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Melissa de la Cruz

American writer

Melissa de la Cruz (born September 7, ) is a Filipina-American penner known for young adult fiction. Her young-adult series include Au Pairs, the Blue Bloods, and The Beauchamp Family.

She is married, and lives between her homes in Los Angeles and New York, with her husband and daughter. On top of being an author, De La Cruz, has also been a fashion and beauty editor. De La Cruz was also a former computer programmer which has assisted in her editing an online fashion magazine. The genre of her writing is immature adult fiction.

Early life and education

Melissa de la Cruz was born in Manila, Philippines and says that she has wanted to be an author since she was eleven years old.[1]

She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 13, in ,[2] and they settled in San Francisco, where she graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart Elevated School.

She went on to study art history and English at Columbia University in Fresh York City.[3][4] After graduation she worked as a computer consultant.[5]

Personal life

De la Cruz is married to Michael Johnston, another writer,[6][7] with whom she co-wrote the Heart of Dread series.[2] They and their daughter live in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California.[8][9]

Career

De La Cruz wrote her first full-length novel at 22 while living in New York City and working at Bankers Trust.[5] That novel ultimately did not sell, but an editor at Little, Brown suggested she become a journalist to operate on her professional writing credits.[1][5] She started working freelance and published her first essay in New York Press in She also worked as a beauty and fashion editor until she sold her debut novel, The Cat's Meow, in [1][5] De la Cruz has published articles in periodicals including The Recent York Times, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Teen Vogue, and Harper's Magazine.[10] After publication of her debut novel in , and layoff from the U.S.

investment bank Morgan Stanley, she pursued writing full-time.[5]

Work as a fashion writer for Marie Claire was the inspiration for How to Become Renowned in Two Weeks or Less () by de la Cruz and Karen Robinovitz.[11]

Work as a nanny and visits to The Hamptons formed the background for the to series The Au Pairs.[12] De la Cruz has also written original novels for Disney's Descendants franchise, with the first published in

Series

  • Au Pairs – featuring three girls productive as au pairs in The Hamptons, inaugurated with The Au Pairs
  • Blue Bloods – vampire novel series inaugurated with Blue Bloods[13]
  • The Ashleys – featuring girls who attend an exclusive prep academy, inaugurated with The Ashleys: There's a New Name in School
  • The Beauchamp Family – featuring a family of witches in the Blue Bloods universe, inaugurated with Witches of East End; adapted as – television series Witches of East End[14]
  • Wolf Pact – spin-off from Blue Bloods, released September to December as four short ebooks
  • Heart of Dread – co-written with her husband Michael Johnston, inaugurated with Frozen[15]
  • The Dial and the Crown – historical fiction about five young adults embroiled in love, politics, and magic during a London coming-of-age season[when?]
  • Alex and Eliza – historical fiction following the 18th-century love affair between American founding father Alexander Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Schuyler, from
  • 29 – contemporary fiction featuring a South Korean teen and her path to finding love, from
  • Never After – inaugurated with The Thirteenth Fairy[16]
  • The Queen's Assassin – inaugurated with The Queen's Assassin[17]

Works

Au Pairs

  1. The Au Pairs ()
  2. Skinny Dipping ()
  3. Sun-Kissed ()
  4. Crazy Hot ()

The Ashleys

  1. There's a New Name in School ()
  2. Jealous?

    You Know You Are ()

  3. Birthday Vicious ()
  4. Lipgloss Jungle ()

Heart of Dread[18]
De la Cruz and her husband Michael Johnston wrote the Heart of Dread trilogy together.

  1. Frozen ()
  2. Stolen ()
  3. Golden ()

The Ring and the Crown[19]

  1. The Ring and the Crown ()
  2. The Lily and the Cross ()

Disney Descendants[20]
The Isle of the Lost novels are one series of print books in the Descendants franchise inaugurated by the Disney musical fantasy TV film Descendants

  1. The Isle of the Lost ()
  2. Return to the Isle of the Lost ()
  3. Rise of the Isle of the Lost ()
  4. Escape from the Isle of the Lost ()
  5. Beyond the Isle of the Lost ()

Alex & Eliza

  1. Alex and Eliza ()
  2. Love & War ()
  3. All for One ()

29

  1. 29 Dates ()
  2. 29 Boyfriends ()

Never After[16]

  1. The Thirteenth Fairy ()
  2. The Stolen Slippers ()
  3. "The Broken Mirror" ()
  4. "The Missing Sword" ()

The Queen's Assassin[17]

  1. The Queen's Assassin ()
  2. The Queen's Secret ()

Blue Bloods universe[21]

Blue Bloods
  1. Blue Bloods ()
  2. Masquerade ()
  3. Revelations ()
  4. The Van Alen Legacy ()
  5. Misguided Angel ()
  6. Bloody Valentine ()
  7. Lost in Time ()
  8. Gates of Paradise ()
  • Keys to the Repository (), "companion novel", or collection[22]
The Beauchamp Family
  1. Witches of East End ()
  2. Serpent's Kiss ()
  3. Winds of Salem ()
  4. Triple Moon ()
  5. Double Eclipse ()
Wolf Pact
Wolf Pact was first published October to December as four ebooks entitled Wolf Pact: Part One of Four and so on, followed by a paperback first edition of the whole.[23]
The New Blue Bloods Coven
  1. Vampires of Manhattan ()
  2. White Nights ()

