Posted on May 8, 2025 in Favorite Authors
This month, I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Jude Berman—historian, novelist, and all-around master of time travel (of the literary kind, that is). Her novel The Vow reimagines the life of 18th-century artist Angelica Kauffman, a name that…
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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. Who was this woman who lived at the center of power in early 19th-century Sweden? https://f.mtr.cool/frcmwrewhq
I just got some wonderful book news from the UK. Today, Butterfly Games appeared on multiple Amazon UK Best Seller lists, with both the Kindle edition and paperback reaching readers in categories close to my heart. https://f.mtr.cool/unhvnvlfgg
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Butterfly Games, Book 1.
A Swedish countess. A French-born prince. A royal court where no one escapes without a little damage.
For readers who like their historical fiction with scandal, politics, forbidden love, and real people behaving badly in beautiful ballrooms.
Read it now. Link in bio.
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I love reading novels about real women in history who did amazing things. This Wednesday, join four of my favorite authors discussing their recent works. These are all great books for your historical fiction TBR. Register and get a chance to win a book bundle with all four signed books! Scan the QR code to register for the Zoom and giveaway.
Happy 250th birthday, America. 🇺🇸
And in the world of Butterfly Games, July 4 belongs to Jacquette and Oscar, too. It`s their shared birthday.
They met when they were quite young, and in the summer of 1811, both stayed at Drottningholm Palace, that glittering royal world of impossible futures.
For Jacquette, one look was enough.
She never looked back.
What began as a summer encounter became the kind of love people talk about for centuries.
Read Butterfly Games and discover how Jacquette and Oscar’s story began. Link in bio.
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I have happy book news: Butterfly Games*has won the Bronze Medal in Historical Fiction (Romance) in the 2026 Independent Publisher Book Awards!
The IPPY Awards honor independent publishing, and I’m so happy that Jacquette’s glittering, dangerous, late-Napoleonic Swedish world has received this recognition.
Thank you to every reader, reviewer, bookseller, librarian, blogger, and historical fiction friend who has helped her story find its way. I’m so grateful to all of you.
If you’ve been waiting for a reason to step into the salons, secrets, and dangerous games of Butterfly Games…visit my website to learn more. 🦋
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I binge watched season one of Off Campus, and just bought all the books. Without a doubt, John Logan was my favorite character. Wouldn’t Antonio Cipriani play a great Oscar? What do you think? #historicalfiction #bookstagram #offcampus #butterflygames
For Memorial Day, my historical novel, Butterfly Games, was featured by James Lane Post as part of the Bedside Reading luxury hotel program!
More at kellyscarborough.com.
I vissa lekar innebär vinst att man förlorar allt som betyder något.
I början av 1800-talet förs den unga grevinnan Jacquette Gyldenstolpe in i det svenska hovets glamorösa men farliga värld. Bakom fasaderna pågår en maktkamp mellan kronprins Karl Johan och de sista gustavianerna, och varje felsteg kan kosta mer än rykte och ställning.
När Jacquette förälskar sig i prins Oscar, arvtagare till den svenska tronen, dras hon in i ett förbjudet förhållande som hotar den nyetablerade Bernadotteätten. Men kärleken har ett pris, och snart bär Jacquette på en hemlighet som kan förändra både hennes liv och rikets framtid.
Fjärilslekar är en historisk roman om passion, plikt och maktspel, baserad på verkliga personer och händelser. En bok i samma anda som Philippa Gregorys historiska romaner.
Let’s not stop now! You’ve moved Butterfly Games up to number 10 on the Kindle best seller list for 19th Century Historical Fiction. 99 cents now through May 27, US only.#historicalfiction #bookstagram #99centbooks
I’m celebrating with a little bookish treat: Butterfly Games is 99¢ in ebook through May 27. 🦋
Royal intrigue, dangerous alliances, glittering salons, and a love story where every move has consequences.
US only, at all major online retailers. Link in bio to choose your retailer.
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