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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
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Average rating: 3.78 · 794,691 ratings · 52,802 reviews · 187 distinct worksSimilar authors
Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, #1)

3.70 avg rating — 143,864 ratings — published 2006 — 62 editions
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Masquerade (Blue Bloods, #2)

3.91 avg rating — 92,222 ratings — published 2007 — 67 editions
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Revelations (Blue Bloods, #3)

3.90 avg rating — 79,208 ratings — published 2008 — 47 editions
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The Van Alen Legacy (Blue B...

3.95 avg rating — 67,430 ratings — published 2009 — 51 editions
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Misguided Angel (Blue Blood...

3.93 avg rating — 39,982 ratings — published 2010 — 43 editions
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Lost in Time (Blue Bloods, #6)

4.04 avg rating — 28,031 ratings — published 2011 — 29 editions
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The Isle of the Lost (Desce...

3.80 avg rating — 27,818 ratings — published 2015 — 57 editions
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Bloody Valentine (Blue Bloo...

3.97 avg rating — 23,300 ratings — published 2010 — 32 editions
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Alex and Eliza (Alex & Eliz...

3.69 avg rating — 21,498 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions
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3.53 avg rating — 21,942 ratings — published 2011 — 37 editions
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Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz
"I received an ARC of this book and just finished reading it last night! Wow! I loved the world building in this book along with the push and pull of the characters, the humor and the imagery throughout the story. I was never bored.

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This adult romantasy was fun and fast-paced! This epic journey begins with prince Dietan traveling through towns looking for a bride, but not really! He's bound by ancient magic the rings of Fate, and they're slowly killing him. He tra" Read more of this review »
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aren had me from the start. she’s carrying the weight of her family, holding everything together, and doing it all without complaint even when it clearly costs her. watching her step outside that role and into something far bigger was so satisf" Read more of this review »
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“Black is the color of night. White is the true color of death”
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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.”
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Honor Lost (The Honors, #3) by Rachel Caine
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The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates, #1) by A.K. Larkwood
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
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Golden in Death (In Death, #50) by J.D. Robb
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How to Love Your Elf (Embraced by Magic #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks
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Deborah 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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