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Suzanna's Surrender | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Megan's Mate | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Night Tales Books
Night Moves | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Shift | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Shadow | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nightshade | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Smoke | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night Shield | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Donovan Legacy Books
Captivated | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Entranced | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Charmed | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Enchanted | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Concannon Sisters Books
Born in Fire | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Born in Ice | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Born in Shame | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of In Death Books
Naked in Death | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Glory in Death | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Immortal in Death | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rapture in Death | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ceremony in Death | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vengeance in Death | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Holiday in Death | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Conspiracy in Death | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Loyalty in Death | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Witness in Death | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Judgment in Death | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Betrayal in Death | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Seduction in Death | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reunion in Death | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Purity in Death | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Portrait in Death | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Imitation in Death | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Remember When | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Divided in Death | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Visions in Death | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Survivor in Death | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Origin in Death | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Memory in Death | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Born in Death | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Innocent in Death | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Creation in Death | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Strangers in Death | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Salvation in Death | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Promises in Death | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kindred in Death | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fantasy in Death | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Indulgence in Death | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treachery in Death | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
New York to Dallas | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Celebrity in Death | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Delusion in Death | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Calculated in Death | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thankless in Death | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Concealed in Death | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Festive in Death | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Obsession in Death | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devoted in Death | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brotherhood In Death | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Apprentice in Death | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Echoes in Death | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Secrets in Death | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dark in Death | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Leverage in Death | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Connections in Death | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Vendetta in Death | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Golden in Death | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadows in Death | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of In Death Short Stories
Midnight in Death | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Remember When | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Haunted in Death | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Interlude in Death | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Eternity in Death | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ritual in Death | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Missing in Death | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Big Jack | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Possession in Death | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chaos in Death | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Taken in Death | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wonderment in Death | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of MacKade Brothers Books
The Return of Rafe MacKade | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pride of Jared MacKade | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Heart of Devin MacKade | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Fall of Shane MacKade | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Templeton House/Dream Books
Daring to Dream | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Holding the Dream | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Finding the Dream | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Stars of Mithra Books
Hidden Star | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Captive Star | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Secret Star | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Chesapeake Bay/Quinn Bros. Books
Sea Swept | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rising Tides | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Inner Harbor | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chesapeake Blue | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Gallaghers Of Ardmore/Irish Trilogy Books
Jewels of the Sun | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tears of the Moon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heart of the Sea | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Three Sisters Island Books
Dance Upon the Air | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heaven and Earth | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Face the Fire | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Key Trilogy Books
Key of Light | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Key of Knowledge | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Key of Valor | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of In The Garden Books
Blue Dahlia | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Rose | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Red Lily | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Circle Trilogy Books
Morrigan's Cross | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dance of the Gods | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Valley of Silence | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Sign Of Seven Trilogy Books
Blood Brothers | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Hollow | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pagan Stone | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of The Bride Quartet Books
Vision In White | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bed of Roses | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Savor the Moment | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happy Ever After | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Inn Boonsboro Trilogy Books
The Next Always | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Boyfriend | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Perfect Hope | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy Books
Dark Witch | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow Spell | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood Magick | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Guardians Trilogy Books
Stars of Fortune | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bay of Sighs | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Island of Glass | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Chronicles Of The One Books
Year One | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Of Blood and Bone | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Rise of Magicks | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Blithe Images | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Heart's Victory | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Island of Flowers | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Search For Love | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Song of the West | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
From This Day | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Her Mother's Keeper | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Once More with Feeling | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
This Magic Moment | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tonight and Always | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Untamed | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Endings and Beginnings | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
First Impressions | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Law is a Lady | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Less of a Stranger | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Matter of Choice | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Opposites Attract | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Promise Me Tomorrow | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Rules of the Game | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Storm Warning | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Boundary Lines | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dual Image | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Partners | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Right Path | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Art of Deception | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Risky Business | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treasures Lost, Treasures Found | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Will and a Way | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mind Over Matter | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hot Ice | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Temptation | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Local Hero | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Name of the Game | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gabriel's Angel | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sweet Revenge | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Welcoming | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Impulse | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Public Secrets | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Genuine Lies | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carnal Innocence | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Divine Evil | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honest Illusions | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Unfinished Business | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Private Scandals | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hidden Riches | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
True Betrayals | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Montana Sky | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sanctuary | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Homeport | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Reef | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
River's End | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carolina Moon | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Midnight Bayou | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Villa | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Naked Came the Phoenix | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Three Fates | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Birthright | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Northern Lights | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blue Smoke | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Mistake | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Angels Fall | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
High Noon | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tribute | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Hills | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Search | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Chasing Fire | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Witness | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Whiskey Beach | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Collector | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Liar | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Obsession | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Come Sundown | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
When We Meet | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shelter in Place | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Under Currents | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hideaway | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
All I Want for Christmas | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spellbound | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ever After | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Home for Christmas | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silent Night | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Out of This World | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bump in the Night | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dead of Night | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Suite 606 | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lost | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Other Side | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Unquiet | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Dreams & Winter Rose | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A World Apart & The Witching Hour | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Harlequin Christmas Anthologies
About Nora Roberts:
Nora Roberts is an Irish-American author of more than 200 romance, romantic thriller, and romantic science fiction novels, and one of the most respected and recognizable writers still working today. She has been lauded as being one of the most prolific authors of the late 20th century, and has has penned more than 80 bestsellers under various pseudonyms. Her books have explored the depth of human emotion, while still being paragons of storytelling and the art of drama.
