Nora Roberts List Of Books
Jenette Bregantini
Roberts adopted the penname J.D. Robb in 1995 and the popular In Death series has become her longest running and most popular series. While this list will briefly mention the series and her other works published under the Robb moniker, you can read more about the J.D. Robb books in order here.
In addition to the massively successful In Death series, Roberts has written dozens and dozens of bestselling novels. She frequently writes romance thrillers organized in trilogies, because she says it allows her to flesh out the story to her liking and explore the characters fully.
Nora Roberts grew up in Maryland as the youngest of five children. While she was born into a family of readers, Roberts never turned to writing until one fateful blizzard when she was stuck inside with her two young children.
Accumulatively with her J.D. Robb moniker, Roberts has written nearly 240 novels. There are more than 400 million copies of her books in print in more than 35 countries. Every Roberts, and J.D. Robb, title published since 1999 has hit the New York Times bestsellers list.
In the 1990s Nora Roberts had the idea to publish a futuristic mystery thriller trilogy. In an effort to not oversaturate the market with her titles, and with the encouragement of her publisher, she chose to publish these works under the moniker J.D. Robb. What was initially conceived as a trilogy, In Death has gone on to be a massive international success with 53 books written so far.
In addition to the massively successful book series, Roberts has also published novellas and short stories within the In Death universe. This list features all of the In Death novellas and short stories in order of publication.
Commonly Roberts writes her thriller romances in sets of trilogies. She says this is because it allows the story to come together more completely and fluidly for an accessible storyline. Many of her series are also interconnected, and those connections are detailed in the synopses below.
Then the second book delves into Ruth Bannion herself as she is partnered with her mercurial mentor Nickolai Davidov for a sensual new ballet. The two must fight against the rising attraction between them.
An 11-book series with both contemporary and historical stories, The MacGregors follows the titular family through the ages and across generations as they find love in unlikely places. Each book is a self-contained story with a beginning and end, but reading the books in order of publication will provide insight to the interconnectedness of the MacGregor family.
Another duology with two separate storylines, Great Chefs is connected by the theme of food. Summer Desserts tells the story of dessert chef Summer Lyndon as she is hired by Blake Cocharan. She finds herself drawn to his unique appeal and planning a meal from start to finish for the first time.
This series follows the lives of Gabriella, Alexander, Bennett, and Camilla as each member of the Royal Family finds love within their own book. From an attempted kidnapping to a schoolyard crush to an undercover commoner alias, the series is a thrilling collection of desire.
Following the employees of Celebrity magazine, this series delivers the classic Nora Roberts tale of building tension and love. First magazine writer Lee Radcliffe must track down the elusive horror writer Hunter Brown. While she is successful, she was unprepared for him to be a dark-eyed master of seduction.
In the second book of this duology, photographers Bryan Mitchell and Shade Wilder are traveling across the country together on assignment, capturing two views of one American summer. Despite being complete opposites, the pair both feel an undeniable passion drawing them together.
In this duology Nora Roberts combines her popular crime thrillers with steamy romance. The first book sets the stage of a Washington, D.C. summer undergoing a heatwave that is disrupted by a serial killer. Psychiatrist Dr. Tess Court is asked to aid the investigation alongside Detective Ben Paris who finds himself drawn to the enticing Tess.
This series introduces a cast of characters revolving around two architects finding love in unlikely places. The exception is the last novel in this series which depicts the Old Western historical romance main character Jack was writing when she fell in love in the first book.
A science-fiction romance duology, Time and Again is about finding love when you least expect it. The series recounts the trials and tribulations of two twenty-third century brothers who travel back in time and must reconcile returning home with who their heart desires from the past.
This series is also known as The Irish Born trilogy or the Born In trilogy. It weaves a tale of three modern sisters bound by the timeless beauty of Ireland as they find love against its rugged landscape.
Aptly named, The MacKade Brothers tells the stories of four brothers from a small Maryland town. Each brother catches the eye of a woman who makes his heart beat faster and thoughts spin in the direction of settling down.
