TRC: How did you come up with the idea of your new Heart of Dread series? Can you please tell our readers the premise of this series? I grew up reading the Sweet Valley High series, and when I found out the writers of that series were girls in their 20s, I thought, that could be me when I grew up! Melissa: Ever since I was eleven years old, I knew I wanted to be a writer. TRC: When and how did you become interested in writing? Have you always liked to write? Melissa: I am the author of many series including Blue Bloods, Witches of East End and the co-author of Frozen, the first book in the Heart of Dread series I am writing with my husband. TRC: Will you please tell us about yourself? We are always looking forward to reading about the author behind the book, and it is a pleasure to have you here at The Reading Café. Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions. Frozen was released today, and is the first book in their new Heart of Dread series. Melissa is here to discuss her book, Frozen, which she co-authored with Michael Johnston. This is a remarkable first book in a spellbinding new series about the dawn of a new kind of magic.The Reading Cafe is happy to welcome Melissa De La Cruz as our guest today. But can true love survive the lies?įiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other.

More importantly, it's a place where Nat won't be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.īut passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson there.

Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called 'the Blue.' They say it's a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.Īt the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature - freezing. Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice.

Frozen by melissa de la cruz