About

Iris Bolling was born in Richmond, Virginia, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management. Iris started her climb up the corporate ladder with the banking industry. From there, she began what has become a 25-year career with the Commonwealth of Virginia, providing management, training, and professional development consultation for the state workforce.

In an effort to combine the areas in her life she enjoys the most-education, politics and romance, she penned her first manuscript, Once You’ve Touched the Heart, which was released in March 2008. In 2009 she released her second and third novels, The Heart of Him and Look Into My Heart. In 2010 she released her fourth and fifth novel, A Heart Divided, and A Lost Heart. Her sixth novel, Night of Seduction/Heaven’s Gate is set to be released in 2011.

In April of 2010, Iris was awarded the Emma Award as Debut Author the Year, at the Romance Slam Jam conference. Her novel, Once You’ve Touched the Heart, was voted the Readers Choice Award with Shades of Romance Magazine for Romance Book of the Year. Iris was voted Romance Author of the Year and Author of the Year.

Her passions are reading (especially romance novels), writing, sports and politics. An active proponent of state and federal educational issues, she continues to encourage young adults to pursue their education. She also volunteers with her local registrar’s office, promoting voter registration in the African-American community.

For more information, please visit: www.sirient.com, or email Iris at irisb@sirient.com