Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times , #1 Publishers Weekly , and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of over 70 books for readers of all ages including Disney's Descendants , Blue Bloods , Alex and Eliza and Witches of East End (also an hourlong drama on Lifetime). Her Hallmark movies include Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (based on her novel); Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen ; Christmas in Angel Falls ; and Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday . Her books are published in over thirty countries and translated in twenty languages. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.