“Reading an advance copy of The Ballet Company felt like opening a door to a story I never knew I had been longing for – with a language that whispers rather than shouts, yet still goes straight to the heart.”
– Sofie Spaanheden, @bokfiii
The Ballet Company
Publisher: Seraf förlag
First published: 2025
Genre: Historical Fiction
English Translation Rights: Available
A historical love story set across Sweden, Paris and New York during the First World War.
Sweden 1916.
Twin sisters Alice and Estelle have lost both their parents and must work hard to survive in Gothenburg, in a Sweden marked by food shortages and rationing.
At the same time, Alice must say goodbye to her closest friend, Viktor, who leaves for New York with his family. He leaves her behind with a kiss and more questions than answers. When Viktor is recruited into the American army, Alice begins to wonder whether they will ever see each other again.
The Ballet Company by Angelica Jackson-Skarenstedt is a heart-wrenching story about sisterhood, love, loss, and the fear of following in your parents' footsteps.
The Spring I Found Myself
Publisher: Seraf förlag
First published: 2024
Genre: Contemporary Romance
English Translation Rights: Available
A contemporary love story set on the Swedish island of Fårö.
Jessica needs a break from her life in Malmö after discovering that the man she has been dating for a year has been living a double life. She packs a bag and escapes to a small cottage on Fårö, determined to focus on her work and heal her broken heart.
Martin has taken over the running of the family farm from his father after his mother passed away. He loves his life as a sheep farmer and cannot imagine doing anything else. But he knows all too well that the life he has to offer isn't for everyone. The scars remain from when his childhood sweetheart left him for a life in the city. When he meets Jessica, a spark of hope for love is reignited. Perhaps he won't have to spend the rest of his life alone on the sprawling farm.
The Spring I found Myself is about letting go of old dreams and making room for new ones — and daring to take a chance on both yourself and love.
The Life We Created
Publisher: SAGA Egmont
First published: 2023
Genre: Historical Fiction
English Translation Rights: Available
A forbidden love story set in a castle amid the sweeping landscapes of southern Sweden.
Charlottendahl Castle, 1905.
After a failed engagement, the maid Maria has given up all hope of love and marriage. To avoid the drama that men bring, she decides in her heartbreak to devote her life to working for the aristocratic Adelstedt family. But an unexpected encounter changes everything...
Prince Edward is spending the summer at the castle and immediately takes an interest in Maria. But the prince comes with a reputation of his own, and he is hardly the gentleman he ought to be. If anything, he seems determined to cause Maria nothing but trouble, while all she wants is for him to leave. But when feelings arise that Maria can no longer ignore, she is faced with a difficult choice: is it worth risking the safe and secure life she has built at Charlottendahl for a forbidden love with a prince?
Work In Progress
Working Title: Seven Bays
Angelica's first novel written directly in English
A contemporary, emotion-driven romance about navigating life after loss, and how sometimes a stranger arriving by sea, with a completely different way of life, can be the push you need to start living again.