Second Sky snaps up five books from BookTok breakout sensation and bestseller Kaylie Smith
Second Sky is thrilled to announce the acquisition of five new romantasy titles by Kaylie Smith, top ten Kindle bestselling author of Phantasma.

A steamy romantasy novel about a deadly competition in a haunted house, Phantasma has seen over 10 million Kindle Unlimited pages read and sold over 30,000 copies across all formats in just a month on sale. It is a USA Today and top ten US Kindle Chart bestseller, and has caused a sensation on Instagram and BookTok, with fans falling over themselves to praise the writing and chemistry between the main characters.
Jack Renninson, Consultant Associate Publisher, acquired World English rights in five future books via Emily Forney of BookEnds Literary Agency. Bookouture will partner with the Forever imprint of Grand Central Publishing to release simultaneous print editions of Smith’s titles in North America.
Two new books set in the world of Phantasma are scheduled for September 2025 and September 2026. Smith will also begin a new series of three books in summer 2026. Titled Such Wicked Things, it will see romance spark between a demon and an angel when they are forced to solve a dangerous mystery together.
Renninson says,
‘Kaylie is an exceptional storyteller, able to combine irresistible romance, rich gothic settings and the highest possible stakes. It has been a joy to collaborate with her on Phantasma and to see readers around the world fall in love with Blackwell and Ophelia. I can’t wait to draw readers deeper into their world, and to introduce a devastatingly sexy new fantasy couple, Eidolon and Cressida.’
Smith says,
‘I am thrilled to be working with the wonderful team at Second Sky and my editor, Jack Renninson, on more instalments in the Wicked Games universe as well as a completely new series that I am absolutely ecstatic to share with everyone. This new series is something I’ve been dreaming up for a very long time, but knew it needed the right creative partnership to bring it to life, and I think it is in the most capable hands!’