Jackie Diamond Hyman (born April 3, 1949 in

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, United States) is an American writer and former

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reporter and columnist. Since 1982, she has written more than ninety novels in genres including

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, horror,

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and

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under the pen names Jacqueline Diamond, Jacqueline Topaz, Jacqueline Jade, Jackie Hyman, and Jackie Diamond Hyman.

Biography

Personal life

Jackie Diamond Hyman was born on April 3, 1949 in

, United States. She is the daughter of Maurice Hyman, M.D., former chief of

psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial psych ...

at the

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, and ceramic sculptor Sylvia Hyman. Hyman was married in 1978 to Kurt Wilson and has two sons.

Career

Hyman graduated from

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and received a

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to travel and write in Europe. After moving to

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, in 1972, she worked as a reporter and editor for '' The Orange Coast Daily Pilot'' and as a copy editor for the ''

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''. She worked as a reporter and editor the Associated Press (AP) in Los Angeles from 1980–1983, and continued to write theater-related articles for the AP until 1999. In 1993–1994, she wrote a weekly television column for AP that was nationally distributed. She teaches short story, article and novel writing through Long Ridge Writers Group, and is the author of How to Write a Novel in One (Not-so-easy) Lesson. She sold her first in 1982. Her book publishers include

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, William Morrow,

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

, Five Star Press,

Walker and Company Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index. Bloomsbury's head office is located in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a U ...

, DAW Books and

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. Since 2010, she has been reissuing her early novels, including Regency romances and mysteries, in digital editions. Hyman is a former national board member of

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and has also served on the board of the Orange County, California chapter. She is a two-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and received a career achievement award from Romantic Times Book Club magazine.

Bibliography

As Jacqueline Diamond

Historical romance novels

* ''Lady in Disguise'' (1982) * ''Song for a Lady'' (1983) * ''A Lady of Letters'' (1983) * ''The Forgetful Lady'' (1984) * ''The Day-Dreaming Lady'' (1985) * ''A Lady's Point of View'' (1989)

Contemporary romance novels

* ''The Dream Never Dies'' (1984) * ''Forgetful Day'' (1986) * ''An Unexpected Man'' (1987) * ''The Cinderella Dare'' (1988) * ''A Ghost of a Chance'' (1988) aka ''The Ghost and Cheri'' * ''Flight of Magic'' (1989) * ''By Leaps and Bounds'' (1990) * ''Old Dreams, New Dreams'' (1991) * ''The Trouble With Terry'' (1992) * ''A Dangerous Guy'' (1993) * ''The Runaway Bride'' (1995) * ''The Cowboy and the Heiress'' (1996) * ''One Husband Too Many'' (1996) * ''Yours, Mine and Ours'' (1996) * ''Dear Lonely in L.A....'' (1996) * ''And the Bride Vanishes'' (1997) * ''Daddy Warlock'' (1997) * ''Million-Dollar Mommy'' (1997) * ''Sandra and the Scoundrel'' (1997) * ''Punchline'' (1997) * ''A Real Live Sheik''h (1998) * ''His Secret Son'' (1999) * ''Let's Make a Baby!'' (1999) * ''Mistletoe Daddy'' (1999) * ''Captured by a Sheik''h (2000) * ''Daddy, M.D.'' (2000) * ''Kiss a Handsome Stranger'' (2001) * ''Surprise, Doc! You're a Daddy!'' (2001) * ''The Improperly Pregnant Princess'' (2002) * ''Sheik Surrender'' (2004) * ''The Stolen Bride'' (2004) * ''The Baby's Bodyguard'' (2004) * ''The Baby Scheme'' (2005) * ''The Doctor's Little Secret'' (2007) * ''Daddy Protector'' (2007) * ''Touch Me in the Dark'' (2007) * ''Twin Surprise'' (2007) * ''The Bride's Surprise'' (2008) * ''Doctor Daddy'' (2009) * ''Sheikh Surrender'' (2012) * ''Out of Her Universe'' (2012)

The Runaway Heiress Series

# ''Unlikely Partners'' (1987) # ''Capers and Rainbows'' (1988)

Babies of Doctors Circle Series

# ''Diagnosis: Expecting Boss's Baby'' (2003) # ''Prescription: Marry Her Immediately'' (2003) # ''Prognosis: A Baby? Maybe'' (2003)

Downhome Doctors Series

# ''The Police Chief's Lady'' (2005) # ''Nine-Month Surprise'' (2006) # ''A Family at Last'' (2006) # ''Dad by Default'' (2006) # ''The Doctor + Four'' (2006)

