Hallowed

The world didn't end in fire or flood. It ended with exposure.
When the existence of elemental women-Sages-is revealed to the world, fear turns to hatred. What began as whispered threats becomes open violence as a rising extremist group known in the United States as the Deliverers declares the Sages a threat to divine order.
Mina never asked for power. In fact, she may be the only Sage alive without a defined elemental mark. But when the people she loves are threatened, and cities begin to fall under militant control, Mina and her chosen family must flee into the shadows of a broken world.
With her friends at her side, she must navigate grief, power, and survival-while holding onto the fragile hope that something better still exists beyond the ruins.
Told through raw emotion, quiet resistance, and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood, this novel is a gripping exploration of identity, persecution, and what it means to fight for a future when the past has already burned.

Jaye D. Kelly is a dystopian fiction and fantasy author whose writing explores survival, resistance, and the hidden strength of ordinary people in extraordinary worlds. Fueled by vivid, often chaotic dreams, she finally decided to start turning them into stories-and hasn't stopped since. While her debut novel blends elements of post-collapse society and elemental power, Jaye's future works will venture into thrillers and other dark, immersive genres. She is the founder of Oak & Ash Publishing House, a creative imprint dedicated to stories that are raw, resilient, and emotionally grounded. Jaye lives and creates in the American South and shares behind-the-scenes glimpses of her work on Instagram at @jayed.kelly