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== The Hundred Or More Club ==
 
== The Hundred Or More Club ==
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* [[Anne Mather]] - 147 (July 2007)
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**141 Harlequin [[Presents]]
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* [[Jayne Ann Krentz]] - 143 under her various pen names
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* [[Penny Jordan]] - 138 (July 2007)
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**138 Harlequin [[Presents]]
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* [[Betty Neels]] - 134
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**130 [[Harlequin Romance]]
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* [[Carole Mortimer]] - 120
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**119 Harlequin [[Presents]]
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* [[Charlotte Lamb]] - 115
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**103 Harlequin [[Presents]]
 
* [[Faith Baldwin]] - approximately 100, counts vary
 
* [[Faith Baldwin]] - approximately 100, counts vary
* [[Jayne Ann Krentz]] - 143 under her various pen names
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* [[Anne Mather]] - 147 (July 2007)
 
  
 
== The Fifty to Ninety-nine Club ==  
 
== The Fifty to Ninety-nine Club ==  
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* [[Emma Darcy]] - 91
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**88 Harlequin [[Presents]]
 
* [[Janet Dailey]] - 90
 
* [[Janet Dailey]] - 90
**57 (Harlequin [[Presents]])
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**57 Harlequin [[Presents]]
 
* [[Cathy Gillen Thacker|Thacker, Cathy Gillen]] - 67
 
* [[Cathy Gillen Thacker|Thacker, Cathy Gillen]] - 67
** 67 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 67 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Anne Stuart|Stuart, Anne]] - 51
 
* [[Anne Stuart|Stuart, Anne]] - 51
** 26 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 26 Harlequin [[American]]
  
  
 
== The Twenty-Five to Forty-Nine Club==
 
== The Twenty-Five to Forty-Nine Club==
 
* [[Joan Elliott Pickart]] - 47
 
* [[Joan Elliott Pickart]] - 47
** 47 ([[Loveswept]])
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** 47 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Muriel Jensen|Jensen, Muriel]] -45
 
* [[Muriel Jensen|Jensen, Muriel]] -45
** 45 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 45 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Patricia Rice]] - 44
 
* [[Patricia Rice]] - 44
 
* [[Fayrene Preston]] - 42
 
* [[Fayrene Preston]] - 42
** 42 ([[Loveswept]])
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** 42 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Jacqueline Diamond|Diamond, Jacqueline]] -38
 
* [[Jacqueline Diamond|Diamond, Jacqueline]] -38
** 38 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 38 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Pamela Browning|Browning, Pamela]] - 36
 
* [[Pamela Browning|Browning, Pamela]] - 36
** 36 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 36 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Judy Christenberry|Christenberry, Judy]] - 36
 
* [[Judy Christenberry|Christenberry, Judy]] - 36
** 36 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 36 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Iris Johansen]] - 34
 
* [[Iris Johansen]] - 34
** 34 ([[Loveswept]]
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** 34 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Linda Randall Wisdom|Wisdom, Linda Randall]] - 34
 
* [[Linda Randall Wisdom|Wisdom, Linda Randall]] - 34
** 31 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 31 Harlequin [[American]]
** 3 ([[Loveswept]])
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** 3 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Peggy Webb]] - 31
 
* [[Peggy Webb]] - 31
** 31 ([[Loveswept]])
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** 31 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Judith Arnold|Arnold, Judith]] - 30
 
* [[Judith Arnold|Arnold, Judith]] - 30
** 30 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 30 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Kay Hooper]] - 29
 
* [[Kay Hooper]] - 29
** 29 ([[Loveswept]])
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** 29 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Karen Toller Whittenburg|Whittenburg, Karen Toller]] - 28
 
* [[Karen Toller Whittenburg|Whittenburg, Karen Toller]] - 28
** 28 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 28 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Charlotte Maclay|Maclay, Charlotte]] - 27
 
* [[Charlotte Maclay|Maclay, Charlotte]] - 27
** 27 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 27 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Sandra Chastain]] - 25
 
* [[Sandra Chastain]] - 25
** 25 ([[Loveswept]])
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** 25 [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Mary Anne Wilson|Wilson, Mary Anne]] - 25
 
* [[Mary Anne Wilson|Wilson, Mary Anne]] - 25
** 25 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 25 Harlequin [[American]]
 
* [[Rebecca Flanders|Flanders, Rebecca]] - 25
 
* [[Rebecca Flanders|Flanders, Rebecca]] - 25
** 25 (Harlequin [[American]])
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** 25 Harlequin [[American]]

Revision as of 23:06, 7 July 2007

Who has published the largest number of romance novels? We're tracking authors by number of books published to discover the world's most prolific romance author (yes, this is going to take some time to discover!). As we add authors and books, this listing will be updated.

The Hundreds Or More Club

  • Barbara Cartland - 723 published during her lifetime, 160 unpublished manuscripts being issued posthumously
  • Nora Roberts - 205 under both pen names (as of 2007)

The Hundred Or More Club


The Fifty to Ninety-nine Club


The Twenty-Five to Forty-Nine Club