NORA ROBERTS — $370 MILLION
Nora Roberts’ name is synonymous with romance novels, but she has also written under the name of Jill March, J. D. Robb, and Sarah Hardesty. Her own life story is nothing short of a romance novel. Her first marriage was pretty mundane, and it ended in a divorce in 1983. Two years later, she met her present husband when he came in as a carpenter to work in her house. Roberts is amazingly hard-working and works 8 hours a day even if she is on vacation. With her husband, she lives atop a hill in Boonsboro, Maryland. The place might be modest, but romantic to boot, just like Roberts’ novels. They also own a boutique hotel, two restaurants, and a bookshop in this quaint town, and that says a lot about her wealth.