| | | | | repeatedly avoids her. |
| | | | | Stefan eventually rescues Elena from Tyler |
| The Vampire Diaries is a Young adult vampire | | | | Smallwood on the night of the Homecoming Dance. |
| horror series of novels written byaaL.J Smith.The | | | | Afterward, the two gradually bond, leading him to |
| story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl | | | | reciprocate her affections. As the pair fall in love, their |
| torn between two vampire brothers. The series was | | | | town of Fell's Church is being terrorised by inexplicable, |
| originally a trilogy published in 1991, but pressure from | | | | horrifying 'animal attacks', with Stefan becoming a |
| readers led Smith to write a fourth volume, The Dark | | | | suspect. Based on the Alloy novels, WBTV's "Vampire |
| Reunion, which was released the following year. After | | | | Diaries" centers on Elena (Nina Dobrev), a tragic |
| taking a hiatus from writing for several years, L. J. | | | | heroine who is the object of passion for two vampire |
| Smith announced in 1998 a new spin-off trilogy | | | | brothers, Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian |
| entitled The Vampire Diaries: The Return, continuing | | | | Somerhalder). |
| the series, with Damon as the main protagonist. | | | | Summary: Caroline leaves the hospital and attends |
| Elena Gilbert is the most beautiful and popular girl in | | | | the Mystic Falls Carnival, where Matt attempts to tell |
| Robert E. Lee High School. She is driven by a desire to | | | | her how he feels about her. Meanwhile, Damon tries to |
| be best at everything, and takes an interest in a | | | | learn Mason's secret, and Bonnie gets angry with |
| handsome new student named Stefan Salvatore, who | | | | Damon. |