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Allison Pataki
Author_Kelly Scarborough
Bridgerton
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European history
European politics
European setting
Game of Thrones
Historical drama
Historical fiction
Historical novels
Historical period
Historical romance
Historical setting
Intrigue
Narrative
Philippa Gregory
Scandinavia
Storytelling
Sweden
Swedish royal court
The Crown
Product details
- ISBN 9798998690914
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 09 Apr 2026
- Publisher: Standfast Publishing LLC
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Some play to win. She's playing to survive...
Beneath the grandeur of palace life is a world where intrigue, power and hidden passions unfold... Neglected by her parents and branded an outsider at the opulent Swedish royal court, Jacquette Gyldenstolpe finds herself irresistibly drawn to Prince Oscar, heir to the throne.
For Jacquette, alliances are fragile, secrets are deadly, and her every move is a delicate dance of diplomacy and deception.
With a secret as precious as it is threatening to the crown, she will risk everything - love, duty and even her life - to protect it. But even using all her courage and cunning, can she play the Butterfly Games and win?
Based on a true story in stormy early-1800s Europe, Butterfly Games is a sweeping tale of dangerous desire, fierce ambition and the price of power, ideal for fans of Philippa Gregory and Allison Pataki, from a new name in historical fiction.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 historical novels about the lives of fascinating women in challenging times. Butterfly Games, her debut novel, took her on journeys to Swedish castles and archives, where she walked in her characters' footsteps and translated hundreds of their letters. Along with the people she met, those experiences inspire her stories.
A lover of coastlines and sunsets, she lives on the Connecticut Shoreline and in South Carolina's Lowcountry, where she tries to keep track of her workaholic husband and appease her stubborn Shih Tzu.
