Prolific Romance Authors

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• Barbara Cartland - 723 published during her lifetime, 160 unpublished manuscripts being issued posthumously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

• Faith Baldwin - approximately 100, counts vary
• Jayne Ann Krentz - 143 under her various pen names
• Anne Mather - 147 (July 2007)

The Fifty to Ninety-nine Club

• Janet Dailey - 90
  • 57 (Harlequin Presents)
• Thacker, Cathy Gillen - 67
  • 67 (Harlequin American)
• Stuart, Anne - 51
  • 26 (Harlequin American)

The Twenty-Five to Forty-Nine Club

• Joan Elliott Pickart - 47
  • 47 (Loveswept)
• Jensen, Muriel -45
  • 45 (Harlequin American)
• Patricia Rice - 44
• Fayrene Preston - 42
  • 42 (Loveswept)
• Diamond, Jacqueline -38
  • 38 (Harlequin American)
• Browning, Pamela - 36
  • 36 (Harlequin American)
• Christenberry, Judy - 36
  • 36 (Harlequin American)
• Iris Johansen - 34
  • 34 (Loveswept
• Wisdom, Linda Randall - 34
  • 31 (Harlequin American)
  • 3 (Loveswept)
• Peggy Webb - 31
  • 31 (Loveswept)
• Arnold, Judith - 30
  • 30 (Harlequin American)
• Kay Hooper - 29
  • 29 (Loveswept)
• Whittenburg, Karen Toller - 28
  • 28 (Harlequin American)
• Maclay, Charlotte - 27
  • 27 (Harlequin American)
• Sandra Chastain - 25
  • 25 (Loveswept)
• Wilson, Mary Anne - 25
  • 25 (Harlequin American)
• Flanders, Rebecca - 25
  • 25 (Harlequin American)