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Kelly Scarborough

Historical Fiction Author | Women of the Swedish Royal Court

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Writing a historical novel. Sweden. 1815. Nobility. Toxic Romance.

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mskellyo avatar Kelly Scarborough @mskellyo ·
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Looking for a home on the Connecticut Shoreline? Madison, the perfect New England coastal community. #CTRealEstate #LuxuryHomes #RealEstate
https://www.remax.com/luxury/ct/madison/home-details/137-liberty-st-madison-ct-06443/14249360028117732140/M00000127/24128649

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When I imagine an actress as #Jacquette in #ButterflyGames, I see Daisy Edgar-Jones. She’ll make a great #ElinorDashwood. #JaneAusten #PeriodDramas

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The “Twisters” and “Normal People” star is about to play one of Jane Austen’s most beloved heroines. https://www.vogue.com/article/everything-we-know-so-far-daisy-edgar-jones-sense-and-sensibility

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Thanks to @literarytitan for this early review of my upcoming historical novel, Butterfly Games. Coming January 20. Preorder it now. . #Books #HistoricalFiction

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Butterfly Games by Kelly Scarborough is Bridgerton meets The Crown with a twist of Game of Thrones — intrigue, forbidden love, and glittering danger in 1800s Sweden.
#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance
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Love British detective fiction? Check out the DI MacLean series set in the New Forest. @carolcole1122 https://www.instagram.com/p/DLmV3UkKBY0/?igsh=Y2Q0NmNiMjc3NQ==

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🏡✨ Built in 1816. Reimagined for today.
Welcome to 137 Liberty Street — where history meets modern luxury.

📍 Madison, CT
💰 $2.6M

Would you write your next chapter here? 🗝️ Link in bio.
#HistoricLuxury #MadisonCT #DreamHome #NewEnglandLiving #LuxuryListing #StorybookHome #ConnecticutHomes #HomeWithHistory #ForSale #ctrealestate

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🏡✨ Built in 1816. Reimagined for today.
Welcome to 137 Liberty Street — where history meets modern luxury.

📍 Madison, CT
💰 $2.6M

Would you write your next chapter here? 🗝️ Link in bio. 
#HistoricLuxury #MadisonCT #DreamHome #NewEnglandLiving #LuxuryListing #StorybookHome #ConnecticutHomes #HomeWithHistory #ForSale #ctrealestate

#At 137 Liberty Street, history and modern living meet in perfect harmony. Built in 1816 and lovingly restored, this Federal-style home offers 5,543 sq ft of light-filled living — from a chef’s kitchen with SubZero & Bosch appliances to a great room with theater lighting. #goodreadsgiveaway HistoricLuxury #MadisonCT #DreamHome #NewEnglandLiving #LuxuryListing #StorybookHome #ConnecticutHomes #HomeWithHistory #ForSale

Wander through 5 bedrooms and 6 serene baths, linger by the fire in the enclosed porch, or dream up possibilities in the historic 2-story barn with its own apartment. Every detail has been curated — wide-plank floors, custom millwork, and timeless design at every turn.

This isn’t just a home.
It’s a legacy — ready for its next chapter.

📍 Madison, CT
💰 $2,600,000

Press play and imagine yourself here. 🗝️

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#At 137 Liberty Street, history and modern living meet in perfect harmony. Built in 1816 and lovingly restored, this Federal-style home offers 5,543 sq ft of light-filled living — from a chef’s kitchen with SubZero & Bosch appliances to a great room with theater lighting. #goodreadsgiveaway HistoricLuxury #MadisonCT #DreamHome #NewEnglandLiving #LuxuryListing #StorybookHome #ConnecticutHomes #HomeWithHistory #ForSale

Wander through 5 bedrooms and 6 serene baths, linger by the fire in the enclosed porch, or dream up possibilities in the historic 2-story barn with its own apartment. Every detail has been curated — wide-plank floors, custom millwork, and timeless design at every turn.

This isn’t just a home.
It’s a legacy — ready for its next chapter.

📍 Madison, CT
💰 $2,600,000

Press play and imagine yourself here. 🗝️

For fans of Philippa Gregory and Allison Pataki, a debut biographical historical novel about a young Swedish countess whose youthful love affair with the heir to her country’s throne has profound personal and political repercussions. Win 1 of 100 copies of Butterfly Games, a sweeping tale of passion and intrigue in 19th-century Sweden.#goodreadsgiveaway #bookstagram #historicalfiction #royalty #bridgerton

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For fans of Philippa Gregory and Allison Pataki, a debut biographical historical novel about a young Swedish countess whose youthful love affair with the heir to her country’s throne has profound personal and political repercussions. Win 1 of 100 copies of Butterfly Games, a sweeping tale of passion and intrigue in 19th-century Sweden.#goodreadsgiveaway #bookstagram #historicalfiction #royalty #bridgerton

#nyc #nyy #familytime #rydercup

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#nyc #nyy #familytime #rydercup

ENDS FRIDAY Have you heard about the B&N Preorder sale? Members-25% off, Premium Members get an additional 10% discount! Why wait? Preorder Butterfly Games now. #bnpreorder #bookstagram #historicalfictionbooks #royalty

