Mimi Matthews's Blog

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. […]

My Dear Readers,  The Governess and the Rogue is out today!! This is the sixth and final book in my Somerset Stories series. It features roguish army colonel Jack Beresford (youngest son of Maggie and St. Clare from Gentleman Jim) and down-on-her-luck governess Beatrice Layton. What else can you expect? A shipboard friendship turns romance An engagement of […]

My new Victorian romance Rules for Ruin is out this week from Berkley/Penguin Random House! To celebrate, I’m hosting a giveaway for a signed paperback copy, with notecards illustrated with scenes from the story. There’s also a reader FAQ, a Pinterest board with images of how I imagine the characters, and a bonus giveaway that’s open […]

I’ve teamed up with the incomparable Laura Frantz for a giveaway to celebrate the upcoming releases of our two newest historical romances! One lucky winner will receive signed copies of each of the novels pictured, along with a $50.00 Amazon gift card!!! Enter the Celebrate With Us Giveaway via the Rafflecopter link below. Best of […]

My new Victorian romance The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, Book 3) is out today from Berkley/Penguin Random House! To celebrate, I’m giving away a a signed set of the first three books in the series, along with some amazing Belles of London bookmarks and notecards. There’s also a book tour, a bonus giveaway […]

Dear Readers, The Belle of Belgrave Square 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 and suspenseful, Beauty-and-the-Beast inspired Victorian romance (the second novel in my acclaimed Belles of London series), now’s your chance. But […]

Dear Readers, This September marks six whole years (!!!) since my first novel, The Lost Letter, was released in 2017. To celebrate, I’m hosting an epic anniversary giveaway for a complete set of all fifteen of my published romance novels + a $20 Amazon gift card! 1 winner (selected at random by Rafflecopter) receives a […]

I recently saw this question relating to one of my books. It made me think a lot about the genuine misunderstanding some people have about where closed-door romances fit into the modern-day romance genre. What’s a closed-door romance novel? Closed-door romances are romances where the sex in the story takes place off the page, i.e. […]

Dearest Readers, I’ve made the difficult decision to withdraw from attending the RARE Paris book signing in April 2024. As some of you know, my health has taken a turn for the worse lately, owing to a serious cervical spine injury I suffered many years ago. My neck has been in almost constant spasm for […]

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be attending my first book signing at RARE Paris in 2024! RARE (Romance Author and Reader Events) is a multi-author book signing event where readers come from all over the world to meet their favorite authors. The main event will be on April 6, 2024 at Le Palais des […]