It is believed that 500+ million copies of her books have been sold.
The best selling author has sold over 1 million Kindle editions of her books.
She also became just the third person to achieve this.
As of 2022, she had released a total of 341 publications.
Nora Roberts has released 4 publications annually since 2017.
12 of her publications have been adapted into movies.
Nora Roberts book sales
Nora Roberts recorded her lowest income during the given period in 2017 at $12 million.
For the timeframe, Nora Roberts recorded her highest incomes during the years 2011 – 2013.
Since 2013’s $23 million, her income steadily decreased yearly.
In total, her annual income dropped 47.83% during the period.
This was a total decline in income of $11 million.
Year
Annual income
Change
2011
$23 million
2012
$23 million
=
2013
$23 million
=
2014
$18 million
– 21.74%
2015
$15 million
– 16.67%
2016
$14 million
– 6.67%
2017
$12 million
– 14.29%
A graph is given below to show Nora Roberts’ annual book sales income:
Nora Roberts books in order
(Last 10 years only)
Year
Title
Page count
2013
Calculated In Death
386
2013
Whiskey Beach
484
2013
Thankless in Death
402
2013
Mirror, Mirror
410
2013
Dark Witch
342
2013
Irish Legacy Trilogy Collection
545
2014
Concealed in Death
416
2014
Shadow Spell
319
2014
The Collector
528
2014
Blood Magick
304
2014
Festive in Death
389
2015
Obsession in Death
404
2015
The Liar
501
2015
Devoted in Death
374
2015
Stars of Fortune
304
2016
Brotherhood in Death
388
2016
The Obsession
453
2016
Bay of Sighs
319
2016
Apprentice in Death
375
2016
Island of Glass
315
2017
Echoes in Death
371
2017
Come Sundown
466
2017
Secrets in Death
370
2017
Year One
419
2018
Dark in Death
372
2018
Shelter in Place
438
2018
Leverage in Death
385
2018
Of Blood & Bone
453
2019
Connections in Death
384
2019
Under Currents
436
2019
Vendetta in Death
356
2019
The Rise of Magicks
464
2020
Golden in Death
387
2020
Hideaway
454
2020
Shadows in Death
345
2020
The Awakening
435
2021
Faithless in Death
383
2021
Legacy
434
2021
Forgotten in Death
384
2021
The Becoming
448
2022
Abandoned in Death
356
2022
Nightwork
437
2022
Desperation in Death
368
2022
The Choice
438
Number of Nora Roberts publications per year
For the given period, Nora Roberts averaged 8.12 publications per year.
As of 2022, she had released a total of 341 publications.
Her greatest output was during 2004, where she released 16 publications.
Her debut year, 1981, was also the year that she produced her lowest output with just 1 publication.
From 2017 – 2022, she consistently released 4 publications each year.
Year
Number of publications
Total number of publications
1981
1
1
1982
6
7
1983
8
15
1984
10
25
1985
10
35
1986
9
44
1987
7
51
1988
8
59
1989
8
67
1990
5
72
1991
8
80
1992
8
88
1993
3
91
1994
6
97
1995
6
103
1996
10
113
1997
10
123
1998
14
137
1999
12
149
2000
14
163
2001
13
176
2002
13
189
2003
14
203
2004
16
219
2005
13
232
2006
13
245
2007
8
253
2008
9
262
2009
9
271
2010
9
280
2011
12
292
2012
5
297
2013
6
303
2014
5
308
2015
4
312
2016
5
317
2017
4
321
2018
4
325
2019
4
329
2020
4
333
2021
4
337
2022
4
341
Nora Roberts movie adaptations
In total, 12 of Nora Roberts’ publications have been adapted into movies throughout her career.
The most recent adaptation, “Brazen” (2022), was released by Netflix.
In 2007, four adaptations were released by Lifetime Movie Channel.
In 2009, another four adaptations were released by the same channel.
All 8 of these adaptations were produced by Mandalay TV alongside Stephanie Germain Productions.
#
Year
Title
1
1989
Magic Moments
2
2001
Sanctuary
3
2007
Angels Fall
4
2007
Montana Sky
5
2007
Blue Smoke
6
2007
Carolina Moon
7
2009
Northern Lights
8
2009
Midnight Bayou
9
2009
High Noon
10
2009
Tribute
11
2011
Carnal Innocence
12
2022
Brazen
Nora Roberts biography
She was born on October 10th, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland in the United States.
Nora Roberts was the youngest of five children and her family were passionate about reading.
In 1979, she began writing during a blizzard and it became her new passion.
By 1980, the publisher Silhouette agreed to work alongside her.
It was through Silhouette that she was able to publish her first romance novel, “Irish Thoroughbred” in 1981.
She moved on to work with Bantam in 1987 and Putnam in 1992 to further success, alongside releasing suspense books under the pseudonym J. D. Robb.
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Nora Roberts achievements
In total, the author has written 222 bestsellers in the New York Times.
75 of these debuted in the #1 spot.
Her books have been published in more than 34 countries around the world.
In 2007, Nora Roberts was named one of most influential people during the year by TIME.
Nora Roberts was the first author to be inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Romance Writers of America.
She is also a founding member of the association.
Nora Roberts FAQ
What is Nora Roberts’ full name?
Nora Roberts’ full name is Eleanor Marie Robertson.
She uses the name “Nora Roberts” to write, as she assumed at the start of her career that authors within the romance genre used pen names.
What does the pseudonym J.D. Robb stand for?
Nora Roberts took the “J. D.” from the names of her two sons Jason and Dan.
“Robb” was used as a shortened version of her surname.
What is Nora Roberts’ most popular book?
According to Goodreads, “Vision in White” (2009) [Bride Quartet #1] is her most popular rated publication.
