Melissa de la Cruz graduated from Columbia University in New York. She has written several award winning novel series for teens such as "The Au Pairs," "Blue Bloods," "The Ashleys" and "The Angels on Sunset Boulevard." Her adult books include "Cat's Meow" and "Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys." Aside from her books, she has also worked as an editor for fashion and beauty for publications such as Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan.
SOMETIMES known as Stinna (pronounced Steena), Christina Moore just so happens to be her real name. Her writing career started under a pseudonym in the romance genre. But her true love has always been the paranormal. Vampires, werewolves, demons, faerie and everything in between, she loves them all-the allure of the unknown. The birth of the Uruwashi series started many years ago with a daydream sparked by a very special voice of a certain bad-ass vampire in her favorite anime. Little did she know then that the story of the Uruwashi would morph into what it is today.When not writing or chasing her toddler, Christina loves to read, garden, cross-stitch, and play video games. A Maryland… native, she lives just outside of beautiful historic downtown Annapolis with her husband, daughter (a.k.a. Tiny Boss) and two Australian Shepherds, Deunan and Aydin. Growing up riding horses to show in dressage and cross-country, later moving on to racing Volkswagens and then finding a career in the architecture industry as a graphic artist/mother hen, she's never been a real expert in any one thing. Christina has a passion for diversity and enjoys many types of music, film and literature that sometimes clash with the norm. She's often said she's going to marry Spike Spiegel when she grows up-her husband understands.