The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 41 books · 1998 to 2022

Nora Roberts

RomanceScience fictionContemporary romanceParanormal romanceRomantasyRomantic suspenseDystopian and post-apocalyptic

Nora Roberts builds romance around families and friends, usually in trilogies where each book belongs to one couple: the Quinn brothers of Chesapeake Bay, the Bride Quartet's wedding planners, the Montgomery brothers' inn and the magical cousins of County Mayo. Her In Death series, written as J.D. Robb, has its own page.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Only her trilogies and quartets from 1998 are charted. Earlier family series (the MacGregors, Stanislaskis and Calhouns) and her many standalone novels are left out.

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Nora Roberts books in order

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Chesapeake Bay

4 books · Set in the fictional St Christopher's, MarylandContemporary romance
  1. 1Sea Swept1998With Cameron Quinn and Anna SpinelliBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Rising Tides1998With Ethan QuinnBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Inner Harbor1999With Phillip QuinnBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Chesapeake Blue2002With Seth QuinnBuy on Amazon

Gallaghers of Ardmore

3 books · Set in ArdmoreContemporary romance
  1. 1Jewels of the Sun1999With Jude Murray and Aidan GallagherBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Tears of the Moon2000With Shawn GallagherBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Heart of the Sea2000With Darcy GallagherBuy on Amazon

Three Sisters Island

3 books · Set in the fictional Three Sisters Island, MassachusettsParanormal romance
  1. 1Dance Upon the Air2001With Nell ChanningBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Heaven and Earth2001With Ripley ToddBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Face the Fire2002With Mia DevlinBuy on Amazon

Key trilogy

3 books · Set in PennsylvaniaParanormal romance
  1. 1Key of Light2003With Malory PriceBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Key of Knowledge2003With Dana SteeleBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Key of Valor2004With Zoe McCourtBuy on Amazon

In the Garden

3 books · Set in MemphisParanormal romanceRomantic suspense
  1. 1Blue Dahlia2004With Stella RothchildBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Black Rose2005With Rosalind HarperBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Red Lily2005With Hayley PhillipsBuy on Amazon

Circle trilogy

3 books · Set in Ireland and PennsylvaniaParanormal romance
  1. 1Morrigan's Cross2006With Hoyt Mac Cionaoith and Glenna WardBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dance of the Gods2006With Hoyt Mac Cionaoith and Glenna WardBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Valley of Silence2006With Hoyt Mac Cionaoith and Glenna WardBuy on Amazon

Sign of Seven

3 books · Set in the fictional Hawkins Hollow, MarylandParanormal romance
  1. 1Blood Brothers2007With Cal HawkinsBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Hollow2008With Fox O'DellBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Pagan Stone2008With Gage TurnerBuy on Amazon

Bride Quartet

4 books · Set in PennsylvaniaContemporary romance
  1. 1Vision in White2009With Mackensie ElliotBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Bed of Roses2009With Emmaline GrantBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Savor the Moment2010With Laurel McBaneBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Happy Ever After2010With Parker BrownBuy on Amazon

Inn BoonsBoro

3 books · Set in Boonsboro, MarylandContemporary romance
  1. 1The Next Always2011With Beckett MontgomeryBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Last Boyfriend2012With Owen MontgomeryBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Perfect Hope2012With Ryder Montgomery and Hope BeaumontBuy on Amazon

Cousins O'Dwyer

3 books · Set in Cong, County MayoParanormal romance
  1. 1Dark Witch2013With Iona SheehanBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Shadow Spell2014With Connor O'DwyerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Blood Magick2014With Branna O'DwyerBuy on Amazon

Guardians

3 books · Set in various placesParanormal romance
  1. 1Stars of Fortune2015With Sasha Riggs and Bran KillianBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Bay of Sighs2016With AnnikaBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Island of Glass2016With Riley GwinBuy on Amazon

Chronicles of The One

3 books · Set in Post-apocalyptic AmericaRomantasyDystopian and post-apocalyptic
  1. 1Year One2017With Lana BinghamBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Of Blood and Bone2018With Fallon SwiftBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Rise of Magicks2019With Fallon SwiftBuy on Amazon

Dragon Heart Legacy

3 books · Set in TalamhRomantasy
  1. 1The Awakening2020With Breen KellyBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Becoming2021With Breen KellyBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Choice2022With Breen KellyBuy on Amazon

Characters

45 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Quinn brothers

The Gallaghers

Three Sisters Island

The Keys

In the Garden

The Circle

Sign of Seven

Vows

Inn BoonsBoro

Cousins O'Dwyer

Guardians

The One

Dragon Heart