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Night World #1-2
Secret Vampire / Daughters of Darkness
Secret Vampire
Poppy is dying. Her best friend, James, can offer her eternal life. One kiss and she sees into his soul.
But can she follow him into death...and beyond?
Daughters of Darkness
Three sisters with a secret, on the run from their cruel and ruthless brother. Can innocent Mary Lynette resist his powerful charm - and save the sisters and herself from a deadly fate?
Poppy is dying. Her best friend, James, can offer her eternal life. One kiss and she sees into his soul.
But can she follow him into death...and beyond?
Daughters of Darkness
Three sisters with a secret, on the run from their cruel and ruthless brother. Can innocent Mary Lynette resist his powerful charm - and save the sisters and herself from a deadly fate?
480 pages, Paperback
First published February 11, 1998
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About the author
L.J. Smith
338 books112k followersSmith 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.
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.
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May 6, 2020
I like it, shut up.
January 24, 2013
I read the series from 1-9 (and have been waiting with my booking slip for a decade for final book).
Each book had embossed roses and thorns with blood as a border, and each tale in it's very own book... I read the books from around the age of 10, and they influenced me in a positive way.
Lisa Jane Smith is up there with the elite writers, in my opinion. I loved her work as a child and re-read books 1-9 until I had to stop because the spines were weak.
Please do read her work if you like a little innocence, amidst the danger and excitement.
Each book had embossed roses and thorns with blood as a border, and each tale in it's very own book... I read the books from around the age of 10, and they influenced me in a positive way.
Lisa Jane Smith is up there with the elite writers, in my opinion. I loved her work as a child and re-read books 1-9 until I had to stop because the spines were weak.
Please do read her work if you like a little innocence, amidst the danger and excitement.
February 1, 2012
Two great books by LJ Smith. Much better choice to read rather than Vampire Diaries, but I’d recommend the TV Show.
May 21, 2014
Excellent books by L J Smith. Once i picked these series up i couldn't put them down. I have read these books about hundred times.
October 7, 2020
For teens going through the vampire and werewolf phase this is a must read series.
January 28, 2023
As one of the first books I truly got into, it still sticks with me years after. It was an amazing book.
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