Mimi Matthews Books in Order

Destitute after her father's death, Sylvia Stafford works as a governess until a summons pulls her back toward former love Sebastian Conrad. Their reunion in the countryside forces both to confront old hurt and one missing letter.

This lively nonfiction collection gathers true animal stories from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, from royal pets to courtroom curiosities. Mimi Matthews turns odd, funny, and touching episodes into approachable history.

Sophie Appersett plans to break with her grim merchant suitor, Edward Sharpe, before Christmas. Instead, a country house holiday gives them one last chance to see each other clearly, beyond class expectations and formal courtship.

Matthews traces Victorian fashion and beauty decade by decade, from crinolines and bustles to hairpieces, cosmetics, and perfume. It is a richly researched guide to style, social rules, and female self-expression.

Helena Reynolds flees London to marry stranger Justin Thornhill at remote Greyfriar's Abbey. What begins as a practical arrangement turns complicated as danger closes in and both must face the bruising weight of their pasts.

Reformed rake Tristan Sinclair meets seemingly prim companion Valentine March at a scandalous Yorkshire house party. One reckless moment binds them together and exposes hidden depths on both sides.

Laura Hayes needs money and a husband to save her family and her brother. Fortune hunter Alex Archer arrives looking for an heiress, but their calculated bargain grows risky as feelings and old secrets begin to surface.

Former companion Jenny Holloway and sharp-minded solicitor Tom Finchley travel from London to colonial India in search of a missing earl. Adventure, old grudges, and unexpected tenderness test them far from home.

Singular Phyllida Satterthwaite needs escape from a predatory duke and finds an unlikely ally in wounded veteran Arthur Heywood. Their marriage of convenience offers shelter, but danger follows them into the countryside.

Beryl Burnham returns from Paris carrying a secret burden and an unwanted engagement. During a summer wedding season, village curate Mark Rivenhall becomes her safest refuge, and the man who understands her best may cost everything.

Margaret Honeywell never forgot Nicholas Seaton, the supposed bastard who vanished years ago. When a dangerous viscount returns in disguise, old betrayals, revenge, and a buried love story come roaring back.

Quiet companion Clara Hartwright hopes to remain invisible during a winter stay at a remote abbey. Neville Cross, gentle and wounded, sees more than others do, and their friendship slowly becomes a hard-won romance.

Disgraced schoolmaster John Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall to tutor two strange boys and meets a mysterious widow. This Gothic tale reimagines Jane Eyre through letters, shadows, and supernatural menace.

Socially anxious heiress Julia Wychwood proposes to reclusive Captain Jasper Blunt for a practical marriage. At his crumbling Yorkshire estate, locked rooms, rumors, and growing trust turn a bargain into something far more dangerous to the heart.

Evelyn Maltravers, a bold equestrienne from a failing family, teams up with tailor Ahmad Malik to chase independence through fashion and riding. In prejudiced Victorian London, ambition and attraction quickly become tangled.

Shy, stammering Meg Burton-Smythe falls for golden, forward-looking Ivo Beresford, son of her family's sworn enemy. Their secret friendship in Somerset soon becomes a forbidden romance with real consequences.

Fearless Lady Katherine Beresford sets out to win the reserved Charles Heywood while helping him untangle a decades-old mystery. Their search moves from rural Somerset to London, with danger close behind.

Animal-loving Hannah Heywood arrives in Bath hoping to find a kindred spirit, not icy Viscount St. Clare. Yet one scheme after another throws them together, and her compassion proves harder for him to resist than he expects.

Lady Anne Deveril, cool-headed leader of her riding circle, needs a favor from former suitor Felix Hartford. A holiday house party strips away old defenses and gives their second-chance romance real momentum.

Overlooked equestrienne Stella Hobhouse agrees to pose for artist Edward Hayes, the only man who truly sees her. Their scandalous arrangement and marriage of convenience become a tender story of art, disability, and self-acceptance.

Effie Flite, one of the Crinoline Academy's brightest pupils, is sent to bring down a viscount attacking women's rights. Betting shop owner Gabriel Royce blocks her path, and their London battle of wits turns dangerously intimate.

Stranded in India, governess Beatrice Layton takes a grim post just to secure passage home. On the voyage, roguish Colonel Jack Beresford offers a fake engagement that becomes much harder to leave behind.

Academy graduate Nell Trewlove is assigned to distract suspicious editor Miles Quincy. When a reporter's murder and a compromising situation force them into marriage, investigation and attraction begin working side by side.

Free at last for one Yorkshire summer, Charlotte Beresford wanders toward a cursed village and a crumbling manor she has been warned to avoid. There she meets battle-scarred Magnus Sterling, and fairytale danger starts to feel personal.