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SYK KELLY IS A DARK ROMANTASY WRITER WHOSE BOOKS REIMAGINE THE CLASSIC MYTHS AND STORIES WE ALL KNOW, BRINGING A DARK, SULTRY, EPIC,
ROMANTIC TWIST.

Cruel Kingdoms series: dark fairy tale retellings

Cruel Gods series: dark Greek mythology retellings

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	Sinister Desire (Cruel Kingdoms, #1) 4.51 avg rating — 80 ratings — 2 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
	Fateful Chance (Cruel Kingdoms, #2) 4.53 avg rating — 76 ratings — 2 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
	Malicious Intentions (Cruel Kingdoms Book 3) 4.58 avg rating — 50 ratings — 2 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
	Bringer of Death 4.44 avg rating — 50 ratings — 4 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
	Deadly Betrayal (Cruel Kingdoms Book 4) 4.80 avg rating — 10 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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S.Y.K. Kelly liked C S's review of Sinister Desire (Cruel Kingdoms, #1): "Um, seriously... the best retelling of Cinderella I've ever read... EVER. Must read."
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S.Y.K. Kelly liked bookbaefae's review of Deadly Betrayal (Cruel Kingdoms Book 4): "I was given a copy of this book by the author. All thoughts are my own. 4.5 stars / 5 S.Y.K. Kelly serves up the twists and turns we've grown to love in this Rapunzel retelling dark romance novella. Novella doesn't mean it doesn't pack a heck of a pu" Read more of this review »
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S.Y.K. Kelly and 4 other people liked Delaney's review of Deadly Betrayal (Cruel Kingdoms Book 4): "I had the pleasure of getting to ARC read the prequel, book 4, to the Cruel Kingdoms series, a dark romance retelling of fairytales. Deadly Betrayal is a Rapunzel/Gothel retelling. This story is truly a tragic romance… move over Romeo and Juliet, Dea" Read more of this review »
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S.Y.K. Kelly made a comment on their review of Scream For Us (Order of the Unseen, #0.5) " Hahaha! It was a good smutty little read! "
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