Each book in this trilogy features a huge blue diamond known as a Star of Mithra. In each installment a beautiful woman is in possession of one of these diamonds and opposite her is an attractive male intent on solving the mystery of its origins.
Returning to the lush rolling hills of Ireland, the Gallaghers of Ardmore trilogy tells the story of the past and the future for three Gallagher siblings as they explore the depths of their fiery hearts.
A paranormal fantasy romance, Three Sisters Island dances along the edge with its contemporary setting that harkens back to a past of curses and witchcraft. Only three strong, gifted women living on Three Sisters Island can break this spell.
In this paranormal romance trilogy three women must race to find three keys that will release three souls that are being held captive by an evil god. During this quest Mallory, Dana, and Zoe will face danger and find love along the way.
Set outside Memphis, Texas, three women discover the secrets from the past contained within their historic home. Each relative must learn to live with the spirit that is said to haunt the ancestral home as they overcome their own hardships and learn to love again.
Another enticing paranormal romance series, the Circle Trilogy is an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly. It does this while forging together the passions of six men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity.
This quartet is set in the fabulous, hectic world of wedding planning. The books follow the stories of four friends and their struggles with life, love, and family as they build their wedding planning company: Vows.
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the Inn BoonsBoro trilogy is inspired by the inn Nora Roberts owns and operates in the heart of Maryland with her husband. The books follow the stories of the Montgomery brothers as they renovate an intimate bed-and-breakfast in their hometown, and find love along the way.
This fantasy romance begins on the Greek island of Corfu before concluding in Ireland. It follows three couples who join together to create their own family and solve an ancient mystery through the power of timeless love.
This Nora Roberts trilogy is a science-fiction dystopia. In this post-apocalyptic world the end has come and a new beginning commences: Year One. It is a world of hope and horror, chaos and magick as our survivors embark on a supernatural journey in the fight for their lives.
The newest series in the Nora Roberts books in order is The Lost Bride Trilogy. While there is not much known about the path of the series, it promises to be a multi-generational tale of tragedies with loves found and lost.
The first book echoes back to 1806 when Astrid Poole was murdered on her wedding night, before the marriage can be consummated. Flash forward to the future and Sonya MacTavish has just been left an inheritance by an uncle she never knew existed, Collin Poole. But the majestic Victorian house is haunted and reveals to Sonya the centuries-old bridal curse that she must try to unravel and break.
The Once Upon series is written by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman. Each author writes a piece of short fiction that is collected in an anthology. The tales blend between reality and fantasy, connected through shared themes and tropes.
As mentioned, Nora Roberts has published more than 235 novels since her career began in the 1980s. The below list includes all Nora Roberts books in order of publication, including those published under her J.D. Robb moniker.
This is not the best way to enjoy the Nora Roberts books in order, because it will include series interspersed with books from other series and is not a chronological list of her titles. However, it is a comprehensive list of all her books and novellas.
As mentioned, the above list also includes the books Nora Roberts has published under the moniker J.D. Robb. Those titles are marked with an asterisk. While this may not be the best order to read all of Nora Roberts books in order for the first time, it would be an impressive feat to tick all these titles off your to be read list.
In addition to hundreds of bestselling novels, twelve of the Nora Roberts books in order have been adapted for the screen. All of these adaptations have been TV movies except for her most recent adaptation with Netflix.
In an effort to find comfort, she moves south with her three-year-old daughter. Here she meets Griff Loft, a successful contractor, but her husband had secrets she has yet to discover. An attempted murder is only the beginning.
Until Adrian starts receiving death threats and Lina dismisses the severity. Adrian finds the vicious rhymes unsettling as she reconnects with her childhood crush. Then the murders start, and the escalation begins.
Coop has left his fast-paced life in New York as an investigator to care for his aging grandparents, while Lil has followed her dreams and opened the Chance Wildlife Refuge. But something, or someone, is keeping a close watch.
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