Kelly Cramer is Dorian Lord's niece, the
                        daughter of her younger sister, Melinda.
                        Kelly spent her adolescent life abroad, in a
                        strict, private boarding school just outside
                        of London. She has always had a strong,
                        wild streak, and this is one of the reasons
                        she was sent away. Melinda was
                        ill-equipped to handle her tempestuous
                        character and rebellious nature. She's a
                        free spirit, with a larger-than-life imagination
         and a deep rooted need to be the center of attention and to be
         loved. There is an innocence to her wildness.

         When she was caught having an affair, Kelly was dismissed from
         private school and sent to live with her Aunt Dorian in Llanview,
         PA. Free of the structure and repressed school life that had so
         stifled her in Europe, Kelly now had the chance to act out the
         fantastical life she only imagined living before. Kelly hated high
         school -- until she met her tutor, Joey Buchanan, the son of
         Dorian's arch-rival Viki. Joey, though only in his early twenties,
         had already had a sizzling affair with Dorian herself! Soon, Kelly
         found herself with an undeniable crush on Dorian's young
         husband, bad boy David Vickers. David was a man on a mission
         -- he was out to seduce Kelly as revenge against the wife he
         despised.

         It appeared that Kelly's obsession with David was over when she
         found herself falling deeper in love with Joey. She confessed to
         him that she was still a virgin, and pleaded with him to make love
         -- but when Joey refused, (he was not about to be used!) Kelly
         was convinced that he still loved Dorian. When Kelly caught
         Joey and Dorian having sex, she fell back into David's trap again.
         Using David to make Joey jealous, Kelly went with him to a
         tacky motel, hoping Joey would show up and 'save" her. When
         David tried to seduce her, Kelly hit him over the head with a lamp
         and killed him -- or so she thought! David returned from the dead,
         kidnapped Kelly and held her for ransom aboard a yacht. When
         a fire broke out, Joey raced aboard the yacht and saved the day!

         With love overflowing, Joey took Kelly for a romantic trip to Paris,
         where they shared a night of passion for the first time. Upon their
         return home, they moved in together. However, their relationship
         nearly disintegrated when Kelly caught Joey kissing Olivia, an
         enchanting nymph he encountered in the woods. After weeks of
         tears and separation, Joey managed to woo Kelly back.

         In 1997, Kelly and Joey decided to move to
         Paris. When Dorian found out, she took
         secret steps to insure that her niece would
         never leave Llanview. When Joey left, Kelly
         was supposed to follow. However, Drew
         Buchanan (who was scheming with Dorian
         to keep Kelly from Joey) comforted a
         devastated Kelly - and conveniently hid
         Joey's letters from her. Months later, Kelly
         was devastated when Joey informed her that he wanted to break
         up with her! Kelly was so devastated that she went for a ride in
         her car on a rainy night. Wiping away her tears, Kelly swerved
         her car -- running another car, carrying Patrick Thornhart and her
         pregnant cousin Blair, off the road. Blair was terribly injured, and
         her unborn baby died in the crash. Kelly, horrified by what she
         had done, hid her painful secret. Before long, the question
         became: how long could a guilt-ridden Kelly live with this horrible
         lie?