Order of Melissa De La Cruz Books

Order of Melissa De La Cruz Books

Melissa De La Cruz (Photo Credit: Denise Bovee)
Melissa de la Cruz is a Filipino-American author of young adult fantasy and YA chick lit novels, in addition to several non-fiction books. She writes the Beach Lane/Au Pairs, Blue Bloods, The Ashleys, Beauchamp Family and other series. In the past, Melissa has written for several top publications as a fashion and beauty editor, including the New York Times, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, the San Francisco Chronicle, McSweeney’s, Teen Vogue, CosmoGirl! and Seventeen. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter, with frequent trips to New York City.

Melissa de la Cruz became a published novelist with the chick lit novel The Girl Can’t Help It!, published in 2001. Below is a list of Melissa de la Cruz’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Beach Lane Books

The Au Pairs / Beach Lane

(2004)

Skinny-Dipping

(2005)

Sun-Kissed

(2006)

Crazy Hot

(2007)

Publication Order of Blue Bloods Books

Blue Bloods

(2006)

Masquerade

(2007)

Revelations

(2008)

The Van Alen Legacy

(2009)

Bloody Valentine

(2010)

Misguided Angel

(2010)

Lost In Time

(2011)

Wolf Pact

(2012)

The Gates of Paradise

(2013)

After Life

(2022)

After Death

(2023)

Publication Order of Blue Bloods Collections

Keys to the Repository

(2010)

Publication Order of Blue Bloods Graphic Novels

Blue Bloods: The Graphic Novel

(2013)

Publication Order of Ashleys Books

The Ashleys / The Ashley Project

(2007)

Jealous? / Social Order

(2008)

Birthday Vicious

(2008)

Lip Gloss Jungle / Popularity Takeover

(2008)

Publication Order of Angels On Sunset Boulevard Books

Angels on Sunset Boulevard

(2007)

Angels Lie

(2009)

Publication Order of Girl Books

Girl Stays in the Picture

(2009)

Publication Order of Beauchamp Family Books

Witches 101

(2011)

Witches of East End / Witches of the East

(2011)

Serpent’s Kiss

(2012)

Diary of the White Witch

(2012)

Winds of Salem

(2013)

Publication Order of Heart Of Dread Books

(with Michael Johnston)

Frozen

(2013)

Stolen

(2014)

Golden

(2016)

Publication Order of Ring and The Crown Books

The Ring and the Crown

(2014)

The Lily and the Cross

(2017)

Publication Order of New Blue Bloods Coven Books

Vampires of Manhattan

(2014)

White Nights

(2016)

Publication Order of Descendants Books

The Isle of the Lost

(2015)

Return to the Isle of the Lost

(2016)

Rise of the Isle of the Lost

(2017)

Escape from the Isle of the Lost

(2019)

Beyond the Isle of the Lost

(2024)

Publication Order of Descendants Graphic Novels

(with Robert Venditti)

The Isle of the Lost

(2018)

Return to the Isle of the Lost

(2019)

Publication Order of Summer On East End Books

Triple Moon

(2015)

Double Eclipse

(2016)

Publication Order of Alex & Eliza Books

Alex and Eliza

(2017)

Love & War

(2018)

All for One

(2019)

Publication Order of 29 Books

29 Dates

(2018)

Publication Order of Chronicles Of Never After Books

The Thirteenth Fairy

(2020)

The Stolen Slippers

(2022)

The Broken Mirror

(2022)

The Missing Sword

(2023)

The End of the Story

(2024)

Publication Order of Queen’s Secret Books

The Queen’s Assassin

(2020)

The Queen’s Secret

(2021)

Publication Order of High School Musical Books

High School Musical: The Musical

(2021)

Publication Order of The S.Q.U.A.D. Books

Book 1

(2021)

Publication Order of Cinder & Glass Books

Cinder & Glass

(2022)

Snow & Poison

(2023)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Girl Can’t Help It!

(2001)

Fresh Off the Boat

(2005)

Cat’s Meow

(2010)

Surviving High School (With: Lele Pons)

(2016)

Something in Between

(2016)

Someone to Love

(2017)

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe

(2017)

The Birthday Girl

(2019)

Jo & Laurie (With: Margaret Stohl)

(2020)

A Secret Princess (With: Margaret Stohl)

(2022)

33 Unplayed Voicemails (With: Eric Yves Garcia,Stephanie Einstein,Greg Tremblay,Anna Caputo,Corey Allen,Daniel Henning)

(2022)

Going Dark

(2023)

The Headmaster’s List

(2023)

The Five Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos

(2024)

Rings of Fate

(2025)

Publication Order of Graphic Novels

Gotham High

(2020)

Publication Order of Picture Books

Doña Esmeralda, Who Ate Everything

(2022)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less

(2003)

The Fashionista Files

(2004)

Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys

(2007)

Because I Was a Girl

(2017)

Publication Order of The Octagon Valley Society Books

TheOctagon Valley Society

(2023)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Five-Year Hitch

(2021)

Publication Order of The Encanto’s Daughter Books

The Encanto’s Daughter

(2024)

The Encanto’s Curse

(2025)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Mistletoe

(2006)

The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire

(2008)

Who Done It?

(2013)

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

(2018)

Snow in Love

(2018)

My Life: Growing Up Asian in America

(2022)

Eternally Yours

(2022)

Notes: The novel The Au Pairs is also known as Beach Lane. Angels on Sunset Boulevard is also known as Angels on Sunset Strip. Witches of East End was also published as Witches of East. The Heart of Dread series is co-authored with Michael Johnston. Mistletoe also contains stories by Hailey Abbott, Aimee Friedman and Nina Malkin. Blue Bloods: The Graphic Novel was adapted into graphic novel format by with Robert Venditti, based on de la Cruz’s writing. Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys is co-edited by Tom Dolby. The Ashleys was re-issued as The Ashley Project. Jealous? was re-issued under the title Social Order. Surviving High School was written with Lele Pons. Jo & Laurie was written with Margaret Stohl.