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== Biography ==
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'''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 and her husband make their home in Missouri. 
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[[category:Inspirational Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Romantic Suspense Authors]]
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[[Category:Love Inspired Authors]]
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[[Category:Missouri Authors]]
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[[Category:1985 Debut]]
  
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Irene Hannon is a six-time RITA finalist and two-time winner [[2003 RITA® Winners|2003 RITA®]]
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'''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 [[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|Inspirational]] category for her novels ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' ([[(2003 RITA)® Winners|2003 RITA®]]), '[[In Harm's Way - Irene Hannon|In Harm's Way]]'' ([[(2011 RITA)® Winners|2011 RITA®]]) and '[[Deceived - Irene Hannon|Deceived]]'' ([[(2015 RITA)® Winners|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. 
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in the [[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|Inspirational]] category for her novel ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' and  [[2011 RITA® Winners|2011 RITA®]] ''[[In Harm's Way - Irene Hannon|In Harm's Way]]''  
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== On the Web ==
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* Official Webiste [http://www.irenehannon.com/]
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* Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irene-Hannon/426433004084567/]
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* Twitter [https://twitter.com/IreneHannon/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Hannon]
  
 
[[Image:Irene_Hannon_1_for_web.jpg|200px|thumb|left|photo credit: www.jeremydeweesephotography.com]]
 
