Irene Hannon

Irene Hannon (also known as Irene Hannon Gottlieb) is an American author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. She was a communications executive with Anheuser-Busch.

Early life and education Hannon was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Dorothy Morgan and James Patrick Hannon Sr., an Irish immigrant. She and her brother James, Jr. grew up in Brentwood, Missouri a suburb of St. Louis where she frequently spent time at the local library, eventually working there in high school and college. Hannon graduated from Rosati-Kain High School, a Catholic school. She then graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Saint Louis University and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Career While working at Anheuser-Busch, Hannon began publishing her writing in the 1980s, and eventually left her job to pursue writing fiction full-time.

She is married to Thomas Gottlieb, She typically writes 2.5 novels a year. 2011 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award, Inspirational Romance – In Harm's Way Her other awards include four Carol Awards, six Holt Medallions, a Daphne du Maurier Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Book Reviews.