Author
Stefanie Contreras is a Latinx author from Phoenix, Arizona with several books currently published on Amazon. Please take a look below to view both the published works and current works in progress.
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The Warlock and the Crow (Rituals & Grimoires Anthology)
Within the Rituals and Grimoires anthology rests a collection of magical tales, most Gothic. Full of witches, ghosts, and spellcasters both ancient and new, these stories will thrill and haunt you like the very creatures they summon. Whether you love magic, mayhem, or something in between, these tales will cast their spell on you and hold your mind captive, well after the book has closed. The Warlock and the Crow Description: After her sisters disappeared, West was left alone in the service of a warlock who used her gifts to perform dark blood magic. She didn't expect a visiting vampire to betray her master, and shatter his power over her. Or to reveal that she's not alone after all—one of her sisters is still alive, and waiting for her beyond the desert. Pestilence (Autumn Nights Charity Anthology)
Autumn Nights: Nine Stories to Nibble at Your Nape, is a charity anthology to benefit The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is dedicated to providing crisis support and safe spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals. The nine authors who contributed a story to this anthology were charged with two tasks:
Pestilence Description: Día de los Muertos is supposed to be a celebration of life, but Soledad and her brothers want revenge. They’ve always known their fate tangled with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...they just never knew how soon that fate would be revealed. |
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NovelsThe Merry Maids (Books One)
The Merry Maids, debuted on Amazon in July 2019. The Merry Maids is a sci-fi adventure novel featuring a young Courier, fresh out of the Academy, who joins an elite squad dedicated to classified missions for The Order. The Merry Maids is available on Amazon in paperback or as an e-book. Please leave your reviews on Amazon and Goodreads to let me know what you think! Series Description: Alyvia Tippin is done with her training at the Academy, and ready to serve the Order. Her abilities with movement and telekinesis earn her a spot with the Merry Maids, a small black-ops team that works on the Order's behalf to unofficially clean up official messes. As the new Courier for the Merry Maids, Alyvia's training is immediately put to the test when the Order sends them on a mission to collect the disassembled pieces of an artifact called the Starkiller. The pieces are hidden across the galaxy like a deadly scavenger hunt, and the person who hid them wants Alyvia to destroy the Starkiller instead of turning it over to the Order. Luckily, the Merry Maids have her back. She's going to need it. Listen: Looking for something to listen to while you read? Check out this Spotify playlist. |
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Piecefinder: The Merry Maids (Book Two)
Piecefinder, the second book in The Merry Maids trilogy, debuted on Amazon in December 2019. Piecefinder is available on Amazon in paperback or as an e-book. Please leave your reviews on Amazon and Goodreads to let me know what you think! Series Description: Alyvia Tippin is slowly finding her way as the Courier for The Merry Maids but their last mission on Jubilee broke open something in her memories that couldn't stay buried. It's time to tell her team where their Courier came from, and the truth isn't pretty. She isn't the only one with stories to tell. For The Merry Maids, the past can't seem to stay in the past as the team is targeted by people they know. Their deadly scavenger hunt in search of the disassembled Starkiller pieces is being haunted by people The Merry Maids used to trust. When Alyvia left behind the safety of the Academy, she didn't realize how risky it would be to follow her dream of flying among the stars. Now that The Merry Maids are becoming the family she always wanted, there is nothing she wouldn't risk for them. Even if the risk is to herself. |
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Starkiller: The Merry Maids (Book Three)
Starkiller, the third book in The Merry Maids trilogy, debuted on Amazon in January 2021. Starkiller is available on Amazon in paperback or as an e-book. Please leave your reviews on Amazon and Goodreads to let me know what you think! Series Description: Alyvia Tippin is not a fan of big changes, and yet that's all her life has been since leaving the Academy. Now that she's discovered more about her abilities, the Council seems determined to add even bigger changes to her life. Despite The Merry Maids' protests, the Council wants Alyvia to train with the Shadows, to figure out how her Amplifier skills could be useful to their team. At least she can stop worrying about her best friend now that she knows he is one of the Shadows. As The Merry Maids' quest to find the Starkiller pieces nears completion, their course is set to collide again with Maks, and all of the horrors Lyv thought she left behind when she escaped Cayberra. Change is inevitable. Alyvia just hopes her team can survive. |
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Untested
My first fantasy novel, Untested, is currently self-published on Channillo — a subscription book site where you can read books from self-publishing authors of any genre. If the description below sounds interesting to you, please visit my area on Channillo and subscribe to my story. Reviews and comments are welcome! Series Description: On the day the riders came to town, they kidnapped Kella and brought her to Lord Perrin’s keep. To win her freedom, she must cure Perrin’s son from the magic poisoning his blood. Where Kella is from, it is dangerous if people find out that you are a magic-user. That’s why she and her mother had never settled in one spot for long—as soon as rumors started circulating about her abilities, she had to disappear fast. She never learned how to properly use her gifts. But at Perrin's keep she meets Taroy, who is tasked with guarding against her escape. He wants to protect her and keep her safe, but Kella is on her own when it comes to the magic that must be worked. In a race against time, Kella begins her journey to master the magic within and save Perrin's son—despite her fear that she is just not good enough to perform such complicated magic. Untested is a fantasy story for young adults that follows a young woman's journey of discovering that believing in yourself is a magic of its own. |
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Future Works
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Savage Symphony
Savage Symphony is a Latinx superhero origin story set in the world of Superhero (see below). Superhero Click here to read an unedited sample from the work in progress tentatively titled Superhero, a Latinx superhero origin story set in the world of Savage Symphony. Familiar Click here to read an unedited sample from the work in progress titled Familiar, a fantasy story set in the world of Untested. |
Senior Year
Click here to read an unedited sample from the work in progress tentatively titled Senior Year, a young adult fiction. Keeper of the Dead Click here to read an unedited sample from the work in progress titled Keeper of the Dead, a fantasy duology. Lisiel Click here to read an unedited sample from the work in progress tentatively titled Lisiel, a fantasy fiction story. |