[[Image:Irene_Hannon_1_for_web.jpg|200px|thumb|left|photo credit: www.jeremydeweesephotography.com]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[Vanished]]'' (©2012, January 1, 2013 release, romantic suspense; Book 1: Private Justice Series, ISBN 978-0800721237)(pubisher: [[Revell]])
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* ''[[Against All Odds]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Finding Home]]'' (©2012, September 1, 2012 release, Book 2 Starfish Bay Series, ISBN Pending) (publisher: Harlequin)
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* ''[[All Our Tomorrows]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Lethal Legacy]]'' (©2012, August 1, 2012 release, romantic suspense; Book 3: Guardians of Justice Series, ISBN 978-0800734589) (publisher: [[Revell]])
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* ''[[Apprentice Father]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Seaside Reunion]]'' (©2011. December 2011 release, Book 1 Starfish Bay Series, ISBN 978-0373877157) (publisher: Harlequin)
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* ''[[The Best Gift|Best Gift, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]'' (©2011,September 2011 release, romantic suspense; Book 2: Guardians of Justice Series, ISBN 978-0-8007-3457-2) (publisher: [[Revell]]). Center Point Large Print edition (ISBN 978-1-61173-230-6); Also released by Recorded Books, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-4498-5141-5)
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* ''[[Blackberry Beach]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[The Heart Remembers]]'' (©2011, Originally published as [[It Had To Be You]], ISBN 978-0-373-36418-3) (publisher: Harlequin)
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* ''[[Body Of Evidence]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Fatal Judgment]]'' (©2011, January 2011 release, romantic suspense; Book 1: Guardians of Justice Series, ISBN 978-0-8007-3456-5) (publisher: [[Revell]]) Also released by Recorded Books, March 2011 (CD-Collector's Edition, ISBN 978-1-4498-5293-1; Library Edition ISBN 978-1-4498-5143-9; Cassette ISBN 978-1-449-8142-9) [[Image:Lethal_Legacy.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Lethal_Legacy, August 2012 Release]]
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* ''[[Buried Secretst]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[In Harm's Way]]'' (©2010, April 2010 release, romantic suspense; Book 3: Heroes of Quantico Series, ISBN 978-0-8007-3312-4) (publisher: [[Revell]]); Center Point Large Print Edition, 978-1-60285-773-5); released in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal by VITASTA PUBLISHING PVT LTD.
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* ''[[Child Of Grace]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[An Eye For An Eye]]'' (©2009, September 2009 release, romantic suspense; Book 2: Heroes of Quantico Series, ISBN 978-0-800-73311-7) (publisher: [[Revell]]) German, Swiss, Austrian title/publisher: Im Fadenkreuz des Zweifels/Francke.  Also released by Recorded Books, 2012 (ISBN 978-1-4498-5147-7)
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* ''[[Crossroads]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Against All Odds - Irene Hannon|Against All Odds]]'' (©2009, February 2009 release, romantic suspense; Book 1: Heroes of Quantico Series, ISBN 978-0-800-73310-0) (publisher: [[Revell]]) German, Swiss, Austrian title/publisher:  Gegen jede Chance/Francke; Dutch title/publisher: Alle Schijn Tegen/Kok ten Have, Uitgeefmaatschappij. Also released by Recorded Books, 2011 (ISBN 978-1-4498-5149-1)
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* ''[[Dangerous Illusions]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Child of Grace]]'' (©2011, February 2011 release) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Dark Ambitions]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[A Father for Zach]] ''(©2010, April 2010 release; Book 4:  Lighthouse Lane Series, ISBN 978-0-373-87591-7) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Doctor's Perfect Match]] ''(©2010, January 2010 release; Book 3:  Lighthouse Lane Series, ISBN 978-0-373-87572-6) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Deceived]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Hero Next Door]] ''(©2009, August 2009 release; Book 2:  Lighthouse Lane Series, ISBN 978-0-373-87541-2) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[The Doctor's Perfect Match|Doctor's Perfect Match, The]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Tides Of Hope]]'' (©2009, May 2009 release; Book 1: Lighthouse Lane Series, ISBN 978-0-373-87529-0) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Apprentice Father]]'' (©2009, February 2009 release, ISBN 978-0-373-87515-3) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[A Dream To Share|Dream To Share, A]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Where Love Abides]]'' (©2008, ISBN 979-0-373-87479-8) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[An Eye For An Eye|Eye For An Eye, An]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[A Dream To Share]]'' (©2008, ISBN 978-0-373-87467-5) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[The Family Man|Family Man, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[From This Day Forward - Irene Hannon|From This Day Forward]]'' (©2007, ISBN 0-373-87455-3) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) ([[2008 HOLT Medallion Winners|2008 HOLT Medallion Winner]])
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* ''[[A Family To Call Her Own|Family To Call Her Own, A]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Rainbow's End - Irene Hannon|Rainbow's End]]'' (©2007, ISBN 0-373-87415-4) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) ([[RITA|RITA Award]] Finalist, [[National Readers' Choice Awards|National Readers' Choice Award]] Finalist)
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* ''[[Fatal Judgment]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Family Man - Irene Hannon|The Family Man]]'' (©2006, ISBN 0-373-87392-1) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[A Father For Zach|Father For Zach, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[All Our Tomorrows]]'' (©2006, ISBN 0-373-87381-6) (originally published 2006 by [[Steeple Hill]]; [[Hardcover]] reissue 2007 by [[Thorndike]] Press, ISBN 0786293810) ([[2006 HOLT Medallion Winners|2006 HOLT Medallion Nominee]])
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* ''[[Finding Home]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Unexpected Gift]]'' - (©2005, ISBN 0-373-87329-8) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) (Romantic Times® [[Reviewers' Choice Awards|Reviewers' Choice Award]] Finalist)
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* ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Gift From The Heart]]'' - (©2005, ISBN 0-37387317-4) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) ([[2005 HOLT Medallion Winners|2005 HOLT Medallion Nominee]])
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* ''[[Gift From The Heart]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Best Gift]]'' - (©2005, ISBN 0-373-87302-2) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[A Groom Of Her Own|Groom Of Her Own, A]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Crossroads - Irene Hannon|Crossroads]]'' - (©2003, ISBN 0-373-87231-3) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Had To Be You]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' - (©2002, ISBN 0-373-87182-1) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) ([[RITA|RITA® Award Winner]])
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* ''[[The Heart Remembers|Heart Remembers, The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Way Home - Irene Hannon|The Way Home]]'' - (©2000, ISBN 0-373-87118-X) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) (Romantic Times® [[Reviewers' Choice Awards|Reviewers' Choice Award]] Winner)
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* ''[[The Hero Next Door|Hero Next Door, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[One Special Christmas]]'' - (©1999, ISBN 0-373-87077-9) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]]) (Romantic Times® [[Reviewers' Choice Awards|Reviewers' Choice Award]] Finalist)
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* ''[[Hidden Peril]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[It Had To Be You - Irene Hannon|It Had To Be You]]'' - (©1999, ISBN 0-373-87058-2) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Home For The Holidays]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[A Family To Call Her Own]]'' - (©1998, ISBN 0-373-87025-6; reissued 2005, ISBN 0-373-80975-1) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Hope Harbor]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[A Groom Of Her Own]]'' - (©1998, ISBN 0-373-87016-7; reissued 2005, ISBN 0-373-80973-5) (publisher:  [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[In Harm's Way]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Home For The Holidays - Irene Hannon|Home For The Holidays]]'' - (©1997, ISBN 0-373-87007-8) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[In Name Only]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[A Delicate Balance - Irene Hannon|A Delicate Balance]]'' - (©1993, ISBN 0-8034-9040-2) (publisher: [[Avalon]])
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* ''[[It Had To Be You]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[A Rainbow In The Glen]]'' - (©1993, ISBN 0-8034-9012-7) (publisher: [[Avalon]])
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* ''[[Labyrinth Of Lies]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Mirrow Image]]'' - (©1999, ISBN 0-8034-8990-0) (publisher: [[Avalon]])
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* ''[[Lethal Legacy]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Spotlight On Love]]'' - (©1992, ISBN 0-8034-8921-8) (publisher: [[Avalon]])
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* ''[[Never Say Goodbye]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[When Lilacs Bloom]]'' - (©1991, ISBN 0-8034-8891-2) (publisher: [[Avalon]])
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* ''[[One Perfect Spring]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[When The Heart Takes Wing]]'' - (©1991, ISBN 0-8034-8860-2) (publisher: [[Avalon]])
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* ''[[One Special Christmas]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Portrait Of Love - Irene Hannon|Portrait Of Love]]'' - (©1985, ISBN 0-8407=7373-0) (publisher: [[Thomas Nelson]])
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* ''[[Pelican Point]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[In Name Only - Irene Hannon|In Name Only]]'' - (©1985, ISBN 0-8407-7373-0) (publisher: [[Thomas Nelson]])
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* ''[[Point Of Danger]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[A Portrait Of Love|Portrait Of Love, A]]'' -
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* ''[[A Rainbow In The Glen|Rainbow In The Glen, A]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Rainbow's End]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Sandpiper Cove]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Sea Glass Cottage]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Sea Rose Lane]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Seaside Blessings]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Seaside Reunion]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Second Chance Summer]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Starfish Pier]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Tangled Webs]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[That Certain Summer]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Thin Ice]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Tides Of Hope]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Trapped]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Unexpected Gift|Unexpected Gift, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Vanished]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Way Home|Way Home, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[When The Heart Takes Wings]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Where Love Abides]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Windswept Way]]'' - 2023
  
