House of Marionne BY J. Elle

House of Marionne is a modern-day YA romantic fantasy series opener that has quickly become an INSTANT New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestseller.

Seventeen-year-old Quell has spent her life on the run with her mother, fleeing from city to city to hide a dangerous secret: dark magic that courses through her veins. Her life takes a perilous turn when her hidden power is discovered, leading to a relentless assassin hunting her down.

Desperate to protect her mother and escape the lethal threat, Quell is reluctantly inducted into the Order, an exclusive debutante society of magical elites. To secure her place and bury her forbidden magic, she must complete three rigorous rites of membership, mastering their sophisticated form of magic. Failure means death.

Becoming the perfect debutante proves more challenging than Quell anticipated, especially with Jordan, her enigmatic mentor and secretive assassin-in-training, complicating matters. As she navigates the Order’s high-stakes world of power and privilege, Quell uncovers the extreme measures they’ll take to preserve their wealth and influence.

Caught between embracing the dark magic she’s feared and losing everything she’s come to cherish, Quell faces an agonizing choice. The most daunting battle may be against the darkness within herself.

House of Marionne offers a tantalizing blend of ballgowns, forbidden love, magic, and intrigue. It’s a spellbinding read for fans of morally complex characters, dark academia, and richly immersive worlds.