When the truth finally finds its voice, healing begins.
CONNECTED: Finding My Truth is a story of resilience, identity, and hope.
One Conversation. One Secret. A Truth That Changed Everything.
For nearly forty years, I believed I knew who I was.
Then, a single sentence changed everything.
A casual remark from a trusted family friend, who had once worked in intelligence, revealed a truth I never saw coming. I was led to believe I had been adopted.
Through research, records, and years of searching, I discovered something far more complex. I grew up believing my parents were my biological parents, only to learn there had been no legal adoption at all.
That moment sparked a relentless search across decades and continents.
Along the way, I uncovered a black-market baby-broker network, hidden identities, and disturbing connections that reshaped everything I thought I understood about family and belonging.
What began as an ordinary trip became a life-changing journey to uncover the truth about my past and, ultimately, my identity.
💡 How far would you go to uncover your story?
Upcoming Appearances Spring 2026
I’m excited to share my upcoming appearances this spring. If you are attending any of these events, I would love to meet you in person.
Big News!
CONNECTED: Finding My Truth has been selected for the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books – Indie Author Experience!
Meet Diana on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in the Adult Fiction & Nonfiction Pavilion in Tucson, Arizona.
I’m pleased to share that my memoir, Connected: Finding My Truth, is now available worldwide. This book tells the story of my journey of healing, rediscovery, and learning to live in alignment with my truth. Years in the making, it is offered with deep gratitude to the readers who hold it.
Thank you for your support and encouragement throughout this journey. I look forward to hearing what Connected means to you.
With gratitude,
Diana Kayla Hochberg
Bring Connected to Your Book Club!
Diana Kayla Hochberg is available for virtual or in-person book club visits. Enjoy a heartfelt dconversation, learn the story behind Connected: Finding My Truth, and make your next meeting meaningful and unforgettable!
✨ New on the Website: Media - Featured Stories
Roots Revealed
A deeply personal poem about reclaiming truth after discovering that I was a late-discovery adult whose origins were hidden through a black-market baby-broker network.
Reviews & Testimonials
Thank you for reading Connected: Finding My Truth. This story is deeply personal, and knowing it resonates with readers means the world to me. Your feedback not only supports my work as a writer, but it can also help others who may find comfort, strength, or understanding in these pages.
If you feel moved to share your experience, I’d be truly grateful for your review below.
REVIEWS
An amazing, riveting, deeply personal journey
When a monumental discovery births an identity crisis of epic proportions, Hochberg launches a quest to discover the truth about her origins. She pursues answers relentlessly, undaunted by the carefully guarded secrets that continually stymie her dogged efforts. An incredible story marked by inspiring determination. - Beth Steury - Indiana - Reviewed January 31, 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I was so completely wrapped up in Connected: Finding My Truth that I had to remind myself at the end of each chapter that I was reading a memoir—not a work of fiction. Diana does a wonderful job sharing the life-altering discovery of her adoption and the emotional, courageous journey she undertook to uncover her birth family and her truth.
Change into your comfy loungewear, grab your drink of choice, settle into a cozy chair, and be prepared for an unforgettable read. This story is filled with lies, secrets, intrigue, spies, and bikinis, taking you from the west coast of Canada across several American states and all the way to Cuba.
A beautifully written book that is incredibly hard to put down. - Lori Knisely - Missouri - Reviewed January 19, 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
WOW!! What an amazing story.
Connected: Finding My Truth is a bold, heartfelt memoir about navigating the web of family secrets, power, money, and the ache of disappointment while searching for personal truth. A casual conversation abruptly turns her world upside down, sending her on a lifelong extraordinary journey through decades of deception, truth, betrayal, disappointment, long-buried family secrets, the black-market baby trade, and government corruption. Everything she had believed about herself was lies, and the lies continued as she searched for her truth. As she presses forward to reclaim her identity, the narrative unfolds with a series of twists and turns that test loyalty, resilience, and self-belief, with relatable emotional highs and lows, courage, and self-discovery.
The author does not shy away from discomfort or complexity; instead, she maps the messy process of self-discovery with clarity, wit, and a quiet courage. The prose is taut and observant, catching the small, telling details—the hesitations in a whispered confession, the weight of a shared memory, the moment of realization when a truth finally lands and the stories we have been told do not hold up.
If you pick this up, you will not want to put it down. It is a compelling invitation to follow someone through disruption, persistence, acceptance, and to a redefined sense of self—one that suggests truth is not a destination but a continual process of connection, re-evaluation, reinvention, and finally peace. - Melanie Bassett - Sarasota, Florida - Reviewed January 15, 2026 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fascinating!
About Diana
An author whose late-discovery journey reshaped her understanding of family, identity, and belonging.
Diana Kayla Hochberg is an author, photographer, and genealogist whose work is rooted in personal discovery and the power of uncovering hidden histories. Through writing, research, and reflection, she explores identity, heritage, and the quiet truths that shape our understanding of family and self.