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===Reissues & Anthologies===
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==Anthologies==
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* ''[[The Heart Remembers]]'' (©2011, Originally published as [[It Had To Be You]], ISBN 978-0-373-36418-3) (publisher: Harlequin)
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* ''[[The Heart Remembers]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[One Special Christmas/Home for the Holidays]]'' (©2010,ISBN 978-0-373-65141-2) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[One Special Christmas/Home for the Holidays]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[The Best Gift & Gift From The Heart(©2009, ISBN 978-0-373-65131-3) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[The Best Gift / Gift From The Heart]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[Never Say Goodbye & Crossroads]]'' - (©2008, ISBN 978-0-373-65117-7) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[Never Say Goodbye & Crossroads]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[A Groom Of Her Own & The Way Home]]'' - (©2008, ISBN 0-373-65270-4) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[A Groom Of Her Own & The Way Home]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Together Again - Irene Hannon|Together Again]] (Contains "It Had To Be You")'' - (©2003, ISBN 0-373-87130-9) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Together Again - Irene Hannon|Together Again]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Three Gifts]] (Contains "One Special Christmas")'' - (©2002, ISBN 0-373-87240-2) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[The Three Gifts]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Holiday Blessings]] (Contains "Home For The Holidays")'' - (©2000, ISBN 0-373-78525-9) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Holiday Blessings]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Crossings Inspirational Romance Reader]] (Contains "A Family To Call Her Own")'' - (©1998, ISBN 0-7934-0528-4) (publisher: [[Steeple Hill]])
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* ''[[Crossings Inspirational Romance Reader]]'' - 1998
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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==Series/Related Titles==
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* [[Christian Retailer Association Retailers Choice Award Winners | 2012 Retailers Choice Award Winner]] - for ''Deadly Pursuit''  
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'''Code Of Honor'''
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* [[2011 National Readers' Choice Award Winners | 2011 Readers Choice Award Winner]] - for ''Fatal Judgment''
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# ''[[Dangerous Illusions]]''
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* [[2011 Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction]] - for ''Deadly Pursuit''
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# ''[[Hidden Peril]]''
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* [[2011 RITA® Winners|2011 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|Inspirational]] category for ''[[In Harm's Way - Irene Hannon|In Harm's Way]]''
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# ''[[Dark Ambitions]]''
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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]]''
 