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ENDS FRIDAY Have you heard about the B&N Preorder sale? Members-25% off, Premium Members get an additional 10% discount! Why wait? Preorder Butterfly Games now. #bnpreorder #bookstagram #historicalfictionbooks #royalty

#bookstagram #historicalfiction #jacquette #regency

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#bookstagram #historicalfiction #jacquette #regency

Napoleon’s Mirage by Michelle Cameron reunites the reader with the trio of main
characters who inhabited the wonderful tale of historical fiction told in her previous novel,
Beyond the Ghetto Gates. We return to Ancona, Italy’s center of ketubah artistry and its beautiful
decorative Jewish marriage contracts. There, Mirelle is reeling from society’s condemnation and is about to lose the family business. Fighting with the Grand Armée in Egypt, Daniel is struggling with his loyalty to the increasingly despotic Napoleon Bonaparte and Christophe is striving to rise above his inner demons and prove himself a man. Napoleon’s ill-fated assault on Egypt and Syria, is a perfect backdrop for three characters coming of age and grappling with disillusionment and loss of hope. Highly recommended.

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Napoleon’s Mirage by Michelle Cameron reunites the reader with the trio of main
characters who inhabited the wonderful tale of historical fiction told in her previous novel,
Beyond the Ghetto Gates. We return to Ancona, Italy’s center of ketubah artistry and its beautiful
decorative Jewish marriage contracts. There, Mirelle is reeling from society’s condemnation and is about to lose the family business. Fighting with the Grand Armée in Egypt, Daniel is struggling with his loyalty to the increasingly despotic Napoleon Bonaparte and Christophe is striving to rise above his inner demons and prove himself a man. Napoleon’s ill-fated assault on Egypt and Syria, is a perfect backdrop for three characters coming of age and grappling with disillusionment and loss of hope. Highly recommended.

Should Have Told You Sooner is an emotionally layered story of lost chances, found courage, and the complicated path between the two. Jane Ward gives us Noel, a woman whose past mistakes aren’t just baggage—they’re buried truths, the kind that shape your whole life if left unspoken.
Noel isn’t a heroine who gets everything right, and that’s exactly what makes her unforgettable. As she navigates the slow unraveling of secrets and the tentative pull of a long-lost love, her work in the art museum world becomes the perfect metaphor: recapturing what’s been forgotten, holding on to what’s still worth saving.
The narrative moves effortlessly between past and present in a way that feels both grounded and immediate. It’s a portrait of a woman learning that the stories we tell (and the ones we don’t) can shape not just who we were, but who we still might become.

Quietly powerful and beautifully told. On preorder for a February release.

#bookstagram #fiction #contemporaryfiction #kellyrecommends #shouldhavetoldyousooner #booklove #amreading #womenwhoread

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Should Have Told You Sooner is an emotionally layered story of lost chances, found courage, and the complicated path between the two. Jane Ward gives us Noel, a woman whose past mistakes aren’t just baggage—they’re buried truths, the kind that shape your whole life if left unspoken.
Noel isn’t a heroine who gets everything right, and that’s exactly what makes her unforgettable. As she navigates the slow unraveling of secrets and the tentative pull of a long-lost love, her work in the art museum world becomes the perfect metaphor: recapturing what’s been forgotten, holding on to what’s still worth saving.
The narrative moves effortlessly between past and present in a way that feels both grounded and immediate. It’s a portrait of a woman learning that the stories we tell (and the ones we don’t) can shape not just who we were, but who we still might become. 

Quietly powerful and beautifully told. On preorder for a February release.

#bookstagram #fiction #contemporaryfiction #kellyrecommends #shouldhavetoldyousooner #booklove #amreading #womenwhoread

𝗦𝗺ö𝗿𝗴å𝘀𝘁å𝗿𝘁𝗮—𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 🥪🍰⁣
I’m spending August in Sweden writing the sequel to 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 (yes, the one with the scandalous royal affair and the secret that could shatter a crown). Between writing sessions in a historic apartment and day trips to Jacquette’s real-life haunts, I made time to sample this retro Scandinavian delight. Spoiler: it’s weird and wonderful.⁣
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✨ Head to the blog for my thoughts on the cake, the city, and why I keep writing about 19th-century Swedes.⁣
📖 [Link in bio]⁣
#historicalfiction #smörgåstårta #butterflygames #royalty #swedishsummer #writerinresidence #kellyscarboroughwrites

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𝗦𝗺ö𝗿𝗴å𝘀𝘁å𝗿𝘁𝗮—𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. 🥪🍰⁣
I’m spending August in Sweden writing the sequel to 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 (yes, the one with the scandalous royal affair and the secret that could shatter a crown). Between writing sessions in a historic apartment and day trips to Jacquette’s real-life haunts, I made time to sample this retro Scandinavian delight. Spoiler: it’s weird and wonderful.⁣
⁣
✨ Head to the blog for my thoughts on the cake, the city, and why I keep writing about 19th-century Swedes.⁣
📖 [Link in bio]⁣
#historicalfiction #smörgåstårta #butterflygames #royalty #swedishsummer #writerinresidence #kellyscarboroughwrites
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