Hell's Hallow

Devil's Night Duet

by S.J. Ryder

Hellena looks forward to Halloween every year, but this year is different than the others. Hellena's best friend, Eve, holds a strong distaste for the holiday but Hellena encourages her to let loose and have fun, which ultimately leads them down unexpected paths for the night.

A certain masked man catches her arm and Hellena can't resist a good time. But when she realizes who he is, she must make the choice to succumb to her desires or fight them.

The Devil's Night Duet consists of Eve of Screams and Hell's Hallow. They are interconnected standalone reads and can be read in any order.

64 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2025

About the author

SJ Ryder is a dark romance author from New Jersey. She has written through many periods of her life but since finding dark romance, it has been the number one thing that helped lead her onto her current path. SJ loves writing morally grey characters but also wants to use her writing platform to show all different scenarios, relationships, and backgrounds. Her stories may have you questioning your morals (in a good way...of course).

Reviews

[Maryam Almohannadi · Rating 3 out of 5]

if Hellena doesn’t want Cole, I’ll take him

[Tyler Embery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star Rating- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (I swear im not biased)
Spice Rating -🌶🌶🌶🌶

Anything by SJ Ryder is a instant. STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING, read 📚

Now after reading Eve of Screams I was excited to find out more about what happened to Hellena in the corner maze.

This book ate and left no crumbs!

It was everything I needed to fill in the gaps of when Hellena never went to find Eve.

I get it, Girl. I GET IT!!!

Now if you love dark romance, spice and all thing Halloween you need to download this book/series IMMEDIATELY!

You can thank me later 😘

[Danielle Mccowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a delicious Halloween novella 🎃 I loved the "just for tonight" between these two and only on Halloween made this even more fun. Hellena has always had a crush on Cole - her brothers best friend - Little does Hellena know the feeling is mutual. While the sexy smut was the plot, there was so much underlying that these two didn't get to say. I really hope there is a full length novel at some point with Hellena and Cole.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm so glad we got Hellena's story. She loves Halloween and what better way to spend it than with a mask man😏. They put the flame to use in the only one night they agreed on! 🔥 The only complaint I got is why did the night have to end😭🫠! Such a good little novella for spooky season! 🌽

[Megan Mellady · Rating 2 out of 5]

Let's just break this down

1. Halloween themed - haunted house, corn maze, spooky vibes
2. Brothers best friend
3. The phrase "fuck it"

I was in before I even finished reading what it was about.

2.5 ⭐️ and 3🌶

[Lauren]

Cute little sex romp