Jackie Diamond Hyman (born April 3, 1949 in Menard, Texas, 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 romance,

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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 Menard, Texas, 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 Sylvia Hyman (September 9, 1917 – December 23, 2012) was an American ceramic artist, art teacher and visual artist. She was known for her lifelike ceramic pieces and sculptures which are included in the collections of museums worldwide. Her tra ...

. 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 Harlequin Enterprises Ltd, William Morrow,

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, 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

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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 Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...

) * The Bachelor Dads of Nowhere Junction (Designer Genes / Two for One!) (2000) (with

Charlotte Maclay Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

) * The Doc's Double Delivery / Down-Home Diva (2001) (with

Stephanie Doyle Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stef ...

) * Excuse Me?, Whose Baby? / Follow that Baby! (2001) (with

Isabel Sharpe Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

) * More Than the Doctor Ordered / A Hitchin' Time (2001) (with

) * Tyler Brides (2001) (with

Heather MacAllister Heather W. MacAllister (born Texas, United States) is a writer of over 40 romance novels since 1990, principally as Heather MacAllister. She has also signed her novels as Heather Allison. Her award-winning romance novels have been translated i ...

and

Kristine Rolofson Kristine Rolofson (born December 9, 1951, in Rhode Island, U.S.) is a popular American writer of over 35 romance novels since 1987. Biography Rolofson grew up reading books by Zane Grey. At age 18 she married her high school history teacher and ...

) * 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

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) * Secrets & Sons (His Secret Son / A Man of Secrets) (2004) (with

Amanda Stevens Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...

) * 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 Tina may refer to: People *Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places *Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia *Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...

) * A Bundle of Valentines! (2008) (with

Cherry Adair Cherry Adair (born 2 April 1951) is a South African–American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband. Biography Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Adair moved to the United States in her early 20s and settle ...

, Judith Bowen, Rebecca Brandewyne, Maureen Child,

Muriel Jensen Muriel may refer to: Places *Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain *Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement *Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada *Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada *Muriel Peak, a summit in California Peopl ...

Cait London Lois Kleinsasser (born April 11 in Washington, U.S.) is USA Today's bestselling American writer of over 45 romance novels since 1980 as Cait London. She also signed her novels as Cait Logan. Biography Lois Kleinsasser, of German-Russian ancest ...

, Heather McAllister,

Jude McBride Jude may refer to: People Biblical * Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle * Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the C ...

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, Wendy Rosnau, Anne Stuart and

Vicki Lewis Thompson Vicki Lewis Thompson (born 11 October 1950 in United States) is a best-selling American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels. Biography Vicki L ...

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

Laura Wright Laura Wright (née Sisk) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Ally Rescott on ''Loving (TV series), Loving'' (1991–1995) and ''The City (1995 TV series), The City'' (1995–1997), Cassie Layne Winslow on ''Guidin ...

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

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)

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 Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is ...

)

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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