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Kelly Scarborough

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Sweden, 1815. A tale of secrets, survival, and the high-stakes games women play behind the throne. For a young countess named Jacquette, winning means losing everything that matters.

In Butterfly Games, Kelly Scarborough crafts a work of historical fiction that feels as lavish as it is perilous. The book leans into the elegance of Bridgerton, the stately tension of The Crown, and the shadowy power plays that recall Game of Thrones. . . . Scarborough possesses a gift; she draws readers into this world with deceptive ease.”—Literary Titan, 5-star review

Kelly Scarborough worked for more than two decades as a law firm partner and white-collar prosecutor, but her real passion is reading and writing biographical historical fiction about fascinatin ...more

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A Summer in Sweden (No Passport Required)

You don’t actually have to travel to Sweden to wander its royal parks, step inside its palaces, or follow in Jacquette’s footsteps.

Every summer, I start to feel it—that familiar pull toward travel.

Longer days. Lighter evenings. The sense that somewhere out there is a place waiting to be explored.

For me, that place has been Sweden.

Over the past several years, I’ve traveled there again and again—six

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	Butterfly Games 3.76 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2026 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Schmetterlingsspiele: Ein Roman über den schwedischen Königshof by Kelly Scarborough (Goodreads Author), PublishMe (Editor), Rita Buchacher (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Warnung des Reichsmarschalls: Eine Vorgeschichte Zu Schmetterlingsspiele by Kelly Scarborough (Goodreads Author), PublishMe (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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