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# ''[[A Family To Call Her Own]]'' | # ''[[A Family To Call Her Own]]'' | ||
− | == Awards | + | ==Awards== |
− | * [[ | + | *2015 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Deceived]]'' |
+ | *2011 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[In Harm's Way]]'' | ||
+ | *2009 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Bet Inspirational, ''[[Against All Odds]]'' | ||
+ | *2003 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Never Say Goodbye]]'' | ||
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+ | ==Recognitions== | ||
+ | *2017 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Dangerous Illusions]]'' | ||
+ | *2012 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]'' | ||
+ | *2010 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[An Eye For An Eye]]'' | ||
+ | *2009 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]'' | ||
+ | *2008 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Where Love Abides]]'' | ||
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+ | == Awards (body of work) == | ||
+ | *2015 [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner | ||
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* [[2015 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2015 ACFW Carol® Award Winner]] in the [[Best Short Novel]] category - for ''[[Second Chance Summer - Irene Hannon|Second Chance Summer]]'' | * [[2015 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2015 ACFW Carol® Award Winner]] in the [[Best Short Novel]] category - for ''[[Second Chance Summer - Irene Hannon|Second Chance Summer]]'' | ||
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* [[2015 Booksellers' Best Award® Winners|2015 Booksellers' Best Award Winner]] - [[Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America]] Best Inspirational Fiction - for'' [[Deceived]]'' | * [[2015 Booksellers' Best Award® Winners|2015 Booksellers' Best Award Winner]] - [[Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America]] Best Inspirational Fiction - for'' [[Deceived]]'' | ||
* [[2014 HOLT Medallion Winners|2014 HOLT Medallion Winner]] - [[Virginia Romance Writers]] - Best Short Inspirational Romance - for'' [[Seaside Reunion]]'' | * [[2014 HOLT Medallion Winners|2014 HOLT Medallion Winner]] - [[Virginia Romance Writers]] - Best Short Inspirational Romance - for'' [[Seaside Reunion]]'' | ||
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* [[2011 National Readers' Choice Award Winners | 2011 Readers Choice Award Winner]] - for ''Fatal Judgment'' | * [[2011 National Readers' Choice Award Winners | 2011 Readers Choice Award Winner]] - for ''Fatal Judgment'' | ||
* [[2011 Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction]] - for ''Deadly Pursuit'' | * [[2011 Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction]] - for ''Deadly Pursuit'' | ||
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* [[2011 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2011 ACFW Carol® Award Winner]] in the [[Best Short Contemporary Fiction]] category - for ''[[A Father for Zach - Irene Hannon|A Father for Zach]]'' | * [[2011 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2011 ACFW Carol® Award Winner]] in the [[Best Short Contemporary Fiction]] category - for ''[[A Father for Zach - Irene Hannon|A Father for Zach]]'' | ||
* [[2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winners|2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winner]] - for ''Against All Odds'' | * [[2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winners|2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winner]] - for ''Against All Odds'' | ||
* [[2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner]] - [[RT Bookreviews Magazine]] - for ''Against All Odds'' | * [[2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner]] - [[RT Bookreviews Magazine]] - for ''Against All Odds'' | ||
* [[2008 HOLT Medallion Winners|2008 HOLT Medallion Winner]] - [[Virginia Romance Writers]] - Best Short Inspirational Romance for'' [[From This Day Forward]]'' | * [[2008 HOLT Medallion Winners|2008 HOLT Medallion Winner]] - [[Virginia Romance Writers]] - Best Short Inspirational Romance for'' [[From This Day Forward]]'' | ||
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* [[2014 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist]] in the [[Best Romantic Suspense]] category - for ''[[Trapped - Irene Hannon|Trapped]]'' | * [[2014 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist]] in the [[Best Romantic Suspense]] category - for ''[[Trapped - Irene Hannon|Trapped]]'' | ||
* [[2014 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist]] in the [[Best Romantic Suspense]] category - for ''[[Vanished - Irene Hannon|Vanished]]'' | * [[2014 ACFW Carol® Award Winners|2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist]] in the [[Best Romantic Suspense]] category - for ''[[Vanished - Irene Hannon|Vanished]]'' |
Revision as of 05:08, 29 January 2023
Contents
Biography
Irene Hannon is the bestselling, award-winning novelist who writes inspirational romance and romantic suspense. She holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in journalism. For many years she juggled two careers until she gave up her executive corporate communications position with a Fortune 500 company to devote full time to writing. Her various works have been described as "fine-tuned suspense" (Library Journal), "superbly written" (Booklist),and "an ever-climatic mystery...well crafted plot, intricately developed characters...engagingly satisfying tale" (Publishers Weekly). Hannon is a seven-time RITA finalist and three-time winner in the Inspirational category for her novels Never Say Goodbye (2003 RITA®), 'In Harm's Way (2011 RITA®) and 'Deceived (2015 RITA®). She is one of only 16 romance authors inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Hannon and her husband make their home in Missouri.