Harmony Circle Series

# ''The Family Next Door'' (2008) # ''Baby in Waiting'' (2008) # ''Million-dollar Nanny'' (2009)

Safe Harbor Medical Series

# ''The Would-Be Mommy'' (2010) # ''His Hired Baby'' (2010) # ''The Holiday Triplets'' (2010) # ''Officer Daddy'' (2011) # ''Falling for the Nanny'' (2011) # ''The Surgeon's Surprise Twins'' (2011) # ''The Detective's Accidental Baby'' (2012) # ''The Baby Dilemma'' (2012) # ''The M.D.'s Secret Daughter'' (2012) # ''The Baby Jackpot'' (2013) # ''His Baby Dream'' (2013) # ''The Surprise Holiday Dad'' (2014) # ''A Baby for the Doctor'' (2014) # ''The Surprise Triplets'' (2014) # ''The Baby Bonanza'' (2015) # ''The Doctor's Accidental Family'' (2015) # ''The Would-Be Daddy'' (2016)

Brides Of Grazer's Corner Multi-author Series

# ''The Cowboy and the Shotgun Bride'' (1998)

The Wedding Party Multi-author Series

:3. ''Assignment: Groom!'' (1999)

Maitland Maternity Multi-author Series

:2. ''I Do! I Do!'' (2000)

Forrester Square Multi-author Series

:9. ''Illegally Yours'' (2004)

Code Red Multi-author Series

:11. ''The Trigger'' (2005)

Omnibus

* Cindy and the Fella / Calling All Glass Slippers (2002)

Collections in Collaboration

* Kidnapped / I Got You Babe (1999) (with Bonnie Tucker) * The Bachelor Dads of Nowhere Junction (Designer Genes / Two for One!) (2000) (with Charlotte Maclay) * The Doc's Double Delivery / Down-Home Diva (2001) (with Stephanie Doyle) * Excuse Me?, Whose Baby? / Follow that Baby! (2001) (with

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) * More Than the Doctor Ordered / A Hitchin' Time (2001) (with Charlotte Maclay) * Tyler Brides (2001) (with

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and

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) * Heaven Scent / Shotgun Nanny (2002) (with Nancy Warren) * Paris or Bust! (2003) (with

Kate Hoffmann Peggy Hoffmann is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1993 as Kate Hoffmann. She has written for both the Temptation and Blaze lines for Harlequin Books. In 1992 she won the Harlequin Temptation contest. She lives in southeastern ...

and

Jill Shalvis Jill Shalvis is a best-selling American author of over 50 contemporary romance novels, including her award-winning Lucky Harbor series. Biography Shalvis, who has also written under the pseudonym Jill Sheldon, published her first novel in 199 ...

) * The Third Twin / Sheikh Surrender (2004) (with Dani Sinclair) * Secrets & Sons (His Secret Son / A Man of Secrets) (2004) (with

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) * More Than the Doctor Ordered / Husband Hotel (2004) (with Darlene Gardner) * Stolen Bride / Sudden Recall (2004) (with Jean Barrett) * Surprise! Surprise! / I Do! I Do! (2005) (with Tina Leonard) * A Bundle of Valentines! (2008) (with

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, Judith Bowen,

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, Heather McAllister, Jude McBride,

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, Wendy Rosnau, Anne Stuart and

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) * The Sheikh's Dilemma (2010) (with Loreth Anne White and

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) * The Bride Wore Gym Shoes / Maddie's Millionaire (2011) (with Tracy South)

Non fiction

*''How to Write a Novel in One (not-so-easy) Lesson'' (2011) *''A Romance Writer's Guide to Love and Marriage'' (2011) (with Kurt Wilson)

As Jacqueline Topaz

Contemporary romance novels

* ''Deeper Than Desire'' (1984) * ''Swept Away'' (1985) * ''Rites of Passion'' (1985) * ''Lucky in Love'' (1985) * ''Golden Girl'' (1986) * ''A Warm December'' (1988)

As Jacqueline Jade

Contemporary romance novels

* ''A Lucky Star'' (1986)

As Jackie Hyman

Fantasy novels

* ''Shadowlight'' (1989)

Mystery novels

* ''The Eyes of a Stranger'' (1987) * ''Echoes'' (1990)

As Jackie Diamond Hyman

Mystery novels

* ''Danger Music'' (2004)

References and sources

External links

Romance Reader's Connection interview
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