| You may be familiar with the works of world famous | | | | grandmother. When she investigates the mysterious |
| author Nora Roberts. She has written many excellent | | | | death of her grandmother, she upsets the local |
| romance novels. Her unique style of writing has | | | | townsfolk and also uncovers some family secrets |
| created fans all over the world. In 2007 and 2009 | | | | that put her life in danger. Her love interest in this |
| Lifetime Television, Mandalay Television, and | | | | movie is her handsome next-door neighbor played by |
| Stephanie Germain Productions presented the | | | | Jason Lewis. Tippi Hedren (the Birds) has a supporting |
| successful Nora Roberts Collection. February 2007 | | | | role in this movie. |
| was "Nora Roberts Month on Lifetime Television." In | | | | High Noon stars Emille deRavin as Phoebe McNamara, |
| celebration, they aired four movies based on her | | | | a single mother who is a high-stakes hostage |
| books on consecutive Monday nights. The movies | | | | negotiator for the police department. Her life |
| were Angels Fall, Montana Sky, Blue Smoke and | | | | becomes even more challenging when she starts |
| Carolina Moon. They each featured outstanding casts | | | | dating bar owner Duncan Swift ( Ivan Sergei ). She |
| and a brief appearance by Nora. Again in April of | | | | then becomes the target of a disturbed stalker who |
| 2009 Lifetime aired four more Nora Roberts movies | | | | is obsessed the classic western movie High Noon that |
| on consecutive Saturday nights. They were Northern | | | | starred Gary Cooper. Cybill Shepherd also has a role |
| Lights, Midnight Bayou, High Noon and Tribute. These | | | | in the movie as Phoebe's neurotic mother. |
| movies starred great actors, including Faye Dunaway | | | | Midnight Bayou is a story of Harvard-educated lawyer |
| and Cybil Sheperd. | | | | Declan Fitzpatrick (Jerry O'Connell) who gives up his |
| Northern Lights stars country singer LeAnn Rimes as | | | | settled life to buy Manet Hall, a newly restored |
| Meg Galligan. It is the story of a Alaskan bush pilot | | | | plantation manor near New Orleans that has always |
| who falls in love with the police chief of the town | | | | been drawn to. Legend has it that the house is |
| she lives in. Her love for him is tested when her | | | | haunted, and shortly after Declan moves in he starts |
| long-missing father is found dead in the Alaskan | | | | hearing voices and seeing things. Declan is also |
| wilderness. The ensuing murder investigation reveals | | | | attracted to Cajun local Lena Simone (Lauren |
| hidden town secrets. This romance-thriller also | | | | Stamile), who grew up on the bayou with her |
| features Rosanna Arquette as Meg's mother. | | | | grandmother Odette (Faye Dunaway). |
| Tribute is a movie that stars Brittany Murphy. | | | | These are great movies that are based on Nora |
| Brittany plays a former child star who rebuilds a | | | | Roberts' novels. I hope you get a chance to watch |
| Virginia farmhouse owned by her late actress | | | | them. |