諾拉‧羅伯特

Romance novelist

諾拉·羅伯特(英語:Nora Roberts,本名埃莉諾·瑪麗·羅伯遜,英語: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。[1]她的筆名有J. D. RobbJill MarchSarah Hardesty

諾拉·羅伯特
Nora Roberts
諾拉·羅伯特,2007年
出生Eleanor Marie Robertson
(1950-10-10) 1950年10月10日74歲)
美國馬里蘭州銀泉
筆名Nora Roberts
J.D. Robb
Jill March
Sarah Hardesty
職業小說家
國籍美國
創作時期1981年–至今
體裁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
官方網站
www.noraroberts.com

諾拉·羅伯特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。[2]她是愛爾蘭後裔。[3]她的家人都酷愛讀書,所以書在她的生活中總是很重要。[4]她在一所天主教學校學習。[5]高中二年級時,羅伯特轉學到當地的公立學校,蒙哥馬利布萊爾高中。[6]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。[7][8]

羅伯特的丈夫在他父親的公司工作。她生了兩個兒子,Dan和Jason。羅伯特成為了一個家庭主婦。羅伯特花了很多時間做工藝品,包括陶瓷和縫製孩子的衣服。[7]與丈夫1983年離婚。

現在

羅伯特與第二任丈夫Bruce Wilder相遇,他是一個木匠,因為羅伯特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。[9]還擁有附近歷史悠久的一家酒店。[10]

當羅伯特專注於寫一部小說時[11],每天要工作8個小時,即使度假也一樣。[8]羅伯特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。[12]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,羅伯特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。[13]

她經常寫三部曲,這樣她就可以繼續保留相同角色。[14]她的三部曲都是平裝版本出版,因為羅伯特認為,等待精裝版本對讀者來說時間太長。[4]

羅伯特在網際網路上做了很多研究,因為她討厭飛行。[8]

她是一個狂熱的棒球迷。[15]

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

參考資料

  1. ^ Clark, Blanche, 'The $60 million woman', Herald Sun, 2010-11-30 [2010-12-06], (原始內容存檔於2010-12-29) 
  2. ^ Vernon, Cheril, 'Queen of Romance' still going strong, Palestine Herald-Press, 2007-07-22 [2007-08-08], (原始內容存檔於2013-01-11) 
  3. ^ Irish Times May 12, 2007
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Weiner, Debbie. Author Nora Roberts. BookReporter. 2000-03-10 [2007-08-09]. (原始內容存檔於2007-08-09). 
  5. ^ House, Jeanny. Author Nora Roberts October 1998. BookReporter. 1998-10 [2007-08-09]. (原始內容存檔於2007-08-09). 
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來源

  • 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 

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