I read and enjoyed Nora Roberts "In the Garden" trilogy.
Yes, she is very popular. Have you read Tempting Fate (1985)?
No I haven't. I'll have to pick it up.  
Nora once requested to be removed from FanFiction.net.  She had to much of the "fanatic fans".
I could see that. I love her writing but not to become a fanatic.  I really like her series books. 
She is from Maryland and began writing in 1979.  
I knew she'd been writing for a while.  My next read will be Nora's "Three Sister's Island" trilogy.
Yes. That sounds like fun. It's interesting that she, the youngest of 5 children, was born into a family of readers.
I bought a new book stand just for her books.
That's nice.  It's funny that she once worked as a legal secretary and noted that she couldn't spell but could type fast.