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Nora Roberts (b. October 10 , 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland as '''Eleanor Marie Robertson'''), is a Bestselling American Author of more than one hundred fifty Romance Novels . She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers Of America Hall of Fame. She writes the " In Death " series as '''J.D. Robb''' and has written other works under the pseudonyms '''Sarah Hardesty''' and '''Jill March'''. As of 2006, Roberts's novels had spent a combined 660 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, including 100 weeks in the Number 1 spot. Over 280 million copies of her books are in print, including 12 million copies sold in 2005 alone. Her novels have been published in 35 countries. BIOGRAPHY Early years Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10 , 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland , the only daughter and the youngest of five children. She is of Irish descent as both of her parents have Irish ancestors, the May 12 , 2007 '' The Irish Times '' called her "an Irishwoman through and through". Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. Although she had always made up stories in her head, Roberts did not write as a child, other than essays for school. She does claim to have "told lies. Really good ones -- some of which my mother still belives."1 She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sophomore year in high school, Roberts transferred to a local public school, where she met her first husband, Ronald Aufem-Brinke. They married, against her parents' wishes, in 1968, as soon as she had graduated from high school.2 The newly married couple settled in Keedysville, Maryland . Roberts's husband worked at his father's sheet-metal business before joining her parents in their lighting company. She stayed home with their sons, Dan and Jason. Calling this her "Earth Mother" years, Roberts spent much of her time doing crafts, including ceramics and sewing her children's clothes. The marriage ended in divorce. Writing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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