Kelly Scarborough

I’m so excited (and a little awed) to celebrate the launch of Butterfly Games at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, NH. I’ll be in conversation with former NPR host and historical fiction author Laura Knoy, followed by Q&A and a signing.

🍪 Light refreshments + book cookies#ButterflyGames
🎁 Two Gibson’s gift card giveaways

📍 Wed. Jan 21 at 6:30pm
👉 Details: https://gibsonsbookstore.com/event/kelly-scarborough and in link in bio

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From the Pages of Butterfly Games

Oscar learns about betrayal long before he ever betrays.
Raised in a world where loyalty is conditional, he repeats what he was taught.
No one escapes their inheritance.

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So great to see my favorite Swedish history writer @annalenaberg_forfattare on this list. Vitt gift, set in 1845 at Attarp Manor, is true crime focusing on a murder mystery where a poisonous substance (likely arsenic, "white poison") is used, involving both gentry and servants, blending historical details, societal class dynamics, and a suspenseful whodunit as lives are disrupted by the sinister event. Check it out, and vote for your favorite. #truecrime #swedishhistory #bookstagramsverige

Who You’ll Meet in Butterfly Games — Carl Löwenhielm

Meet Carl Löwenhielm.

He believes integrity should matter more than charm—and that belief costs him dearly.

At a royal court built on performance, Carl chooses restraint, truth, and duty. He does not bend easily, and he does not recover quickly.

His fault is not ambition, but sincerity. And sincerity, in the Butterfly Game, is a liability.

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Places You’ll Go in Butterfly Games—Haga Pavilion

A jewel box of a royal retreat.
Sunlight on water. Gold trim gleaming.

In Butterfly Games, Haga Pavilion becomes a backdrop for moments that are anything but casual — where intimacy and watchfulness share the same small palace.

Beautiful spaces, dangerous conversations.

Butterfly Games · January 20, 2026
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Thanks @cozy.coffee.reads! Made me think of this song by David Bowie.

From the Pages of Butterfly Games

Before power, before betrayal, before the rules of the Butterfly Game were fully revealed—there was a moment when everything still felt possible.

This is Jacquette at the edge of innocence, wishing for a simpler kind of love than the world will allow her.

The Butterfly Game isn’t about love.

It’s about proximity to power — and what you’re willing to sacrifice to keep it.

This is the quiet mechanism that draws Jacquette in.
Not romance. Not rebellion.
But access — and the cost of staying close enough to matter.

Butterfly Games · January 20, 2026