Fifteen-year-old Ashira just received the worst coming-of-age prophecy imaginable. After years dreaming of oceans, princes, and fairies, she expected the diviner to speak the words that would finally whisk her away from her ordinary desert village. Instead Ashira hears, “you will live a life of no renown.” Ready to choose her own fate, she discovers a djinni’s bottle and starts making wishes. When the djinni proves uncooperative and annoying, Ashira sets out to the great city of magicians to learn magic and free herself from an uneventful life as a potter's daughter. But there is another prophecy being whispered in the shadows. It is said that among the great magicians, there is a demon on the rise with the power to destroy the world. The djinni might be Ashira’s only chance to become someone important, or he just might be the very demon that triggered the dark prophecy. With the world on the brink of destruction, can Ashira fight her fate and stop the forces that threaten to upset the balance of the universe?

Elves never use magic or leave the forest.They aren't supposed to get sick either, but Drynn's mother just died from a mysterious illness, which has targeted the elven queens for generations. With no female heir left, the symbol of the curse-a green stone called the Queen's Opal-passes to Drynn. Unwilling to lose another family member, Drynn's impulsive and overprotective brother drags him out of the forest to search for a cure. And the oft-diseased humans seem the most likely place to start.But the opal isn't all that it seems. Once outside the forest, it shows Drynn visions of the first queen-a time when the mortal avatars of the lost gods walked the earth and the humans and elves lived in peace. Much has changed in the human lands since then. It's a darker world, ruled by power-hungry wizards who covet any kind of magic. Magic like the opal. Magic like the natural energy the wizards can see inside the elves.More than healing one illness, Drynn's visions call for him to restore the world's former peace, but if the wrong wizard learns about the elves' innate gifts, even the forest will no longer be safe.Family bonds will be tested. Friends will become foes. With two kingdoms spiraling into chaos, can a shy bookworm conquer his fears to bring peace to the realm?The Queen's Opal is book one in a new high fantasy adventure series set in the same magical and exotic world as The Stone Bearers (2016).This coming of age story will appeal to teen and young adult fans of the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, Cinda Willams Chima (The Demon King), Christopher Paolini (Eragon), and other works of epic sword and sorcery.Clean Read. Fantasy violence and a few darker themes. Recommended for young adults and teens twelve and up.Other Books by Jacque Stevens:Stone Bearers:0.The Stone Bearers (2016)0.5. The Frog's Princess (2016)1.The Queen's Opal (Coming 2017)2.The Queen's Gift (Coming 2018)3.The Queen's Heir (Coming 2018)4.The Queen's Bane (Coming 2018)5.The Queen's Rite (Coming 2019)Please Note: The Queen's Opal is Book One. The Stone Bearers is a standalone novel that can be read before or after the full series.The short story, The Frog's Princess, can also be read in any order. Find it in The Fantastic Worlds Anthology (2016) or have a free digital copy delivered to you after signing up for my email list at sjacquebooks.com. Those on my email list will receive monthly emails with updates on deals, review opportunities for new releases, and other exclusive content.Fairy Ring:1.Fairy Ring: Shards of Janderelle (2017)2.Fairy Ring: Changeling of Janderelle (Coming 2018)3.Fairy Ring: Prince of Janderelle (Coming 2019)Others:Winter Falls: A Tale of the Snow Queen (2017)Depths: A Tale of the Little Mermaid (Coming 2018)

Sixteen years ago a war that humans had been slowly losing for more than two thousand years ended in a place called Iowa. The victors unknowingly overcame seemingly insurmountable odds at the last possible moments and the losers in this titanic battle fled into the unassailable shadows from whence they had come, hiding behind mathematical equations so complex even they were unable to solve all of them. Sixteen years later humans struggle to rebuild from the ashes, plucking discovery upon discovery from the rubble, waiting fearfully in the darkness of space for the return of that which had almost consumed them utterly. One day, sixteen years later, a confluence of events brings humanity both to the brink of a destiny they were completely unaware of being possible and to annihilation. One day, a term almost without meaning to the seemingly vanquished enemy, fate would rise out of the blackness of space, out of a dimension where fate was as predictable as a linear equation, into another where almost nothing could be reliably predicted even with the most fastidious attention to mathematical detail. One day can be as short as a heartbeat or last forever.

