Un quaderno dalle pagine ingiallite giace in un cassetto. Elena lo trova e comincia a leggerlo. È il diario di Stefan, il suo amore… Tutto ebbe inizio alla fine del diciannovesimo secolo a Mystic Falls, Virginia. La vita dei fratelli Stefan e Damon Salvatore scorreva tranquilla tra splendide proprietà terriere e incredibili ricchezze. Un grande affetto li univa e i due fratelli erano inseparabili. Fino al giorno in cui nella loro vita comparve Katherine, una donna incredibilmente bella e dal fascino magnetico. Da quel momento tutto cambiò tra loro. Stefan e Damon iniziarono a lottare per conquistarla e inevitabilmente divennero rivali. Ma presto scoprirono l’atroce verità: gli splendidi vestiti e i luccicanti diamanti di questa misteriosa donna nascondevano un terribile segreto…
Smith was born in Villa Park, Orange County, California. In interviews, she has said 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 began writing in earnest in elementary school. Smith received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1987, followed by teaching credentials in Elementary education and Special education from San Francisco State University.
She taught kindergarten and special education for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her first book, The Night of the Solstice, was published by MacMillan in 1987, followed by, Heart of Valor in 1990, and the 4-volume Vampire Diaries series in 1991-2. Three trilogies followed: The Secret Circle (1992), The Forbidden Game (1994), and Dark Visions (1995). The first installment of her popular 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 Web site and a series of new short stories. The Vampire Diaries series was reissued in 2007, followed by re-printings of The Secret Circle trilogy and Night World series in 2008/2009. The Night of the Solstice and Heart of Valor was also reissued in 2008. Three new Vampire Diaries installments were published in 2009 and 2010.
Smith lived in the San Francisco Bay area “with one dog, three cats, and about ten thousand books.”
She passed away on March 8th, 2025, after a lengthy illness.
Amazing set of books, again found hard to stop reading, many times read into the early hours. Amazing details from Stefan and Damon, their battles if love for Katherine who betrayed them both and made them who they are. Excellent writing - can't get enough of these books
De boeken oorsprong en bloedlust , de eerste 2 boeken uit de reeks van Stefan's dagboek collectie, van L.J. Smith vond ik zeer leuk om te lezen. Het verhaal zelf is zeer goed overgebracht en wekt tijdens het lezen wel verschillende gevoelens op. Het verhaal wordt eigenlijk verteld in verhaalvorm. Het is niet een dagboek dat je zomaar leest zeg maar. Er zijn eigenlijk maar een aantal dagboekfragmenten aanwezig in het boek en dat maakt het ook wel aangenaam om te lezen. Op de schrijfstijl is ook helemaal niets aan te merken. De woordenschat is ook helemaal niet moeilijk ook al is het boek geschreven voor jongvolwassenen. Zeker een aanrader dit boek!