On the Web
Books
- Against All Odds - 2009
- All Our Tomorrows - 2006
- Apprentice Father - 2009
- Best Gift, The - 2005
- Blackberry Beach - 2021
- Body Of Evidence - 2022
- Buried Secretst - 2015
- Child Of Grace - 2011
- Crossroads - 2003
- Dangerous Illusions - 2017
- Dark Ambitions - 2019
- Deadly Pursuit - 2011
- Deceived - 2014
- Doctor's Perfect Match, The - 2010
- Driftwood Bay - 2019
- Dream To Share, A - 2008
- Eye For An Eye, An - 2009
- Family Man, The - 2006
- Family To Call Her Own, A - 1998
- Fatal Judgment - 2011
- Father For Zach, A - 2010
- Finding Home - 2012
- From This Day Forward - 2007
- Gift From The Heart - 2005
- Groom Of Her Own, A - 1998
- Had To Be You - 1999
- Heart Remembers, The - 2011
- Hero Next Door, The - 2009
- Hidden Peril - 2018
- Home For The Holidays - 1997
- Hope Harbor - 2015
- In Harm's Way - 2010
- In Name Only - 1985
- It Had To Be You - 1999
- Labyrinth Of Lies - 2021
- Lethal Legacy - 2012
- Never Say Goodbye - 2002
- One Perfect Spring - 2014
- One Special Christmas - 1999
- Pelican Point - 2018
- Point Of Danger - 2020
- Portrait Of Love, A -
- Rainbow In The Glen, A - 1993
- Rainbow's End - 2007
- Sandpiper Cove - 2017
- Sea Glass Cottage - 2022
- Sea Rose Lane - 2016
- Seaside Blessings - 2013
- Seaside Reunion - 2012
- Second Chance Summer - 2014
- Starfish Pier - 2020
- Tangled Webs - 2016
- That Certain Summer - 2013
- Thin Ice - 2016
- Tides Of Hope - 2009
- Trapped - 2013
- Unexpected Gift, The - 2005
- Vanished - 2013
- Way Home, The - 2000
- When The Heart Takes Wings - 1991
- Where Love Abides - 2008
- Windswept Way - 2023
Anthologies
- The Heart Remembers - 2011
- Love Inspired Classics: One Special Christmas/Home for the Holidays - 2010
- Love Inspired Classics: The Best Gift / Gift From The Heart - 2009
- Love Inspired Classics: Never Say Goodbye & Crossroads - 2008
- Love Inspired Classics: A Groom Of Her Own & The Way Home - 2008
- Together Again - 2003
- The Three Gifts - 2002
- Holiday Blessings - 2000
- Crossings Inspirational Romance Reader - 1998
Series/Related Titles
Code Of Honor
Davis Landing (multi-author series)
Guardians Of Justice
Heartland Homecoming
Heroes Of Quantico
Hope Harbor
- Hope Harbor
- Sea Rose Lane
- Sandpiper Cove
- Pelican Point
- Driftwood Bay
- Starfish Pier
- Blackberry Beach
- Sea Glass Cottage
- Windswept Way
'Lighthouse Lane
Men Of Valor
Private Justice
Sisters & Brides
Starfish Bay
Triple Threat
Vows
Awards
- 2015 RITA Award Winner - Inspirational Romance, Deceived
- 2011 RITA Award Winner - Inspirational Romance, In Harm's Way
- 2009 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Bet Inspirational, Against All Odds
- 2003 RITA Award Winner - Inspirational Romance, Never Say Goodbye
Recognitions
- 2017 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Dangerous Illusions
- 2012 RITA Award Finalist - Inspirational Romance, Deadly Pursuit
- 2010 RITA Award Finalist - Inspirational Romance, An Eye For An Eye
- 2009 RITA Award Finalist - Inspirational Romance, Deadly Pursuit
- 2008 RITA Award Finalist - Inspirational Romance, Where Love Abides
