Melissa De La Cruz

Sun-kissed Melissa De La Cruz

Marc Notes: Originally published in 2006.; Graduated from high school and back for a third summer in the Hamptons, Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui find that life is not as carefree as they had hoped when boyfriends, jobs, and school problems intrude. Brief Description: Graduated from high school and back for a third summer in the Hamptons, Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui find that life is not as carefree as they had hoped when boyfriends, jobs, and school problems intrude. Publisher Marketing: In the Hamptons for their third summer, Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui do their best not to get burned on the beach--or in love--in Book 3 of the Beach Lane series. It's another summer in the Hamptons for Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui--and babysitting is officially on the back burner. Mara is the new It Girl of the Hamptons, writing a column about the local nightlife. She has a pass to every hot club, but all her boyfriend Ryan wants to do is stay home and cuddle. Eliza is in relationship bliss with Jeremy, but her hectic fashion internship is limiting their time together. Can they make it work? Jacqui has decided to forego the no boys rules, especially when three dot.com billionaires move in next door and vie for her affection. The girls seem to have it all this summer. But as all good Hamptons girls know, looks can be deceiving...and sometimes when the sun shines, it scorches. The Beach Lane series is created by Alloy Entertainment, producer of bestselling teen and middle grade series including The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, and Pretty Little Liars. "Originally published as part of the Au Pairs series." Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 152 (EAN 9781416917465, Hardcover) PW Notes and Reprints 06/26/2006 pg. 54 (EAN 9781416917465, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 357 (EAN 9781416917465, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  de La Cruz, Melissa Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times", USA TODAY", Wall Street Journal", and Publishers Weekly" bestselling author of many books including the Beach Lane series, the Blue Bloods series, which has three million copies in print, and the Witches of East End series, which is now an hourlong drama on the Lifetime Network. Frozen", the first book in her new fantasy series, Heart of Dread, is cowritten with her husband. She is a former journalist and has written for Teen Vogue", Seventeen", Harper's Bazaar", Glamour", Marie Claire", and Allure". Melissa attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco, which served as an inspiration for the school in The Ashley Project. She currently lives in Los Angeles and Palm Springs with her family.