J. Elle zet zich in om gemarginaliseerde stemmen te versterken binnen de uitgeverij en haar gemeenschap. Haar schrijven, geworteld in haar achtergrond in het onderwijs, richt zich op het empoweren van jongeren en levert meeslepende verhalen met een diepe sociale ondertoon. Via haar werk verkent J. Elle thema's die diep resoneren bij jonge lezers en werpt tegelijkertijd licht op kritieke kwesties. Haar onderscheidende stijl en toewijding aan betekenisvol vertellen maken haar tot een opmerkelijke auteur.
Half god and half human, Rue has made a vow to restore the magic that the Chancellor and the Grays have stolen from the Ghizoni and take back their land; she has more fully embraced her identity among the people of Yiyo Peak, but she is also from East Row in Houston, and girls from East Row do not give in to oppressors.
"A modern-day romantasy set in a glamorous magical world of social elites, forbidden love, and a dark magic that could destroy the world. Quell Marionne has lived her entire life on the run in order to hide the deadly magic that flows through her veins. Until someone discovers her dark secret and wants her dead. Quell enrols into a society called the Order and sets to pass their three rites of membership. If she is successful she will be able to bury her forbidden magic forever. However things start to get more complicated when she meets her brooding mentor, Jordan. Nothing is quite as it seems in the Order and it isn't long until Quell realises her enemies may be closer than she thinks"--Publisher's description.
“Make a way out of no way” is just the way of life for Rue. But when her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for her and her younger sister changes forever. Rue's taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon—a hidden island of magic wielders.Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Miserable and desperate to see her sister on the anniversary of their mother’s death, Rue breaks Ghizon’s sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother’s life.Worse still, evidence mounts that the evil plaguing East Row is the same one that lurks in Ghizon—an evil that will stop at nothing until it has stolen everything from her and everyone she loves. Rue must embrace her true identity and wield the full magnitude of her ancestors’ power to save her neighborhood before the gods burn it to the ground.
Quell Marionne’s explosive final Rite of Induction to House Marionne sent shockwaves through the magical world, unearthing long buried secrets and her own deadly power. But she paid a steep price: her family and her love. Fleeing Chateau Soleil for House of Perl, for once Quell is celebrated instead of shunned. She has finally found somewhere to belong. But secrets lurk in every House, and Quell’s quest to find her mom threatens to lead her deeper into the shadows. Assassin Jordan Wexton, second-in command of the Dragun brotherhood, must protect the source of all magic, the Sphere. Yet the biggest threat to the Sphere is Quell Marionne—the girl he loved, until she claimed the deadly, outlawed toushana. As the Sphere cracks and war brews among the Houses, can the only way to save the world be to kill his own heart? Now, these two lovers-turned enemies must confront their competing ambitions and conflicting loyalties. Or die. The future of magic hangs on their decision.