Roberts, Nora
Elizabeth Lowell
These books are a combination of suspense and romance. Her books keep you guessing to the last page and unable to put the book down. I only like some of them, though - goes with my not really into Romances, but she does have a few really great series. She also writes under several other names (her actual name is Ann Maxwell and she uses that and A.E. Maxwell at times).Donovan Series This series follows the Donovan siblings and the gem world. Each is a self-contained plot with a lot of detail and suspense. You do get to see the other characters from time to time. I wish Elizabeh Lowell would go back to this series and do the other siblings!Amber Beach Jade Island Pearl Cove Midnight in Ruby Bayou |
Rarities Series This is another series set in the gem trade. This follows a company rather than a family and keeps you involved to the last page. These characters slightly overlap with the Donovan series.Moving Target Running Scared Die in Plain Sight |
Other NovelsEden BurningThis Time Love Tell Me No Lies Always Time to Die The Color of Death |
Upcoming Releases
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Nora Roberts
I love Nora Roberts - almost all of her books are wonderful. Her series have great plots and characters. Her full length novels are gripping and the characters totally irresistible. There are only a few of her books that I didn't adore. Currently her publishers are re-releasing her backlist. Some of these are not that great - she has definitely grown as a writer since her days of serial romance. I usually end up buying them because of her name, but they just aren't what I've come to expect from Nora Roberts, so learn from my mistakes (I am getting better at spotting these and Nora has has added a symbol to new books to help you out - you can see it on her website)! As her note, her books have been getting progressively more "fantasy" oriented. As I note elsewhere, I am not a big fantasy fan, but she makes it worth it.Three Sisters SeriesThese are set in Massachuetts and are about three witches and their fight against evil. The "fantasy" aspect (the magic) is the plot, but the characters make it well worth the time.Dance Upon the Air Heaven and Earth Face the Fire |
The Circle TrilogyI really was unsure of this series - which is about a battle against vampires, but the characters won me over again. I am currently reading the last of this series (it just came out on Halloween).Morrigan's Cross Dance of the Gods Valley of Silence |
In the Garden TrilogyThis really is a traditional ghost story set in a gardening store. The ending does throw a little twist in, though. Stella, the main character of the first book, is a woman after my own heart - she reminds me of myself!Blue Dahlia Black Rose Red Lily |
Key TrilogyThree women have to find three separate keys that will unlock three imprisoned princesses from another world. It is set in Pennsylvania. Dana, the main character in the second book, is a librarian - that made me smile!Key of Light Key of Knowledge Key of Valor |
Gallagher SeriesThis is set in Ireland, so the fairy story that goes with it plays very well. Three siblings (the Gallaghers) each have to find and accept love to set free a fairy princes and his human love (who is now a ghost).Jewels of the Sun Tears of the Moon Heart of the Sea Christmas in Ardmore (this is a short story available for download on Nora's site) |
Chesapeake SeriesSet in Maryland, this tells the tale of three adopted brothers and their struggle to raise their father's last foundling, Seth, and protect him from his maniac of a mother. The last book is Seth's story. Sea SweptRising Tides Inner Harbor The Quinn's Christmas (this is a short story available for download on Nora's site) Chesapeake Blue |
Dream SeriesThree old friends, who were raised like sisters, are brought back together as they start up a secondhand story in California. The trilogy also includes the search for a lost dowry of a 19th century woman who supposedly killed herself.Daring to Dream Holding the Dream Finding the Dream |
Irish Born SeriesSet in Ireland, this tells the story of three women who learn they are sisters and learn about their parents' past.Born in Fire Born in Ice Born in Shame |
MacGregor SeriesThis series follows the MacGregor clan, as the patriarch, Daniel, works to marry them all off. These are humorous and enjoyable and not at all deep.Playing the Odds Tempting Fate All the Possibilities One Man’s Art For Now, Forever Rebellion In From the Cold The MacGregor Brides The Winning Hand The MacGregor Grooms The Perfect Neighbor |
Other Novels
Three Fates High Noon |
Upcoming Releases
Dead of Night (anthology) by November 2007Blood Brothers (new trilogy - Sign of 7) by December 2007
For more information visit Nora's website.
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