Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews

Post author:Cece Beckman
Post published:March 30, 2025
Post category:3 Blot Rating / Adult Fiction / Adult Novel / Historical Fiction / Romance
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Book Details

On the outskirts of London sits a seemingly innocuous institution with a secretive aim—train young women to distract, disrupt, and discredit the patriarchy. Outraged by a powerful lord’s systematic attack on women’s rights in Parliament, the Academy summons its brightest—and most bitter—pupil to infiltrate the odious man’s inner circle. A deal is struck: bring down the viscount, and Miss Euphemia Flite will finally earn her freedom.

But betting shop owner Gabriel Royce has other plans. The viscount is the perfect pawn to insulate Gabriel’s underworld empire from government interference. He’s not about to let some crinoline-clad miss destroy his carefully constructed enterprise—no matter how captivating he finds her threats.

From the rookeries of St. Giles to the ballrooms of Mayfair, Euphemia and Gabriel engage in a battle of wits and wills that’s complicated by a blossoming desire. Soon Euphemia realizes it’s not the broken promises to her Academy sisters she should fear. . . . It’s the danger to her heart.

Book Review: RULES FOR RUIN

Genre: Historical Romance

Rules for Ruin is the next book in Mimi Matthews’ latest series, The Crinoline Academy. The book will have romance readers rooting for women’s rights and savoring over Euphemia Flite and Gabriel Royce’s journey to a happily ever after.

Friends, Mimi has spiced things up in her latest historical romance. There’s more banter, more tit-for-tat, and this cat-and-mouse chase between Effie and Gabriel makes this a read worth pick up. Plus Effie isn’t some hapless lass, where she is fully capable of defending herself with words and actions. I enjoyed Effie’s no nonsense attitude and it made the blooming relationship between her and Gabriel so much more fun.

Definitely make sure to add this one to your TBR!

Happy Reading ~ Cece

RATING: – Satisfyingly Inked

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances. Her novels have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, and Shelf Awareness, and her articles have been featured on the Victorian Web, the Journal of Victorian Culture, and in syndication at BUST Magazine. In her other life, Mimi is an attorney. She resides in California with her family, which includes an Andalusian dressage horse, a miniature poodle, a Sheltie, and two Siamese cats.