11 Best Nora Roberts Books

Having written more than 225 romance novels, Nora Roberts is considered one of the genre’s greatest influences, which may be why the Romance Writers of America gave her a lifetime achievement award. In fact, they renamed this award, starting from 2018, as the “Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.” 

The interesting thing about Nora Roberts is that she writes in many romance subgenres. For example, some of her books are contemporary suspense romance, while others have a strong home renovation theme. She also writes under a different pen name for more suspenseful, borderline sci-fi reads. 

11 Best Nora Roberts Books to Add to Your List 

If you’ve never read Nora Roberts books before, here are some of the best places to start. Or if you’ve already enjoyed her work, check out this list to see if you’ve missed any treasures:

1. Black Hills 

This contemporary suspense romance novel follows Cooper Sullivan, who heads back to the South Dakotan Black Hills where he grew up, to take care of his elderly grandparents. Memories of a childhood friendship are brought to the surface as hints of destruction and attacks crop up in the neighborhood. 

2. The Search 

Fiona Bristow’s dog training school is well-known, but not as many people know Fiona’s nightmare past with the Red Scarf Killer, and how he killed Fiona’s fiance and his K-9 partner. When Simon Doyle comes seeking her help for his out-of-control puppy, glimpses of the past haunt Fiona again. 

3. Blue Smoke 

Arson investigator Reena Hale joined the field after a fire ravaged her family’s pizza shop during her childhood. But what happens when taunting phone calls start coming in, coupled with a series of horrifying crimes? 

4. The Witness

This is Nora Roberts’ 200th novel. It features a controlling mother and her obedient daughter, Elizabeth Fitch. When Elizabeth throws all conventions to the wind one night, she ends up drinking too much and letting a stranger lure her to a Lake Shore Drive house. 

5. The Quinn Brothers 

Book 1 of the Chesapeake Bay duology, this engaging saga follows the lives of four brothers and their loves on the Chesapeake Bay shores. Cameron is a champion boat racer, whom his father calls home to care for a troubled young boy. His brother, Ethan, is committed to continue their family’s boat-building business. How would they respond to the changes that are coming their way? 

6. Birthright

Set in a tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, archaeologist Callie Dunbrook gets wind of 5,000-year-old human bones and decides to oversee the dig. But what about all these rumors of a curse on the site, with all the misfortune and death that seem to loom over it? 

7. The Next Always 

Book 1 of The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy is one of Roberts’ books with the theme of home renovation, as the Montgomery brothers give a historic hotel a major makeover. But the architect Beckett has another thing on his mind: reconnecting with Clare Brewster, whom he’s had a crush on since his teen years. 

8. Bride Quartet

These four novels follow the adventures of the four ladies of the Vows wedding planning company. In the first book, Mackensie Elliot loses her concentration just moments before a crucial wedding rehearsal, when she encounters the bride-to-be’s brother, Carter Maguire. 

9. Tribute 

Another home renovation romance novel, Cilla McGowan is a former child star who has since moved on to restoring old homes. Th book opens with her arriving at Shenandoah Valley in Virginia to restore the broken down farmhouse owned by her late grandmother, a legendary actress herself in former times. 

10. Midnight Bayou 

In this home renovation novel, Declan Fitzgerald works to restore the dilapidated mansion he’s obsessed with. As he struggles with the effort, he slowly starts to believe the local legend about the house being haunted. 

11. Three Fates 

Three siblings do everything they can to recover a family heirloom, a silver statue that is one part of three, which throws them all the way across Europe. In their quest, they encounter a brilliant scholar to help them, while an ambitious woman also has her clutches on the silver statue for herself. 

Reading Books by Nora Roberts

Books by Nora Roberts fall in several romance subgenres, many of which are suspense, home renovation, and some fantasy. 

To discover more great talents in the romance genre, check out our post on the best romance authors.

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