Carr never intended to become a writer. She studied nursing in college. She married her high school sweetheart just before he left for the US Air Force as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Carr followed her new husband from base to base, and because they did not stay in any one place for very long, she was unable to pursue her nursing career. When a difficult pregnancy required her to be off of her feet, Carr turned to romance novels to distract herself. She soon decided to write her own novels.

Carr has since published dozens of historical and contemporary romance novels, a suspense novel, a non-fiction work, short stories, articles, and even wrote several screenplays which have yet to be sold. Carr also hosts monthly "Carr Chats" at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson, Nevada where she interviews other authors.

Carr has a son and a daughter.

Novels

• Chelynne (1980)
• Blue Falcon (1981)
• Bellerose Bar (1982)
• Braeswood Tapestry (1985)
• The Troubadour's Romance (1985)
• By Right of Arms (1986)
• The Bellerose Bargain (1986)
• The Everlasting Covenant (1987)
• Tempted (1987)
• Rogue's Lady (1988)
• Informed Risk (1989)
• Woman's Own (1990)
• The Armstrong Women (1990)
• Mind Tryst (1992)
• The House on Olive Street (2000)
• Deep in the Valley (2001) [1-Grace Valley]
• Just Over the Mountain (2002) [2-Grace Valley]
• The Wedding Party (2002)
• Down by the River (2003) [3-Grace Valley]
• Blue Skies (2004)
• Runaway Mistress (2005)
• Never Too Late (2006)
• VIRGIN RIVER. (2007) [1-Virgin River]
• SHELTER MOUNTAIN (2007) [2-Virgin River]
• WHISPERING ROCK (2007) [3-Virgin River]
• A VIRGIN RIVER CHRISTMAS (2008) [4-Virgin River]
• SECOND CHANCE PASS (2009) [5-Virgin River]
• TEMPTATION RIDGE (2009) [6-Virgin River]
• PARADISE VALLEY (2009) [7-Virgin River]
• »» UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE in anthology THAT HOLIDAY FEELING (2009) [8-Virgin River]
• FORBIDDEN FALLS (2010) [9-Virgin River]
• ANGEL's PEAK (2010) [10-Virgin River]
• MOONLIGHT ROAD (2010) [11-Virgin River]

Omnibus

• To Mother with Love: Way Home / Backward Glance / So This Is Love (1993) (with Linda Howard and Cheryl Reavis)

Non fiction

• Practical Tips for Writing Popular Fiction (1993)

Anthologies containing stories by Robyn Carr

• David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination (1996)

Short stories

• "Natasha's Bedroom" (1996)