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Skin

A Dark Retelling (The Renegades Series, Book 1)

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Skin

By: Sybil Knight
Narrated by: Maeve York, Sean Masters
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**Narration for this audiobook has been conducted in duet style.

Obsession was a five-letter word. Ten years in the making. And her name was Emily.

But the real question was who was I?

When my pretty little pet leaned forward, offered me a view of her cleavage, and tried to make a deal, I said why the hell not?

Five days. Thirty minutes. She could ask me anything to her heart’s content. Anything but my name. She had to figure that one out on her own.

It should have been easy enough. I was the man she stole from, whose life she ruined, whose future she destroyed.

I was the man she left behind, and she was…mine.

SKIN is a dark Rumpelstiltskin retelling and book one in The Renegades Series. Each title is a standalone in an interconnected world while each story is a retelling of a fairy tale, nursery rhyme, fable, etc. The focus is dark romance, so please heed the full list of trigger warnings, which can be found at the beginning of the sample e-book.

©2024 Sybil Knight (P)2025 Sybil Knight
Twisted Storyline • Gripping Narrative • Excellent Retelling • Raw Emotional Depth • Unpredictable Twists
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It was more than just dark. There was actually a story! And I loved the possessiveness!

The story

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Loved everything about it. It was dark and made me laugh, overall a very good book.

the darkness

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This book was a lot of what the heck haha you just are on edge of seat trying to figure it out. Guess I gotta wait

Cray insane

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This man is no good and yet! Narcissistic, egotistical Dr Michaels is obsessed with Emily and he will have her or no one will. Such an amazing dark retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.

So Dark! Yet So Good!

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The storyline was good, and as twisted as it may be, it was hard not to like them both. Looking forward to the next one, as the plot thickened right at the end.

He's Crazy, But So Is She

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Oh this was an amazing story. The storyline is so addicting. This is dark please check your trigger warnings. Oh but so worth it.

the Intensity

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Skin, Second reading ~ Sybil Knight
Audio ( Run Time 8hr @ 1x speed), and Kindle

I decided in preparation For Lamb ( book two of the series) to come out to revisit one of my Favorites so Far for 2025. Each book in the Renegades series is a stand alone dark Romance based on fairy tales and fables.

Skin is A Psychotic Romance set partially inside a decommissioned Insane asylum. This is a VERY Dark Story and does have many triggers that some will find disturbing.

I loved this book, though its said Happy Ever After, as many Grimm Fairytells tell us it's not always perfect. Depending on how you look at it this is classic Stockholm Syndrome. But in the end the Mad Doctor does get the girl.

My favorite part of this book is its honest raw look at what grief can do to a person. The good doctor with plans for the future, and it be ripped from him. Yes he has a lack of people skills, and is neurodivergent with psychotic tendencies beforehand makes him go extreme in it. But looking at all he lost in the blink of an eye, hehe, I don't think many people wouldn’t lose themselves. When it comes down to it, we all meticulously plan for our future and when it doesn’t go the way we want we have a mental snap. Maybe not to the extreme of The MMC, but there are cases every day of this. From Black Widows, to Hikikomori Syndrome, Bombing Shooting ect.

If you can Handle the triggers Give this book a shot. Even Better Listen to it on Audio, because Sean Masters and Maeve York do a phenomenal reading.

The Mad Doctor and his pet.

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This is actually a 4.5 out of 5 for me! Can I say first off that I listen to the audiobook of this and why does Sean Masters have to do such a good job in every audiobook he is in!! This is probably one of the best retailing stories I have ever read/listen to if you don’t know skin is a Rumpelstiltskin retailing is a very dark retailing. There are things in this novel that’s not suited for all readers. It is very dark so if you do want to read Skin, please check your trigger warnings because your mental health does matter. Quick overview of skin is our MMC Cohen nicked named Frankie (you will learn while in the book) has reacquainted himself with our FMC Emily, and we get a glimpse into their past in the things that went on between them. So the first part of the book is told in the present, part two is set 10 years prior to that part three is sent a few weeks after part two and then part four comes back to the present. I do really love the way Sybil told it through that narrative. Sometimes whenever we’re dealing with flashbacks or things of that nature, I either want it to be a longer prologue or have like a section of the book that is dedicated like it’s own part and Sybil really did it well with Skin. Because we have part two, which is Cohen and Emily meeting, part three is what happens after something horrible happens to Cohen and then obviously part four is wrapping everything up. I really had a great time reading this, it is the first book of a series known as the renegades. I will also say that this book is full of spice. I would probably give it a 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ out of five.

Loved it!!!!!!!

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Um… I’m so confused… or well I have so many unanswered questions! It sort of just ended on me! Don’t get me wrong I’m glad I spent the credit but this story left me legit confused.. clearly I need the next book asap!
Just to be VERY clear; this story is pretty far from even the darkest of what you might call romance. The dude is seriously terrifying in his delusional obsession. More on the realistic stalker scary side than the sexy devoted kidnapper we so often see in dark romances. The sex scenes are definitely hot if you like things on the darker and possibly less than consensual side. The focus isn’t really on the smut though there is a decent amount. It really focuses on the absolute unreasoning delusional obsession of a stalker. The dual POVs and duet narration are well done. Timeline jumps back and forth a bit but it wasn’t annoying or hard to follow. I guess you could maybe say it has a HEA…. It did just kind of end leaving me feeling like stuff didn’t really get resolved. Not in a cliffhanger way though. If your into darker stuff then I would say ya give this one a chance, it’s worth a credit to add it to your dark and twisted collection 😏😈

Crazy, Stalker, Dark, Sex, Terror, Questions

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I loved this story! But it’s dangerous because you can’t help but feel bad for him. I’ve seen mixed reviews on romance vs thriller with this book, and I agree it’s more thriller than romance, but that’s us looking in. You can’t tell the MMC there isn’t romance here lol. He’s in love and that’s all that matters to him. He’s truly got some deep rooted issues.

I loved how we started in the present, and made us wonder what the heck happened, and why is he so upset. Going back in time was fun. Had me thinking “oh so he was always crazy, but now he’s just unhinged.” Lol. I know he was very clearly in the wrong the entire book, yet I can’t help but feel for him.

Questioning myself

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