Mimi Matthews is a USA Today bestselling author known for historical nonfiction and award-winning historical romance.
Rules for Ruin earned recognition as a 2025 Best Book from Kirkus, NYPL, NPR, Library Journal, BookPage, and Marie Claire.
Her previous works include The Siren of Sussex, Fair as a Star, Gentleman Jim, and The Work of Art, which won the 2020 HOLT Medallion.
Her novels have received starred reviews from major publications, and her articles appear in Victorian Web, Journal of Victorian Culture, and BUST Magazine.
Matthews is also an attorney and lives in California with her family and various pets.
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