Alina Rubin

Alina Rubin is an IT professional and a mom, who, during the pandemic, used the time and energy saved on the commute to write her first book, an adventure of a nineteen-century woman surgeon. Writing became her passion, and her characters took her on a journey beyond her wildest dreams.

Alina obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Business and Information Technology from DePaul University. She lives near Chicago with her husband and daughter. When not working or writing, she enjoys yoga, hiking, and traveling. A Girl with a Knife is her debut novel, the first book of the Hearts and Sails series available on from major online retailors and  bookshops.  It's been named the finalist of the Illinois Soon To Be Famous Author Contest.  She also writes short stories, features about historical women, as well as personal and travel accounts on her A Girl On Adventure Blog.