A memoir of identity, family secrets, genealogy, and the search for truth that uncovered a hidden history of black-market babies, lost records, and long-buried lies.
Truth is stranger than fiction
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Richard Nesbit
One Conversation. One Family Secret. One Truth That Changed Everything.
A late-discovery journey into identity, family secrets, and a hidden history of black-market babies that refused to stay buried.
What I uncovered was not just a secret. It was a truth that changed everything I thought I knew about my life.
Some truths refuse to stay buried.
What Readers Are Saying
Featured Reader Review
"This book documents the captivating search for a story untold. With the persistence of an investigative journalist, Diana uncovers her true origins. Once you pick up this book, you will have trouble putting it down."
— Deirdre Chettleburgh
Victoria, British Columbia
Praise for Connected
"The biggest problem with Diana's memoir is that it is so mesmerizing, it feels like a fantastical script."
— Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao
Author, Consultant, and Adoption Advocate Cambridge, Massachusetts
Foreword by Dr. Jason C. Rosenberg, MD
"Her life unfolds like a thriller, full of intrigue, twists, and mystery, yet every word is grounded in reality."
— Dr. Jason C. Rosenberg, MD
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
About Diana
An author whose late-discovery journey transformed a lifelong search for identity into a mission to uncover hidden family histories.
Diana Kayla Hochberg spent decades searching for answers about her origins before uncovering a truth that reshaped her understanding of family, identity, and belonging.
Today, she is an author, genealogist, photographer, and family history researcher whose work explores the powerful connections between identity, heritage, and the stories that shape our lives.
Her memoir, Connected: Finding My Truth, chronicles that journey and the discoveries that led her to uncover hidden records, long-buried family secrets, and relatives she never imagined existed.
When she isn't researching family histories or writing, Diana can often be found behind a camera, near the water, or following one small clue that unexpectedly leads to an entirely new story.
A Few Things You Should Know About Me
• I firmly believe most life problems can be discussed over a really good cup of coffee.
• My desk looks like organized chaos, but somehow I always know exactly where everything is.
• I've spent years pestering relatives for family secrets, digging through dusty records, and convincing people to spit into DNA test tubes.
• Give me one small clue and I can disappear down a research rabbit hole for hours.
• I've always believed every family has secrets... some just hide them better than others.
• I'm fascinated by intuition, coincidence, and those moments that can’t quite be explained.
• Photography has always been another form of storytelling for me.
• I'm happiest near the water, whether it's marshes, coastal towns, or the Gulf at sunset.
• Most people don't know that I'm a certified scuba diver.
• I'm proud to serve as an ambassador for Setting Scoliosis Straight and help raise awareness for scoliosis research and education.
• My Siberian cat Gatsby would have fully believed this website should actually be about him.
Bring Connected to Your Book Club!
Every family has a story. Some remain hidden for generations.
Diana Kayla Hochberg welcomes invitations from book clubs for virtual or in-person discussions of Connected: Finding My Truth. Together, readers explore identity, family secrets, adoption, genealogy, resilience, and the extraordinary discoveries that can emerge from a single unanswered question.
Each conversation is personal, engaging, and often inspires members to reflect on their own family stories long after the discussion ends.
The Father’s Day That
Changed Everything
Vancouver, British Columbia. 1967.
A young doctor.
A hospital room.
Three men waiting outside the door.
“Is she going to live?”
Nearly fifty years later, at eighty-seven years old, he finally told his story.
Chapter 24, The Eighty-Seven-Year-Old Doctor, from Connected: Finding My Truth.
💙 Order a signed copy and receive a handwritten note and small gift from me.
This Father’s Day, give a story that stays with them.