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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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Kingdom of Waves by Melissa de la Cruz
"I passed this to my teen, fully expecting a quick “it was good,” and instead got a full breakdown. She was all in, especially for the Atlantis-inspired world and the intensity of it all. This is one of those stories that reaches big and while that am" Read more of this review »
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"ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

Kingdom of Waves leans very much toward the “young” side of “young adult.” It’s a bit unsubtle in certain spots, but still manages to entertain. I think tweens and new teenagers will love it! Melissa de l" Read more of this review »
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"Another great Melissa De La Cruz book. It was fast paced and exciting! It just kept moving and breezing onto the next thing. I both liked that aspect and thought that it made the book a bit superficial. The romance did switch quickly from a slow burn" Read more of this review »
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"I wasn’t sure I’d like this book because I’m usually not into fantasy but it was a good read. I look forward to the rest of the series."
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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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“we laughed until we had to cry, we loved until we said goodbye.”
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Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
 
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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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