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Gibson’s Bookstore, Concord NH – 01/21/2026

Posted on November 30, 2025 in Butterfly Games, Events

Join me at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord, New Hampshire on January 21, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the launch of my historical novel Butterfly Games. I’ll share a brief reading, answer questions, and sign books—perfect for readers who love histori…

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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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Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

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: [icon name=”arrow-circle-right” style=”solid” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] 1 As a young army officer, Napoleon pro…

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📝 Writing Butterfly Games #2 in Sweden — August 2025

Posted on August 3, 2025 in Monthly Blog

Greetings from Sweden, friends! 🇸🇪 I’m lucky to be spending the month writing the second book in the Butterfly Games historical fiction series in a grand circa-1901 apartment in the Haga neighborhood of Karlstad. Yes, Karlstad—not Stockholm, not Goth…

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Cover of Butterfly Games by Kelly Scarborough, a historical fiction novel of Swedish royal intrigue and forbidden love

Historical Fiction Book Covers: Butterfly Games: Behind the Scenes

Posted on July 11, 2025 in Behind the Scenes, Butterfly Games

Discover the story behind the book cover of royal historical fiction novel Butterfly Games by Kelly Scarborough. Meet the artists who designed the fern embroidery and cipher pin worn by ladies in waiting at the Swedish royal court. Preorder Butterfly…

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Cover of historical novel Napoleon's Mirage by Michelle Cameron

Q&A with Michelle Cameron: On Napoleon’s Mirage and the Illusions We Hold

Posted on July 11, 2025 in Favorite Authors

I love Napoleonic tales, especially those with far-flung settings distant from Bonaparte’s seat of power in Paris. Having already read and loved Michelle Cameron’s Beyond the Ghetto Gates, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of Napoleon’s Mirag…

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