About J.D. Robb
JD Robb is the pen name for Nora Roberts, one of the most famous Romance Writers of the late 20th Century. She has written more than 165 books under the name of Nora Roberts and writes the “In Death” series under the name of JD Robb. The accomplished and versatile writer has spent more than 660 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List and sold 12 million copies of her books in 2005. She has had her novels published in over 35 different countries.
Unlike other popular writers, JD Robb, aka Nora Roberts, did not begin writing as a child. She began her career after she married her second husband and they opened a bookstore in Maryland. Also, unlike other writers, she writes a brief outline and does research over the internet as she does not like to fly. Most of her romance novels consist of trilogy series.
Because of her success in writing contemporary romance novels, she began the JD Robb pen name as a way to distinguish her writing from her readers, following in the footsteps of other famous authors such as Stephen King. Writing under the name of JD Robb, she has published the “In Death” series, a series of futuristic detective stories that have stood on their own, although they are a radical change from the novels she has written under Nora Roberts.
In addition to the JD Robb pen name, she has also written under the name of Jill March. She has written over 100 different novels and is listed as one of the best selling romance novelist of all times by USA Today.
Under the name of JD Robb, she has written 34 different novels in the “In Death” series. “Divided In Death” was the first bestselling novel of 2004. Her latest book in this series is ‘Promises of Death” which was recently released earlier this year.
There have been several films made of the books of Nora Roberts, although no films have yet been made for the books she has written under JD Robb. Most of the Nora Roberts books have been featured on the Lifetime Movie Channel.
The author has received countless awards as Nora Roberts and has won the RITA Awards for Best Novel in 2004 and 2006 for “Remember When” and “Survivor In Death” for her work as JD Robb respectively. You can find out more about the work of this writer by going online as well as reading her books. Those who are interested in reading about futuristic detective action novels set in New York can take a look at the works by JD Robb in their local bookstore as well as ordering them online.
JD Robb is a prolific writer and one of the few who has managed to cross genres in the course of her career. Whether you enjoy her as Nora Roberts or JD Robb, you can find many of her books in both hardcover as well as soft cover wherever books are sold.
For more, visit the J.D. Robb Website.
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