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Lisa Jane Smith, known professionally as L. J. Smith, (born on 4 September 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American author of young-adult literature.
Her books, which combine elements of the genres of supernatural, horror, science fiction/fantasy, and romance, are populated with apparently young human and supernatural characters locked in dark vs. light, and good vs. evil conflicts. A dark antagonist typically attempts to seduce a heroine into the darkness, and in some cases, is instead reborn into the light.
Her books, particularly The Vampire Diaries and the Night World series, have been in the New York Times Bestselling and have been nominated for Favorite Book awards.The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle have both been turned into TV shows.
Smith is secretive about her age, but multiple sources list her birthdate as September 4, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was raised in Anaheim, California, where she attended Juliette Low Elementary School and Serrano Elementary, followed by Cerro Villa Junior High School and Villa Park High School.
Before going to college, she moved to Goring-on-Thames, United Kingdom. She attended Mills College for one year, then the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she graduated with degrees in English and Physiological Psychology. At the University of San Francisco she obtained a Masters Degree in Education both Regular and Special Education.
Smith began her career as an elementary school teacher, but left after 3 years to pursue writing. She lives in Danville, California.
The character Meredith, in The Vampire Diaries series, is inspired by her niece of the same name. She chose the setting of The Vampire Diaries in Virginia because she has family there and was inspired by the small towns and lifestyles.
Smith has said that she realized she wanted to be a writer sometime between kindergarten and first grade, "when a teacher praised a horrible poem I'd written", and she began writing in earnest in elementary school.
Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, written during high school and college, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by Heart of Valor in 1990. They sold poorly, as they were labeled for 9 to 11-year-olds and not for young adults, as Smith wanted.
The Vampire Diaries series was commissioned by Elise Donner, editor of Alloy Entertainment in 1990: Smith immediately wrote the scene when Elena, Bonnie and Meredith are decorating the gym and the heroine meets Damon (scene later included in the first novel), while, as for the other characters, she adapted those of The Garden of Earthly Delights, an adult book she was writing.
Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994) and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of Night World series was published in 1996, followed by eight more over the next two years.
In 1998, Smith began a decade-long hiatus from writing, returning in 2008 with a new website and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by reprintings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008-2009. The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor were also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010. The series was later adapted into a TV series (The Vampire Diaries) in 2009, as well as The Secret Circle, which became a TV series of the same name in 2011.
The final volume of The Vampire Diaries written entirely by Smith (The Return: Midnight) was released in March 2011. Smith submitted a draft of the next installment (The Hunters: Phantom), but after a dispute regarding a pivotal plot twist, her involvement was terminated by the publisher and the episode was revised by a ghostwriter. Subsequent Vampire Diaries installments have also been ghostwritten. She was also replaced on The Secret Circle series, by ghostwriter Aubrey Clark.
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Night World Series
L.J. Smith - Secret Vampire (read by Ellen Grafton)
L.J. Smith - Daughters Of Darkness (read by Emily Durante)
L.J. Smith - Spellbinder (read by Jeannie Stith)
L.J. Smith - Dark Angel (read by Renee Raudman)
L.J. Smith - The Chosen (read by Julia Whelan)
L.J. Smith - Soulmate (read by Kate Rudd)
L.J. Smith - Huntress (read by Angela Dawe)
L.J. Smith - Black Dawn (read by Teri Clark Linden)
L.J. Smith - Witchlight (read by Emily Foster)
The Vampire Diaries Series
L.J. Smith - The Awakening (read by Rebecca Mozo)
L.J. Smith - The Struggle (read by Rebecca Mozo)
L.J. Smith - The Fury (read by Rebecca Mozo)
L.J. Smith - Dark Reunion (read by Rebecca Mozo)
The Vampire Diaries: The Return Series
L.J. Smith - Nightfall (read by Rebecca Mozo)
L.J. Smith - Shadow Souls (read by Rebecca Mozo)
L.J. Smith - Midnight (read by Rebecca Mozo)
The Vampire Diaries: The Salvation Series / with Aubrey Clark
L.J. Smith - Unseen (read by Amy Rubinate)
L.J. Smith - Unspoken (read by Amy Rubinate)
L.J. Smith - Unmasked (read by Amy Rubinate)
The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries Series
L.J. Smith - Origins (read by Kevin T. Collins)
L.J. Smith - Bloodlust (read by Kevin T. Collins)
L.J. Smith - The Craving (read by Kevin T. Collins)
L.J. Smith - The Ripper (read by Kevin T. Collins)
L.J. Smith - The Asylum (read by Kevin T. Collins)
L.J. Smith - The Compelled (read by Kevin T. Collins)
The Secret Circle Series / with Aubrey Clark
L.J. Smith - The Initiation (read by Devon Sorvari)
L.J. Smith - The Captive (read by Devon Sorvari)
L.J. Smith - The Power (read by Devon Sorvari)
L.J. Smith - The Divide (read by Devon Sorvari)
L.J. Smith - The Hunt (read by Devon Sorvari)
L.J. Smith - The Temptation (read by Devon Sorvari)
The Forbidden Game Series
L.J. Smith - The Hunter (read by Khristine Hvam)
L.J. Smith - The Chase (read by Khristine Hvam)
L.J. Smith - The Kill (read by Khristine Hvam)
Dark Visions Series
L.J. Smith - The Strange Power (read by Khristine Hvam)
L.J. Smith - The Possessed (read by Khristine Hvam)
L.J. Smith - The Passion (read by Khristine Hvam)
Wildworld Series
L.J. Smith - The Night Of The Solstice (read by Khristine Hvam)
L.J. Smith - Heart Of Valor (read by Khristine Hvam)
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