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* [[2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winners|2010 Daphne du Maurier Award Winner]]  - for ''Against All Odds''
 
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* [[2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2009 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner]]  - [[RT Bookreviews Magazine]] - for ''Against All Odds''
 
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* [[2008 HOLT Medallion Winners|2008 HOLT Medallion Winner]] - [[Virginia Romance Writers]] - Best Short Inspirational Romance for'' [[From This Day Forward]]''
 
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* [[2003 RITA® Winners|2003 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|Inspirational]] category for ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]''
 
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* [[2000 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2000 Reviewers' Choice Award Winner]]  - [[RT BOOKreviews Magazine]] - for ''The Way Home''
 
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* [[2012 Family Fiction Magazine]] Favorite Suspense Author finalist
 
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* [[2012 HOLT Medallion]] finalist - for ''Deadly Pursuit''
 
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* [[2011 Daphne du Maurier Award]] finalist - for ''In Harm's Way''
 
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* [[2010 Booksellers' Best Award®]] finalist - for ''An Eye for An Eye''
 
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* [[2012 RITA®]] finalist - for ''Deadly Pursuit''
 
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* [[2010 RITA®]] finalist - for ''An Eye for An Eye''
 
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* [[2009 RITA®]] finalist - for ''Where Love Abides''
 
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* [[2008 RITA®]] finalist - for ''Rainbow's End''
 
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* [[2007 National Readers' Choice Award Winners|2007 National Readers' Choice Award finalist]] - for ''Rainbow's End''
 
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* [[2007 Career Achievement Award Winners|2007 Career Achievement Award finalist]]
 
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* [[2010 HOLT Medallion Winners|2010 HOLT Medallion finalist]] - for ''Apprentice Father''
 
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* [[2006 HOLT Medallion Winners|2006 HOLT Medallion finalist]] - for ''Gift from the Heart''
 
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* [[2006 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2006 Reviewers' Choice Award finalist]] - for ''The Unexpected Gift''
 
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* [[1999 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|1999 Reviewers' Choice Award finalist]] - for ''One Special Christmas'']]
 
