| Tami Hoag was born Tami Mikkelson on January 20, | | | | says she prefers hands on research such as |
| 1959 and spent her adolescence in a small town of | | | | interviewing people and absorbing their job cultures and |
| about a 1,000 people and no stoplights, in southeastern | | | | attitudes. |
| Minnesota. Her father was an insurance agent. She | | | | Tami says that she has a lot of varying interests. She |
| graduated high school and married her high school | | | | loves psychology, law, music and interior design. She |
| sweetheart, Daniel Hoag. She wanted to go to college, | | | | says, "...which makes being a writer the perfect job |
| but it never happened. | | | | because I get to take a turn being anything I want via |
| Tami Hoag began her career writing romantic comedy | | | | a character." |
| and became on of the "Divas", along with Eileen | | | | Tami and her husband make their home on a 70 acre |
| Dreyer, Elizabeth Grayson and Kimberly Cates. Tami | | | | horse farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. They own several |
| says, "No matter what may change in our careers or | | | | horses and a variety of pets. They also have a home |
| in our personal lives, the Divas remain a constant | | | | in Los Angeles, California. Tami says her husband, |
| source of support for each other." Tami often | | | | after working 17 years as a computer programmer, |
| acknowledges them in her books. | | | | now works for her taking care of the business stuff. |
| Later Tami started writing suspense. Tami says that | | | | They have no children. |
| she likes the complexity of characters and being able | | | | In an interview for Expanded Books, Megan Hinder |
| to explore the darker side of human minds. She said | | | | says of Tami Hoag's psychological thrillers, "Her books |
| there was a gradual progression. She would put small | | | | captivate readers with crisp writing, fascinating |
| amounts of suspense in her romance books. Then she | | | | characters and lightening paced action. They keep |
| went into more complex, deeper stories. | | | | readers on the edge of their seats from beginning to |
| After 20 romance novels Tami had five best selling | | | | end." |
| suspense novels. In fact those five novels appeared | | | | Bibliography: |
| on the New York Times Best Sellers List in 20 months! | | | | Series: |
| Tami says she has a vast reference library, books | | | | Hennessy |
| and videos, on law enforcement and procedures. She | | | | The Trouble with J.J. |