Tamar Ohrnstein was born in Israel, graduated from the University of Florence's School of Engineering, and has lived in Jerusalem for the past forty years. Before she started writing books, she worked as a computer programmer and system analyst. Since she retired in 2018, Tamar dedicates most of her time to the one activity she cares for most of all—writing. She specializes in historical and contemporary romance and has published four novels. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.