  
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== On the Web ==
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'''Davis Landing''' (multi-author series)
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* [http://www.irenehannon.com/ Irene Hannon Official Website]
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:  3. ''[[The Family Man]]''
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'''Guardians Of Justice'''
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# ''[[Fatal Judgment]]''
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# ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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# ''[[Lethal Legacy]]''
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'''Heartland Homecoming'''
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# ''[[From This Day Forward]]''
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# ''[[A Dream To Share]]''
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# ''[[Where Love Abides]]''
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'''Heroes Of Quantico'''
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# ''[[Against All Odds]]''
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# ''[[An Eye For An Eye]]''
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# ''[[In Harm's Way]]''
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'''Hope Harbor'''
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# ''[[Hope Harbor]]''
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# ''[[Sea Rose Lane]]''
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# ''[[Sandpiper Cove]]''
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# ''[[Pelican Point]]''
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# ''[[Driftwood Bay]]''
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# ''[[Starfish Pier]]''
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# ''[[Blackberry Beach]]''
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# ''[[Sea Glass Cottage]]''
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# ''[[Windswept Way]]''
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'''Lighthouse Lane'''
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# ''[[Tides Of Hope]]''
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# ''[[The Hero Next Door]]''
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# ''[[The Doctor's Perfect Match]]''
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# ''[[A Father For Zach]]''
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'''Men Of Valor'''
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# ''[[Buried Secrets]]''
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# ''[[Thin Ice]]''
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# ''[[Tangled Webs]]''
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'''Private Justice'''
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# ''[[Vanished]]''
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# ''[[Trapped]]''
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# ''[[Deceived]]''
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'''Sisters & Brides'''
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# ''[[The Best Gift]]''
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# ''[[Gift From The Heart]]''
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# ''[[The Unexpected Gift]]''
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'''Starfish Bay'''
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# ''[[Seaside Reunion]]''
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# ''[[Finding Home]]''
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# ''[[Seaside Blessings]]''
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'''Triple Threat'''
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# ''[[Point Of Danger]]''
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# ''[[Labyrinth Of Lies]]''
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# ''[[Body Of Evidence]]''
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'''Vows'''
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# ''[[Home For The Holidays]]''
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# ''[[A Groom Of Her Own]]''
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# ''[[A Family To Call Her Own]]''
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==Awards==
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*2020  [[Carol Award]] Winner - Romance, ''[[Driftwood Bay]]''
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*2019  [[Carol Award]] Winner - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Hidden Peril]]''
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*2015  [[Booksellers' Best Award]] Winner - Inspirational Fiction, ''[[Deceived]]''
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*2015  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Deceived]]''
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*2014  [[Booksellers' Best Award]] Winner - Inspirational Fiction, ''[[Vanished]]''
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*2014  [[HOLT Medallion]] Winner - Short Inspirational Romance, ''[[Seaside Reunion]]''
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*2013 [[HOLT Medallion]] Winner - Long Inspirational Romance, ''[[Lethal Legacy]]''
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*2012  [[Christian Retailers Choice Award]] Winner, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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*2012  [[Christian Retailing's Best]] Winner - Contemporary Romance, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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*2011  [[Carol Award]] Winner - Short Contemporary Fiction, ''[[A Father for Zach]]''
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*2011  [[National Readers' Choice Award]] Winner, ''[[Fatal Judgment]]''
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*2011  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[In Harm's Way]]''
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*2010  [[Daphne du Maurier Award]] Winner, ''Against All Odds''
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*2009  [[RT Reviewers' Choice Award]] Winner - Inspirational, ''[[Against All Odds]]''
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*2008  [[HOLT Medallion]] Winner - Short Inspirational Romance, ''[[From This Day Forward]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Never Say Goodbye]]''
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*2000  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Steeple Hill Love Inspired, ''[[The Way Home]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2017  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Dangerous Illusions]]''
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*2015  [[Carol Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Deceived]]''
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*2015  [[Carol Award]] Finalist - Short Novel, ''[[Second Chance Summer]]''
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*2014  [[Booksellers' Best Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Trapped]]''
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*2014  [[Carol Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Trapped]]''
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*2014  [[Carol Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Vanished]]''
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*2014  [[Carol Award]] Finalist, ''[[Seaside Blessings]]''
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*2014  [[Christian Retailing's Best]] Finalist - Mystery/Suspense, ''[[Vanished]]''
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*2014  [[Christy Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance, ''[[Vanished]]''
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*2014  [[Daphne du Maurier Award]] Finalist, ''[[Trapped]]''
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*2014  [[HOLT Medallion]] Finalist, ''[[Vanished]]''
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*2014  [[National Readers' Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[That Certain Summer]]''
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*2014  [[National Retailers' Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[Vanished]]''
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*2013  [[Christy Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance, ''[[Lethal Legacy]]''
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*2012  [[Carol Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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*2012  [[Christian Retailing's Best]] Nominee - Mystery/Suspense, ''[[Fatal Judgment]]''
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*2012  [[HOLT Medallion]] Finalist, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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*2012  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Lethal Legacy]]''
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*2012  [[National Readers' Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[Lethal Legacy]]''
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*2012  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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*2011  [[Booklist]] Top 10 Inspirational Fiction, ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]''
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*2011  [[Daphne du Maurier Award]] Finalist, ''[[In Harm's Way]]''
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*2010  [[Booksellers' Best Award]] Finalist, ''[[An Eye for An Eye]]''
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*2010  [[HOLT Medallion]] Finalist - ''[[Apprentice Father]]''
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*2010  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[An Eye For An Eye]]''
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*2009  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Where Love Abides]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Inspirational Romance, ''[[Rainbow's End]]''
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*2007  [[National Readers' Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[Rainbow's End]]''
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*2006  [[HOLT Medallion]] Finalist - ''[[Gift from the Heart]]''
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*2006  [[RT Reviewers' Choice Award]] Finalist - ''[[The Unexpected Gift]]''
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*2000  [[RT Reviewers' Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[The Way Home]]''
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*1999  [[RT Reviewers' Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[One Special Christmas]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*2015  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner
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*2012  [[Family Fiction Magazine]] Favorite Suspense Author Finalist
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*2007  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Finalist

