About Mimika

Hi, I’m Mimika Cooney. Author, mindset coach, and unapologetic lover of stories that stir the heart and challenge the mind.

Originally from South Africa, I’ve lived in the UK and now call the U.S. home. With a background that spans professional photography, TV hosting, marketing strategy, and brain-performance coaching, I bring a wide-angle lens to everything I do. My storytelling is shaped by a global worldview, a passion for emotional depth, and just enough sass to keep things interesting.

I’ve written 14 books (so far!) and have been dubbed the “Personal Trainer for Your Mind” thanks to my work helping high performers rewire their thinking. That same obsession with growth and transformation shows up in my fiction, where my characters don’t just fall in love, they evolve.

My Sensibility Romance Series blends clean, closed-door contemporary romance with pop culture sparkle, cinematic settings, witty banter, and rich emotional arcs. Think soul-stretching love stories with depth, faith threads, and international flair. Guaranteed to deliver a happily ever after without the heat.

When I’m not writing or coaching, I’m probably on the ice practicing figure skating spins, or stabbing people for fun as an amateur fencer (don’t worry, it’s sanctioned). Because who says romance authors can’t duel?

If you love stories that make you feel—and maybe even think differently—you’re in the right place.

Born in South Africa 🇿🇦 to a Greek 🇬🇷 dad and SA mom, I lived in the UK 🇬🇧 for 6 years before immigrating to the US 🇺🇸 in 2006. I’ve got 3 kids (2 young adults + 1 hilarious teen) and I’m finally living my bucket-list dream: full-time author life.  

When I’m not writing (or planning my next research trip ✈️), you’ll find me spinning on the ice ⛸️ or stabbing people for fun 🤺 (in fencing… no arrests yet). Because who says romance authors can’t duel?  

My Published Books

Official Bio + Headshot

Mimika Cooney wrote her first book idea on a typewriter at the age of ten. It took her 40 years and 4 career changes to finally come back to her first love of writing.

South African born Mimika has lived in 3 countries in South Africa, England and the USA. Her eclectic background includes being a professional photographer, TV host, marketing strategist, entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, copywriter, and mindset performance coach.

She is known as the “Personal Trainer for your Mind” and loves to infuse empowering mindset principles into her books and projects. She is a Certified John Maxwell DISC Behavioral Analysis Consultant and performance coach. She has training as a Brain Health Coach with the Amen Clinics Institute, the Coaches Rising Neuroscience of Change Management, Yale University’s The Science of Well being, and Positive Psychology Motivation Management.

Mimika is an award winning author of twelve books in the Christian Living and Personal growth genres. She is now working on a fiction series; sweet rom-coms infused with pop culture and travel, while tackling the thorny issues of life (with humor and insight). She loves witty alpha characters with sass, and guaranteed happily ever afters that won’t make Grandma blush!

A hopeless romantic, Mimika has been married to her childhood sweetheart for 29 years. Together they share 3 children; 2 independent young adults and a witty teenager.

When she is not writing, or planning her next “writing research” travel trip; she will be found on the ice practicing her spins as an adult figure skater. She also enjoys stabbing people for fun (without getting arrested) as an amateur fencer.

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