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Melissa de la Cruz

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Young Adult, Paranormal Fiction, Fantasy

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Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens including The Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, the Angels on Sunset Boulevard series and the semi-autobiographical novel Fresh off the Boat.

Her books for adults include the novel Cat’s Meow, the anthology Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys and the tongue-in-chic handbooks How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less and The Fashionista Files: Adventures in Four-inch heels and Faux-Pas.

She has worked as a fashion and beauty editor and has written for many publications including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Allure, The San Francisco Chron ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 794,691 ratings · 52,802 reviews · 187 distinct works • Similar authors

	Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 143,864 ratings — published 2006 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masquerade (Blue Bloods, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 92,222 ratings — published 2007 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelations (Blue Bloods, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 79,208 ratings — published 2008 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Van Alen Legacy (Blue Bloods, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 67,430 ratings — published 2009 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Misguided Angel (Blue Bloods, #5) 3.93 avg rating — 39,982 ratings — published 2010 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in Time (Blue Bloods, #6) 4.04 avg rating — 28,031 ratings — published 2011 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Isle of the Lost (Descendants, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 27,818 ratings — published 2015 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bloody Valentine (Blue Bloods, #5.5) 3.97 avg rating — 23,300 ratings — published 2010 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alex and Eliza (Alex & Eliza, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 21,498 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witches of East End (The Beauchamp Family, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 21,942 ratings — published 2011 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Blue Bloods (9 books)
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Heart of Dread (3 books)
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“Black is the color of night. White is the true color of death”
― Melissa de la Cruz, Blue Bloods

tags: colors, symbolism

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“You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, The Van Alen Legacy

tags: happiness, happy, heartbreak, hurt, love, self

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“we laughed until we had to cry, we loved until we said goodbye.”
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Which February New Release would you like to read in March?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In February" list.

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Honor Lost (The Honors, #3) by Rachel Caine

Honor Lost by Rachel Caine
(The Honors, #3)

1 vote, 33.3%

The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates, #1) by A.K. Larkwood

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
(The Serpent Gates, #1)

1 vote, 33.3%

Golden in Death (In Death, #50) by J.D. Robb

Golden in Death by J.D. Robb
(In Death, #50)

1 vote, 33.3%

The Queen's Assassin (Queen's Secret, #1) by Melissa de la Cruz

The Queen's Assassin by Melissa de la Cruz
(Queen's Secret, #1)

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How to Love Your Elf (Embraced by Magic #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks

How to Love Your Elf by Kerrelyn Sparks
(Embraced by Magic #1)

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False Value (Rivers of London, #8) by Ben Aaronovitch

False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
(Rivers of London, #8)

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Rebelwing (Rebelwing, #1) by Andrea Tang

Rebelwing by Andrea Tang
(Rebelwing, #1)

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The Darkest King (Lords of the Underworld, #15) by Gena Showalter

The Darkest King by Gena Showalter
(Lords of the Underworld, #15)

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Knight Awakening (Scorpius Syndrome #6) by Rebecca Zanetti

Knight Awakening by Rebecca Zanetti
(The Scorpius Syndrome, #6)

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Shatter the Earth (Cassandra Palmer, #10) by Karen Chance

Shatter the Earth by Karen Chance
(Cassandra Palmer #10)

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Imaginary Numbers (InCryptid, #9) by Seanan McGuire

Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire
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message 1: by Deborah

Apr 26, 2014 10:46AM

was wondering if you are going to continue the series for "The Ring and the Crown"? Iniside the book it says it is a series but here on your site it says 1 book?

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