Alina Dobrova

This week (month) has been very busy (AHH) with Zaika officially launching on Nov 30, so I’ve fallen a little behind on the Last Daughter of the Wood. An update is coming! I want to make sure I don’t rush my way through these chapters because big things are coming and they must get justice.

If you read Kotik back in the before-times of long ago, there is now an extended epilogue that can be found on my Instagram @alinadobrovaauthor! Feels weird to say because it has been so long. Almost 7 months since Katya and Vitali left Inkitt.

I don’t even know if anyone reads these updates, but I don’t want you to think I’ve forgotten <3

Now that you have coffee cake, will you publish the Joni Macaroni? I want to buy it for people.

I'm buying you coffee cake! I don't approve of unhealthy drinks, only unhealthy snacks. I got a ruptured ulcer from energy drinks, so take it as a gesture of love and support that I refuse to pay for anything that might hurt you in a serious way.... Trusting that you are not diabetic, that is.

Attention:
If you are reading Zaika, it expires tomorrow! If you need more time, please contact me. It is entering the ARC stage of moving to the ‘Zon. I’m happy to give everyone the opportunity to read it for free before that happens. I appreciate you all 🖤

If you are reading the Last Daughter of the Wood, updates will resume tomorrow on the Hunter. We are coming up on some juicy events 👀 I want to give everyone the chance to catch up and be stoked together so I won’t be posting updates as often, but rest assured it won’t be too long. Just not daily.

You guys are the best 🖤 here is couple art of Liza and Andrei of Zaika. As always, by Duy Phan! See him linked on my IG.

Alina

I just unlocked the Master Wordsmith badge! 🚀

Haven’t announced it yet, but the first book of the Last Daughter of the Wood is completed! The second, the Hunter, already has a chapter and if you haven’t added it to a reading list please make sure you do and get all the updates 🖤

Update!

Zaika is complete. It is set to retire 10/31 and will shortly be available in print after that. The third book of the series is coming 2027, but I am currently taking a break from the 1990s criminal world as I am tired, fam.

Having said that, I am now working on The Last Daughter of the Wood which is a DARK Slavic folklore based fantasy romance. This is a huge series, guys. And it is written, but I am posting as I edit. We are talking around 200 chapters and 450k words. Extremely slow burn. This is an original story, not a retelling. But it does contain elements and interpretations of pretty much every fairytale, folktale, pagan practice, and superstition I can think of. Lots of trigger warnings and upsetting things in this one. It is not written for publishing and will remain free.

Binary 44 is also getting a slight facelift, but that's later in the year. No major plot changes. It will also remain free.

Thank you for reading <3 Alina

Hi friends!

I’m almost off my accidental hiatus. Sometimes you just can’t write no matter how hard you try, but August was also fairly stressful so I think once September turns over and I have a pumpkin drink in my hand it will be easier to get the stories going.

Zaika remains the priority 🖤

Thanks for hanging in there🥰

Remember when I promised you another dark Russian mafia romance?
Well, here is a dark Slavic folklore fantasy romance instead!

Check out the Last Daughter of the Wood, if you're into the slutty horror thing. Be prepared, though; it is a very slow burn and touches on much more sensitive topics than my previous works. It is fully written at 450k words, but is going through edits just ahead of the posts.

Zaika - a Dark Russian Mafia Romance is still coming. It is almost fully written. I'd hate to leave you hanging.

Hi friends! Some of you may know that Kotik has been officially published as of 04/30/2026 (under the same title). I have exciting news! Book 2 is in the works! I will begin posting it here for FREE once I get a little bit ahead with writing.

'ZAIKA' will feature a different couple, Liza and Andrei. He just returned from the First Chechen War where he was a special forces sniper, and quickly secured a place in the local obshak thanks to a family friend who may or may not be an ever-cigarette-smoking teddy bear.

The world is a little different, and a new player has come to Kurev to run the Olympic, a casino constructed on the grounds where a different one used to be (what happened to it? Hmm). Gold and girls are his specialty, and that’s where we meet Liza—his right hand girl.
In an effort to make peace with the local obshak, Liza is sent in as a liaison (or is she?), and that is where it all begins.


Tropes:
Slow Burn,
Forced Proximity,
Workplace Romance,
He Falls First,
Grumpy sunsh... well... its a little cloudy everywhere but at least they’re funny about it.
Hurt/Comfort,
Found Family,
Morally Gray Everyone,
Healing,
And, drumroll, Femme Fatale.

So keep an eye out! There will be easter eggs and the background is a bit of an ongoing story, but books 1 & 2 are absolutely standalones.