House of El

Maya Miyamoto only wanted to survive college, family expectations, and the quiet voices that followed her wherever she went.

As a half-Filipina, half-Japanese student in the Netherlands, Maya has always known she was different. She sees spirits. She feels emotions that are not her own. And ever since the eclipse, something dark has been whispering inside her mind-telling her she is weak, unwanted, and never enough.

Then one strange encounter on a train leads her to the House of El-a hidden student residence in Leiden where angels, demigods, witches, warriors, and broken souls live under one roof. Behind its doors are magical bracelets, secret classes, portals across Europe, and students trained to fight demons in the name of God.

But when Maya tries to help the spirit of a murdered man, she breaks a forbidden law and becomes trapped in the politics of the House. Worse, the demons hunting her seem connected to an ancient mystery-one that leads toward Elysium, the legendary paradise hidden within the Underworld.

With a heartbroken warrior named Mike, a war-traumatized boy named Karim, the fierce daughter of Hades, Colleen, and a chaotic group of unlikely friends, Maya is forced onto a dangerous road across Europe.

Their journey will lead them through haunted museums, secret councils, missing children, ancient gods, demon princes, and the gates of the dead.

But the greatest battle may not be against the darkness outside.

It may be the darkness within.

Because everyone carries light.
But not everyone notices when it begins to fade.