Robyn Carr never intended to become a writer. She studied nursing in college and married her high school sweetheart just before he left for the US Air Force as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Carr followed her new husband from base to base, and because they did not stay in any one place for very long, she was unable to pursue her nursing career. When a difficult pregnancy required her to be off of her feet, Carr turned to romance novels to distract herself. She soon decided to write her own novels.

Robyn Carr is an American author renowned for her Virgin River series and has published over fifty novels. Her work includes historical and contemporary romance novels, a suspense novel, non-fiction, short stories, and articles. She is also an executive producer on the television adaptations of Virgin River and Sullivan's Crossing.