Latest revision as of 12:22, 2 August 2023


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

photo credit: www.jeremydeweesephotography.com

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

Code Of Honor

  1. Dangerous Illusions
  2. Hidden Peril
  3. Dark Ambitions

Davis Landing (multi-author series)

3. The Family Man

Guardians Of Justice

  1. Fatal Judgment
  2. Deadly Pursuit
  3. Lethal Legacy

Heartland Homecoming

  1. From This Day Forward
  2. A Dream To Share
  3. Where Love Abides

Heroes Of Quantico

  1. Against All Odds
  2. An Eye For An Eye
  3. In Harm's Way

Hope Harbor

  1. Hope Harbor
  2. Sea Rose Lane
  3. Sandpiper Cove
  4. Pelican Point
  5. Driftwood Bay
  6. Starfish Pier
  7. Blackberry Beach
  8. Sea Glass Cottage
  9. Windswept Way

Lighthouse Lane

  1. Tides Of Hope
  2. The Hero Next Door
  3. The Doctor's Perfect Match
  4. A Father For Zach

Men Of Valor

  1. Buried Secrets
  2. Thin Ice
  3. Tangled Webs

Private Justice

  1. Vanished
  2. Trapped
  3. Deceived

Sisters & Brides

  1. The Best Gift
  2. Gift From The Heart
  3. The Unexpected Gift

Starfish Bay

  1. Seaside Reunion
  2. Finding Home
  3. Seaside Blessings

Triple Threat

  1. Point Of Danger
  2. Labyrinth Of Lies
  3. Body Of Evidence

Vows

  1. Home For The Holidays
  2. A Groom Of Her Own
  3. A Family To Call Her Own

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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