Who is Nora Roberts?
Nora Roberts was born Eleanor Marie Robertson in Silver Spring, Maryland in 1950. She was raised Irish Catholic, and attended Catholic School until her sophomore year, when she transferred to Montgomery Blair Public High School, from which she graduated in 1968. Having no formal training as a writer, and no tertiary education, she also never wrote for pleasure throughout school, though she has described herself as being a wonderful storyteller, and inventing stories and fabrications, some of which are still believed by her mother today. Married for the first time in the summer of the same year, she settle in Keedysville, Maryland with her first husband, who worked at a family business. Still not writing, she spent most of her time caring for her two sons and doing crafts.
Early Prose
The impetus for writing came during a heavy snowstorm in the year 1979. Snowed in, she began to put ideas to paper, and these notes soon became a manuscript for what would become a later novel. She soon had six completed manuscripts that she submitted, without success to, Harlequin Publishing, being rejected multiple times. She found success with the newly formed Silhouette Publishing,with her first novel, Irish Thoroughbred, being published in 1981.
Writing more than 20 novels for Silhouette, she was encouraged to begin writing under a pseudonym, J.D.Robb, to allow her new publisher, Putnam Publishing, to publish more of her work each year. Writing under the J.D.Robb handle, she began writing romantic suspense novels, the first being published in 1995.
Also under the J.D. Robb pseudonym, she began work on her most influential wring, what would become known as the “ In Death ” series. The first novel of the series details the working relationship of a futuristic detective and her husband in 2050’s New York City. Each set of books in the series are designed to be read ad trilogies, as is much of Nora Roberts’ work, enabling the author to fully flesh out the characters and themes of her works, as well as adding intricate and developed plot lines that are hallmarks of her style.
The ”In Death” Series
Being her most popular series to date, the “in Death” series is comprised of almost 50 novels, all published between 1995 and 2013. The series contains elements of romance, science fiction, thriller, and police procedural that meshes and blends together perfectly. The first book in the series, Naked in Death, was published in 1995, and made the New York Times Bestseller List shortly thereafter.
Naked in Death details a the murder of an influential, affluent prostitute and the character Det. Eve Dallas’ attempt to both solve the case and reconcile her feeling with the death of a young women whose death she could not prevent. The book draws heavily on science fiction motifs, while remaining strongly grounded in reality and veering away from fantastical settings. The novel also details the relationship between Detective Dallas and enigmatic wealthy Irish businessman Roarke, who is the primary suspect. The book was released to such glowing critical and commercial praise that the second novel, Glory in Death, was published only a few months after the initial publication of the first novel. The sophomore effort for the “In Death” series, Glory in Death, revolves around the murder of a prominent attorney for the District Attorney’s Office. It introduces many recurring characters, including Officer Delia Peabody, and further details the world of 2058 New York City. Glory in Death was received as a more complete and mature novel, fleshing out the future setting while retaining the elements of romance and suspense that made the previous novel successful.
Other Works
Besides the “In Death” series, Nora Roberts is know for her prolific and immense body of work, routinely writing and publishing an average of 15 novels per year. She is best know for publishing trilogies of romance thrillers, which, according to Nora Roberts herself, allows the work come together more completely, and enables a more fluid and accessible storyline. Published almost exclusively in paperback from, most of her work in this genre is created this way to enable fans of the series minimum downtime between novels, allowing them to complete the story sooner.
Nora Roberts’ work is regularly adapted into television and mad-for-television films for the Lifetime cable network. She became the first author to ever have her work adapted consecutively by the network, and multiple works of hers, have been adapted since. Some of the most viewed programming has been the network’s adaptations of Montana Sky, Blue Smoke, and Carolina Moon.
Activities out side of Authorship
In 1997, the author that was the cause of her being turned down by Harlequin Publishing in 1980, Janet Dailey admitted to plagiarizing numerous passages form many of Nora Roberts’ works. After a lawsuit was settled in her favor, she donated the entire proceeds to the Literacy Volunteers of America Foundation. This is not her only work with charity, however, as she is also a frequent contributor to numerous other charitable foundations, with the Giving Back Fund report regularly listing her as one of the most charitable donors.
Her work has been honored by numerous awards, and she was the first writer honored with induction to the Romance Writer’s Hall of Fame. She Was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in 2007, and since 1999 every one of her published romances has been listed on the New York Times Bestseller list. She lives in Boonsboro, Maryland with her second husband, Bruce Wilder, and they jointly operate a bookstore called Turn the Page Books. An avid reader, she loves the Internet, using it for much of her research, and is terrified of flying.
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