Dora Levy Mossanen (Persian: دورا لوی مصنن, born December 28, 1945) is an American author of historical fiction. Her published works include Harem (2002), Los Angeles Times and Denver Post best-seller Courtesan (2005), Denver Post best-seller The Last Romanov (2012), and Denver Post best-seller Scent of Butterflies (2014). Her forthcoming novel Love and War in the Jewish Quarter is scheduled to be released November 8, 2022 by Post Hill Press. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California Masters of Professional Writing Program and is the recipient of the San Diego State University Editor's Choice Award.