Awards (body of work)
- 2015 RT Career Achievement Award Winner
- 2015 ACFW Carol® Award Winner in the Best Short Novel category - for Second Chance Summer
- 2015 Booksellers' Best Award Winner - Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America Best Inspirational Fiction - for Deceived
- 2014 HOLT Medallion Winner - Virginia Romance Writers - Best Short Inspirational Romance - for Seaside Reunion
- 2014 Booksellers' Best Award Winner - Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America Best Inspirational Fiction - for Vanished
- 2013 HOLT Medallion Winner - Virginia Romance Writers - Best Long Inspirational Romance - for Lethal Legacy
- 2012 Retailers Choice Award Winner - for Deadly Pursuit
- 2011 Readers Choice Award Winner - for Fatal Judgment
- 2011 Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction - for Deadly Pursuit
- 2011 ACFW Carol® Award Winner in the Best Short Contemporary Fiction category - for A Father for Zach
- 2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winner - for Against All Odds
- 2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner - RT Bookreviews Magazine - for Against All Odds
- 2008 HOLT Medallion Winner - Virginia Romance Writers - Best Short Inspirational Romance for From This Day Forward
- 2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist in the Best Romantic Suspense category - for Trapped
- 2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist in the Best Romantic Suspense category - for Vanished
- 2014 ACFW Carol® Award Finalist in the Best Short Contemporary Fiction category - for Seaside Blessings
- 2014 HOLT Medallion finalist - for Vanished
- 2014 Daphne du Maurier Award finalist - for Trapped
- 2014 Booksellers' Best Award Finalist - Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America Best Romantic Suspense finalist - for Trapped
- 2014 National Readers' Choice Award finalist - for Vanished
- 2014 National Readers' Choice Award finalist - for That Certain Summer
- 2014 National Retailers' Choice Award finalist - for Vanished
- 2013 Christy Award finalist - for Lethal Legacy
- 2012 RITA® finalist - for Deadly Pursuit
- 2012 Family Fiction Magazine Favorite Suspense Author finalist
- 2012 National Readers' Choice Award finalist - for Lethal Legacy
- 2012 HOLT Medallion finalist - for Deadly Pursuit
- 2011 Daphne du Maurier Award finalist - for In Harm's Way
- 2010 Booksellers' Best Award® finalist - for An Eye for An Eye
- 2010 RITA® finalist - for An Eye for An Eye
- 2009 RITA® finalist - for Where Love Abides
- 2008 RITA® finalist - for Rainbow's End
- 2007 National Readers' Choice Award finalist - for Rainbow's End
- 2007 Career Achievement Award finalist
- 2010 HOLT Medallion finalist - for Apprentice Father
- 2006 HOLT Medallion finalist - for Gift from the Heart
- 2006 Reviewers' Choice Award finalist - for The Unexpected Gift
- 2000 Reviewers' Choice Award finalists - RT BOOKreviews Magazine - for The Way Home
- 1999 Reviewers' Choice Award finalist - for One Special Christmas]]