Difference between revisions of "Irene Hannon"
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== Biography == | == 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 [[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. | '''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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+ | == On the Web == | ||
+ | * [http://www.irenehannon.com/ Irene Hannon Official Website] | ||
+ | * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irene-Hannon/426433004084567/ Irene Hannon Official Facebook Page] | ||
+ | * [https://twitter.com/IreneHannon/ Irene Hannon Official Twitter Page] | ||
[[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 == | ||
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Against All Odds]]'' - 2009 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[All Our Tomorrows]]'' - 2006 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Apprentice Father]]'' - 2009 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Best Gift|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 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Doctor's Perfect Match|Doctor's Perfect Match, The]]'' - 2010 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Driftwood Bay]]'' - 2019 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Dream To Share|Dream To Share, A]]'' - 2008 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[An Eye For An Eye|Eye For An Eye, An]]'' - 2009 |
− | * ''[[The | + | * ''[[The Family Man|Family Man, The]]'' - 2006 |
− | * ''[[Fatal Judgment]]'' | + | * ''[[A Family To Call Her Own|Family To Call Her Own, A]]'' - 1998 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Fatal Judgment]]'' - 2011 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Father For Zach|Father For Zach, A]]'' - 2010 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Finding Home]]'' - 2012 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[From This Day Forward]]'' - 2007 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Gift From The Heart]]'' - 2005 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Groom Of Her Own|Groom Of Her Own, A]]'' - 1998 |
− | * ''[[The | + | * ''[[Had To Be You]]'' - 1999 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Heart Remembers|Heart Remembers, The]]'' - 2011 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Hero Next Door|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 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Portrait Of Love|Portrait Of Love, A]]'' - |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Rainbow In The Glen|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 |
− | * ''[[When The Heart Takes | + | * ''[[Starfish Pier]]'' - 2020 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Tangled Webs]]'' - 2016 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[That Certain Summer]]'' - 2013 |
+ | * ''[[Thin Ice]]'' - 2016 | ||
+ | * ''[[Tides Of Hope]]'' - 2009 | ||
+ | * ''[[Trapped]]'' - 2013 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Unexpected Gift|Unexpected Gift, The]]'' - 2005 | ||
+ | * ''[[Vanished]]'' - 2013 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Way Home|Way Home, The]]'' - 2000 | ||
+ | * ''[[When The Heart Takes Wings]]'' - 1991 | ||
+ | * ''[[Where Love Abides]]'' - 2008 | ||
+ | * ''[[Windswept Way]]'' - 2023 | ||
===Reissues & Anthologies=== | ===Reissues & Anthologies=== | ||
− | * ''[[The Heart Remembers]]'' | + | * ''[[The Heart Remembers]]'' - 2011 |
− | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[One Special Christmas/Home for the Holidays]]'' | + | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[One Special Christmas/Home for the Holidays]]'' - 2010 |
− | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[The Best Gift | + | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics:]] [[The Best Gift / Gift From The Heart]]'' - 2009 |
− | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: | + | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[Never Say Goodbye & Crossroads]]'' - 2008 |
− | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: | + | * ''[[Love Inspired Classics]]: [[A Groom Of Her Own & The Way Home]]'' - 2008 |
− | * ''[[Together Again - Irene Hannon|Together Again]] | + | * ''[[Together Again - Irene Hannon|Together Again]]'' - 2003 |
− | * ''[[The Three Gifts]] | + | * ''[[The Three Gifts]]'' - 2002 |
− | * ''[[Holiday Blessings]] | + | * ''[[Holiday Blessings]]'' - 2000 |
− | * ''[[Crossings Inspirational Romance Reader]] | + | * ''[[Crossings Inspirational Romance Reader]]'' - 1998 |
== Awards/Honors == | == Awards/Honors == | ||
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* [[2000 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2000 Reviewers' Choice Award finalists]] - [[RT BOOKreviews Magazine]] - for ''The Way Home'' | * [[2000 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|2000 Reviewers' Choice Award finalists]] - [[RT BOOKreviews Magazine]] - for ''The Way Home'' | ||
* [[1999 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|1999 Reviewers' Choice Award finalist]] - for ''One Special Christmas'']] | * [[1999 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners|1999 Reviewers' Choice Award finalist]] - for ''One Special Christmas'']] | ||
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Revision as of 04:43, 29 January 2023
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
- Irene Hannon Official Website
- Irene Hannon Official Facebook Page
- Irene Hannon Official Twitter Page
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
Reissues & 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
Awards/Honors
- 2015 Career Achievement Award Winner - RT Bookreviews Magazine
- 2015 ACFW Carol® Award Winner in the Best Short Novel category - for Second Chance Summer
- 2015 RITA® Winner in the Inspirational category - for Deceived'
- 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 RITA® Winner in the Inspirational category - for In Harm's Way
- 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
- 2003 RITA® Winner in the Inspirational category - for Never Say Goodbye
- 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]]