Synopsis
The star-crossed lovers Bella Swan and Edward Cullen still find themselves as deeply in love as they were in the bestselling romance TWILIGHT, but dating a vampire still isn’t easy. Now 18, Bella longs to be transformed into a vampire by Edward, but he continues to refuse. After a disastrous birthday celebration where Bella’s blood proves to be too tempting to the Cullen family, the unraveling of their lives is in full force. This page-turning young-adult gothic delves with gusto--and engrossing action--into the themes of passion and pain.

When the Cullens, including her beloved Edward, leave Forks rather than risk revealing that they are vampires, it is almost too much for eighteen-year-old Bella to bear, but she finds solace in her friend Jacob until he is drawn into a "cult" and changes in terrible ways.

Details
Publication Date:	2006-09-06
Series:	Twilight Saga

Size
Length:	563 pages
Height:	8.8 in
Width:	6.5 in
Thickness:	1.8 in
Weight:	24.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Having begun a most unlikely romance, Bella and Edward are together and on the run in the forest of Fork as dangerous wolves and the revenge of a female vampire track them down at every turn, in the exciting fantasy sequel to Twilight.

Industry Reviews
"[T]his tale of tortured demon lovers entices."
(07/15/2006)

"When Edward leaves Bella, for reasons the reader can guess but Bella can't, Meyer perfectly conveys her depression with a series of pages that are blank except for the names of passing months...Fans will be almost as impatient for Edward's return, but tough and resourceful Bella is the star of this book."
(10/22/2006)