To say Nora Roberts is prolific is to understate the case by a degree of ten. Arguably the top romance writer in the world, Roberts has authored over 175 novels, of which there are nearly 300 million in print. Using her own name or writing as J.D. Robb, Roberts has produced 147 New York Times bestsellers. In 2007, the Lifetime network adapted four of her books at once into made-for-TV movies. As her legions of fans prove, Roberts has influenced the fantasy lives of millions, giving them a view of romance that is full of hope and humor. As the New York Times succinctly put it: ?You can't bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page.? In what could come from the pages of one of her books, Roberts met her husband when she hired him to build her some bookshelves.