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Book cover of historical fiction book Under Two Flags by Janis Robinson Daly

Q&A with Janis Robinson Daly, Author of Under Two Flags

Posted on March 4, 2026 in Interviews, Newsletter

Q&A with Janis Robinson Daly, Author of Under Two Flags For Women’s History Month, I’m delighted to share my conversation with Janis Robinson Daly, author of Under Two Flags: A Novel of World War I. Based on the memoir of Josephine Therese Marzyn…

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Butterfly Games—The Story Behind the Book

Posted on November 5, 2025 in Butterfly Games, Newsletter, Swedish Royals

A French General, a Broken Kingdom, and A Countess Want to know the story behind Butterfly Games? When people think of the early 1800s, they picture Napoleon storming across Europe or Marie Antoinette meeting her tragic end in the 1790s. Few realize…

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Six Degrees of Separation, Butterfly Games Edition–Napoleon to Jacquette

Posted on September 24, 2025 in Behind the Scenes, Butterfly Games, Newsletter, Swedish Royals

What do Napoleon Bonaparte and a Swedish countess named Jacquette have in common? More than you’d think! Here’s the whirlwind version: 1 As a young army officer, Napoleon proposed marriage to Désirée Clary, the daughter of a silk merchant from Marsei…

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The women history remembers are often the ones it misunderstood.

That’s where Jacquette’s story begins.

#historicalfiction #bookstagram #books #royalty

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The women history remembers are often the ones it misunderstood.

That’s where Jacquette’s story begins.

#historicalfiction #bookstagram #books #royalty

Jacquette wanted love, but that came with attention. The wrong kind of attention. Which would you choose, love or safety?#ButterflyGames

#HistoricalFiction
#royalty

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Jacquette wanted love, but that came with attention. The wrong kind of attention. Which would you choose, love or safety?#ButterflyGames

#HistoricalFiction
#royalty

What I love about historical fiction has never just been the story.

It’s the world behind it—
the expectations, the constraints, the moments that change everything.

That’s what drew me to write Jacquette’s story in Butterfly Games.

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#historicalfiction #bookstagram #books #amreading #royalty

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What I love about historical fiction has never just been the story.

It’s the world behind it—
the expectations, the constraints, the moments that change everything.

That’s what drew me to write Jacquette’s story in Butterfly Games.

Link in bio,

#historicalfiction #bookstagram #books #amreading #royalty

It was the best kind of Friday on the Grand Strand in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. April is Independent Bookstore Month, and I was honored to bring Butterfly Games to the Litchfield Books Author Luncheon series. I had a blast. #historicalfiction #butterflygames #royalty

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It was the best kind of Friday on the Grand Strand in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. April is Independent Bookstore Month, and I was honored to bring Butterfly Games to the Litchfield Books Author Luncheon series. I had a blast. #historicalfiction #butterflygames #royalty

I’ve always been fascinated by the moment when a small decision changes everything.
History is full of them—turns taken or avoided, conversations started or avoided, paths chosen almost without thinking.
In Butterfly Games, that moment comes in the castle park at Drottningholm.
Jacquette is on an errand. At a fork in the path, a flash of light from the opposite direction catches her eye, and she turns left.
And there he is.
A prince she should avoid at all costs.
It’s a simple decision—barely a decision at all. But it places her in a life she could never have imagined, where attention brings consequences, and every step forward binds her more tightly to forces she cannot control.
That is where her story begins.
#historicalfiction #books #royalty

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I’ve always been fascinated by the moment when a small decision changes everything.
History is full of them—turns taken or avoided, conversations started or avoided, paths chosen almost without thinking.
In Butterfly Games, that moment comes in the castle park at Drottningholm.
Jacquette is on an errand. At a fork in the path, a flash of light from the opposite direction catches her eye, and she turns left.
And there he is.
A prince she should avoid at all costs.
It’s a simple decision—barely a decision at all. But it places her in a life she could never have imagined, where attention brings consequences, and every step forward binds her more tightly to forces she cannot control.
That is where her story begins.
#historicalfiction #books #royalty

Cocktails and book talk at the Kimpton Rowan. Tomorrowat 5!

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Cocktails and book talk at the Kimpton Rowan. Tomorrowat 5!

Step into a world of royal intrigue, power, and impossible choices.

Discover the world of Butterfly Games.

#historicalfiction #royalfiction

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Step into a world of royal intrigue, power, and impossible choices.

Discover the world of Butterfly Games.

#historicalfiction #royalfiction

One of the best things about being a writer is meeting new friends.

Thursday at @talltalesbooks in Atlanta, @vicky_alvear_shecter and I had such a wonderful conversation about 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 and her new release, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈—a powerful novel set in the Roman Empire.

It’s a fast-paced, deeply researched story about a young woman, Mia, who is manipulated by the powerful men around her, forced into the role of a Vestal Virgin, and later scapegoated when the patriarchy closes ranks to protect its own interests. Naturally, they label 𝐡𝐞𝐫 immoral and manufacture a sex scandal. Some things, sadly, haven’t changed nearly as much from Roman times as we might like to think.

A heartfelt thank-you to @talltalesbooks for hosting such a warm, welcoming event, and especially to owner Rebekah Hagedorn for creating such a lovely space for readers and writers to come together. I’m so grateful for the conversation and the new connections.

If you`re from the ATL, check out Tall Tales and Vicky`s great new book, which was published on January 20 by @hypatiapress. Find out more here: https://vickyalvearshecter.com/adult-historical-fiction/the-cleansing-a-novel-of-ancient-rome/.

#historicalfiction #atlantabookstores #booktour

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One of the best things about being a writer is meeting new friends.

Thursday at @talltalesbooks in Atlanta, @vicky_alvear_shecter and I had such a wonderful conversation about 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 and her new release, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈—a powerful novel set in the Roman Empire.

It’s a fast-paced, deeply researched story about a young woman, Mia, who is manipulated by the powerful men around her, forced into the role of a Vestal Virgin, and later scapegoated when the patriarchy closes ranks to protect its own interests. Naturally, they label 𝐡𝐞𝐫 immoral and manufacture a sex scandal. Some things, sadly, haven’t changed nearly as much from Roman times as we might like to think.

A heartfelt thank-you to @talltalesbooks for hosting such a warm, welcoming event, and especially to owner Rebekah Hagedorn for creating such a lovely space for readers and writers to come together. I’m so grateful for the conversation and the new connections.

If you're from the ATL, check out Tall Tales and Vicky's great new book, which was published on January 20 by @hypatiapress. Find out more here: https://vickyalvearshecter.com/adult-historical-fiction/the-cleansing-a-novel-of-ancient-rome/.

#historicalfiction #atlantabookstores #booktour

The line is long, probably more than an hour, but the staff at @atlairport is so helpful and friendly. #flydelta

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The line is long, probably more than an hour, but the staff at @atlairport is so helpful and friendly. #flydelta

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