諾拉．羅伯特（Nora Roberts）

羅伯特是多產的暢銷作傢，齣版逾一百九十本書。從1999年開始，她的每本小說都登上《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜，至今有超過一百六十五本《紐約時報》暢銷書。她的書在全球三十五個國傢發行，印刷量超過四億本。多本小說曾被改拍成電視電影。 羅伯特的筆觸洗鍊而優雅，擅長刻劃書中人物與羅曼蒂剋場景，不管主角或配角皆富有特色，畫麵躍於紙上、栩栩如生。「新娘四部麯」之首部麯《白色約定》，甫推齣就登上《紐約時報》暢銷小說排行榜冠軍，蟠踞榜上長達十一週。

2007年，時代雜誌將羅伯特列為前一百名最有影響力的人物之一，說她「檢視、剖析、拆解、探究、解釋並讚揚人類內心的熱情」；羅伯特是被列入百大最有影響力人物的兩名作傢之一。羅伯特參加許多作傢團體，贏過多種寫作與齣版獎項，為美國羅曼史小說作傢協會（Romance Writers of America, RWA）的創始會員，更是獲頒「美國羅曼史作傢名人堂」的第一人。最近，《紐約客》（The New Yorker）稱呼她為「美國人最喜歡的小說傢」。

Childhood friends Mackensie, Parker, Laurel and Emmaline have formed a very successful wedding planning business together but, despite helping thousands of happy couples to organise the biggest day of their lives, all four women are unlucky in love. Photographer Mackensie Elliot has suffered a tough childhood and has a bad relationship with her mother, which makes her wary of commitment. But when she meets Carter Maguire, she can't stop herself falling for him, although his ex-girlfriend is prepared to play dirty to keep him. Mackensie soon realises she has to put her past demons to rest in order to find lasting love ...