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USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning historical romance, including Rules for Ruin, a Kirkus, NYPL, NPR, Library Journal, BookPage, and Marie Claire Best Book of 2025; The Siren of Sussex, a 2023 RUSA Reading List shortlist pick for Best Romance; Fair as a Star, a Library Journal Best Romance of 2020; Gentleman Jim, a Kirkus Best Book of 2020; and The Work of Art, winner of the 2020 HOLT Medallion and a 2021 Daphne du Maurier Award nominee. Her novels have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, BookPage, and Shelf Awareness, and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the Journal of Victorian Culture, and in syndication at BUS ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 123,811 ratings · 20,555 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,376 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Holiday by Gaslight 4.02 avg rating — 13,328 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Work of Art (Somerset Stories, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 10,558 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Belle of Belgrave Square (Belles of London, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 10,129 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 10,705 ratings — published 2022 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Letter 4.02 avg rating — 7,313 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rules for Ruin (The Crinoline Academy, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 6,665 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gentleman Jim (Somerset Stories, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 5,380 ratings — published 2020 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter 3.80 avg rating — 5,860 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 5,311 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rules for Ruin is On Sale for $1.99

Dear Readers, Rules for Ruin is on sale! My publisher has temporarily discounted the eBook to $1.99—a more than 80% savings off the list price! If you’ve been waiting to read this swoony, atmospheric, rivals-to-lovers Victorian romance (the first in my new Crinoline Academy series), now’s your chance. But act fast! Sale ends September 23rd. […]

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Series by Mimi Matthews

Belles of London (4 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 30,126 ratings

Parish Orphans of Devon (4 books)
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4.06 avg rating — 26,921 ratings

Somerset Stories (6 books)
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4.15 avg rating — 25,384 ratings

The Crinoline Academy (2 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 10,261 ratings

Victorian Romantics (1 book)
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4.04 avg rating — 2,138 ratings

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In most historical romances, love and marriage go together like...well, a horse and carriage. But what if the girl part of the girl-meets-boy...

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Mimi Matthews and 2 other people liked Marisol Barrera's review of Miss Beresford and the Beast (Daughters of Somerset #1): "“He raised her hand to his lips, pressing a reverent kiss to her knuckles. “I never dared dream at all until I met you,” he confessed huskily.” Mimi Matthews is one of my favorite authors for a reason. She has such a gift for writing tender, thoughtfu" Read more of this review »
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Mimi Matthews and 5 other people liked nat_anniemarie's review of Miss Beresford and the Beast (Daughters of Somerset #1): "MIMI MATTHEWS HAS DONE IT AGAIN😍😍😍 I’ll write my thoughts when I’m able to collect them, but dare I say Magnus may have entered my top 5 Mimi Matthews heroes?! I LOVE THAT MAN!!!"
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Mimi Matthews and 8 other people liked Jessica White's review of Miss Beresford and the Beast (Daughters of Somerset #1): "I saw that Mimi Matthews had written another Victorian romance and knew I needed to drop everything for it. All I knew was that it was highly structured around the Beauty and the Beast fairytale (YES PLEASE) and Mimi immediately snagged my attention " Read more of this review »
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Mimi Matthews and 1 other person liked Margaret Nelson's review of Miss Beresford and the Beast (Daughters of Somerset #1): "This is the first book in a new series – Daughters of Somerset – featuring the next generation after her Somerset Stories. I thoroughly enjoyed it - great characters (including a dog you won’t forget) and the dark and menacing atmosphere of a rotting" Read more of this review »
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Mimi Matthews rated a book it was amazing Rebel Heiress (The Diamonds Book 3) by Amalie Howard (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A Regency bluestocking who eschews the marriage mart in favor of a covert stint at Cambridge is unexpectedly hit with the swooning stick in Amalie Howard’s sparkling latest. Rebel Heiress is a page-turning delight of a historical romance, elegantly u ...more
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Mimi Matthews made a comment on The Governess and the Rogue Release Day & Giveaway! " Flora wrote: "Yay, my pre-order cannot get here soon enough!" Thank you for preordering a copy, Flora! Hope you love the story! ❤️ ...more "
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Mimi Matthews answered king rät's question: Hello Mimi, I've discovered your books with the Belles of London series and simply fell in love with your characters and your writing! I'm a huge horse fan and I'm kind of an artist too, so I wanted to know if you could give detailed descriptions of the four main horses (Hephaestus, Cossack, Saffron and Locket) because I'd like to make fanarts of them? :) Thank you very much for creating such lovely stories!!<3 Thank you so much for reading my stories! I'm honored that you want to create art for them! ❤️ You can see pictures of how I imagine the Belles horses on my Pinterest boards. I have a board for each of my published books. https://www.pinterest.com/Mi See Full Answer
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Mimi Matthews made a comment on her review of The Gate to Women's Country " Ani wrote: "Love this book. Thanks for reminding me of it." You're very welcome. It's a great one to re-read! ❤️ ...more "
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Mimi Matthews rated a book it was amazing The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of my favorite books of all time. It's a novel where women and non-violent men live in walled cities in a civilized, matriarchal society. Outside the gates are men who rule by military strength and violence, waging endless wars. A dystopian page- ...more
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“A wounded animal will bite and claw,” she said to Mrs. Ogilvy. “And it often cannot tell friend from foe. One mustn’t judge such a creature too harshly.”
― Mimi Matthews, The Work of Art

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“Not very romantic, is it? But I don't want you to feel powerless with me. I value your intelligence and your strength. I'd rather you stood at my side than in my shadow.”
― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight

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“I don't know if I can let you dance with anyone else. Not without kissing you first.”
― Mimi Matthews, A Holiday by Gaslight

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“And, of course men know best about everything, except what women know better.”
― George Eliot, Middlemarch

tags: men-women

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“For the first time in his life, Charles was being pursued by a lady. And such a lady!”
― Mimi Matthews, Return to Satterthwaite Court

tags: historical-romance, victory

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Sep 10, 2017 06:15PM

Donna wrote: "Thanks, Mimi, for becoming a friend on Good Reads. Looks as though we like a lot of the same authors.
Donna"

You're very welcome, Donna :)

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