Stacey Jay is an author who embraces the art of play and storytelling. Her writing is driven by a deep passion for imaginative creation, approaching her craft as a form of elevated pretend. Before dedicating herself fully to authorship, she explored a diverse array of professions, each contributing a unique perspective to her literary endeavors. Jay's approach to writing is intrinsically linked to her life philosophy, where creativity and narrative exploration are paramount.
After ten years of exile among fairies who teach her to use her magically-enhanced strength and courage, Sleeping Beauty's daughter Aurora enlists the help of Niklaas, eleventh son of King Eldorio, in the fight to reclaim her throne
What if Beauty became the Beast? Discover a new angle on the classic fairytale in this fantasy retelling that's perfect for anyone who can't get enough of Beauty and the Beast. In the city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra is raised to be a human sacrifice. Her death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert, a mutant beast named Gem fights to save his people, known as the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that, together, they can return balance to their worlds. When Gem is captured for trying to steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, he becomes a prisoner of the city. Isra enlists his help, and soon begins to care for him—and to question everything she has been brought up to believe. . . . “Engrossing tale . . . [an] intense love story.” —Kirkus Reviews “The bones of the classic Beauty and the Beast story are all here, imaginatively fleshed out with tropes from science fiction, fantasy, and even political drama.” —The Bulletin, Recommended “Jay’s characters are well-realized . . . [the] setup is intriguing and her writing assured.” —Publishers Weekly “Revelations and plot twists keep the action flowing and romance growing. . . . A satisfying read for fans of romantic fantasy.” —School Library Journal
Seductive companion to the popular Juliet Immortal, in which former lovers—Romeo and Juliet—meet, not as true lovers, but truly as enemies. Cursed to live out eternity in his rotted corpse, Romeo, known for his ruthless, cutthroat ways, is given the chance to redeem himself by traveling back in time to save the life of Ariel Dragland. Unbeknownst to her, Ariel is important to both the evil Mercenaries and the love-promoting Ambassadors and holds the fate of the world in her hands. Romeo must win her heart and make her believe in love, turning her away from her darker potential before his work is discovered by the Mercenaries. While his seduction begins as yet another lie, it soon becomes his only truth. Romeo vows to protect Ariel from harm, and do whatever it takes to win her heart and soul. But when Ariel is led to believe his love is a deception, she becomes vulnerable to Mercenary manipulation, and her own inner darkness may ultimately rip them apart.
The start of a new urban fantasy series featuring fairies that are mosquito-sized and possess poisonous bites that can drive humans to madness.
These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. -William Shakespeare, ROMEO AND JULIET Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, who made the sacrifice to ensure his own immortality. But Romeo didn't anticipate that Juliet would be granted eternal life as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light. For seven hundred years, Juliet has struggled to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent, while Romeo has fought for the dark side, seeking to destroy the human heart. Until now. Now Juliet has found her own forbidden love, and Romeo, O Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy their happiness. Secrets unfold and surprises abound in Stacey Jay's powerfully dark romance, which reunites literature's most tragic couple.
Megan Berry?Zombie Settler extraordinaire?just wants Pom Squad to trounce Cheer Team in this freakishly funny follow-up to You Are So Undead to Me. But someone?s turning coma victims into settler-resistant über-zombies?and everyone thinks it?s Megan?s fault! Well, except for super-creepy male cheerleader Aaron. (Ew!) Meg?s also being stalked by a hot?albeit undead? seer named Cliff. Can Cliff?s premonitions help Megan stop a zombies-on-ice deathscapade and discover who?s really behind the coma-killer crusade before an entire army of undead rise up? And when Megan?s boyfriend Ethan grows jealous of Cliff, will it end their intra-settler romance? Stacey Jay?s snarky teen-speak is ?dead?-on and hysterical! Ally Carter better get used to the smell of grave dirt . . .
Possessing the special skill of being able to communicate with the dead, 15-year-old Megan Berry finds it hard to provide the counseling they need with the social life she wants, but when someone in school plays with black magic and transforms the undead into blood-thirsty Zombies, she knows that she is the only one who can stop the disaster that is certain to happen at the homecoming event. Original.