Rules for Ruin

By: Mimi Matthews

Published by Penguin Group, 2025-05-20

<b>A Most Anticipated Romance for <i>Paste Magazine</i> · The Nerd Daily · <i>Marie Claire</i> · Book Riot · Bookish · Fangirlish <br><br>One of BookBub's Best Romances of 2025 So Far<br><br>No one betrays the Academy. But now Euphemia must decide: break the rules for her enemy, or let the rules break her heart.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.