Anthony Jacques is an American author, gemologist, musician and designer.He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America as a Graduate Gemologist and spent several years grading diamonds in their Carlsbad, CA grading lab. In 2013 he partnered with Diamonds International Saint Lucia to design curriculum for diamond and colored stone courses. He has additional degrees in Graphic Design and Music Theory.His fiction ranges from literary to transgressive, and has been published both online and in print, including the 2011 Warmed and Bound : A Velvet Anthology, and the 2013 Booked. Anthology. He has also written columns, op-eds and music reviews at various online magazines since 2010.Subliminal Messiah (2014) is his first published novel.