Posted on April 30, 2026 in Butterfly Games, Characters, Jacquette, Newsletter
When I first came across Jacquette Gyldenstolpe, I wasn’t struck by what history said about her. I was struck by what it didn’t. Here was a woman who lived at the center of power in early 19th-century Sweden—a countess moving in royal circles,…
READ MORESuper-hot and fun Saturday @RBC_Heritage. Loved the golf, the beautiful flowered spring dresses, the tartan tiered skirts! Now I’m off to @ReadItAgain in Suwanee, GA and Trope Bookshop in Charlotte to meet historical fiction readers and talk all things #butterflygames.
Step into a world of royal intrigue, power, and impossible choices.
Discover Butterfly Games.
UK edition publishes tomorrow!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Butterfly-Games-Kelly-Scarborough/dp/B0GTLPQTLL/
Want to know the story behind Butterfly Games? Read my interview with Kim Monaghan of Books Uplift. https://kellyscarborough.com/2026/01/02/books-uplift-author-qa-kelly-scarborough/
Butterfly Games is on the road! My historical fiction novel is in Germany at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest trade fair for books.
She was fourteen.
Not yet a scandal.
Not yet a story rewritten by others.
Just a girl, writing to her mother…
unaware that this shared birthday would change everything.
🦋 Butterfly Games
#historicalfiction #bookstagram #womeninhistory #royalty #historicalromance #booksbooksbooks #bookish #writersofinstagram
There’s nothing like a romance audience to heat up the room! I loved meeting all of you in Charlotte at @tropebookshop to talk Butterfly Games. Special thanks to the dynamic @bloomingbookshelf_ for just generally bringing it! Great questions, you made it so interesting and fun.
Read It Again Books
Come say hello
#atlantaevents #johnscreek #johnscreekga #suwanee #bookevent historicalfiction
Suwanee tomorrow
Join me at Read It Again Books at 6:30 for an evening of conversation, questions, and a little intrigue.
Link to details in bio.
I’d love to see you there.
#atlantaevents #bookevent #historicalfiction #bookstagram
Suwanee readers, come out tomorrow and let’s talk books! Answer the poll to share your views on love stories in literature. Does a great love story have to have a happy ending?
Super-hot and fun Saturday @rbcheritage . Loved the golf, the beautiful flowered spring dresses, the tartan tiered skirts! Now I’m off to @readitagainbooks in Suwanee, GA and @tropebookshop in Charlotte, NC to meet historical fiction readers and talk all things #butterflygames.
Atlanta friends—I’ll be in Suwanee on April 22, and I’d love to see some familiar faces.
I’ll be at Read It Again Books for an evening of conversation about Butterfly Games—love, ambition, and the complicated business of relationships at court.
It should be a relaxed, thoughtful evening (with a little scandal, inevitably).
If you’re nearby, come say hello ✨
Link to event info in bio.
The women history remembers are often the ones it misunderstood.
That’s where Jacquette’s story begins.
#historicalfiction #bookstagram #books #royalty
