Twilight

The Twilight series, written by Stephanie Meyer. Introduced in 2005 with the first novel in the series, Twilight, it was immediately met by wide critical and commercial success. Focusing on the romance of a human teenager, Isabella “Bella” Swan, and and centenarian vampire Edward Cullen, as they navigate the complexities of a relationship governed not only by their hearts, but also the underlying ramifications of their cross cultural relationship. These include the view of vampires as monsters, Edwards attempts to protect Bella from other vampire coven, and the rogue clan of werewolves that befriends Bella. Stephanie Meyer has stated that the inception of the series came from a dream, in which a human girl finds and falls in love with a much older, but still young-looking vampire. The series has an underlying message of familial ties, love, and acceptance of non-traditional love, while still supporting the authors faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.