Ever think about what it would be like if you met Nora face-to-face? Two Noraholics (our resident ADWOFF fans Suz and Wym) had some interesting accounts of what it was like to meet the publishing powerhouse.

Wym first met Nora about five years ago in Philadelphia area on tour for her novel "The Villa." Wym's first encounter happened in the mid nineties. " In 1997, nine of us, online friends but strangers in "real" life, decided to travel to Boonsboro, Maryland for the first anniversary of Nora's husband's bookstore, Turn The Page. We met each other at a hotel and then were fortunate to meet Nora. We've been returning to Boonsboro each summer to celebrate—except now there's over one hundred of us!"

Among the hundred plus fans is Suz, who travels over three hours for a mere five minutes with Nora, and she explains why: "Attending a Nora Roberts book signing is like going to see Santa Claus. For weeks, you know that you are going to see a legend in the flesh!  You are so excited you can't sleep the night before. Then you wait in a seemingly endless line for hours until finally, it's your turn to see Nora! You have so many things you want to tell her, but suddenly your mouth is dry and you can't remember your mother's name let alone what you wanted to say to Nora. But then Nora smiles and says hello and it's like a switch is flipped in your brain and you start to babble and can't stop even though you know you are."

So what did Suz think of Nora after all was said and done? "Nora is patient and attentive and listens to you ramble.  She'll even pose for a picture with you and you pray that you don't come out looking like a deer caught in the headlights. She is an amazing woman well as the author—both fascinating to me.