Mimi Matthews
Mimi Matthews
Mimi Matthews is a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of Victorian romances. Her critically acclaimed works include Rules for Ruin, a Kirkus, NPR, NYPL, 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. Mimi’s novels have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, BookPage, and Shelf Awareness, and have been named Editors’ Choice selections by the Historical Novel Society. She has been mentioned in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Oprah Daily, Parade, Elle, and Marie Claire. Her books have been translated into ten languages. When not writing historical romance, Mimi authors nonfiction books and articles on all aspects of nineteenth century history—from animals, art, and etiquette to fashion, beauty, feminism, and law. Her work has been featured on the Victorian Web, the Journal of Victorian Culture, the Costume Society UK, and in syndication at BUST Magazine. (https://www.mimimatthews.com/about/)
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The Lily of Ludgate Hill
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Return to Satterthwaite Court
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The Siren of Sussex
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The Belle of Belgrave Square
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The Work of Art
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Gentleman Jim
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John Eyre
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The Winter Companion
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A Convenient Fiction
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Fair as a Star
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A Modest Independence
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Matrimonial Advertisement, The
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Modest Independence, A
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A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
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The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter
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The Matrimonial Advertisement
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A Holiday By Gaslight
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The Lost Letter
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Rules for Ruin
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Governess and the Rogue
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Marriage Method
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Muse of Maiden Lane
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Lady of Conscience
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Appointment in Bath
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The Lily of Ludgate Hill
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Return to Satterthwaite Court
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The Siren of Sussex
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The Belle of Belgrave Square
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The Work of Art
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Gentleman Jim
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John Eyre
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The Winter Companion
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A Convenient Fiction
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Fair as a Star
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A Modest Independence
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Matrimonial Advertisement, The
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Modest Independence, A
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A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
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The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter
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The Matrimonial Advertisement
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A Holiday By Gaslight
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The Lost Letter
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Rules for Ruin
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Governess and the Rogue
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Marriage Method
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Muse of Maiden Lane
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Lady of Conscience
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Appointment in Bath