J Elle Books in Order

After her mother’s murder, Rue is taken from Houston to a hidden magical island by the father she never knew. Returning to protect her sister reveals linked threats in both worlds, forcing Rue to claim her divine heritage and defend her community.

Twelve-year-old Kyana discovers she is a witch and begins secret lessons at a school behind a beauty shop. When the academy loses funding, she enters a baking contest to save it, struggling to balance schoolwork, friendship, and magic creeping into her cupcakes.

Escaping imprisonment without her magic, Rue reunites with her allies and vows to recover the powers stolen from her father’s people. Betrayal and doubts about belonging complicate her attempt to become the leader their struggle against the Chancellor requires.

Seventeen-year-old Quell enters an elite magical society to escape an assassin and conceal her forbidden power. As she prepares for its membership rites and grows close to her mentor, she discovers how far the Order will go to protect itself.

Ariel’s coming-of-age ceremony is interrupted when her sister Mala is abducted. To rescue her, Ariel reunites with her estranged siblings and searches dangerous seas for answers tied to their mother’s death and the secrets of their kingdom.

After an encounter with a spirit leaves Kyana behaving strangely, her friends take her to a magical camp for help. A collapsing portal traps them there, forcing the young witches to investigate the curse and question the adults in charge.

Quell finds apparent acceptance at House of Perl after her forbidden magic is revealed, but her search for her mother exposes further secrets. Meanwhile, Jordan’s duty to protect the source of magic places him in conflict with the girl he loved.

With the Order’s corruption exposed, Quell faces a choice between saving the magical world and saving Jordan. As a destructive power grows within him, they seek help from unlikely allies while rivalries threaten their struggle for freedom.

Lowborn smuggler Axira faces execution when a delivery fails and bargains for escape through a deadly dating competition. Entering to win freedom rather than love, she finds an unexpected connection threatens her defenses under a regime that controls emotion.