What will Drynn have to become to survive? The second installment of a coming-of-age fantasy series perfect for teen and young adult fans of Terry Brooks (Shannara), Cinda Willams Chima (The Demon King), Christopher Paolini (Eragon), and other works of epic sword and sorcery.It seemed like a simple plan.After leaving his home in the elven forest, Drynn was called as a magical avatar--a bearer. He now wants to learn all about magic and so does his new human friend. Drynn also wants to discover the remaining mysteries behind his mother's curse and so does his elder brother. The human wizards seem ready to help them. Going with them to the Wizard Tower seems the obvious solution.But even Drynn's most trusted human friend is keeping secrets enough to make the Tower a waiting death trap. If the elves are to survive in the human world Drynn might have to embrace a darker part of himself--something that could destroy everything he hoped to gain.The Queen's Gift is the direct sequel of The Queen's Opal (2017), in a new high fantasy adventure series set in the same magical and exotic world as The Stone Bearers (2016).Clean Read. Fantasy violence and a few darker themes. Recommended for young adults and teens twelve and up.Other Books by Jacque Stevens:Stone Bearers:0.The Stone Bearers (2016)0.5. The Frog's Princess (2016)1.The Queen's Opal (Coming 2017)2.The Queen's Gift (Coming 2018)3.The Queen's Heir (Coming 2018)4.The Queen's Bane (Coming 2018)5.The Queen's Rite (Coming 2019)Please Note: The Queen's Opal is Book One. The Stone Bearers is a standalone novel that can be read before or after the full series.The short story, The Frog's Princess, can also be read in any order. Find it in The Fantastic Worlds Anthology (2016) or have a free digital copy delivered to you after signing up for my email list at sjacquebooks.com. Those on my email list will receive monthly emails with updates on deals, review opportunities for new releases, and other exclusive content.Fairy Ring:1.Fairy Ring: Shards of Janderelle (2017)2.Fairy Ring: Changeling of Janderelle (Coming 2018)3.Fairy Ring: Prince of Janderelle (Coming 2019)Others: Winter Falls: A Tale of the Snow Queen (2017)Depths: A Tale of the Little Mermaid (Coming 2018)

The Children of Amarid now know that invaders from Tobyn-Ser's sister land of Lon-Ser are responsible for the deadly attacks on their people. But their Order is paralyzed by infighting and indecision, and it is only a matter of time before the next invasion begins. To prevent this a rebellious young mage names Orris undertakes a journey into the darkest heart of Lon-Ser. There he will find technological marvels and industrial terrors unlike anything in Tobyn-Ser, a long-lost splinter of the Children of Amarid, and an extraordinary woman whose actions will either save him--or plunge both lands into all-out war.

Four gifted children from the Land of Four Stones are all that stand between life on Earth and oblivion. Colt and his minions have entered our realm, Earth, to find the lost Amulet – the key to ultimate power and destruction. In an effort to save both worlds, the leaders of the Land of Four Stones have hidden the children on Earth since infancy until they are ready to fulfill their purpose. Known as the Stone Bearers, the children are raised as humans until the day they are told of their true identities, their responsibility and their destiny as champions of Earth. Bestowed with their magical wands, the Stone Bearers learn of their latent powers; and as they train to gain the confidence they need to wield their magic against their adversaries, the Stone Bearers search for the lost Amulet. The Stone Bearers must find the Amulet to save the world from Colt. The race is on. Who will find the precious Amulet first?

A young man falls in love with a beautiful princess then is chosen to go on a journey and complete a sacred task to save his mountain and people. He must complete his task and defeat many obstacles along his way so he can protect his mountain from appending evil.