Nora Roberts Anthologies books in order

The complete reading order for all 24 Nora Roberts anthology appearances, featuring multi-author collections published between 1985 and 2024.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Mysterious 1985 Nora Roberts Buy
2 Western Skies 1985 Nora Roberts Buy
3 Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories 1990 1986 Nora Roberts Buy
4 Once Upon a Castle 1998 Nora Roberts Buy
5 Silent Night 1998 Nora Roberts Buy
6 Once Upon A Star 1999 Nora Roberts Buy
7 Take This Man 2000 Nora Roberts Buy
8 Once Upon a Dream 2000 Nora Roberts Buy
9 Naked Came the Phoenix 2001 Nora Roberts Buy
10 Out of This World 2001 Nora Roberts Buy
11 Once Upon a Rose 2001 Nora Roberts Buy
12 Once Upon a Kiss 2002 Nora Roberts Buy
13 Once Upon a Midnight 2003 Nora Roberts Buy
14 Moon Shadows 2004 Nora Roberts Buy
15 Bump in the Night 2006 Nora Roberts Buy
16 Dead of Night 2007 Nora Roberts Buy
17 The Lost 2008 Nora Roberts Buy
18 What I Know Now 2008 Nora Roberts Buy
19 Suite 606 2008 Nora Roberts Buy
20 The Other Side 2010 Nora Roberts Buy
21 The Unquiet 2011 Nora Roberts Buy
22 Mirror, Mirror 2013 Nora Roberts Buy
23 Down the Rabbit Hole 2015 Nora Roberts Buy
24 Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering 2024 Nora Roberts Buy

These 24 anthologies collect Nora Roberts’ contributions to multi-author volumes published over nearly four decades. Each book typically features a Roberts novella or short story alongside work from other writers, covering themes from holiday romance to paranormal suspense to fairy-tale retellings.

The collection ranges from early Harlequin volumes in the 1980s to Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering in 2024. Several of the mid-2000s anthologies, like Bump in the Night and Dead of Night, feature stories set in or adjacent to the In Death universe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Nora Roberts Anthologies series?

There are 24 books in the Nora Roberts Anthologies series, published between 1985 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Nora Roberts Anthologies series?

The first book in the Nora Roberts Anthologies series is Mysterious, published in 1985.

Are the Nora Roberts anthologies connected to her other series?

Several anthologies contain novellas tied to Roberts’ existing series or fictional worlds. For example, Out of This World and Suite 606 include stories connected to the In Death universe. The Once Upon anthologies feature standalone fairy-tale-inspired novellas. Each anthology pairs a Roberts story with contributions from other romance and fantasy authors.

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