Using the pseudonym, J. D. Robb, Roberts began in 1995 to publish the Eve Dallas "In Death" detective series including Naked in Death (the first in the series), Witness in Death, and Judgment in Death, all set in the near future. The series allowed Roberts to create a world that continues beyond the ending of its first book. Similar to River's End the plot and atmosphere of Carolina Moon feature a suspenseful story of a woman struggling to survive in both body and spirit, a questionable father figure, and a mysterious killer whose presence haunts Tory Bodeen. Irish Rebel and Irish Hearts illustrate another aspect of her productivity, writing and publishing several books (a trilogy or an open-ended series) involving similar situations, the "Irish" series' beautiful horses, women, and men involved in romantic and emotional situations enlivened with stirring dialogue and situations.

Some readers note the similarity...