The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening

Darker than Twilight, more punch than Buffy and bloodier than True Blood. Read the books that inspired the smash-hit TV series The Vampire Diaries. Sink your teeth into a deadly love triangle and get ready to be obsessed. Elena Gilbert is a high school golden girl, used to getting what she wants. And who she wants. But when the boy she's set her sights on - the handsome and haunted Stefan - isn't interested, she's confused. She could never know the real reason Stefan is struggling to resist her: Stefan is a vampire, and Elena's in danger just by being around him. What's more, Stefan's dark, dangerous vampire brother Damon has just arrived in town. And wherever Damon goes, trouble always follows. Perfect for fans of Midnight Sun (Stephanie Meyer), The Beautiful (Renée Ahdieh and Crave, Vampire Diaries is filled with heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that have captured millions of fans and inspired the hit TV show (available on Netflix and ITVX). Read the whole series: Book 1: The Awakening Book 2: The Struggle Book 3: The Fury Book 4: The Reunion Book 5: The Return - Nightfall Book 6: The Return - Shadow Souls Book 7: The Return - Midnight Book 8: The Hunters - Phantom Book 9: The Hunters - Moonsong Book 10: The Hunter - Destiny Rising Book 11: The Salvation - Unseen Book 12: The Salvation - Unspoken Book 13: The Salvation - Unmasked And discover more of L.J. Smith's world in STEFAN'S DIARIES, NIGHT WORLD, THE SECRET CIRCLE and THE ORIGINALS (by Julie Plec).

L. J. Smith was the author of more than twenty books for young adults, including the bestselling Vampire Diaries and Night World series. Lisa knew that she wanted to be a writer since she was about six, when a teacher praised a poem she'd written. She wrote her first book in high school, finishing it in her first year of college. She lived in Northern California, in a rambling house in a small town.