Smith, L. J

Mark and Mary-Lynnette Carter learn a deadly secret when they follow their three beautiful young neighbors into the woods one night.

"Ori?genes:" Seventeen-year-old Stefan Salvatore becomes enamored with Katherine, a mysterious girl who is secretly a vampire, and plots to get out of his engagement to a woman he does not love in 1864.

Elena returns to life after sacrificing herself to save the two vampire brothers who love her and finds she now has powerful gifts that once more put her in the middle of a battle between Damon and Stefan.

"Maggie Neely is a short, spunky sixteen-year-old with auburn hair and an iron will. When her brother turns up missing, she's determined to find him. But she never suspects that the trail will lead her into the most secret heart of the Night World, a kingdom where no outsider has stepped in five hundred years"--Provided by publisher.

Thierry, the Lord of the Night World, has searched through the years for his soulmate, and has finally found her in Hannah Snow. Yet Hannah's destiny is death before the age of seventeen, and he fights to protect her.

"Jez Redfern is ... a vampire hunter...who's half vampire. Raised in the Redfern family, the girl with fiery hair and silvery-blue eyes was the undisputed leader of a gang of vampire raiders. Then came the discovery that shattered her life--her mother was a human. Now, Jez hunts her former friends, protecting humans from the Night World. But when Circle Daybreak sends her on a search for one of the legendary Wild Powers, Jez has to rejoin her old gang. They want her back--especially Morgead, the gorgeous green-eyed vampire who used to be her second-in-command"--Provided by publisher.

After a near death experience, Gillian returns to her body accompanied by an angel who helped her come back. An invisible guardian that only Gillian can see, he helps her achieve the popularity she has always yearned for. But then, Angel begins to make bizarre demands. At last, Gillian must face the terrifying question: What kind of being has she brought back from the Other Side?.

"Seeking revenge on the vampires who killed her mother. Rashel Jordon knows where they live. But they don't yet know that the black-haired, green-eyed girl is as deadly as she is beautiful, killing the Night People one by one ... But when she rescues a girl from certain death, Rashel is suddenly swept into the Night World Slave Trade, the gateway to the vampires' secret enclave. Here the gatekeeper is the dark, dangerous, and irresistible Quinn ... When she looks into his eyes, she's stunned to see her soulmate-a vampire who she has vowed to destroy"--Provided by publisher.