Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is a prolific American author renowned for her romance novels. She has written over 225 novels under her own name, and is also known for her police procedurals with science fiction elements, published under the pseudonym J.D. Robb. In the United Kingdom, she has also published under the name Sarah Hardesty, and has used the pseudonym Jill March for magazine publications.

Over her career, Roberts has become a #1 New York Times bestselling author, with over 500 million copies of her books in print. Her notable works include Hideaway, Under Currents, Come Sundown, The Awakening, and Legacy. She continues to captivate audiences with her futuristic suspense series In Death, written as J.D. Robb.