Tami Hoag (born Tami Mikkelson; January 20, 1959) is an American novelist, best known for her work in the romance and thriller genres. More than 22 million copies of her books are in print.
Tami Hoag | |
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| Born | Tami Mikkelson January 20, 1959 Cresco, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1988–present |
| Genre | contemporary romance, suspense |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editHoag was born in Cresco, Iowa and raised in the small town of Harmony, Minnesota, where her father sold insurance.[1][2] From childhood, she knew she wanted to be a writer. "I had to spend a lot of time entertaining myself," she told an interviewer in 2016. "I found books at a really young age and fell in love with books."[3]
Hoag's first job after graduating from high school was in the La Crosse Tribune circulation department.[3] Before publishing her first novel, she also worked as a photographer's assistant, trained show horses, and sold designer bathroom accessories. She married and divorced Daniel Hoag, whom she had dated in high school.[1]
Hoag began her career as an author in 1988, writing category romances for the Bantam Books Loveswept Line. After several years of success in that field, Hoag switched her focus to single-title suspense novels. She has had thirteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including five in a 20-month span.[4] Her novel Night Sins became a TV miniseries starring Valerie Bertinelli and Harry Hamlin. Hoag has been invited to do a reading at one of Barbara Bush's literacy functions.[4]
Hoag and three other authors who made the leap from romance to thrillers at roughly the same time (Eileen Dreyer, Elizabeth Grayson, and Kimberly Cates) have formed a group they call the Divas. The group provides support and encouragement for each other, and Hoag often thanks them in the acknowledgement section of her books.[5]
Hoag owns horses, and often goes for a ride to combat writer's block. She has competed in dressage at a national level, but stopped competing after breaking five vertebrae in her back during a fall while trying out a horse for a friend.[6] Hoag fully recovered from her accident, and has returned to the competition arena. As of 2012[update], she was living in Malibu, California, and Wellington, Florida.[7]
Bibliography
editStandalone novels
edit- McKnight in Shining Armor (1988, Loveswept #276), (2009) Reissue
- Mismatch (1989, Loveswept #315), (2008) Reissue
- Sarah's Sin (1991, Loveswept #480)
- Heart of Dixie (1991, Loveswept #493), (2008) Reissue
- Taken by Storm (1992, Loveswept #532), (2007) Reissue
- Still Waters (1992, Bantam Fanfare)
- The Last White Knight (1992, Loveswept #561)
- Dark Paradise (1994, Bantam Books)
- Kill the Messenger (2004, Bantam Books)
Oak Knoll series
edit- Deeper than the Dead (2009)
- Secrets to the Grave (2010)
- Down the Darkest Road (2011)
Elena Estes series
edit- Dark Horse (2002)
- The Alibi Man (2007)
Kovac & Liska series
edit- Ashes to Ashes (1999)
- Dust to Dust (2000)
- Prior Bad Acts (2006) also known as Dead Sky
- The 1st Victim (2013, an e-book short story)
- The 9th Girl (2013)
- Cold Cold Heart (2015, Dutton)
- The Bitter Season (2016)
Deer Lake series
edit- Night Sins (1995)
- Guilty as Sin (1996)
Doucet series
edit- The Restless Heart (1991, Loveswept #458), (2007) Reissue
- Lucky's Lady (1992)
- Cry Wolf (1993)
- A Thin Dark Line (1997)
- The Boy (2018)
- Bad Liar (2024)
Hennessy series
edit- The Trouble with J.J. (1988, Loveswept #253), (2009) Reissue
- Magic (1990, Bantam Fanfare, also in The Rainbow Chasers series)
Lynn Shaw
edit- Straight from the Heart (1989, Loveswept #351), (2007) Reissue
- Last White Knight (1992, Loveswept #561), (2008) Reissue
Quaid Horses series
edit- Rumor Has It (1989, Loveswept #304), (2009) Reissue
- Man of Her Dreams (1989, Loveswept #331) (2008) Reissue
- Tempestuous (1990, Loveswept #434), (2007) Reissue
The Rainbow Chasers series
edit- Heart of Gold (1990, Loveswept #393), (2010) Reissue
- Keeping Company (1990, Loveswept #405), (2010) Reissue
- Reilly's Return (1990, Loveswept #417), (2010) Reissue
- Magic (1990, Bantam Fanfare, also in the Hennessy series)
Notes
edit- ^ a b Lynn, Allison (February 24, 1997). "Making Crime Pay". People.
- ^ Fosdick, Carol (2004). Rochester Sesquicentennial Authors: catalog of authors, past and present, with Rochester Connections. Rochester, Minnesota: Author Recognition Committee for Rochester's Sesquicentennial. p. 19.
- ^ a b Stolle, Matthew (January 11, 2016). "'I can't imagine not writing'". Post Bulletin. Rochester, Minnesota. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Interview - Tami Hoag". www.januarymagazine.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Random House Books". www.randomhouse.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Orion Publishing Group". Orion Publishing Group. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ Fontaine, Janis (January 10, 2012). "The multi-tasking life of Tami Hoag". Palm Beach Post. Wellington, Florida. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
Sources
edit- Kean, Danuta. "Tami Hoag Author Profile". Orion Publishers. Archived from the original on 2005-01-19. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- Richards, Linda L. (April 1999). "Tami Hoag". January Magazine. Retrieved 2007-07-28.