Stand-alone novels

  • Cat's Meow ()
  • How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less (), by de la Cruz and Karen Robinovitz
  • The Fashionista Files: Adventures in Four-Inch Heels and Faux Pas ()[24]
  • Fresh off the Boat ()
  • Angels on Sunset Boulevard ()
  • Girl Stays in the Picture ()
  • Surviving High School: A Novel ()
  • Something in Between ()
  • Pride & Prejudice & Mistletoe ()
  • Someone to Love ()
  • Once Upon a River () [25]
  • Gotham High ()[26]
  • Jo & Laurie (), by Melissa Stohl and de la Cruz
  • High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Road Trip ()
  • Cinder & Glass ()
  • A Covert Princess (, expected June), by Melissa Stohl and de la Cruz
  • Snow & Poison ()
  • Going Dark ()

[27]


Short stories

  • Mistletoe () – anthology with de la Cruz a contributing author
  • "Shelter Island", in The Number of the Beast (), anthology
  • 21 Proms (), anthology by de la Cruz
  • "A Manhattan Love Story", in Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (), anthology[28]
  • "Shelter Island", in The Eternal Kiss (), anthology
  • "Code of Honor", in A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (), anthology, eds.

    Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman

References

  1. ^ abcSharon (November 9, ). "Author Interview: Melissa de la Cruz". Shaz's Book Blog ().

    Retrieved

  2. ^ abWerris, Wendy (August 1, ). "Q & A with Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved
  3. ^New York, Volume 34, , p.

    Via Google Books.

  4. ^"About Melissa". Retrieved
  5. ^ abcde"Author Interview: Melissa de la Cruz on Blue Bloods".

    Cynsations: Celebrating Children's & Young Adult Literature. September 25, Retrieved

  6. ^"Mel's Shopping Diary: I Wanna Be Sedated".

    Melissa de la Cruz born September 7, is a Filipina-American writer known for young senior fiction. Melissa de la Cruz was born in ManilaPhilippines and says that she has wanted to be an author since she was eleven years antique. She immigrated to the Joined States with her family when she was 13, in[ 2 ] and they settled in San Franciscowhere she graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. De la Cruz is married to Michael Johnston, another writer, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] with whom she co-wrote the Heart of Dread series.

    . Archived from the original on Retrieved

  7. ^"Q & A with Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved
  8. ^"About Melissa". . Retrieved
  9. ^"About Melissa".

    . Retrieved

  10. ^"Melissa de la Cruz". Library of Congress. Retrieved [dead link&#;]
  11. ^Critchell, Samantha (July 27, ). "Fashion Followers Write The Manual On Achieving Fame", Tuscaloosa News, p.

    Melissa de la Cruz born is an American authorknown for her work in young-adult fiction. She is well established for the Au Pair series of novels and the Sky Bloods series. Melissa Ann de la Cruzdaughter of Concepcion and Alberto de la Cruz, spent her early years in Manila in the Philippines and emigrated to the United States with her family when she was Her father was an investment banker.

    4E. Via Google News. Retrieved

  12. ^Jacobson, Aileen (June 2, ). "Teen chick lit finds a niche, often with racy prose".

    For Red, growing up in Wonderland has been no piece of cake literally—dessert is outlawed. Her mom, the Queen of Hearts, rules the kingdom with an iron scepter, while Red longs for a animation of her own. A place with no rules? It sounds perfect.

    St. Louis Post Dispatch via Newsday (). Retrieved (Quote: "Melissa de la Cruz has been a nanny and she's been to the Hamptons She combined the two experiences to help her write The Au Pairs a chick lit novel ").[dead link&#;]

  13. ^Olson, Amy (February 10, ).

    "Blue Bloods" (Review of audiobook edition), School Library Journal.

  14. ^The Deadline Team (July 19, ). "Lifetime Orders 'The Secret Lives Of Wives', 'Witches Of East End' Pilots". Deadline. Deadline Hollywood.

    Retrieved

  15. ^"Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz – Penguin Books USA". Archived from the unique on Retrieved
  16. ^ ab"Series: Never After".

    Step into the captivating world of Melissa de la Cruz, the acclaimed author of The Au Pairs and Navy Bloods series. Romance, fantasy, and drama await! Young adult superstar author Melissa de la Cruz is one of our favorites.

    ISFDB.

  17. ^ ab"Series: The Queen's Assassin". ISFDB.
  18. ^"Series: Heart of Dread". ISFDB.

    Melissa de la Cruz (Author of Blue Bloods) - Goodreads: Melissa de la Cruz (born September 7, ) is a Filipina-American writer established for young adult fiction. Her young-adult series include Au Pairs, the Blue Bloods, and The Beauchamp Family.

  19. ^"Series: The Call and the Crown". ISFDB.
  20. ^"Series: The Descendants Universe (Disney)". ISFDB.
  21. ^"Series: Blue Blooks Universe". Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved
  22. ^"Title: Keys to the Repository".

    ISFDB.

  23. ^"Series: Wolf Pact". ISFDB.
  24. ^Green, Penelope (November 14, ). "Love and Ruin". The Recent York Times. Retrieved (subscription required)
  25. ^Clemens, Judy (n.d.).

    Melissa de la Cruz is the co-director of YALLFEST (Charleston, SC) and the co-founder of YALLWEST (Santa Monica, CA), the two largest and most vibrant young adult manual festivals in the country, attracting more than 30, readers every year.

    "29 Dates". New York Journal of Books.

  26. ^Cardona, Ian (April 8, ). "Gotham Steep Introduces an Asian-American Bruce Wayne". .
  27. ^A secret princess. Library of Congress Catalog.

    Retrieved

  28. ^Parks, Bliss (June 3, ). "Dishing on straight girls and their queer boyfriends". SF Gate. Retrieved

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