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L. J. Smith (1) (1965–)

Author of The Awakening / The Struggle

For other authors named L. J. Smith, see the disambiguation page.

L. J. Smith (1) has been aliased into Lisa Jane Smith.

96 Works 44,400 Members 897 Reviews 107 Favorited

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Works by L. J. Smith

Works have been aliased into Lisa Jane Smith.

The Awakening / The Struggle (1991) 3,797 copies
The Fury / Dark Reunion (2007) 3,132 copies
The Awakening (1991) 2,276 copies
Shadow Souls (2010) 1,698 copies
The Struggle (1991) 1,561 copies
The Fury (1991) 1,200 copies
Dark Reunion (1992) 1,040 copies
The Forbidden Game (1994) 1,032 copies
Midnight (2011) 974 copies
Secret Vampire (1996) 688 copies
Daughters of Darkness (1996) 614 copies
The Initiation (1992) 613 copies
Origins (2010) 611 copies
Phantom (2011) — Creator — 565 copies
The Power (1992) 525 copies
The Captive (1992) 510 copies
Spellbinder (1996) 491 copies
The Chosen (1997) 468 copies
Soulmate (1997) 456 copies
Moonsong (2012) — Creator — 455 copies
Dark Angel (1996) 446 copies
Black Dawn (1997) 432 copies
The Hunter (1994) 422 copies
Bloodlust (2011) 412 copies
Witchlight (1998) 408 copies
Huntress (1997) 403 copies
Destiny Rising (2012) — Creator — 367 copies
The Night of the Solstice (1993) 366 copies
The Craving (2011) 364 copies
The Strange Power (1994) 349 copies
The Kill (1994) 328 copies
The Passion (1995) 291 copies
The Possessed (1995) 288 copies
Heart of Valor (1994) 287 copies
The Divide (2012) 247 copies
The Ripper (2011) 235 copies
Unseen (2013) — Creator — 210 copies
The Asylum (2012) 198 copies
Unspoken (2013) 197 copies
The Compelled (2012) 191 copies
Unmasked (2014) 189 copies
Strange Fate (2010) 177 copies
The Hunt (2012) 169 copies
The Temptation (2013) 152 copies
Bonnie & Damon: After Hours (2011) 32 copies
Matt and Elena - First Date (2010) 20 copies
The War of Roses (2014) 12 copies
The Vampire Diaries (2010) 7 copies
Eternity 2 copies
My Vampire Diary (2010) 2 copies
T©±rbimi (2011) 1 copy
Love Bites (2014) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Smith, Lisa Jane
Birthdate
1965-09-04
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Places of residence
Anaheim, California, USA
Danville, California, USA
Goring-on-Thames, England, UK
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara
San Francisco State University
Occupations
teacher
young adult writer
Short biography
Note: L. J. Smith wrote books 1-7 of The Vampire Diaries series. After that, a ghostwriter took over the rest of the series. L. J. wrote books 1-3 of The Secret Circle series. After that, a ghostwriter took over the rest of the series. L. J. did not write any of the Originals or Stefan's Diaries.

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Vampire Teenage novel in Name that Book (July 2017)
A girl who draws and see's the future in Name that Book (July 2014)
YA Contemporary Fantasy trilogy in Name that Book (May 2013)
L.J. Smith in Vampire Fiction (March 2011)

Reviews

I am falling more and more in love with the Night World stories. "Soulmate" was so far the most impressive one of all.
It's a very creative way Smith puts Old Souls into a vampire story.
 
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RoXXieSiXX | 25 other reviews | May 20, 2024 |
I am not really sure what I can say about this book containing 3 stories.
Smith's way to write definitely caught me, but I think the stories could had a bit more exciting. It's was a nice pasttime to read the book.
And I will read the following stories.
 
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RoXXieSiXX | 58 other reviews | May 20, 2024 |
I definitely liked all three stories. And I can't wait for the last story to be published.
 
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RoXXieSiXX | 20 other reviews | May 20, 2024 |
Volumes 3 and 4 of the Vampire Diaries made a pretty decent conclusion, I thought. Volume 3 ends in such a way that you're left hanging, so you don't really have much of a choice except to read the fourth part. I didn't enjoy these parts as much as I did Volumes 1 and 2, and the reason for that was I found a lot of it to be really slow, and I had to push myself through some parts just to get through the book. Regardless, it did have some good action scenes, which made it at least somewhat rewarding after the parts that drug on.… (more)
 
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Works
96
Members
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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