She also worked as a beauty and fashion editor until she sold her debut novel, The Cat's Meow, in 1998. She started working freelance and published her first essay in New York Press in 1996. That novel ultimately didn't sell, but an editor at Little, Brown suggested she become a journalist to work on her professional writing credits. Career ĭe La Cruz wrote her first full-length novel at 22 while living in New York City and working at Bankers Trust. They and their daughter live in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, California. Personal life ĭe la Cruz is married to Michael Johnston, another writer, with whom she co-wrote the Heart of Dread series. After graduation she worked as a computer consultant. She went on to study art history and English at Columbia University in New York City.

She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 13, in 1985, and they settled in San Francisco, where she graduated from Convent of the Sacred Heart High School. 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. Her young-adult series include Au Pairs, the Blue Bloods, and The Beauchamp Family. The battles are just beginning in the sumptuous sequel to Melissa de la Cruz’s New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story.Melissa de la Cruz (born 1971) is a Filipina-American writer known for young adult fiction. Torn apart by new trials and temptations, can Alex and Eliza’s epic love survive life in the big city? And with Alex’s star on the rise, Eliza can’t help but feel neglected by a husband who seems to have time for everyone but her. Eliza struggles to build a home in the hustle and bustle of New York City just as Alex’s burgeoning law practice brings him up against his greatest rival–the ambitious young lawyer Aaron Burr. Yet even after the Revolution comes to its historic close, Alex and Eliza’s happily-ever-after is threatened. But when the war unexpectedly arrives on Eliza’s doorstep, she must fight for a better future–for their fledgling country and for her marriage. even if that means leaving his beloved Eliza behind to join the front lines at the Battle of Yorktown. Still, Alex is as determined as ever to prove his mettle and secure his legacy. The thrilling romance of young Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler continues in the sizzling sequel to the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love StoryĪs the war for American independence rages on, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler begin their new life as a married couple.

Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz