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== Biography ==
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Irene Hannon is an award-winning novelist who specializes in 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.  Hannon makes her home in Missouri.
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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 Inspirational category for her novels ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'', '[[In Harm's Way - Irene Hannon|In Harm's Way]]'' and '[[Deceived - Irene Hannon|Deceived]]''. Hannon and her husband make their home in Missouri. 
  
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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]
  
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''Photo by Laszlo Bencze. All rights reserved.''
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[[Image:Irene_Hannon_1_for_web.jpg|200px|thumb|left|photo credit: www.jeremydeweesephotography.com]]
  
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== Novels ==
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== Books ==
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Pending releases:
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* ''[[Against All Odds]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Apprentice Father]]'' (©2009, February 2009 release) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[All Our Tomorrows]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Against All Odds]]'' (©2009, February 2009 release, romantic suspense; Book 1: Heroes of Quantico Series) (publisher:  Revell)
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* ''[[Apprentice Father]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Tides Of Hope]]'' (©2009, May 2009 release; Book 1: Lighthouse Lane Series) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[The Best Gift|Best Gift, The]]'' - 2005
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Previous releases:
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* ''[[Blackberry Beach]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Where Love Abides]]'' (©2008, ISBN 979-0-373-87479-8) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Body Of Evidence]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[A Dream To Share]]'' (©2008, ISBN 978-0-373-87467-5) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Buried Secretst]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' (©2007, ISBN 0-373-87455-3) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (HOLT Medallion® Winner)
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* ''[[Child Of Grace]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Rainbow's End]]'' (©2007, ISBN 0-373-87415-4) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (RITA® Award Finalist, Romantic Times® National Readers' Choice Award Finalist)
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* ''[[Crossroads]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Family Man]]'' (©2006, ISBN 0-373-87392-1) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Dangerous Illusions]]'' - 2017
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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) (HOLT Medallion® Finalist)
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* ''[[Dark Ambitions]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Unexpected Gift]]'' - (©2005, ISBN 0-373-87329-8) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (Romantic Times® Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist)
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* ''[[Deadly Pursuit]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Gift From The Heart]]'' - (©2005, ISBN 0-37387317-4) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (HOLT Medallion® Finalist)
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* ''[[Deceived]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Best Gift]]'' - (©2005, ISBN 0-373-87302-2) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[The Doctor's Perfect Match|Doctor's Perfect Match, The]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Crossroads]]'' - (©2003, ISBN 0-373-87231-3) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Never Say Goodbye]]'' - (©2002, ISBN 0-373-87182-1) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (RITA® Award Winner)
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* ''[[A Dream To Share|Dream To Share, A]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Way Home]]'' - (©2000, ISBN 0-373-87118-X) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (Romantic Times® Reviewer's Choice Award Winner)
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* ''[[An Eye For An Eye|Eye For An Eye, An]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[One Special Christmas]]'' - (©1999, ISBN 0-373-87077-9) (publisher: Steeple Hill) (Romantic Times® Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist)
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* ''[[The Family Man|Family Man, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[It Had To Be You]]'' - (©1999, ISBN 0-373-87058-2) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[A Family To Call Her Own|Family To Call Her Own, A]]'' - 1998
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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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* ''[[Fatal Judgment]]'' - 2011
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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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* ''[[A Father For Zach|Father For Zach, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Home For The Holidays]]'' - (©1997, ISBN 0-373-87007-8) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Finding Home]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[A Delicate Balance]]'' - (©1993, ISBN 0-8034-9040-2) (publisher: Avalon)
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* ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[A Rainbow In The Glen]]'' - (©1993, ISBN 0-8034-9012-7) (publisher: Avalon)
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* ''[[Gift From The Heart]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Mirrow Image]]'' - (©1999, ISBN 0-8034-8990-0) (publisher: Avalon)
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* ''[[A Groom Of Her Own|Groom Of Her Own, A]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Spotlight On Love]]'' - (©1992, ISBN 0-8034-8921-8) (publisher: Avalon)
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* ''[[Had To Be You]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[When Lilacs Bloom]]'' - (©1991, ISBN 0-8034-8891-2) (publisher: Avalon)
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* ''[[The Heart Remembers|Heart Remembers, The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[When The Heart Takes Wing]]'' - (©1991, ISBN 0-8034-8860-2) (publisher: Avalon)
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* ''[[The Hero Next Door|Hero Next Door, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Portrait of Love]]'' - (©1985, ISBN 0-8407=7373-0) (publisher: Thomas Nelson)
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* ''[[Hidden Peril]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[In Name Only]]'' - (©1985, ISBN 0-8407-7373-0) (publisher: Thomas Nelson)
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* ''[[Home For The Holidays]]'' - 1997
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Anthologies
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* ''[[Hope Harbor]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:  Never Say Goodbye & Crossroad]]'' - (©2008, ISBN 978-0-373-65117-7) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[In Harm's Way]]'' - 2010
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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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* ''[[In Name Only]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Together Again (Contains "It Had To Be You")]]'' - (©2003, ISBN 0-373-87130-9) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[It Had To Be You]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[The Three Gifts (Contains "One Special Christmas")]]'' - (©2002, ISBN 0-373-87240-2) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Labyrinth Of Lies]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Holiday Blessings (Contains "Home For The Holidays")]]'' - (©2000, ISBN 0-373-78525-9) (publisher: Steeple Hill)
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* ''[[Lethal Legacy]]'' - 2012
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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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* ''[[Never Say Goodbye]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[One Perfect Spring]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[One Special Christmas]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Pelican Point]]'' - 2018
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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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== Awards/Honors ==
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==Anthologies==
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* [[2008 HOLT Medallion®]] Best Short Inspirational Romance for'' [[From This Day Forward]]''
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* ''[[The Heart Remembers]]'' - 2011
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* [[2003 RITA® Award]] in the [[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|Inspirational]] category for ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]''
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[One Special Christmas/Home for the Holidays]]'' - 2010
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* [[2000 Romantic Times®]] Reviewer's Choice Award for ''The Way Home''
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[The Best Gift / Gift From The Heart]]'' - 2009
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* [[2008 RITA® Award]] finalist
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[Never Say Goodbye & Crossroads]]'' - 2008
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* [[2007 Romantic Times®]] National Readers' Choice Award finalist
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* ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[A Groom Of Her Own & The Way Home]]'' - 2008
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* [[2007 Romantic Times®]] Career Achievement Award finalist
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* ''[[Together Again - Irene Hannon|Together Again]]'' - 2003
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* [[2007, 2006 HOLT Medallion®]] finalist
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* ''[[The Three Gifts]]'' - 2002
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* [[2006, 1999 Romantic Times®]] Reviewer's Choice Award finalist
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* ''[[Holiday Blessings]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Crossings Inspirational Romance Reader]]'' - 1998
  
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== On the Web ==
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==Series/Related Titles==
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* [http://www.irenehannon.com/ Irene Hannon Official Website]
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'''Code Of Honor'''
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# ''[[Dangerous Illusions]]''
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# ''[[Hidden Peril]]''
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# ''[[Dark Ambitions]]''
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'''Davis Landing''' (multi-author series)
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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

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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 Inspirational category for her novels Never Say Goodbye, 'In Harm's Way and 'Deceived. 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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