The Vampire Diaries. The Awakening

A deadly love triangle Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any guy she wants. Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena . . . for her own good. Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers . . . who will she choose?

A deadly love triangle Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any guy she wants. Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena . . . for her own good. Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him. Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers . . . who will she choose?

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).

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).

The New York Times  bestselling series! The first book in L.J. Smith’s  New York Times  bestselling Vampire Diaries series, the basis of the hit CW TV show starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder . 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. Fans of The Vampire Diaries TV show will find this book packed with the same kind of heart-stopping suspense, fierce romances, and jaw-dropping surprises that they know and love, all brought to life by  New York Times  bestselling author L.J. Smith.