Belinda sits on a lounge. She's smiling in a beautiful pink dress with her hands on her lap and her blonde hair over one shoulder

About International Bestselling Author Belinda Alexandra

I am the author of 12 bestselling novels, a memoir, Emboldened and a book about the history of women and cats, The Divine Feline: A Chic Cat Lady’s Guide to Woman’s Best Friend. My latest novel, The Italian Correspondent, will be published in April 2026.

My books have been published around the world including the United States, Spain, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Hungary and Poland.

I was fortunate to grow up in a beautiful part of Sydney, among ancient trees and abundant wildlife and to have parents - one Russian, one Australian - who gave me the freedom to let my imagination run wild.

My journey to becoming a published writer is not a tale of overnight success.

I conjured up stories in my head as I reveled in the natural world around me or lay on my back on the grass and watched the clouds float by. Thanks to my parents I have a fascination with other cultures, world history, and why people do the things they do.

I also inherited the ‘storytelling gene’ from them. My mother would hold my brothers and me in awe as she told us stories of Old Harbin in China, where she had been born into the Russian community, while my father would make us laugh at his stories of a youth spent as a volunteer lifesaver on Bondi Beach.

My journey to becoming a published writer is not a tale of overnight success, however.

I spent most of my student years travelling, and my friends would compliment me on my vivid letters and emails. ‘You should be a writer!’ they said.

For the next ten years everything I wrote was rejected. But I persisted.

But like most people with a creative dream, I followed the advice to get a ‘real’ job. I met wonderful people and had fun while working in those ‘real’ jobs, but it always felt as if my soul was sad and that I wasn’t fulfilling my true purpose.

It was only after attending the University of California to complete my undergraduate degree that I was inspired enough by the other big dreamers around me to finally go for mine.

Things did not happen quickly! For the next ten years, everything I wrote was rejected. But I persisted. I can’t say that it was because I had incredible confidence in myself and knew that one day I would be published. It was just what I had to do.

After one novel was rejected by every publisher in Australia, I went to lick my wounds in New York, where I had accepted a job with a conference company. Writing at 4 am on cold winter mornings, on planes, subway trains, and in airports, I finished the book that was to change everything: White Gardenia.

That book was sold in an auction between major publishers and resulted in a contract for a two-book deal. A dream! Finally, I was to be a published author. The rest, as they say, is history.

So here I am, twelve books later!

I currently live in Sydney, Australia, with my three black cats, Valentino, Versace and Gucci, and a garden full of the beautiful Australian wildlife I love so much. When I’m not writing, I enjoy flamenco and belly dancing, playing the piano and attempting to wrap my tongue around foreign languages.

I’m passionate about animal welfare and am an active member of several animal charities.

Oh, and yes, I do pinch myself every day too!

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BELINDA ALEXANDRA’S BOOKS:

Cover of a book titled 'The Italian Correspondent' by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman in a red dress and headscarf sitting beside a vintage scooter, with a cloudy sky and ocean in the background.
Book cover for The Masterpiece by Belinda Alexandra featuring a side profile of a woman with wavy hair wearing a purple coat and blue beret, with a cityscape background and artistic brush strokes.
Front cover of the book titled "The French Agent" by Belinda Alexandra. It features a side profile of a woman with dark hair and red lipstick, wearing a blue coat, with a blurred background of a street.
Book cover for The Mystery Woman by Belinda Alexandra. A woman in a red dress walking on a beach with the ocean in the background, holding a suitcase and a blue coat over her shoulder, wearing a light blue hat with a bird on top.
Book cover titled 'The Invitation' by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman in vintage attire and a large, decorated hat, with a cityscape background.
Book cover of "Southern Ruby" by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman's face with purple eyes, a house in the background, and pink flowers.
Book cover of 'Sapphire Skies' by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman dressed in vintage blue attire with a beret, set against a background of Russian architecture and a snowy sky.
Book cover titled 'Golden Earrings' by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman with dark hair in a red dress against a backdrop of Gothic architecture.
Book cover for 'Tuscan Rose' showing a woman with short brown hair wearing a white top and holding a pink jacket over her shoulder, standing in front of a landscape with a dirt road, cypress trees, and a countryside estate, with a green sky and airpl
Cover of the book titled "Silver Wattle" by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman in a white dress and pink hat against a sunset landscape with trees and hills, and a quote: "A dark past, a bright future, but can she ever be free?"
Book cover for 'Wild Lavender' by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman in a teal dress with short dark hair, standing with hands crossed in front of a lavender field at sunset, with soft pink and purple sky.
Book cover for "White Gardenia" by Belinda Alexandra, featuring a woman in a blue coat and red hat holding a red umbrella and a suitcase, walking on a street with traditional Chinese lanterns in the background.
Book cover titled "The Divine Feline" by Belinda Alexandra, featuring an illustrated woman with a top bun hairstyle, bold makeup, and a gray cat on her shoulder, set against a blue background.
The book cover titled "Emboldened" by Belinda Alexandra with a black background and stylized red and gold floral illustrations. Includes a quote: "On finding the fire to keep going when all seems lost."
A pink and white journal titled 'The Feel Good Now Journal' with a silhouette of three cats on the cover, designed for daily prompts, action plans, and affirmations to promote positive feelings.

International bestselling author. Lover of nature, beauty and magic.